Day: June 17, 2020

Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

More ICUs may be needed in coming days: Kejriwal

11:36 pm June 17, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that more Intensive Care Units (ICUs) may be needed in the coming days as the national capital continued to witness a spurt in COVID-19 cases in the city. “We may need more ICUs in the coming days. Discussed wid doctors of our Del govt hospitals […]

Chhattisgarh: Garment unit run by women to make CRPF uniforms

CRPF official succumbs to COVID-19

11:29 pm June 17, 2020

New Delhi: A CRPF official has succumbed to COVID-19, taking the death toll from the disease in the country’s largest paramilitary force to five, officials said on Wednesday. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) also reported 35 fresh cases of the infection in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of coronavirus-affected personnel to […]

Gujarat COVID-19 cases go past 25,000; death toll 1,561

11:27 pm June 17, 2020

Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s COVID-19 case count crossed the 25,000 mark and reached 25,148 on Wednesday with 520 new detections while the death toll rose by 27, including 22 in Ahmedabad, to 1,561, state Health department said. With 348 patients being discharged in the day, the number of the recovered cases in the state increased to 17,438. […]

Kyrgyzstan’s parliament votes to appoint new prime minister

10:31 pm June 17, 2020

Moscow: Kyrgyzstan’s parliament voted to appoint a new prime minister Wednesday, two days after his predecessor resigned amid a scandal over whether the government illegally sold radio frequencies. The lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the candidacy of Kubatbek Boronov, the former Emergency Minister who was at the helm of the Central Asian country‘s fight against the coronavirus, with 105 […]

Washington DC faces House vote to become the 51st state

10:23 pm June 17, 2020

Washington DC: Democrats controlling the House have slated a vote next week to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, an issue that they say has become far more important in the aftermath of protests for racial justice in both Washington and across the nation. Next Friday’s vote, if successful, would pass a D.C. statehood bill for the […]