India Reports 50,848 New Cases In 24 Hours
New Delhi:India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases crossed the 3-crore mark with one crore infections being added in 50 days. The total tally mounted to 3,00,28,709, with 50,848 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day. The death toll climbed to 3,90,660 with 1,358 fresh fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on […]
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper says it may shut down
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s embattled pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily reported on Monday that its board of directors has asked authorities to unfreeze some assets so it can pay salaries and avoid labour violations, and that the board will meet again on Friday to decide if the newspaper will cease operations. Police last week arrested five top editors […]
Ghaziabad Attack: Twitter India Restricts 50 Tweets Related To Alleged Assault Of Muslim Man
Twitter India has restricted 50 tweets in connection with the alleged assault of an elderly Muslim man in Loni, Ghaziabad. As per the information on the Lumen database, Twitter received a legal request from the Indian government on June 17 for actioning 50 tweets. According to Twitter officials, access to tweets pertaining to the video […]
Astronauts install new solar panels on space station
WASHINGTON: A French and an American astronaut embarked on a spacewalk on Sunday to complete the installation of new solar panels to boost power supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), they announced on Twitter. “Here we go again for episode (2) of the new solar array installation spacewalks,” tweeted Thomas Pesquet, a Frenchman with […]
Amid Cabinet Reshuffle Buzz, Nitish Kumar Likely To Meet PM Modi, Nadda Today
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Delhi visit amid political uproar in the state has given rise to speculations – He is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president JP Nadda and others today, said party functionaries familiar with the matter. The talks will be taking place amidst rising speculations about the expansion of […]
Russia ready for more dialogue if US is willing, says Putin
MOSCOW: The Kremlin was guarded about future dialogue with Washington on Thursday, a day after the first face-to-face meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Joe Biden. The two leaders met in Geneva on Wednesday to ease soaring tensions between Moscow and Washington, with relations at their lowest since the end of the […]
Will Continue Our Struggle, Say Student Activists Freed From Jail In Delhi Riot Case
Released from prison on Thursday, the student activists accused of ‘Delhi riot conspiracy’, have pledged to continue their struggle. They also thanked their friends and families who supported them. Many of them had gathered outside the jail before the activists’ release. As soon as the Pinjra Tod activist-duo walked out of Tihar, they were greeted […]
EU envoy foresees surge in Afghan violence
ISLAMABAD: European Union’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan Tomas Niklasson on Wednesday warned of surge of violence in Afghanistan and emphasised the urgent need for the warring sides to make progress in their talks at Doha. “We could, unfortunately, see an increased level of violence over the next few weeks and months,” Mr Niklasson said while […]
Covid-19: India Records Lowest Number Of Active Cases After 71 Days
India reported 67,208 new coronavirus infections and 2,330 fresh fatalities in the last 24 hours taking the country’s total tally of Covid-19 cases to 2,97,00,313 and total deaths to 3,81,903. Meanwhile, the active cases have declined to 8,26,740, the lowest after 71 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The COVID-19 death toll climbed to with 2,330 fresh fatalities, the data updated […]
Junta brings sedition charge against Suu Kyi
NAYPYIDAW: Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi went on trial for sedition in a junta court on Tuesday, more than four months after her government was ousted in a coup that has thrown her country into turmoil. Huge pro-democracy protests against the generals’ February putsch have been met with a brutal crackdown that a […]