Patients to be most infectious during first week after symptom onset: Study
London: Although the genetic material of the novel coronavirus may still be detected in the respiratory or stool samples of COVID-19 patients for several weeks, no infectious virus particle was found beyond nine days of symptom onset, a new study says. The research, published in The Lancet Microbe journal, noted that people with the SARS-CoV-2 […]
Second wave: Pak reports 2,738 cases of coronavirus in one day, highest since July
Islamabad: Pakistan has reported 2,738 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, highest since July 11 when the daily infection figure crossed the 2,700-mark, taking the current tally of patients with the disease in the nation to 3,68,655, a media report said on Friday. Pakistan, which recently saw a sudden spike in the […]
China perceives rising India as ‘rival’: Report
Washington: China perceives a rising India as a “rival” and wants to constrain its strategic partnership with the US, its allies, and with other democracies, the State Department said in a report, emphasising that Beijing intends to displace America as the world’s foremost power. Coming ahead of the transition of power from Donald Trump’s administration […]
Fighting pollution: Pledges by big polluters boost Paris hopes, says UN official
Berlin: The UN’s climate chief says deadlines set by some of the world’s top polluters to end greenhouse gas emissions, along with president-elect Joe Biden’s pledge to take the United States back into the Paris accord, have boosted hopes of meeting the pact’s ambitious goals. The agreement signed in the French capital five years ago […]
Congress should clear stand on PAGD: Adityanath
Lucknow: The Congress leadership should clear its stand on the Gupkar alliance in Jammu and Kashmir as its “double standards” will not only harm national security but will also “put the entire party in the dock”, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday. The People’s Association for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), which has several […]
US announces troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, Iraq
Washington: The US has announced to reduce the number of American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq to 2,500 each by January 15 next year, which drew sharp reaction from influential lawmakers across the aisle. The decision announced by Acting US Defence Secretary Christopher C Miller on Tuesday is in line with incumbent President Donald Trump’s […]
Congress is part of ‘Gupkar alliance’: BJP leader
Mumbai: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday criticised the Congress for `becoming part’ of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) in Jammu and Kashmir. Alleging that the grouping’s agenda is to restore the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution in J&K, he claimed that this has “exposed” the Congress. The Congress had asserted […]
COVID-19 caseload in India breaches 89-lakh mark
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 89 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 83 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.52 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 89,12,907 with 38,617 infections being reported in […]
Indian national, who crossed over to Pak illegally, returns back
Lahore: An Indian national, who had illegally crossed over to Pakistan in 2016 and underwent four years of imprisonment here, was on Wednesday handed over to the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel at the Wagah Border. According to officials, Panwasi Lal, son of Kundan Lal, arrived at the Lahore railway station in August 2016 by […]
Covid-19: Xi offers to cooperate with India, BRICS countries to develop vaccine
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday offered to cooperate with India and other BRICS nations in the development of vaccines against the coronavirus and called for holding a symposium by the five-member bloc on traditional medicine to explore its role in the COVID-19 prevention and treatment. “As we speak the Chinese companies are working […]