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

Thousands headed to indoor Trump rally, raising virus fears

11:50 pm June 20, 2020

Washington DC: Tens of thousands of people from many states are converging on Tulsa for an indoor rally and other campaign events Saturday for President Donald Trump, raising concerns that the gatherings could help fuel nascent spikes of coronavirus cases in many places. State and city health department officials were already bracing for a possible […]

Companies hopeful of economic recovery in 2021 but cautious about COVID-19 pandemic

Final tests of some COVID-19 vaccines to start next month

3:44 am June 12, 2020

Washington: The first experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. is on track to begin a huge study next month to prove if it really can fend off the coronavirus, while hard-hit Brazil is testing a different shot from China. Where to do crucial, late-stage testing and how many volunteers are needed to roll up their […]

India’s virus count over 2.6 lakh, daily spike inching close to 10,000-mark

8:07 pm June 9, 2020

New Delhi: A record rise in COVID-19 cases in India for the seventh consecutive day has pushed the tally to over 2.6 lakh on Tuesday, with the daily nationwide spike in coronavirus cases inching close to 10,000. The rise in cases comes at a time when the country has stepped out of a 75-day coronavirus […]

COVID-19: India is not in community transmission stage, says ICMR

COVID-19: India now seventh worst-hit country in world

12:00 am June 1, 2020

New Delhi: India has now become the world’s seventh worst-hit country in terms of coronavirus cases with its tally of 1,82,143, according to the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 tracker. According to the WHO tracker, a total of 59,34,936 cases have been recorded globally with 3,67,166 deaths as of 10:30 PM Sunday. India registered its highest […]

FIDE Online Chess Olympiad to start on July 25

Tripura man’s online chess tournament goes global

7:35 pm May 29, 2020

Agartala: The Lockdown online International Chess Tournament, which was launched by a chess enthusiast from Tripura, has gained popularity worldwide with 29 foreign countries participating in the contest. The tournament which completed its 87th contest with participation of 2000 players from 29 countries will end on June 9 after completing the 100-mark, the organiser, Nirmal […]