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Police official accused of tipping off gangster Vikas Dubey suspended, hunt still on

ION correspondentJuly 5, 2020

Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday suspended one Vinay Tiwari the Station Officer of Chaubepur police station for allegedly tipping off gangster Vikas Dubey about the police raid. Chaubepur police...

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Owaisi questions PM’s hesitation in taking China’s name in Ladakh speech

ION correspondentJuly 5, 2020July 5, 2020

In a series of tweets on Friday, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being “hesitant” in taking China’s name in...

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India’s coronavirus tally jumps to 6.73 lakh, recovery rate stable at 60 percent

ION correspondentJuly 5, 2020July 6, 2020

India on Saturday reported over 24,000 coronavirus infections, taking the total number of cases to 6.73 lakh. Over 600 more fatalities also took the death toll past 19,200. At...

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Obviously, someone is lying, Rahul tweets on Modi’s statement in Ladakh

ION correspondentJuly 4, 2020

In a recent tweet, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched another attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the recent engagement of India China soldiers on the LAC alleging that...

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India reports 22,771 new coronavirus cases in 24 hrs, recovery rate at 60.80 pc

ION correspondentJuly 4, 2020July 4, 2020

India’s COVID-19 tally on Saturday touched 6,48,315 with the biggest single-day increase of 22,771 cases, even as the recovery rate improved to 60.80 percent. The country also witnessed 442...

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PM Narendra Modi makes surprise visit to Ladakh to review situation

ION correspondentJuly 3, 2020July 3, 2020

Amid the recent row with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unannounced visit to a forward post in Ladakh this morning...

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India’s coronavirus recovery rate improves to nearly 60 percent

ION correspondentJuly 3, 2020

With 11,881 coronavirus patients recovering from the illness in the last 24 hours across the country, the recovery rate has improved to nearly 60 percent. With the new recoveries,...

Business and Commerce Health

Second COVID-19 vaccine cleared for human trials

ION correspondentJuly 3, 2020

The Drug Controller General of India on Thursday approved pharmaceutical firm Zydus Cadila to start Phase I and Phase II human clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine. This is...

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Details of revised home isolation guidelines by Union Health Ministry

ION correspondentJuly 3, 2020July 3, 2020

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday revised the guidelines for home isolation keeping in mind the urgent need to ramp up coronavirus treatment, and has...

Business and Commerce Travel and tourism

Goa to reopen for tourists from July 2

ION correspondentJuly 1, 2020

The Goa tourism department has announced the reopening of its borders for tourists from July 2 even as the state government has so far granted permission to 250 hotels,...