Day: July 12, 2020

Pelosi likely speaker again, but might require high-wire act

Reopening schools presents biggest risk for spread of COVID-19: Pelosi

10:51 pm July 12, 2020

Washington: Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi on Sunday opposed the Trump administration’s move to reopen schools and other educational institutions amid the coronavirus crisis, warning that going back to classes presents the biggest risk for the spread of the disease. Pelosi’s comments came days after President Donald Trump said that he is going to put […]

UP govt forms commission to probe Kanpur ambush, Vikas Dubey’s encounter

10:42 pm July 12, 2020

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday set up one-member commission to probe into the gunning down of Vikas Dubey and his accomplices in police encounters and the ambush earlier in which the alleged gangster killed eight police personnel. UP Governor Anandiben Patel appointed retired Allahabad High Court judge Shashi Kant Agarwal to conduct the probe under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952 and submit […]

Early detection of COVID-19 cases has resulted in low fatality rate of 2.66 pc: Vardhan

10:35 pm July 12, 2020

New Delhi: Early detection of COVID-19 cases through widespread testing, surveillance and clinical management has resulted in India having one of the lowest fatality rate at 2.66 per cent, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday. The minister, who visited the Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre (SPCCC) at Chhattarpur to review its COVID-19 management status, also said that “our success” […]

Hindutva leader Tapan Ghosh dies battling COVID-19

10:31 pm July 12, 2020

Kolkata: Hindutva leader Tapan Ghosh, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died at a hospital on Sunday, his associates said. Ghosh, 67, was the founder of far-right group Hindu Samhati. He was admitted to a private hospital last week after he tested positive for COVID-19. Tapan-da passed away this evening. He is survived by two […]

Russian city holds 2nd day of protest over governor arrest

9:14 pm July 12, 2020

Moscow: Demonstrators in the Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk held a second day of protests against the arrest of the region’s governor on suspicion of involvement in several murders. The Sunday demonstration in the city, 6,100 kilometers (3,800 miles) east of Moscow, was smaller than a massive gathering on Saturday that was estimated at up to 35,000 people; the […]