Day: July 8, 2020

Pakistan provides consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav

India says Kulbhushan Jadhav coerced to refuse appeal; calls Pak claim ‘farce’

11:57 pm July 8, 2020

New Delhi : India on Wednesday called as “farce” Pakistan’s claim that Indian death-row convict Kulbhushan Jadhav refused to file a review petition against his sentence handed down by an army court in April 2017 and said he has clearly been “coerced” to forego his rights. Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava […]

Trump's counter to Democratic convention? Swing state trips

Trump threatens to cut federal aid if schools don’t reopen

11:53 pm July 8, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to withhold federal funding if schools don’t reopen in the fall, and he lashed out at federal health officials over school reopening guidelines that he says are impractical and expensive. Taking to Twitter to voice his frustration, Trump argued that countries including Germany, Denmark and Norway have reopened schools “with no problems.” The Republican president also repeated […]

Veteran actor-comedian Jagdeep dead

11:51 pm July 8, 2020

Mumbai: Veteran Actor-comedian Jagdeep, best known for his role as Soorma Bhopali in “Sholay” , died on Wednesday at his residence. He was 81. The actor, real name Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri, was not keeping well. “He passed away at 8.30 pm at his residence in Bandra. He was not keeping well due to age related issues,” producer Mehmood Ali, […]

‘Desperation science’ slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs

11:43 pm July 8, 2020

Washington DC: Desperate to solve the deadly conundrum of COVID-19, the world is clamouring for fast answers and solutions from a research system not built for haste. The ironic, and perhaps tragic, result: Scientific shortcuts have slowed understanding of the disease and delayed the ability to find out which drugs help, hurt or have no […]

Transport Ministry issues norms for publication of fee notifications

11:40 pm July 8, 2020

New Delhi: To minimise delays in highway projects and resultant revenue loss, the government has come out with guidelines for publication of fee notifications through e-office. The guidelines include initiation of fee notification by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), NHIDCL, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and state governments six months prior to the commercial operation date (COD). […]

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