Month: July 2021

PAGD condemns summoning of Mehbooba’s mother by ED

Srinagar, Jul 7: The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Wednesday condemned the summoning of the mother of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti by the Enforcement Directorate. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday had served a notice on Mehbooba’s mother Gulshan Nazir asking her to appear at the agency’s […]

COVID-19: Variants of Concern found in 174 districts

New Delhi, Jul 7:  Variants of Concern of SARS-CoV2 have been found in 174 districts in 35 states and union territories in the country with the highest numbers in Maharashtra, Delhi, Punjab, Telangana, West Bengal and Gujarat, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday. The Variants of Concern […]

Official: Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in an attack on his private residence early Wednesday, according to a statement from the country’s interim prime minister, who called the killing a “hateful, inhumane and barbaric act.” First Lady Martine Moïse was shot in the overnight attack […]

28 feared dead in plane crash in Russia’s Far East

MOSCOW — A plane carrying 28 people apparently crashed as it came in for a landing in bad weather Tuesday in Russia’s Far East, and everyone aboard was feared dead. Wreckage from the An-26 was found on a coastal cliffside and in the sea near the airport in […]

Pope Francis eats breakfast, takes walk 2 days after surgery

ROME — Pope Francis ate breakfast, read the newspapers and took a walk Tuesday as he continued recovering from intestinal surgery, the Vatican said. A statement from the Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni, said tests performed following the pontiff’s Sunday surgery to remove half of his colon yielded “good” […]

After troops exit, safety of US Embassy in Kabul top concern

KABUL, Afghanistan — As the end to America’s “forever war” rapidly approaches, the U.S. Embassy and other diplomatic missions in Kabul are watching a worsening security situation and looking at how to respond. In the countryside, districts are falling to the Taliban in rapid succession. America’s warlord allies […]

Death of a 84-year-old Indian priest in custody stirs outcry

NEW DELHI, July 6 – A top U.N. human rights official has deplored the death in custody of an 84-year-old Indian Christian priest who campaigned for the rights of tribal people and was denied bail after being detained under an anti-terrorism law. Father Stan Swamy was arrested last […]

China, U.S. can coexist in peace but challenge is enormous – White House

WASHINGTON, July 6 – White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Tuesday that it was possible for China and United States to coexist in peace but the challenge was enormous and Beijing had become increasingly assertive. At an event hosted by the Asia Society think tank, Campbell […]

China tech crackdown wipes out billions from Didi, other U.S.-listed firms

HONG KONG/LONDON, July 6 – Didi Global Inc (DIDI.N) shares slumped as much as 25% in U.S. pre-market trade on Tuesday, ahead of its first session since Chinese regulators ordered the company’s app be taken down days after its $4.4 billion listing on the New York Stock Exchange. The ride-hailing […]

BULLETIN ON COVID-19

Posted On: 06 JUL 2021, Delhi 35.75 Cr. Vaccine Doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination DriveIndia reports 34,703 new cases in last 24 hours; lowest in 111 daysIndia’s Active Caseload declines to 4,64,357; lowest in 101 daysActive cases constitute 1.52% of total cases2,97,52,294 Total Recoveries across the […]

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