Online Desk ; Pranab Mukherjee, India’s former president and one of the country’s most admired political leaders, died on Monday at the age of 84. Mukherjee had suffered a fall at his…
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India sets global record with single-day rise in coronavirus cases
online Desk : India’s single day tally of 78,761 coronavirus infections on Sunday was the highest reported by any nation since the pandemic began, reports Reuters. It surpassed a July 16 figure…
Pentagon slams Chinese missile launches in South China Sea
Online desk ; The US Defense Department said Thursday that Chinese test launches of ballistic missiles in the South China Sea were threatening peace and security in the region. Confirming reports that…
Malaysia won’t allow migrant workers to prevent Covid-19 infection
Online Desk : Malaysia will not allow migrants workers intend to enter the country in order to prevent imported Covid-19 cases, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Those…
China’s first patent granted for COVID-19 vaccine
Online desk ; China’s first patent for a COVID-19 vaccine has been granted by the National Intellectual Property Administration. The patent was jointly applied for by a research team with the Academy…
US imposes sanctions on Hong Kong’s Lam, other officials over crackdown
online desk : The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, the territory’s current and former police chiefs and eight other officials for their role in…
Nasa SpaceX crew return: Dragon capsule splashes down
Online Desk : Two American astronauts have splashed down, as the first commercial crewed mission to the International Space Station returned to Earth. The SpaceX Dragon Capsule carrying Doug Hurley and Bob…
Russia plans mass vaccination against coronavirus
Online Desk : Russia’s Health Ministry plans a mass vaccination campaign against the coronavirus for October, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko told reporters on Saturday. “We plan wider [vaccination] for October because we…
Trump says he will ban TikTok from US
Online Desk : President Donald Trump said that he will ban fast-growing social media app TikTok from the United States as American authorities have raised concern the service could be a tool…
India tests potential vaccine, records nearly 49,000 new coronavirus cases
Online Desk : India began its first human trials of a coronavirus vaccine candidate as the world’s second-most populous country recorded nearly 49,000 new cases, reports AP. The additional infections reported Saturday…
India hits record high in daily coronavirus cases
Online Desk : India reported a record jump of 45,720 in coronavirus infections on Wednesday taking its total number of cases to 1.24 million, the health ministry said on Thursday. India also…
Trump concedes pandemic to ‘get worse before it gets better’
Online desk : President Donald Trump has warned the US pandemic may “get worse before it gets better”, as he revived his virus briefings with a more scripted tone. Mr Trump also…