Month: June 2020

580 Indians stranded in Kuwait return home

Chennai, Jun 13: Nearly 600 Indian nationals stuck in Kuwait returned home on Saturday by two special flights operated by the gulf nation, airport officials here said. As many as 580 passengers who arrived here hailed from different parts of Andhra Pradesh including Nellore and were later taken in […]

India’s COVID-19 cases jump from 2 lakh to 3 lakh in 10 days as it records worst daily spike

New Delhi, Jun 13: Ten days after recording two lakh COVID-19 cases, India surpassed the three lakh-mark on Saturday with the worst daily spike of 11,458 infections, while the death toll too climbed to 8,884 with 386 new fatalities, the Union Health Ministry said. India took 64 days to […]

Seoul court names birth father in landmark adoptee ruling

A Seoul court on Friday officially recognised a Korean-born adoptee as the daughter of her biological father in a landmark ruling that she described as “momentous”. Kara Bos, 38, broke down in tears after the Seoul Family Court delivered its ruling entering her in the man’s family registry, […]

Zoom accedes to Chinese demands to shutter online activist meetings

Zoom said Thursday it acceded to Chinese government demands that it close accounts of US and Hong Kong activists who gathered on the popular chat app to mark the deadly Tiananmen crackdown. The admission came as the American video app, which has soared in popularity during the coronavirus […]

Lebanese government meets after night of raging protests

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s prime minister held an emergency Cabinet meeting Friday after a night of raging protests that saw demonstrators shut down roads across the country with burning tires in renewed protests spurred by a plunging national currency. Scuffles with security forces broke out in several locations Thursday […]

Experts: Police ‘woefully undertrained’ in use of force

BURIEN, Wash. — Seattle officers hold down a protester, and one repeatedly punches him in the face. In another run-in, officers handcuff a looting suspect on the ground, one pressing a knee into his neck — the same tactic used on George Floyd. The officers were captured on videos appearing to violate […]

Indian capital’s crematoriums overwhelmed with virus dead

NEW DELHI — When Raj Singh’s 70-year-old mother died from the coronavirus in India’s capital, he took comfort in the prospect of a proper cremation, the funeral rite that Hindus believe releases the soul from the cycle of rebirth. But instead of chanting sacred Vedic hymns and sprinkling […]

ICMR’s sero-surveillance study reveals only 0.73% of the sample population infected with COVID-19

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 11: The sero-surveillance study conducted by ICMR has revealed that 0.73% of the population surveyed showed evidence of past exposure to SARS-CoV-2. This was stated by Dr. Balram Bhargava, Director General of ICMR, during the media briefing, here today. ICMR conducted […]

Mumbai will soon be able to predict floods before they happen, helping protect property and save lives

State-of-the-art Flood Warning System for Mumbai Launched Mumbai / New Delhi, June 12, 2020 Floods to be estimated 3 days in advance, at ward-level Decision Support System will enable smart decision-making and field action based on risk assessment State-of-the-art flood warning system developed by MoES is a gift […]

811.69 LMT food grains stock available with Food Corporation of India

Under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Package, 22,812 MT of food grains distributed to 45.62 lakh beneficiaries in May and June; 2,092 MT gram also distributed by States/UTs Under PMGKAY, from April-June 82.16 LMT Food grains distributed to around 164 crores beneficiaries Total food grain stock: open view news desk […]

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