Day: June 26, 2020

UP records 750 fresh COVID-19 cases, 19 more deaths

8:22 pm June 26, 2020

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh on Friday reported 19 novel coronavirus fatalities and 750 infections, as the the state’s virus count neared 21,000 while the death toll rose to 630, a senior official said. The fresh cases pushed the tally to 20,943 in Uttar Pradesh, Additional Chief Secreatry, Medical and Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said here. He […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Chinese imports likely to continue till feasible alternatives emerge: Auto, Pharma players

7:19 pm June 26, 2020

New Delhi: Imports from China are expected to continue for the time being till other feasible and cost effective alternatives emerge, according to players in Indian automobile and pharmaceutical industries. Days after a deadly border clash with China that saw 20 Indian soldiers losing their lives, there has been a call from various quarters to cut imports from the neighbouring country. Indian auto and pharma […]

London police attacked for second night after street party

4:12 pm June 26, 2020

London: For the second night running, police officers in London have been attacked by revellers after trying to disperse crowds at an unlicensed music event. A night after clashes in the south London district of Brixton following another street party, which left 22 police officers injured, London’s Metropolitan Police said officers had to attend further unlicensed music events, block parties and raves. Kensington […]

1 dead, 6 missing after Myanmar boat sinks on river in China

4:08 pm June 26, 2020

Beijing: A boat from Myanmar sank on the Mekong river in southwestern China, leaving one person dead and six missings, authorities said Friday. Seventeen others were rescued, the Yunnan provincial government said in a social media post. The ship had 24 people on board when it sank about 4 a.m. Thursday. Initial reports had said […]

Hackers disrupt online college meeting with racist language

4:01 pm June 26, 2020

Winston-Salem: Hackers used racist language and anti-Semitic images to disrupt an online meeting of Wake Forest University employees, the school’s president said. In a message posted to the school’s website, Nathan Hatch said about 500 Wake Forest staff members were on a Zoom call on Wednesday when unidentified hackers disrupted it, the Winston-Salem Journal reported […]