Day: July 31, 2020

284 new coronavirus cases in Surat; 11 die, 189 recover

11:56 pm July 31, 2020

Surat: Surat district of Gujarat recorded 284 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 13,663 on Friday, while 11 more persons succumbed to the infection, the state Health Department said. Surat’s tally of 13,663 cases is second highest in Gujarat after Ahmedabad, where 26,517 persons were found infected so far. […]

2 HDFC Bank officials arrested for bribe

11:54 pm July 31, 2020

New Delhi: The CBI has arrested two HDFC Bank officials for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 2.70 lakh for sanctioning Rs 99 lakh loan, the agency said Friday. A CBI spokesperson said the bribe amount was negotiated and the two officers, working in Baramati branch of Pune district, had brought it down to Rs […]

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

Mathura: Cop suspended for ‘casually’ handling case

11:50 pm July 31, 2020

Mathura: An investigating officer was suspended and a police station incharge taken off duty for casually handling a kidnapping case in Uttar Pradesh‘s Mathura district on Friday, officials said. The action comes after the body of a boy, who had gone missing, was found hanging from a tree in the forested area behind Hindustan college […]

France won't ratify Hong Kong's extradition agreement

Hong Kong postpones elections by a year, citing coronavirus

11:47 pm July 31, 2020

Hong Kong: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced Friday that the government will postpone highly anticipated legislative elections by one year, citing a worsening coronavirus outbreak in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The Hong Kong government is invoking an emergency ordinance in delaying the elections. Lam said the government has the support of the Chinese government in making the decision to hold the elections […]

Japan struggles with coronavirus surge

11:43 pm July 31, 2020

Tokyo: Japanese leaders are grappling with how to contain flareups in coronavirus cases while trying to avoid shutdowns that might push the economy deeper into recession. Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike said the confirmed number of new cases hit a daily record of 463 on Friday, up nearly 100 from Thursday’s 367. Nationwide, cases have recently topped 1,000 […]

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