Day: September 16, 2020

Biden admin rolls back Trump-era citizenship test, reverts to 2008 version

Trump making dent in Indian-American vote bank; majority still support Biden: Survey

4:18 pm September 16, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump has made inroads into the Indian-American vote bank, the biggest ever by a Republican president, according to a survey which has sent worrying signals to the Democrats that the support of this influential ethnic community can no longer be taken for granted. The survey by Indiaspora and Asian Americans & […]

Coronavirus, bacteria may work together to increase disease severity in some patients: Study

11:32 am September 16, 2020

Houston: The severity of COVID-19 in people with obesity and diabetes may be explained by the combined effects of the novel coronavirus and the body’s natural community of bacteria — the microbiota — working together in the lungs, according to a new study. The review research, published in the journal eLife, assessed mechanisms linking obesity and […]

Yoshihide Suga named Japan’s prime minister, succeeding Abe

11:30 am September 16, 2020

Tokyo: Yoshihide Suga was formally elected Wednesday as Japan’s new prime minister in a parliamentary vote. Suga is replacing Shinzo Abe, who resigned earlier in the day because of ill health. Suga had been chosen as leader of the ruling party on Monday, virtually assuring his succession. Suga, who was chief Cabinet secretary and long seen […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump denies downplaying virus, casts doubt on mask usage

11:26 am September 16, 2020

Washington: Fielding compelling questions about voters’ real-world problems, President Donald Trump denied during a televised town hall that he had played down the threat of the coronavirus earlier this year, although there is an audio recording of him stating he did just that. Trump, in what could well be a preview of his performance in […]

Arunachal Pradesh reports 170 new Covid-19 cases

11:16 am September 16, 2020

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh‘s COVID-19 tally rose to 6,466 as 170 more people, including 24 security personnel have tested positive for the virus, a health department official said on Wednesday. The COVID-19 death toll rose to 13 in the northeastern state after two people in Changlang district succumbed to the infection, State Surveillance Officer Dr Lobsang […]