Month: October 2020

Elaborate hygiene and safety standards in place at SAI Lucknow as Women’s Wrestling Camp gets underway

DELHI, OCTOBER 16: The national camp for the Indian women’s wrestling team commenced on October 10th at SAI Lucknow. This will be the first training camp for the women’s wrestlers since the coronavirus lockdown was imposed in March this year. The players have arrived in Lucknow and will […]

Goswami gets new date for appearance before police

Mumbai, Oct 16: Following a request by his lawyer, Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami was exempted from appearing before Mumbai Police on Friday, an official said. Goswami has been now asked to remain present before the Special Executive Magistrate and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Worli Division, on October 24, […]

China, Russia and India spewing stuff into air: Trump

Washington, Oct 16:  US President Donald Trump has blamed countries like China, Russia and India for adding to the global air pollution and asserted that his country has the best environmental numbers. Speaking to his cheering supporters at an elections rally in the key battleground State of North […]

BJP slams Chirag Paswan, accuses LJP of spreading confusion, lies ahead of Bihar polls

New Delhi, Oct 16: In its most direct attack on the Lok Janshakti Party, the BJP on Friday accused its president Chirag Paswan of trying to create a confusion by harping on his equations with senior leaders of the saffron party, and asserted that it had no relations with […]

The Latest: Dr. Fauci criticizing concept of ‘herd immunity’

WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci is criticizing a declaration by a group of scientists that supports the concept of “herd immunity,” which the White House is using to bolster a push to reopen schools and businesses. Fauci says backing herd immunity — the idea that a disease will […]

Dueling town halls for Trump, Biden after debate plan nixed

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden will compete for TV audiences in dueling town halls instead of meeting face-to-face for their second debate as originally planned. The two will take questions in different cities on different networks Thursday night: Trump on NBC from Miami, Biden […]

Senate Judiciary sets Oct. 22 vote on Barrett’s nomination

WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee convened on Thursday set an Oct. 22 vote on Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination as Republicans race to confirm President Donald Trump’s pick before the Nov. 3 election. The session is without Barrett after two long days of public testimony in […]

Oxford scientists develop five-minute COVID-19 antigen test

LONDON – Scientists from Britain’s University of Oxford have developed a rapid COVID-19 test able to identify the coronavirus in less than five minutes, researchers said on Thursday, adding it could be used in mass testing at airports and businesses. The university said it hoped to start product […]

WHO vaccine drive bedevilled by familiar question: who pays if things go wrong?

BRUSSELS – Who foots the bill if people in poor countries fall sick with unexpected side-effects from coronavirus vaccines? It’s not clear and that’s a big problem in the battle to beat COVID-19. The World Health Organization (WHO) has so far left the question of financial claims unresolved […]

Floods kill 40 in India, damage crops

MUMBAI – Floods brought by heavy rains and overflowing rivers across large swathes of western and southern India have killed at least 40 people since Wednesday and damaged rice, cotton and other crops, officials said. The worst affected state was Telangana, where excessive unseasonal rainfall on Wednesday and […]

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