Month: August 2020

Death toll from Indian passenger aircraft accident rises to 18

KOZHIKODE, India – The death toll from an Indian passenger aircraft accident has risen to 18, while 16 people have been seriously injured, a senior government official said on Saturday. The Air India Express plane, which was repatriating Indians stranded in Dubai due to the coronavirus pandemic, overshot […]

Centre directs the States to focus all efforts on reducing COVID-19 mortality

States reporting high COVID deaths need optimal utilisation of resources to improve clinical management open view news desk NEW DELHI, AUGUST 8: Coordinated, graded and pro-active management of COVID-19 by the Union and State/UT governments has ensured the national Case Fatality Rate (CFR) is on the slide. It […]

Shri G C Murmu Takes over as C&AG of India

open view news desk NEW DELHI, AUGUST 8: Shri Girish Chandra Murmu assumed office as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India here today. He belongs to Indian Administrative Service of Gujrat cadre (1985 batch). Shri Murmu succeeds Shri Rajiv Mehrishi, who demitted office on Friday. Prior to […]

US intel: Russia acting against Biden; China opposes Trump

Washington, Aug 8:  US intelligence officials believe that Russia is using a variety of measures to denigrate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ahead of the November election and that individuals linked to the Kremlin are boosting President Donald Trump’s reelection bid, the country’s counterintelligence chief said in the […]

Abhishek Bachchan tests negative for COVID-19

Mumbai, Aug 8: Actor Abhishek Bachchan on Saturday said that he has tested negative for COVID-19. Abhishek and his father, megastar Amitabh Bachchan were admitted to Nanavati hospital after they tested positive for COVID-19 on July 11. The actor shared the news in a post on Twitter almost a […]

Death toll in Air India Express flight crash rises to 18

Kozhikode(Ker), Aug 8: The death toll in the Air India Express flight crash at the airport here, rose to 18 on Saturday with one more passenger succumbing to injuries. Malappuram District Collector K Gopalakrishnan told reporters here that one more passenger had succumbed to injuries. Except one, all […]

Visit of Vice Chief of Air Staff to Forward Bases in Ladakh Region

open view news desk NEW DELHI, AUGUST 7: Vice Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora PVSM AVSM ADC on      07 Aug 2020 visited forward air bases in Ladakh sector of Western Air Command (WAC). Besides reviewing the operational preparedness at these bases, the VCAS interacted […]

Air India Express plane crashes in Kerala, at least two feared dead

CHENNAI – At least two people were feared dead, and 35 injured when an Air India passenger plane crashed in the city of Calicut as it came in to land in heavy rain on Friday, police said. The Air India Express plane from Dubai had 191 passengers and […]

Russia’s race for virus vaccine raises concerns in the West

MOSCOW — Russia boasts that it’s about to become the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine, with mass vaccinations planned as early as October using shots that are yet to complete clinical trials — and scientists worldwide are sounding the alarm that the headlong rush could backfire. […]

Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping but vague ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of popular social media apps TikTok and WeChat on security grounds, a move China’s government criticized as “political manipulation.” The twin executive orders Thursday — one for each app — add to growing […]

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