Added on August 5, 2020
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Leh: Over a dozen remote villages in the twin districts of Leh and Kargil in the Union Territory of Ladakh got their first 4G experience on Tuesday over Bharti Airtel’s ultra-fast network, a company spokesperson said. Airtel was the first operator to launch the 4G services in Ladakh and has the widest 4G footprint in […]
Added on August 1, 2020
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Over 55k cases reported on Friday, death toll reaches 35,747
New Delhi: With a record single-day surge of 55,078 infections, India’s COVID-19 caseload raced past 16 lakh on Friday, just two days after it reached the 15-lakh mark, while the number of recoveries rose to 10,57,805, according to Union Health Ministry data. The country has so far registered 16,38,870 instances of the coronavirus infection. The […]
Added on August 1, 2020
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Dubai: Small groups of pilgrims performed one of the final rites of the Islamic hajj on Friday as Muslims worldwide marked the start of the Eid al-Adha holiday amid a global pandemic that has impacted nearly every aspect of this year’s pilgrimage and celebrations. The last days of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi […]
Added on August 1, 2020
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Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday extended the detention of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti by three months under the Public Safety Act (PSA). Mufti was among hundreds of people who were taken into preventive custody hours ahead of the Centre revoking special status of the Jammu and Kashmir and breaking the state into […]
Added on August 1, 2020
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference (JKPC) chairman Sajad Gani Lone was on Friday released from nearly a year-long detention, officials said. Lone was released days ahead of the first anniversary of the Centre’s move to revoke Article 370 of the Constitution in August last year, the officials said. Lone also confirmed his release by […]
Added on August 1, 2020
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Jammu: Sixty-three years after their arrival in Jammu and Kashmir as “sanitary workers” on the request of the then government, members of Valmiki community are finally hopeful of a bright future for their children as they are being granted domicile certificates. The revocation of provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution has given a new […]
Added on August 1, 2020
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Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday his country will not negotiate with the United States because America would only use talks for propaganda purposes. The Trump administration has said it is willing to talk with Iran with no preconditions, but that the U.S. will continue its campaign of pressure against the Islamic […]
Added on August 1, 2020
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United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the announcement by the Afghanistan government and the Taliban of a ceasefire to enable the Afghan people to celebrate Eid al-Adha in peace. The UN chief urged all parties concerned to seize this opportunity and embrace an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process. Taliban militants announced on […]
Added on August 1, 2020
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Beijing: China has reported 127 new confirmed coronavirus cases, crossing the hundred-mark for the third consecutive day as the infections continued to surge in Uyghur Muslim-majority Xinjiang province. China’s National Health Commission (NHC) said on Friday that among the fresh 127 cases reported on Thursday, 123 were domestically transmitted. This is the third consecutive day […]
Added on August 1, 2020
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Washington: Children younger than five years with mild to moderate COVID-19 have much higher levels of the novel coronavirus genetic material in the nose compared to older children and adults, according to a new study which raises concern about the reopening of schools and daycare centres across the world. The findings, published in the journal […]
