Day: June 29, 2020

Dalai Lama receives first dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine

India should raise Tibet issue in bilateral talks with China: Tibetan leader

11:29 pm June 29, 2020

New Delhi: India should raise the Tibet issue in bilateral talks with China and make it one of its core issues, Lobsang Sangay, the head of the Tibetan government in exile, on Monday said, amid the Sino-India standoff in eastern Ladakh. Tibet is one of the factors that there is tension between China and India, Sangay said during a webinar organised by the Foreign Correspondents Club. Tibet […]

US and South Korea agree on new cost-sharing deal for troops

Wall Street climbs, claws back a chunk of last week’s losses

11:24 pm June 29, 2020

New York: Stocks are climbing on Wall Street in midday Monday trading, clawing back more than a third of their losses from last week. The S&P 500 was up 1 per cent, driving decisively higher after a much healthier-than-expected report on the housing market shook the market from its wobbly start. European stocks had similar fluctuations before […]

Delhi Metro bags Japan Society of Civil Engineers' award

Unlock 2: Schools, cinemas to remain shut; domestic flight, train services to be expanded

11:11 pm June 29, 2020

New Delhi: The government on Monday night issued guidelines for the month-long ‘Unlock 2’ — the “phased re-opening” of activities that had been barred to contain the coronavirus spread in the country — and said educational institutions, Metro Rail services, cinema halls and gyms will continue to remain closed. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued detailed […]

MP COVID-19 count rises by 184; seven more patients die

11:01 pm June 29, 2020

Bhopal: The number of COVID-19 cases in Madhya Pradesh touched 13,370 as 184 people were detected with the coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours, while seven deaths during the period took the toll to 564, an official said on Monday. Of the 184 new cases, 49 were from Indore, and 24 each from Bhopal […]

Maharashtra cyber dept files 510 cases over fake news, rumours

10:56 pm June 29, 2020

Mumbai: The Maharashtra cyber department has registered more than 500 cases against people for spreading rumours and circulating fake news on social media platforms amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown, an official said on Monday. Also, 265 people have been arrested so far in connection with these offences, he said. According to the cyber department official, around […]