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Gehlot Cancels Meeting With Visitors After 10 People at CMO, CM Residence Test Covid Positive
Nine staffers, including clerks, of the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) and one member of the staff at Chief Minister''s Residence (CMR) tested positive for the disease, sources said.
Exclusive: France Outlines Reforms For Crisis-ridden Lebanon
French President Emmanuel Macron has outlined political and financial reforms Lebanese politicians need to make to unlock foreign aid and rescue the country from multiple crises, including an economic meltdown, according to a document seen by Reuters.
Delhi Can't Take Loan from RBI under Existing Setup, Centre Should Borrow and Give Us: Sisodia
Emerging out of a GST Council meeting, Manish Sisodia said the Centre has refused to pay GST compensation to states and asked them to take a loan from the RBI to meet their revenue shortfall due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Putin Touts Russia's COVID-19 Vaccine As Effective And Safe
The Russian president on Thursday praised a coronavirus vaccine that Russia approved for use earlier this month as effective and safe, a clear bid to address international skepticism about the shots that have only been studied for two months in a few doz...
Qualcomm-backed Firm Releases Processor As AI Chip Race Heats Up
Kneron Inc, a semiconductor startup backed by venture capital arms of Qualcomm Inc and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, on Thursday announced a new chip aimed at handling artificial intelligence functions on batterypowered devices.
Tensions Grow As Bosnian Authorities Crack Down On Migrants
Tensions are growing in the northwestern Bosnia after local authorities launched a widespread crackdown on thousands of migrants stranded in the area and set up police roadblocks to prevent more Europebound newcomers from arriving.
Delhi Aims at 25 per cent Green Cover by 2023
The National Forest Policy aims at bringing a minimum one-third of India's total geographical area under green cover. The green cover should be at least 66 percent of the total area in hilly regions and 20 percent in the plains.
SC Refuses to Stay Criminal Proceedings Against Karnataka Congress Chief DK Shivakumar in IT Case
Shivakumar in his appeal before the apex court has challenged the November 2019 Karnataka High Court order which upheld a trial court decision to reject his plea seeking discharge in the case.
Five Benches in Delhi High Court to Hold Physical Courts on Rotation from September 1
The high court said the remaining benches shall continue taking up matters through the virtual mode.
Russian Prosecutors Say No Indication Of Crime Against Kremlin Critic Navalny, No Probe Needed
The Russian Prosecutor General's office said there was no indication a crime had been committed against Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who is in a medicallyinduced coma in a Berlin hospital after what allies say was a poisoning.
Day-long Punjab Assembly Session to Begin Tomorrow Under Covid-19 Shadow
Punjab Assembly Speaker Rana K P Singh has made coronavirus negative test report mandatory for ministers, MLAs, officers and employees to attend the 12th session of the 15th Vidhan Sabha.
Death Toll From Heavy Afghanistan Flooding Surpasses 150
The death toll from two days of heavy flooding in northern and eastern Afghanistan rose to at least 150 on Thursday, with scores more injured as rescue crews searched for survivors beneath the mud and rubble of collapsed houses, officials said.
WHO Europe Chief Cites Coronavirus Warning Signs Ahead
The World Health Organizations top official in Europe warned Thursday that the coronavirus is a tornado with a long tail and said rising case counts among young people could ultimately spread to more vulnerable older people and cause an uptick in deaths.
Delta, Facing Its Own Troubles, May Have To Repay $300 Million On Behalf Of Brazil's Gol
Delta Air Lines is facing a fresh Latin American headache as a Monday deadline nears for former Brazilian partner Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes to repay a $300 million loan that the U.S. carrier guaranteed.
PDP Leaders Detained While Trying to Take Out Protest March Against Detention of Kashmiris
They added that the protesters raised slogans demanding the release of Kashmiris jailed in and outside the Union Territory and political prisoners, including PDP chief and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti.