Day: June 16, 2020

18 deaths, 550 fresh cases in Haryana; total count 8,272

10:44 pm June 16, 2020

Chandigarh: Eighteen more people died of coronavirus in Haryana on Tuesday as the state reported another record daily rise in infections, according to a health bulletin. On Monday, the state had reported 514 cases. So far, 118 people have succumbed to the virus in the state while the number of total cases rose to 8,272 […]

12-year-old boy charred to death in J-K's Samba

Five-year-old burnt to death in slum fire in Punjab

10:40 pm June 16, 2020

Kharar (Punjab): A five-year-old child was burnt to death as a massive fire gutted around 40 shanties in a slum in Punjab’s Kharar on Tuesday, officials said. The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained. Sub Divisional Magistrate Himanshu Jain said in a release that a child, named Adiya, was killed in the […]

Villagers want 'China mukku' area in their town renamed

Violent face-off in Ladakh result of China’s attempt to unilaterally change status quo in region: MEA

10:26 pm June 16, 2020

New Delhi: India on Tuesday said the violent face-off between the armies of India and China in eastern Ladakh was the result of an attempt by the Chinese side to unilaterally change the status quo in the region. The Ministry of External Affairs said both sides suffered casualties that could have been avoided had the agreement arrived at earlier at the higher level […]

British PM forced to defend India travel ban timing over Delta variant in Parliament

UK PM’s new ‘super department’ will combine aid ministry with Foreign Office

10:23 pm June 16, 2020

London: In a major shake-up of the UK government’s ministerial set-up, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday announced the merger of the Department for International Development (DfID) with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to create a so-called “super department”. Addressing the House of Commons, Johnson said the move was aimed at a more “coherent” foreign policy approach to the country’s aid budget, which will […]

Coronavirus tracing app a test for privacy-minded Germany

8:55 pm June 16, 2020

Berlin: Germany launched a coronavirus tracing app Tuesday that officials say is so secure even government ministers can use it, though developers acknowledge it isn’t perfect yet. Smartphone apps have been touted as a high-tech tool in the effort to track down potential COVID-19 infections. Experts say finding new cases quickly is key to clamping […]