Month: June 2020

Beyond ‘love,’ Trump has little to show from N Korea talks

WASHINGTON — Hours after an astonishing summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump boldly declared a breakthrough. “There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea,” he tweeted. Yet two years later, despite two more face-to-face meetings and many exchanges of warm words between the leaders, […]

Worst virus fears are realized in poor or war-torn countries

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — For months, experts have warned of a potential nightmare scenario: After overwhelming health systems in some of the world’s wealthiest regions, the coronavirus gains a foothold in poor or war-torn countries ill-equipped to contain it and sweeps through the population. Now some of […]

India seeks extradition from Pakistan of suspected Mumbai attack mastermind

NEW DELHI – India is seeking the extradition of a top Pakistan militant suspected to have planned the 2008 Mumbai attacks after the United States said last week he was living freely in Pakistan, government officials said on Sunday. India and the United States have both indicted Sajid […]

Indian shares rattled by surge in virus cases

BENGALURU – Indian shares fell on Monday as a jump in coronavirus cases across the world and at home stoked fears of renewed restrictions that could hit business activities, dimming hopes of a quick economic recovery. The NSE Nifty 50 index .NSEI fell 1.07% to 10,272.4 by 0514 GMT, while […]

UPDATES ON COVID-19

Recovery rate further improves to 58.67% Difference between Recovered and Active cases further increases to 1,11,602 open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 29: The graded, pre-emptive and pro-active steps taken by Government of India along with the States/UTs for prevention, containment and management of COVID-19 continue to […]

PRESS COMMUNIQUE

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 28: The President of India is pleased to appoint Smt. Anandiben Patel, Governor of Uttar Pradesh to discharge the functions of the Governor of Madhya Pradesh, in addition to her own duties, during the absence on leave of Shri Lal Ji […]

Eco-friendly Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles from Antarctic Bacteria for Therapeutic Use

These GNPs can be used as a composite therapeutic agent clinical trials, especially in anti-cancer, anti-viral, anti-diabetic, and cholesterol-lowering drugs —By:MohammadFaiyaz Anwar open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 29: The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) and the Goa University (GU) have successfully synthesized gold […]

INST synthesises inorganic-organic hybrid compound that can inhibit breast, lung & liver cancer cells

Polyoxometalates (POMs) have evolved as a promising candidate for future metallodrugs for combating cancer The compound synthesized by the INST team could open new avenues for antitumor applications open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 29: Scientists from the Institute of Nano Science & Technology (INST), Mohali, an […]

3 militants killed in Anantnag encounter

Srinagar, Jun 29: Three unidentified militants were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday, police said. The security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Khul Chohar in the south Kashmir district following information about the presence of […]

Single-day spike of 19,459 COVID-19 cases takes India’s tally to 5,48,318

New Delhi, Jun 29:  A single-day spike of 19,459 COVID-19 cases took India’s tally to 5,48,318 on Monday, while the death toll climbed to 16,475 with 380 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data This is the sixth consecutive day that coronavirus infections have increased by […]

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