In another profound way that the coronavirus pandemic has upended American life, the Democratic National Convention started Monday with no convening. Instead, Democrats opted for the first virtual convention as the party begins the formal process of nominating Joe Biden as its candidate for president. Here are five takeaways from […]
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Govt kick-starts talks to explore Covid-19 vaccine deal
The government took the first steps on Monday to potentially secure a procurement deal for a Covid-19 vaccine, asking officials of five pharma firms, including three that have candidates in clinical trials, to present a road map within three days of how soon they can produce large quantities and what […]
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‘Ready to work with India’: China reacts to Modi’s Independence Day speech
China is ready to work with India to enhance mutual trust and properly manage differences, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday, adding that the “right path” ahead for the two countries is to respect each other. The foreign ministry was reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech […]
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Girl, 17, gang-raped, burnt with cigarettes in UP’s Gorakhpur; 2 arrested
A 17-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped in eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur district on the Friday. Her body was singed with cigarette butts by the two men who raped her, said the girl’s mother . On Sunday, the police arrested Arjun Nishad and his associate Mahesh Yadav alias […]
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Covid-19 lockdown extended in Bihar till September 6
The Bihar government has once again decided to extend the lockdown till September 6, owing to the rising cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the state. The state’s home department issued an order in this regard on Monday. The lockdown was imposed from July 16 to July 31 and […]
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‘Special misinformation group’: Congress slams Sanjay Jha’s claim of rumblings within party
The Congress on Monday refuted a claim made by its suspended leader Sanjay Jha that 100 members of the party had written to president Sonia Gandhi, seeking a change in leadership and transparency in the working committee’s elections. Randeep Singh Surjewala, Congress’ spokesperson, called it the BJP’s ploy to divert […]
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In poll-bound Bihar, changed equations to create ample room for party hopping
Bihar, which is slated to go to polls in October-November, is gearing for the upcoming assembly election on schedule, despite the dual challenges of the raging coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak and the annual flood fury. Poll observers said amid the hectic election season, prospective party-hoppers are keeping an eye out […]
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Kamala Harris appoints Indian-American as her press secretary
Senator Kamala Harris has roped in Indian-American Sabrina Singh, who previously was the spokeswoman of two Democratic presidential candidates, as press secretary for her Democratic vice presidential campaign. Singh, 32, previously headed the press shop of two Democratic presidential candidates — New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and former New York mayor […]
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Covid-19 claimed lives of 2 people in every 3 minutes in last 24 hours in India
According to health ministry, 941 people died due to the disease in the country in the last 24 hours (between Sunday and Monday). Meanwhile, the infection tally crossed 2.6 million after 57,981 new cases were added in the same period. The number of fatalities crossed the 50,000-mark on Monday, according to the […]
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Chandrababu Naidu accuses Jagan Reddy of tapping phones; petitions PM Modi
Telugu Desam Party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday demanded that the Centre order a high-level inquiry into the alleged telephone tapping by the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government in the state. In a letter written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the former chief […]
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‘We enforce policies without regard to anyone’s political affiliation’: Facebook
Amid political slugfest involving social media giant Facebook, a company spokesperson has said that the platform “prohibits hate speech and content that incites violence. “We enforce these policies globally without regard to anyone’s political position/party affiliation,” the spokesperson added as reported by news agency ANI. The official also said that […]
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India’s Covid-19 tally surges over 2.64 million, recoveries cross 1.9 million
India recorded 57,981 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and 941 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing its tally to over 2.64 million, data from the Union health ministry showed on Monday. There are 676,900 active Covid-19 cases and 50,921 people have succumbed to the viral disease across the […]
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India and Nepal to hold high-level meeting today amid border row
India and Nepal will hold talks on Monday under their “oversight mechanism” to review development projects funded by New Delhi in the Himalayan nation. This will be the first high-level contact between the two sides since ties were hit by a border row. The joint oversight mechanism was launched in […]
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Sabarimala temple reopens for monthly prayers, devotees barred due to Covid-19
The famous Lord Ayyappa temple in Kerala’s Sabarimala is holding the five-day monthly pooja (prayers) from Monday. The temple had reopened on Sunday, on the eve of the pooja in the Malayalam month of Chingam. According to Covid-19 protocol, the bar on the entry of devotees will continue. The temple […]
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People recovered from Covid-19 protected from virus, finds study
Three people who previously recovered from Covid-19 were protected during a major outbreak of the disease onboard a fishing vessel that left from Seattle, US, according to a new study that offers the first confirmation that having antibodies are enough to prevent a second infection. The findings were based on […]