Twitter under fire for showing J&K as China’s territory
New Delhi: A major controversy has erupted after Twitter India showed Jammu and Kashmir as part of Peoples Republic of China in the timelines. The matter was raised Kanchan Gupta, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation (ORF) after tweets showed J&K as a part of China. “So @Twitter has decided to reconfigure geography and declare Jammu & […]
India’s COVID-19 infection tally crosses 74 lakh with 62,212 new cases
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 74 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 65 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 87.78 per cent, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday. The coronavirus death toll climbed to 1,12,998 with the virus claiming 837 lives in […]
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad tests Covid-19 positive; home quarantined
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad has tested positive for COVID-19 and has quarantined himself at home. The 71-year-old Congress leader shared the information on Twitter and asked those who came in contact with him in the recent past to follow protocols on self-quarantine and testing. “I have tested positive for COVID-19. […]
COVID-19: 67,735 new cases take India’s virus tally to 73,07,097
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 73.07 lakh with 67,735 new cases in a day, while 63,83,441 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 87.35 per cent on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 73,07,097 and the death toll climbed to […]
COVID-19: Indian Cases Tally Is 72,39,389
India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 72,39,389 with 63,509 infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 63 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 87.05 per cent, according to the Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The coronavirus death toll climbed to 1,10,586 with the virus […]
New COVID-19 cases drop to below 60k daily, caseload rises to 71,75,880
NEW DELHI: The number of new coronavirus infections reported daily across the country dropped below 60,000, even as the caseload surged to 71,75,880 and the total recoveries crossed 62 lakh, the Union Health Ministry data stated on Tuesday. The total cases mounted to 71,75,880, with 55,342 infections being reported in a day, while death toll climbed […]
Ladakh standoff: India, China hold 7th round of high-level military talks
New Delhi: India and China on Monday held the seventh round of high-level military talks with a sole agenda of finalising a roadmap for disengagement of troops from all the friction points in eastern Ladakh. As the border standoff entered the sixth month, an early resolution to the row appears dim. The talks at the […]
India’s Corona tally crosses 71-lakh mark with 66,732 fresh cases
India’s Corona tally went past 71 lakh with 66,732 fresh cases, while the number of people who have recuperated crossed 61 lakh, pushing the recovery rate to 86.36 per cent, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Monday. The country’s Corona caseload stands at 71,20,538. The death toll climbed to 1,09,150 with the […]
India reports 73,272 new coronavirus cases, 926 fresh fatalities
New Delhi: India reported 73,272 new coronavirus cases, taking the overall caseload to 69,79,423, while 59,88,822 people have recuperated so far, pushing the recovery rate to 85.81 percent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Saturday. The death toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 1,07,416 with 926 people succumbing to the disease in a span […]
NIA arrests two from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka for ‘funding’ travel of IS recruits to Syria
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two men from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka for allegedly recruiting for Islamic State (IS) and for funding the travel of the recruits to Syria. Ahamed Abdul Cader, 40, from Ramanathpuram in Tamil Nadu and Irfan Nasir, 33, from Frazer town in Bengaluru were arrested by the agency on […]