Over 56,000 cases in last 24 hours push India’s Covid-19 tally closer to 2 million
India saw another big jump of 56,282 new cases of the coronavirus disease on Thursday which pushed the nationwide tally closer to two million (1,964,536 to be exact). According to Union heath ministry data, there are 5,95,501 active cases in the country and 13,28,336 patients have been discharged. The number of fatalities has reached 40,699 […]
In Iran-China deal, Pakistan most interested in this clause — Delhi’s alienation from Tehran
Chinese President Xi Jinping seems ready to take on the US. The proposed draft of an economic and military agreement with Iran lays out Beijing’s plan to expand its footprint in the Middle East, just like it has done in South Asia. Incidentally, China looks keen to occupy areas that the US is either vacating or where […]
Turkey’s tentacles in India go deeper than thought, says new intel warning
The Turkish foreign ministry on Wednesday criticised India’s decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special status in August last year, asserting that it did not contribute to peace and stability in the region. India had, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government in Ankara said, “further complicated the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and not served peace and […]
Tweets were against personal conduct of judges & not judiciary, Prashant Bhushan tells SC
New Delhi: Activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Wednesday defended in the Supreme Court his two alleged contemptuous tweets saying they were against the judges regarding their conduct in their personal capacity and they did not obstruct administration of justice. A bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, B R Gavai and Krishan Murari, which on July 22, had […]
US doing ‘very well’ against COVID-19, India has a ‘tremendous problem’: Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump has said that as compared to big countries, America is doing “very well” in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, while India is having a “tremendous problem” battling the disease and China is witnessing a “massive flare up” in infections. India’s COVID-19 tally increased to 18,55,745 on Tuesday with 52,050 people testing […]
Delhi raised Pangong, Depsang; NSA group to review
The high-powered China Study Group (CSG), led by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, will review Tuesday the discussions held at the fifth meeting on August 2 of the Corps Commanders at Moldo on the Sino-India border and approve the next steps in the disengagement process on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. Official sources told The Indian Express that the CSG […]
Pakistan Court Orders To Give ‘Another Chance’ To India To Appoint Lawyer For Kulbhushan Jadhav
The Islamabad High Court on Monday ordered the Pakistan government to give “another chance” to India to appoint a lawyer for death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav, Pakistani media reports said. Jadhav, the 50-year-old retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism in April 2017. India […]
‘Will Never Allow Three-Language Formula’: Tamil Nadu CM On New Education Policy
The Tamil Nadu government has opposed the three language formula prescribed in the New Education Policy (NEP) and has insisted that it would continue with the two language policy that has been in vogue for many decades. In a statement, Chief Minister K. Palaniswami has regretted that the NEP went ahead with the three-language policy […]
Silver lining as Covid-19 recoveries see big spike
The number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in India crossed the 1.1 million mark over the weekend when over 100,000 people were declared free of the virus, the highest numbers recorded yet over two days in what is being seen as a sign of the country’s disease mitigation strategy being effective in avoiding […]
Union Home Minister Amit Shah tests positive for COVID-19, admitted to hospital
NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday (August 2) tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus infection and has been admitted to a hospital. Shah took to social media today to inform about his infection. Zee news