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In India record jump in COVID-19 cases
Sat May 23 2020
The COVID-19 cases in India saw the biggest spike for the second consecutive day on Saturday with 6,654 new infections in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to over 1.25 lakh, whi...
U.S. accuses China of blocking U.S. flights
Sat May 23 2020
The U.S. government late on Friday accused the Chinese government of making it impossible for U.S. airlines to resume service to China and ordered four Chinese air carriers to fil...
COVID-19: Maharashtra fixes price cap on Private Hospitals
Fri May 22 2020
The Maharashtra government has come out with three slabs on per day charges on treatment of COVID-19 patients in private and charitable hospitals and also decided to regulate rates...
US accuses China of ‘aggression’ at India border
Fri May 22 2020
The United States accused China of employing border clashes with India to try to shift the status quo, and encouraged New Delhi to resist. As per news report of Gulf News, Alice We...
In India Covid-19 death toll climbs to 3,583
Fri May 22 2020
In India the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 3,583, while the number of cases climbed to 1,18,447, registering an increase of 148 deaths and 6,088 cases since Thursday 8 am, acc...
PIA Airbus flying Lahore-Karachi crashes
Fri May 22 2020
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft has crashed in a residential area near Karachi airport. PIA spokesperson Abdul Sattar confirmed the crash and added that the flight...
Iran applauds weapons supply to Palestinians
Fri May 22 2020
Iran’s Supreme Leader on Friday denounced Israel as a “tumor” to be eliminated and hailed Tehran’s supply of arms to Palestinians, drawing swift condemnation from the United States...
Wuhan imposes BAN on wildlife trade
Thu May 21 2020
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the deadly coronavirus was first detected, has imposed a strict ban on wildlife trade. Despite the lack of proof, a local animal market has been wi...
Record highest ever daily increase in global Covid-19 cases
Thu May 21 2020
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded more than 100,000 new coronavirus infections in the space of 24 hours - a new global high. The spread of the infection has continue...
Govt issues guidelines for domestic flight
Thu May 21 2020
The Civil Aviation Ministry on Thursday issued detailed guidelines for airlines, airports, passengers and other stakeholders. The ministry said it will prescribe lower and upper li...
Apple & Google offer software for pandemic apps
Thu May 21 2020
Apple and Google released long-awaited smartphone technology to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus. The companies said 22 countries and ...
Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki emerges as COVID-19 hotspot
Thu May 21 2020
Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district has emerged as the new COVID-19 hotspot as 95 new cases of the virus were reported in a single day, half of them migrant workers returning from o...
Australia opens up domestic life
Wed May 20 2020
Australian officials announced a raft of plans on Wednesday to speed up the resumption of public life to boost the ailing economy amid a diplomatic spat with major trading partner ...
Cyclone Amphan: High velocity winds pound Odisha
Wed May 20 2020
As cyclone "Amphan" hurtled towards the coast, heavy downpour coupled with high velocity winds pounded coastal Odisha, uprooting trees and flattening fragile structures, officials ...
Intra-state bus services resume in Punjab
Wed May 20 2020
Public bus services resumed in Punjab on Wednesday almost two months after their suspension in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Buses of the state-owned Punjab Roadways and Pepsu...
Foreign Investors pulled out over $16b from India
Wed May 20 2020
Amidst global economic recession due to coronavirus, foreign investors have pulled out an estimated $26 billion from developing Asian economies and over $16 billion out of India, a...
U.S. tells Gulf mariners to stay clear of its warships
Wed May 20 2020
In an alert that appeared aimed squarely at Iran, the U.S. Navy issued a warning on Tuesday to mariners in the Gulf to stay 100 meters (yards) away from U.S. warships or risk being...
In Russia Covid-19 cases reaches to 3Lac
Tue May 19 2020
Russia said on Tuesday that 9,263 new cases of the novel coronavirus had been reported in the last 24 hours, pushing its nationwide tally to 299,941. The daily rise in cases was be...
Trump warns permanent freeze of funding to WHO
Tue May 19 2020
United States President Donald Trump has warned the WHO that he would reconsider America's membership in the UN health body and "permanently freeze" the funding to it if it does no...
In India COVID-19 cases reach 1,01,139
Tue May 19 2020
In India the number of coronavirus cases crossed the one lakh mark in the country on Tuesday, while the death toll due to the infection touched 3,163, according to the Union Health...