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Monthly Archives: August, 2020

Highest single-day spike takes Maharashtra’s Covid-19 tally past 5 lakh

Maharashtra reported a highest single-day spike of 12,822 new Covid-19 taking the state’s tally past the 5 lakh mark, a health department official said. Maharashtra’s Covid-19 tally now stands at 5,03,084 which is one-fourth of the country’s tally of over...

Turkmenistan to let WHO conduct independent coronavirus sampling

The World Health Organization has secured permission to conduct independent sampling in officially coronavirus-free Turkmenistan, after expressing “serious concern” over rising pneumonia cases there, a WHO official said. A Saturday state television report showing a teleconference involving Turkmenistan’s leader Gurbanguly...

Canada to impose ‘dollar-for-dollar’ retaliatory tariffs on US goods

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asserted his government will implement “dollar-for-dollar” retaliatory measures after US president Donald Trump announced new tariffs on imports of Canadian aluminum. Canada and the United States have had bitter exchanges over tariffs imposed by...

‘Can’t afford to rebuild’: Furious Lebanese count their losses from blast, plan demonstration

As Beirut mourns its dead and grapples with the scale of rebuilding after this week’s massive blast, some Lebanese activists planned to demonstrate in the city on Saturday, angered by the government’s response to the disaster. Tuesday’s port explosion, the...

Wife of Dutch envoy to Lebanon dies after being hurt in Beirut blast

The wife of the Dutch ambassador to Lebanon died on Saturday after being seriously injured in the massive explosion that tore through Beirut’s port on Tuesday, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said. Hedwig Waltmans-Molier, 55, was injured by the explosion as...

US President Trump among world leaders to take part in Lebanon Aid Conference

Global leaders including US President Donald Trump will participate in an international aid conference on Sunday to support Lebanon, as the country, crippled by corruption, a banking crisis and growing popular defiance against the authorities, is seeking massive relief...

Ambulance driver who ferried Sushant Singh Rajput’s body says getting hundreds of ‘hate’ call

The ambulance driver who ferried the body of Sushant Singh Rajput claimed on Wednesday that he has been receiving hundreds of hate and threat calls every day from the deceased actor’s fans. Rajput was found dead at his Bandra home...

‘Bound to values of Ram’: Uma Bharti sheds reluctance, attends Ram Temple ceremony

Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti finally attended the foundation stone laying ceremony for construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on Wednesday after initial reluctance. Bharti, earlier on August 3, had declared her intention to skip the main...

500-years-long wait is over, wishes of India’s 135 crore people fulfilled: Yogi on Ram Mandir bhoomi poojan

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said the foundation stone-laying ceremony for the Ram temple has marked the end of a 500-year-long wait and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for paving way for construction of the temple through a...

PM Modi’s mother watches Ram temple event on TV as son plays key part

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Heeraben was seen on Wednesday watching the action from Ayodhya on her television set as her son performed the groundbreaking ceremony for a proposed Ram temple at Ayodhya, the very site where the Babri Masjid once...
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Trump Launches “$5 Million Trump Card” Website for Wealthy Immigration Hopefuls

Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump has officially launched trumpcard.gov, a new government website allowing foreign nationals to express interest in...
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