Day: September 2, 2020

Pulse polio drive in 13 Haryana districts

UN says new polio outbreak in Sudan caused by oral vaccine

6:23 pm September 2, 2020

London: The World Health Organisation says a new polio outbreak in Sudan is linked to an ongoing vaccine-sparked epidemic in Chad — a week after the UN health agency declared the African continent free of the wild polio virus. In a statement this week, WHO said two children in Sudan — one from South Darfur state and the other from Gedarif state, close to the border with Ethiopia and Eritrea — were paralysed in March […]

US study to track impact of COVID-19 among pregnant women in India, 6 other countries

6:19 pm September 2, 2020

Washington: A top American scientific body has launched study to track the prevalence and impact of COVID-19 infection among approximately 16,000 pregnant women in seven countries, including India. The study will follow women through pregnancy and 12 months after childbirth to compare maternal, fetal and newborn outcomes of participants who have been infected with the […]

Military commanders of India, China to hold talks tomorrow

Border tension: India, China hold another round of Brigade Commander-level talks

3:14 pm September 2, 2020

New Delhi: Days after China’s “provocative actions” in Pangong lake area in eastern Ladakh, the situation in the region remained sensitive on Wednesday while army commanders from both sides held another round of talks to defuse tensions, government sources said. The army of the two countries held Brigade Commander-level talks in Chushul with a focus on bringing down tensions in the Pangong lake area, […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Appeals court overturns ban on immigrant courthouse arrests

3:11 pm September 2, 2020

Washington: A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a ruling that barred immigration authorities from arresting people suspected of living in the US illegally if they show up at Massachusetts courthouses. The decision by the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston came in a case brought by prosecutors in two of the state’s […]

Adani Group says being targeted through false propaganda, manufactured online campaign

Gautam Adani says airports to create adjacencies for group businesses

3:08 pm September 2, 2020

New Delhi: Billionaire Gautam Adani on Wednesday said his ports-to-energy conglomerate acquiring a controlling stake in Mumbai airport will help expand its existing portfolio of six airports and create strategic adjacencies for the group’s other businesses. Earlier this week, Adani Airports, a subsidiary of Mumbai-listed Adani Enterprises, announced the acquisition of GVK Airport Developers Ltd’s 50.50 per cent stake in […]