Month: June 2020

India says officer, two soldiers killed in ‘violent faceoff’ on border with China

NEW DELHI/BEIJING – An Indian officer and two soldiers were killed in a “violent faceoff” with Chinese troops on the contested border, the Indian Army said on Tuesday, reporting the first casualties in decades to result from a clash between the nuclear-armed neighbours. India and China have been […]

Annular Eclipse of the Sun- 21 June, 2020, Sunday- 31 Jyaishtha, 1942 Saka Era- (Annular Phase is visible in India)

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 16: An annular solar eclipse will occur on 21 June, 2020 (31 Jyaishtha, 1942 Saka Era). From India annular phase will be visible in the morning from some places within a narrow corridor of northern part of the country (parts of […]

PIB’S DAILY BULLETIN ON COVID-19

Posted On: 15 JUN 2020, New Delhi (Contains Press releases concerning Covid-19, issued in last 24 hours, inputs from PIB Field Offices and Fact checks undertaken by PIB) Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare;:RECOVERY RATE IMPROVES TO 51.08%; CURRENTLY MORE THAN 900 DEDICATED […]

Updates on Covid-19

Recovery Rate improves to 52.47% MoHFW releases a guide to combat stigma associated with Covid-19 open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 16: During the last 24 hrs, 10,215 COVID-19 patients were cured. A total of 1,80,012 patients, so far, have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate […]

Delhi health min admitted to hospital after high-grade fever

New Delhi, Jun 16:  Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said that he has been hospitalised after suffering from high-grade fever and a sudden drop in his oxygen level. He tweeted to inform that he was admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH) here, a […]

PM discusses coronavirus situation with CMs

New Delhi, Jun 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding discussions with chief ministers and Lt governors of 21 states and union territories on Tuesday on ways to check the spread of novel coronavirus as thousands of fresh cases are being reported daily. This is Modi’s sixth interaction with […]

COVID-19: Cases in India climb to 3,43,091; death toll 9,900

New Delhi, Jun 16:  India registered over 10,000 new COVID-19 cases for the fifth day in a row pushing tally to 3,43,091 on Tuesday, while the death toll rose to 9,900 with 380 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country recorded 10,667 coronavirus infections […]

Facebook rejects call to share revenue with Australian media

Facebook on Monday rejected calls from the Australian government and news companies that it share advertising revenue with the media, suggesting it would rather cut news content from its platform. The US tech giant said in a submission to Australia’s competition watchdog that news represents a “very small […]

Macron rejects tearing down statues in France

President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Sunday that France would not seek to erase elements of its history or take down statues of controversial public figures, despite growing global scrutiny of former colonial powers in the wake of worldwide protests. In an address to the nation, Macron said France […]

Russia sentences US ex-marine to 16 years in spy trial

A Russian court on Monday sentenced former US marine Paul Whelan to 16 years in a penal colony for espionage in a case that strained ties with Washington and fuelled speculation of a prisoner swap. Moscow City Court found Whelan guilty of receiving classified information as he stood […]

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