Day: July 21, 2020

Irrespective of the winner of presidential polls, India-US relationship to remain strong

US stands with India against continued Chinese military aggression: Lawmaker

11:58 pm July 21, 2020

Washington: The US stands with its friends, partners, and allies like India against the continued Chinese military aggression, an influential lawmaker said on Tuesday. Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi’s remarks came as the US House of Representatives agreed to consider his bipartisan congressional resolution that urged China to work towards de-escalating the situation at the border with India through existing diplomatic mechanisms and not […]

Odisha prepares for possible rain-triggered flash floods

5 killed in Meghalaya flood, over 1.5 lakh people affected

11:54 pm July 21, 2020

Shillong: Five persons have died in floods in western Garo Hills region of Meghalaya and 1.52 lakh people have been affected, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Tuesday. He also announced Rs 4 lakh ex gratia to the next of kin of the deceased. The deceased include a woman and four children. “Saddened to see 5 lives lost because of […]

US accuses Chinese hackers in targeting of COVID-19 research

11:47 pm July 21, 2020

Washington: The Justice Department on Tuesday accused two Chinese hackers of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars of trade secrets from companies across the world and more recently targeting firms developing a vaccine for the coronavirus. The indictment, which officials expected to discuss at a news conference, says the hackers in recent months had researched vulnerabilities in the computer […]

Coronavirus positive woman breaks quarantine, flies to UAE

11:42 pm July 21, 2020

Pune: A case has been registered against a 30-year-old coronavirus positive woman from Hinjwadi area near here who allegedly flew to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in defiance of mandatory home isolation. An official of the Pimpri Chinchwad health department lodged a complaint against the woman on Monday, a police official said. The case was […]

Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Trump excluding those in US illegally from reapportionment

11:34 pm July 21, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday that seeks to bar people in the US illegally from being counted in congressional reapportionment, a move that drew immediate criticism from Democratic officials. The Supreme Court blocked the administration’s effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census form, with a majority saying the administration’s rationale […]

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