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Yearly Archives: 2020

Heatwaves, fires, storms: Blame climate change for summer misery

It’s hot out. Cue the headlines showing yet another temperature record above the Arctic circle, fires deep in the Amazon, and more intense floods and droughts anywhere in between. Also look for the self-described rational skeptics, the eco-pragmatists, and other...

‘Rhea Chakraborty’s plea to transfer case pointless’: Sushant Rajput’s father

The father of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has told the Supreme Court that the petition filed by his son’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty seeking to transfer the police case from Patna to Mumbai has become unnecessary after the Central...

Indian, Chinese armies hold talks on Ladakh’s Depsang plains

Senior military commanders from India and China on Saturday met in the Daulat Beg Oldie sector and held talks on reducing tensions along the contested Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, with focus on thinning the buildup of...

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...
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Fit India: Starting with the youth

Amid a growing fitness trend among Indian youth driven by heightened health awareness, social media influence, and aspirations for...
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