Month: July 2020

PM condoles the passing away of US Congressman John Lewis

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 19: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has condoled the passing away of US Congressman John Lewis. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “We mourn the loss of US Congressman John Lewis, a champion of civil rights, non-violence and Gandhian […]

Clarification Regarding Timeline of Introduction of Private Trains

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 19: Kindly refer to the story in some of the publications regarding “Timeline of introduction of Private Trains”, where it’s mentioned that “Private Trains project would start in March 2024”. While a clarification was posted in the media group yesterday i.e. […]

Global death toll for pandemic now above 600,000

Washington, Jul 19: Johns Hopkins University says the global death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 600,000. The university’s tally as of Saturday night says the United States tops the list with 140,103 deaths. It is followed by 78,772 fatalities in Brazil and 45,358 in the United Kingdom. The number […]

Defectors should be banned from holding public office for 5 years, fighting next poll: Sibal

New Delhi, Jul 19:  Amid the political firestorm in Rajasthan following Sachin Pilot’s rebellion, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Sunday called for amending the anti-defection law to ban all defectors from holding public office for five years and fighting the next election. Sibal also said that the […]

Pak shells forward areas along LoC in J-K’s Rajouri

Jammu, Jul 19: Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing and shelling on forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir Sunday evening, a defence spokesman said. Indian Army retaliated befittingly and the cross-border shelling between the two sides in Sunderbani sector was […]

India’s COVID-19 tally climbs to 10,77,618, recoveries stand at 6,77,422

New Delhi, July 19: India saw a?record single- day jump of?38,902 COVID-19?cases?pushing its tally to?10,77,618?on Sunday, while the total number of recoveries increased to 6,77,422, according to the Union Health Ministry data.? The death toll due to the disease rose to?26,816?with new 543 fatalities?even as 23,672?patients?have recuperated in the […]

Putin orders military drills for 150,000 troops

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday scrambled Russian military forces for a massive military exercise across the vast country. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the maneuvers will last until Tuesday and involve about 150,000 troops, nearly 27,000 military vehicles, 414 aircraft and 106 navy ships. […]

AIIMS panel nod to human clinical trial of Covaxin

New Delhi, Jul 18:The AIIMS Ethics Committee on Saturday gave its nod for a human clinical trial of the indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate Covaxin following which the premier hospital is likely to begin the exercise by enrolling healthy volunteers from Monday. AIIMS-Delhi is among the 12 sites […]

Mass protests rock Russian Far East city, challenge Kremlin

KHABAROVSK, Russia — Mass rallies challenging the Kremlin rocked Russia’s Far East city of Khabarovsk again on Saturday, as tens of thousands took to the streets to protest the arrest of the region’s governor on charges of involvement in multiple murders. The massive unauthoritized crowds gathered despite local […]

AP FACT CHECK: Trump and the virus-era China ban that isn’t

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s “ban” on travel from China is his go-to point when defending his response to the coronavirus pandemic. The problem with his core argument starts with the fact that he did not ban travel from China. He imposed porous restrictions. Over the past week, […]

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