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India Jul 09, 2020

India's COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Per Million Lowest Compared to Five Most Affected Countries, Says Govt

The worst-affected nation - the United States - has reported 9,544 cases per 1 million population - way higher than India, according to tracker Worldometers. The deaths per million were recorded as 407 by the time this report was published.
India Jul 09, 2020

Vikas Dubey Arrested: From Kanpur Shootout to Gangster's Ujjain Temple Visit, Timeline of The Case

Since the shootout in Kanpur, Dubey was one the run. Over the past week, a number of his suspected accomplices were rounded up by the police. Five of his closest aides were gunned down in three separate encounters in the last six days. Here's a timeline of the case.
India Jul 07, 2020

Bihar Elections 2020: Jitan Ram Manjhi Issues 'July 10' Ultimatum to Congress Amid Reports of Likely Switch to NDA

The HAM(S) has also, reportedly, not received positive feelers to its seat-share proposal for the forthcoming polls. In the 2015 assembly elections, it was granted 20 seats to contest by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance. Manjhi, according to party insiders, would remain in the RJD-Congress-led fold only if he is allotted a greater share.
World Jul 06, 2020

Kuwait Expat Quota Bill: What Is It and How Indians Will be Affected by The Legislation?

The issue of expatriate community allegedly depriving the local populace of job opportunities in Kuwait has been raging over the past five years. Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah was under mounting pressure to take measures which would safeguard the Kuwaiti nationals and prevent them from turning into a minority in their own nation.
India Jul 06, 2020

Coronavirus Curve in Mumbai Flattening, Shows Recent Data, Toll of Active Cases Declines

Over the past 10 days, the per-day number of news infections recorded by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) are as follows: 1,287, 1,163, 1,338, 1,554, 1,487, 893, 1,226, 1,287, 1,402 and 1,297. The 10-day average recorded for the week ending on July 5 was 1,293 cases per day.
India Jun 25, 2020

1975 Emergency Explained: Recalling What, Why and How of Indian Democracy's 'Darkest Phase' on Its 45th Anniversary

The Indian Constitution is entailed with a special provision that mandates the government to suspend certain fundamental rights in special cases - which includes external aggression and internal disturbance (armed rebellion). The provision is included under Article 352. This was used by Gandhi to proclaim a national emergency on June 25, 1975.
World Jun 24, 2020

H1B Visa vs Green Card: Difference Between The Two as Donald Trump Suspends Issuance of Both Till 2020-End

Trump says his decision to ban H1B visas and Green Cards till year-end is aimed at bringing jobs back to Americans amid the peaking unemployment in the US. Amid mounting criticism from industry experts against Trump's decision, it remains intriguing to look at the basic differences between the two immigration documents.
World Jun 18, 2020

China Tables Hong Kong National Security Law Despite G7 Apprehensions, Wants 'No Delay' in Implementation

A Chinese lawmaker, while speaking to reporters, said the Xi Jinping regime intends "ni delay" in passage of the law to strengthen security in the semi-autonomous region. While a law in China takes three months to pass under normal circumstances - due to multiple readings and review by parliamentary panels - the Hong Kong Security Law is expected to be cleared by this week.
World Jun 16, 2020

Beijing Schools Shut Again as China's Capital Fears 'Second Wave' of Coronavirus, Active Infections Surge to 106

University students who were scheduled to return to their colleges were also asked to remain at their native places. The re-opening of educational institutes is possible only after the health department succeeds in reigning what is being feared as a second wave of the epidemic.
World Jun 13, 2020

Coronavirus Vaccine: AstraZeneca Awarded Deal to Supply Europe With 400 Million Doses by 2020-End

The four European nations are part of the Inclusive Vaccines Alliance (IVA) - which has been entrusted by the European Union Parliament to finalise legal agreements for supply of COVID-19 vaccine to the continent. The region is worst-affected by the COVID-19 outbreak after North America.
World Jun 08, 2020

