Pak registers mere 488 new coronavirus cases
Islamabad: Pakistan registered 488 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 289,213, the health ministry said on Monday. The death toll reached 6,175 with seven more fatalities reported overnight. While 269,087 coronavirus patients have recovered so far, 771 others are in critical condition, the ministry said. With the detection […]
India to be key American partner in Biden administration: top campaign official
Washington: A Biden administration would be an advocate for India to play a leading role in international institutions, including helping it get a seat on a reformed UN Security Council, a top campaign official has said, asserting that New Delhi has to be a key American partner in engaging China from a position of strength. […]
Biden promises to reform H-1B visa system, eliminate country-quota for green cards
Washington: If voted to power in the November general elections, a Biden administration will reform the H-1B visa system and work towards eliminating the country-quota for green cards, his campaign has said, in a move to woo the influential Indian-American community. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign […]
COVID-19 tally crosses 25 lakh in India
New Delhi: A spike of 65,002 cases took India’s COVID-19 tally past 25 lakh on Saturday, just a day after it crossed the 24 lakh mark, while the number of fatalities neared 50,000 with 996 deaths, Union Health Ministry data showed. According to figures from the ministry, 18.08 lakh people have so far recuperated from […]
Israel-UAE deal: Palestinians call it ‘treason,’ want retraction
Dubai: A spokesman for the Palestinian president is condemning the deal to establish full diplomatic ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. Nabil Abu Rdeneh said on Thursday the agreement amounts to “treason.” He says the Palestinians demand that it be retracted. The remarks come after President Mahmoud Abbas convened a meeting of his […]
Iran says deal a ‘stab in the back’ to Muslims
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned an historic deal establishing full diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, calling it a stab in the back to all Muslims, state TV reported on Friday. Iran, in the ministry statement, called the normalising of ties between the two countries a dangerous, “shameful” measure and warned […]
India reports over 64,000 fresh COVID-19 cases
Recovery rate improves to 71.17pc
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload surpassed 24 lakh on Friday after 64,553 more people tested positive and the recoveries rose to over 17 lakh, the Health Ministry said. With 17,51,555 people defeating the disease, the recovery rate has surged to 71.17 per cent. The caseload increased to 24,61,190, while the death toll climbed to 48,040 […]
India rejects Pak envoys claims on Kashmir in Chinese daily
Beijing: India on Thursday slammed Pakistani Ambassador to China Moin-ul-Haque for his “lies and half-truths” on Jammu and Kashmir, and said militants “recruited, trained and armed” by Islamabad have disturbed peace and order in the Union Territory which is an integral part of India. “India’s concerted efforts to bring peace, stability and progress to J&K […]