Added on July 18, 2020
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New Delhi: Stepping up his attack on the government over the LAC standoff, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday issued a video message sharing his thoughts on why did China choose to be aggressive now and alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “indiscretions” have weakened the country and left it vulnerable. In the video message […]
Added on July 18, 2020
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Islamabad: In one of the most significant shake-ups in years, the Taliban put the son of the movement’s feared founder in charge of its military wing and added powerful figures to its negotiating team ahead of expected talks aimed at ending Afghanistan’s decades of war, Taliban officials say. As head of a newly united military […]
Added on July 18, 2020
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Srinagar: Almost half of the inmates at a jail in south Kashmir have tested positive for COVID-19, but their condition is stable, officials said on Friday, and stressed that spraying, fumigation and other steps to curb the spread of the virus were carried out at a number of prisons. Superintendent of Anantnag District Jail Syroz […]
Added on July 17, 2020
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New Delhi: India has 3,31,146 active COVID-19 cases, which is around a third of the country’s total tally that rose to 9.68 lakh on Thursday, the Union Health ministry said and credited targeted measures for the steady decline in active caseload. As the country witnessed a record single-day increase of 32,695 cases on Thursday, the […]
Added on July 17, 2020
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London: Researchers at the University of Oxford believe they may have a breakthrough in their search for a COVID-19 vaccine after the team discovered that the jab could provide “double protection” against the deadly coronavirus following early stage human trials, according to media reports in the UK. Blood samples taken from a group of UK […]
Added on July 17, 2020
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Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has recovered Rs 39.69 lakh from a senior IAS officer he allegedly took from an organisation and recommended a probe into his alleged illegal monetary benefits, sources said on Thursday. The Lt Governor administration put a notice to the senior IAS officer for allegedly getting illegal monetary benefits from […]
Added on July 17, 2020
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New Delhi: The Centre and Jammu and Kashmir administration told the Supreme Court on Thursday that a special committee has been set up as per the court’s directive on the issue of restoration of 4G internet services in the Union Territory. Attorney General K K Venugopal, while claiming that incidents of terror are on the […]
Added on July 17, 2020
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New Delhi: China and India are committed to “complete disengagement” of troops, and the process is “intricate” that requires “constant verification”, the Indian Army said on Thursday after the fourth round of marathon military talks on de-escalation of the situation in eastern Ladakh. The army said senior commanders of the Indian and Chinese military reviewed […]
Added on July 17, 2020
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Brussels: There are limits to videoconferencing. When there is a lot of money at stake, people like to look each other in the eye. So on Friday, leaders from 27 European Union nations will be meeting face-to-face for the first since February despite the dangers of the coronavirus pandemic – simply to try to carve […]
Added on July 17, 2020
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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday declined to entertain former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s plea seeking early hearing of his appeal against a 2016 trial court order, which dismissed his divorce petition, saying his estranged wife’s consent was also required for advancing the date. A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and […]
