COVID-19: Rights experts highlight LGBTI discrimination, antisemitism

Human Rights GWALIOR SANDESH: New guidance from the UN human rights office, issued on Friday, sets out key actions to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people against discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic. “LGBTI people are among the most vulnerable and marginalised in many societies, and among those most at risk from COVID-19”, said Michelle…

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Lady Gaga promises star-studded ‘love letter to the world’ amidst global pain of COVID-19 pandemic

Princess Dina Mirad of Jordan, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, mental health advocate and mother of Lady Gaga Cynthia Germanotta and Nigerian songwriter and singer Korede Bello participated in the 2019 Walk the Talk event in Geneva, Switzerland. GWALIOR SANDESH: This weekend’s “One World: Together At Home” virtual global special will be a “love…

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Best activities should be undertaken for prevention and treatment of Corona:Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Identified hot-spot areas must be total sealed: Supply chain must continue CM Shri Chouhan reviews Corona situation and preparedness in video conference Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that best remedial activities must be undertaken in the state to protect against Corona. Arrangements to ensure best treatment to Corona patients must be made….

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Govt Removes Customs Duty & Cess on COVID-19 Test Kits, Ventilators, Surgical Masks

These exemptions will also be applicable on inputs used to manufacture these items.These exemptions will also be applicable on inputs used to manufacture these items.   The government on Thursday removed customs duty and health cess on ventilators, face and surgical masks, personal protection equipment and Covid-19 test kits with a view to boost availability…

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“We should not be too eager to declare a pandemic without a careful and clear-minded analysis of the facts”:Ghebreyesus

Health COVID-19: More new virus cases outside China than in, ‘no time for complacency’-UN health agency   The number of new COVID-19, or coronavirus, infections outside China has outpaced those inside the country for the first time, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). “The sudden increases of cases in Italy, the Islamic Republic of…

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18th Annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles Announces 2020 Lineup

Festival Runs April 1 – 5, Opens With An Evening With Imtiaz Ali, and Closes with The MisEducation of Bindu, starring Priyanka Bose, David Arquette, and produced by the Duplass Brothers Los Angeles, CA (February 19, 2020) – The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) today announced its full lineup of narrative and documentary features, and shorts for the festival’s 18th…

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