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5 Rafale jets take off from France for India; likely to be deployed in Ladakh

5:52 pm July 27, 2020

New Delhi: The first batch of five Rafale jets on Monday took off from France for India, officials said. The multi-role fighter aircraft are scheduled to arrive at Ambala air force station on Wednesday, nearly four years after India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France to procure 36 Rafale jets for the Indian Air Force […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Hungarian PM claims EU win but rule-of-law dispute not over

7:01 pm July 24, 2020

Budapest: Hungary’s prime minister on Friday touted what he called his victory at the European Union summit, where the bloc’s leaders decided on a massive seven-year budget and coronavirus recovery plan, but acknowledged he did not achieve his goal of de-linking EU funds from rule of law considerations. Hungary and Poland, two nations led by […]

Mumbai case surge: Dharavi to get 2 COVID care centres

With proactive strategy, Dharavi tamed virus, won WHO’s praise

8:52 pm July 11, 2020

Mumbai: The Dharavi area in Mumbai has become a global role model in the containment of coronavirus, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Saturday after the civic body’s efforts won praise from the WHO. Instead of waiting for patients to come to hospitals, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) screened people in Dharavi pro-actively which helped, a senior official said. World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said […]

Pope names Draghi, ex-head of European Central Bank to panel

8:56 pm July 10, 2020

Vatican City: Mario Draghi, the former head of the European Central Bank, has been appointed by Pope Francis to a Vatican advisory panel, the Holy See said on Friday. The pontiff named Draghi, 72, as a member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. An economist who received his doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Draghi had served as Italy’s central bank […]

Italy orders suspension of Bangladesh flights

8:34 pm July 7, 2020

Rome: Italy has ordered a one-week suspension of incoming flights from Bangladesh after a spate of coronavirus cases near Rome were traced to members of the Bangladeshi community who had recently returned to Italy. Health Minister Roberto Speranza saya beyond the dozen or so cases registered in recent days, more positive cases were traced to […]