With 658 fresh Covid-19 cases, Uttarakhand on Saturday crossed the 18,000-mark, taking the tally of total cases to 18,571. The state also reported 11 deaths of Covid-19 positive patients. With this, the death toll jumped to 250 in the state. Out of the 250 deaths, 73 cases were of deaths […]
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New satellite imagery suggests China developing missile bases to cover Doklam, Naku La
Open source satellite imagery suggests China is developing two new air defence positions that cover sensitive stretches of the disputed border in the Doklam and Sikkim sectors, including an area where Indian and Chinese troops had clashed in May. The satellite imagery, shared by the open source intelligence analyst who […]
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Pakistani court convicts 3 LeT and JuD leaders, including Hafiz Saeed’s brother-in-law
A Pakistani court has convicted three leaders of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD), including LeT founder Hafiz Saeed’s brother-in-law Abdul Rahman Makki, in a case of terror financing and given them prison terms ranging from 18 months to more than 16 years. Makki, a top JuD leader for whom […]
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India withdraws from multi-nation war games involving China
India has withdrawn from a multi-nation army exercise being hosted by Russia in which around 20 countries including China are expected to take part next month at a time when talks with China to reduce border tensions in eastern Ladakh are stuck in a stalemate, people familiar with the developments […]
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Ambani’s Reliance buys stake in Future Group for Rs 24,713 crore
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd on Saturday announced the acquisition of Future Group businesses for Rs 24,713 crore to add to its fast expanding retail business and bolster e-commerce to take on the competition from Amazon.com. “Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL), subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd will acquire the […]
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Donald Trump pays Japan’s Abe ‘highest respect,’ plans to call him
President Donald Trump said on Friday he considered Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a great friend and expressed concern over his decision to step down for health reasons. “I want to pay my highest respect to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe … a great friend of mine,” Trump told reporters on […]
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Clashes in Belgavi over a statue escalate into big political row in Karnataka
Kannada speakers and Marathi speakers clashed in Peeranwadi, a village in Belgavi district on the Karnataka – Maharashtra border on Friday, over the installation of a statue, leading to a lathi-charge by the police to break them apart. The two groups were fighting after the Kannadigas installed a statue of […]
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‘WhatsApp appropriated for hate speech’: Cong writes to Zuckerberg again
The Congress party on Saturday has written to Facebook’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, the second time in a fortnight, asking him to specify the steps being taken by his company to investigate the charges against its operations in India. In a tearing allegation, Congress has claimed that WhatsApp, has been […]
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Brain dead man breathes new life into Covid-19 patient with severe lung infection
A brain dead man has breathed new life into a Covid-19 patient with severe lung infection and given new hope to a young Mumbai woman after his lungs and hands were transplanted to the respective donors. The 34-year-old deceased man’s wife also agreed to donate his heart, liver and skin […]
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Anti-nation forces are spreading hatred, violence: Sonia Gandhi
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday said “anti-nation” forces are spreading hatred and the venom of violence in country and that the influence of dictatorship on democracy has increased. In a recorded message, Gandhi further said “some forces” are trying to derail the country. She was speaking at the bhumipujan […]
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Cash-starved Tirupati temple to draw monthly interests for expenses
Apparently faced with a severe liquidity crunch due to a sharp fall in cash offerings by devotees to the Lord Venkateshwara temple on Tirumala, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams on Friday decided to convert its cash deposits worth over Rs 12,000 crore in various banks into monthly mode. A decision to […]
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PM Modi inaugurates agriculture university buildings in UP’s Jhansi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated new buildings of Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi city. The Prime Minister inaugurated the college and administration buildings of Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University virtually. Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi […]
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Uttarakhand BJP president tests Covid-19 positive days after hosting party event
Uttarakhand BJP president Banshidhar Bhagat tested Covid-19 positive on Saturday about five days after a major political event was held at his Dehradun residence on August 24. Bhagat tweeted his positive status on Saturday morning. “I had undergone a Covid test yesterday in which the result was positive. I appeal […]
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Good ventilation lowered viral load, Covid deaths in Asian nations: Study
Indoor spaces with good ventilation and fewer closed air-conditioned spaces are the reason for fewer deaths due to coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in developing Asian countries including India, said an analysis published in the Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health. The virus remains airborne in enclosed spaces, leading to repeated exposure […]
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Sovereign Gold Bond’s sixth tranche issue price fixed at Rs 5,117 per gram
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has fixed the issue price for the sixth tranche of the Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme, which will open for subscription on Monday, at Rs 5,117 per gram. The Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2020-21 series VI will open for subscription on Monday and close […]