Month: June 2020

Updates on COVID-19

Recovery Rate improves to 52.8% open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 17: During the last 24 hrs, 6922 COVID-19 patients were cured. A total of1,86,934 patients, so far, have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate rises to 52.80%. Currently, 1,55,227 active cases are under medical supervision. […]

India set for comfortable victory in UN Security Council elections

By Yoshita Singh United Nations, Jun 17: India is expected to register a comfortable victory in the Security Council elections on Wednesday that will bring the country to the UN high-table as a non-permanent member for the 2021-22 term. The 193-member UN General Assembly will hold elections for President […]

Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in J-K’s Naugam sector

Srinagar, Jun 17:  Pakistani troops violated ceasefire along the Line of Control in Naugam sector of Jammu and Kashmir by firing mortar shells towards Indian positions, a defence spokesman said on Wednesday. “On 16 June 2020, in the late evening hours, Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation (CFV) along […]

Ladakh face-off:PM convenes all-party meeting on Friday

New Delhi, Jun 17:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has convened an all-party virtual meet on June 19 to discuss the situation on the India-China border, his office said on Wednesday. Twenty Indian Army personnel including a colonel were killed in the clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan […]

China suffered 35 casualties during Galwan clash: Sources citing US intelligence reports

New Delhi, Jun 17:  The Chinese Army suffered 35 casualties during the violent clash with the Indian military in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley, official sources said on Wednesday quoting US intelligence reports. The figure could be a combination of total number of soldiers killed and seriously wounded, they […]

A world redrawn: Nobel winner Deaton warns virus could worsen inequality

The coronavirus outbreak has exposed existing inequalities but without reform, argues Nobel prize-winning economist Angus Deaton, it also risks making them much worse. In an interview with AFP, the Scottish-born Princeton professor called for changes to the US healthcare system and the power of the country’s big tech […]

Saudis see high hopes for 2020 upended by pandemic

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — This was supposed to be Saudi Arabia’s year to shine as host of the prestigious G20 gathering of world leaders. The event would have seen Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman share handshakes and wide smiles with presidents and prime ministers. Instead, the gathering […]

India says 3 soldiers killed in standoff with Chinese troops

SRINAGAR, India — At least three Indian soldiers, including a senior army officer, were killed in a confrontation with Chinese troops along their disputed border high in the Himalayas where thousands of soldiers on both sides have been facing off for over a month, the Indian army said […]

North Korea blows up liaison office on its side of border with South

SEOUL – North Korea blew up an office set up to foster better ties with South Korea in its border town of Kaesong on Tuesday after it threatened to take action if North Korean defectors went ahead with a campaign to send propaganda leaflets into the North. North […]

Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide sparks debate about insularity in Bollywood film industry

MUMBAI – Indian police will probe whether an up-and-coming Bollywood actor who committed suicide at the weekend was depressed in part due to “professional rivalry,” in a film industry that is dominated by big names and has been accused of being insular. Sushant Singh Rajput, a 34 year-old […]

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