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Brazil’s president says hydroxychloroquine to cure his virus

7:55 pm July 8, 2020

Rio De Janeiro: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he is confident that he will swiftly recover from the new coronavirus thanks to treatment with hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug that has not been proven effective against COVID-19. Bolsonaro said he tested positive for the new coronavirus on Tuesday after months of downplaying its severity while deaths mounted rapidly […]

Centre approves AIIMS for Bihar's Darbhanga

PM Modi to make major worldwide address to India Global Week in UK

6:53 pm July 7, 2020

London: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make a major worldwide address, expected to focus on India’s trade and foreign investment prospects, at India Global Week 2020 organised in the UK from Thursday. Modi, who will connect remotely to the event pitched as one of the biggest international events on India’s globalisation, is likely to lay out numerous investment and manufacturing opportunities […]

Vistara starts operating flights on Mumbai-Male route

COVID-19: Vistara will let passenger book adjacent seat at discount to keep it vacant

8:34 pm July 6, 2020

New Delhi: A passenger planning to travel on a Vistara flight will soon be able to book the adjacent seat as well at a discounted rate so as to keep it vacant, said its Chief Commercial Officer Vinod Kannan on Monday. This statement came after Vistara released a survey on Monday that stated 24 per […]

France condoles death of 20 Indian soldiers in Galwan; conveys ‘steadfast’ support to India

10:44 pm June 30, 2020

New Delhi: French Defence Minister Florence Parly has condoled the death of 20 Indian soldiers in a violent clash with Chinese troops in Galwan Valley and conveyed to her Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh France’s “steadfast and friendly” support to India in these “difficult circumstances”, diplomatic sources said Tuesday. In a letter to Singh on Monday, the French defence minister also offered to visit India soon to explore ways to […]

Priti Patel unveils campaign to counter UK's Windrush immigration scandal

Priti Patel hits back at Opposition MPs for ‘racist’ attack

10:12 pm June 28, 2020

London: UK Home Secretary Priti Patel on Sunday hit back at MPs from the Opposition Labour Party for being “racist” in their treatment of her. The row emerged after a group of ethnic minority Labour MPs, including Indian-origin MPs Virendra Sharma, Tan Dhesi, Preet Kaur Gill, Valerie Vaz, Seema Malhotra and Nadia Whittome, wrote to the Indian-origin Cabinet minister earlier this month accusing her of trying to suppress the anti-racism […]