Day: July 22, 2020

U.S. orders China to shut Houston consulate in move China calls ‘unprecedented escalation’

BEIJING – The United States has told China to close its consulate in Houston, both countries said on Wednesday, deepening a deterioration in bilateral relations, and a source said Beijing was considering shutting down the U.S. consulate in Wuhan. Washington had “abruptly demanded” closure of the Houston consulate […]

US lawmakers pass legislation urging China to de-escalate situation with India along LAC

Washington, Jul 22: The US House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan legislation, urging China to peacefully de-escalate the situation with India along the Line of Actual Control. The legislation on Tuesday came a day after the House unanimously passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act […]

Priyanka urges govt to provide all help to family of doctor who died of COVID-19

New Delhi, Jul 22: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday urged the government to provide all assistance to the family of a doctor, who died after contracting COVID-19 while working with Delhi’s National Health Mission. Javed Ali, a contractual doctor with Delhi government’s National Health Mission, died […]

Man arrested for attempt to murder in J-K’s Samba

Jammu, Jul 22 : A man was arrested in connection with an attempt to murder case in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district in the early hours of Wednesday, police said. Identified as Parveen Kumar, the man is accused of attacking a person, Krishan Lal, with a sharp-edged weapon on […]

COVID-19 tally in India climbs to 11,92,915, recoveries surge to 7,53,049

New Delhi, July 22: ?India?added?37,724 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday?taking the country’s tally to?11,92,915, while?recoveries surged to 7,53,049 with 28,472 people having recuperated in a day, the highest so far,?according to the?Union Health Ministry?data.? The death toll due to the disease rose to 28,732?with 648 people succumbing […]

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