How New Zealand Defeated COVID-19: Timeline of The Kiwi Battle to Eliminate Coronavirus and Role Played by Jacinda Ardern

Ardern, 39, emerged an absolute winner on Monday as she announced the complete elimination of COVID-19 from New Zealand. The final active case has recovered, she said, adding that the restrictions will be relaxed to level 1 from Tuesday - which allows near complete re-opening of economy and resumption of all domestic tourism and hospitality services.
World Jun 07, 2020

Coronavirus Antibody Treatment: AstraZeneca Nearing Breakthrough on 'Life-Saving' Therapy for Elderly and Vulnerable Patients

The potential breakthrough in antibody therapy was announced by AztraZeneca two days after it issued a statement to inform that it has begun the pre-emptive manufacturing of the vaccine developed by Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford.
World Jun 05, 2020

Racism in US: 13% Black Population But Data Shows More African-Americans Jailed, Fatally Shot Vis-a-Vis Other Ethnicities

The black community, comprising 13.4 percent of US population, has a way larger share in the prison population. Data released by the US Census Bureau, Bureau of Justice Statistics last year showed around one-third of cumulative prison population comprised of the African-Americans.
World Jun 05, 2020

'Adult Content Model, Science Fiction Writer, Dubious Organisation's Research': Why WHO Restarted Hydroxychloroquine Trials

Surgisphere Corporation, a lesser-known health analytics company based in United States, was behind the research published in The Lancet which compelled the WHO to retract HCQ from the list of potential anti-coronavirus drugs. Several other countries were also compelled to change their policy over the drug, which has been regularly promoted by US President Donald Trump.
World May 29, 2020

Minneapolis Protests: CNN Crew Arrested, Police Station Charred, Lootings Reported, Trump Warns of 'Shootings' - Five Updates

While the President has expressed sorrow over the killing of Floyd, his tweet against the protesters has drawn sharp rebuke from black rights activists and political rivals. Donald Trump, while warning of strong federal action to suppress the riots, said, "Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts."
World May 28, 2020

Coronavirus Second Wave: World to Brace For Round 2 of Pandemic? WHO Warns of Imminent Threat

According to the global health body, countries which are now recording the minimum number of cases may be among firsts to be captured by the "second wave" of COVID-19. The easing up of measures would accelerate the pace of hitting the second peak of coronavirus, warned WHO emergencies head Dr Mike Ryan.
World May 28, 2020

China 'Not to Flood Economy With Liquidity' in COVID-19 Recovery, Scraps GDP Growth Target For 2020-21

"Just as water is important to fish farming, sufficient liquidity is important to economic development. But excessive liquidity will induce froth in the marketplace where some people may attempt to muddy the waters and fish for arbitrage," he was reported as saying by the state media.
India May 27, 2020

Rahul Gandhi Clarifies With 'Paid Media' Jibe After His Remark on Maharashtra Alliance Sparks Row; Watch Video

Gandhi re-shared the portion of video where he criticised the central government for allegedly not aiding Maharashtra with the proportion it deserves. In the clip, he could also be heard saying that the high concentration of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra is due to the "nature of its connectivity".
World May 26, 2020

US Becomes World's First Country to Cross 100,000 COVID-19 Deaths, Cases Top 1.7 Million

The total cases of coronavirus topped 1.7 million in the country -- higher than any other part in the world. As per the tracker, the count of cases had surged to 1,713,463. The numbers include nearly 1,144,639 active patients. Despite the alarming stats, US President Donald Trump is aggressively pushing towards completely re-opening the country.
India May 26, 2020

'Uddhav Thackeray Can't be Blamed': NCP After Rahul Gandhi's Comment on Maharashtra's COVID-19 Spike

Gandhi, the former Congress president, stoked a row during his virtual press conference on Tuesday by claiming that his party is only supporting the government in Maharashtra and is not a policy-maker. His remarks gave fodder to the speculations of a rift in the three-party alliance in the state.

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