Day: July 6, 2020

Hong Kong details new powers under controversial China law

HONG KONG – Hong Kong released additional details of China’s new national security law for the former British colony on Monday, saying security forces had overriding authority to enter and search properties for evidence and stop people from leaving the city. Hong Kong returned to China on July […]

Trump’s leadership is tested in time of fear, pandemic

WASHINGTON — Not long after noon on Feb. 6, President Donald Trump strode into the elegant East Room of the White House. The night before, his impeachment trial had ended with acquittal in the Republican-controlled Senate. It was time to gloat and settle scores. “It was evil,” Trump said of […]

China begins pulling back troops near site of India border clash, Indian sources say

NEW DELHI/BEIJING – China began pulling back troops from along its contested border with India on Monday, Indian government sources said, following a clash between the two countries last month in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. Troops fought for hours with rods and clubs on the night […]

With nearly 700,000 coronavirus cases, India is third worst-hit country

NEW DELHI – India has over-taken Russia with the world’s third-highest number of novel coronavirus cases, at nearly 700,000, according to the latest data, as the outbreak shows no sign of slowing. Health ministry data on Monday showed more than 23,000 new cases reported in the previous 24 […]

PM pays tributes to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his Jayanti

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 6: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his Jayanti today. “I bow to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his Jayanti. A devout patriot, he made exemplary contributions towards India’s development. He made […]

NATMO publishes 4th updated version of its COVID 19 Dashboard

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 6: National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organization (NATMO) functioning as a subordinate department under the Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India published the 4th updated version of COVID-19 Dashboard on its official Portal at http://geoportal.natmo.gov.in/Covid19/ on 19th June 2020. […]

UPDATES ON COVID-19

National COVID Positivity Rate is 6.73% while many States report lower Positivity Rate Central efforts lead to Significant Jump in testing in Delhi while the Positivity Rate declines open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 6: The Union Government and the State/UT governments have made a joint coordinated […]

Coronavirus patient flees from hospital in UP

Ballia (UP), Jul 6:  A coronavirus patient admitted in a government hospital here fled after giving a slip to the hospital staff, police said on Monday. The patient, a resident of Revti area of Ballia, was admitted at the L 1 COVID hospital in Basantpur on July 2. […]

Nepal’s ruling communist party meet to decide PM Oli’s future deferred again

Kathmandu, Jul 6: Nepal’s ruling communist party’s crucial Standing Committee meeting to decide Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli’s future has been postponed until Wednesday, according to an official announcement. Prime Minister’s press advisor Surya Thapa said that the meeting was deferred for Wednesday. The reason for the postponement […]

COVID-19 tests in India cross one-crore mark

New Delhi, July 6: The total number of tests for detection of COVID-19 crossed the one-crore mark in India on Monday, an ICMR official said. A single-day jump of 24,248 COVID-19 cases took India’s tally close to the 7-lakh mark on Monday, while the death toll due to […]

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