Day: June 25, 2020

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

India, China willing and able to properly manage differences: Chinese Ambassador Sun

9:05 pm June 25, 2020

New Delhi: Striking a conciliatory tone after raising tensions in eastern Ladakh to a fever pitch, China on Thursday said it was ready to work with India to properly deal with the border standoff while noting that “suspicion and friction” was a wrong path that goes against the fundamental aspirations of people of the two countries. In an interview to PTI, […]

5.4-magnitude earthquake hits eastern Turkey; 5 injured

8:58 pm June 25, 2020

Ankara: A moderately strong earthquake hit southeast Turkey on Thursday, causing damage to some homes and slightly injuring five people. The 5.4-magnitude quake struck the town of Ozalp, in Van province, near Turkey’s border with Iran, at a depth of 6.9 kilometers, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency said. It was felt in neighboring provinces, HaberTurk news […]

Sensex, Nifty end marginally lower on F&O expiry

5:00 pm June 25, 2020

Mumbai: Market benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ended marginally lower on Thursday after a volatile session amid expiry of monthly derivative contracts. Traders said weak cues from global markets also weighed on investor sentiment here, leading to the indices closing in the red for the second straight day. After swinging 581.83 points during the session, the […]

Highest-ever daily jump in COVID-19 cases; death toll rises by 418

4:55 pm June 25, 2020

NEW DELHI: The highest-ever single-day surge of 16,922 Covid-19 cases pushed India’s total tally to 4,73,105 on Thursday whereas the death toll climbed to 14,894 with 418 new fatalities, according to the Union health ministry. With this, India has registered over 14,000 cases for the sixth day in a row. According to the ministry data updated at 8am, […]

'Trailblazer, Iron lady': Cong leaders pay rich tributes to Indira Gandhi on birth anniversary

BJP leaders target Congress on Emergency anniversary

4:47 pm June 25, 2020

New Delhi: Senior BJP leaders slammed the Congress on the 45th anniversary of Emergency on Thursday, alleging it still suffered from the “Emergency mindset” and the interests of “one family” prevailed over those of the party and the country. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has often criticised Congress for imposing Emergency in 1975, made […]