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Record rise in India’s COVID-19 cases pulls down recovery rate to 62.93 percent

ION correspondentJuly 18, 2020July 19, 2020

India’s coronavirus tally surged to 10.38 lakh cases on Saturday after 34,884 new patients were registered in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said. In the last...

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Covid recovery rate in West Bengal dips sharply in last 2 weeks: media report

ION correspondentJuly 17, 2020July 17, 2020

A recent media report published in The Print has said that the recovery rate of coronavirus patients in the State of West Bengal has dipped sharply in the last...

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Sachin Pilot, 18 rebel MLAs move HC against Rajasthan Assembly Speaker’s disqualification notice

ION correspondentJuly 16, 2020

A day after Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi sent disqualification notices to Sachin Pilot and 18 other rebel MLAs, the former deputy chief minister and his band of rebels...

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Record 1-day surge in COVID-19 cases, recovery rate hovers around 63-pc mark

ION correspondentJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020

With a record 32,695 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, India’s total coronavirus cases reached 968,876, according to the data released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family...

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to visit forward areas of J&K and Ladakh

ION correspondentJuly 16, 2020

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit forward areas of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on July 17 and 18. Army Chief General M M Naravane will accompany him. During...

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PM Modi to virtually address ECOSOC on July 17

ION correspondentJuly 16, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver a keynote address virtually at this year’s High-Level Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council session on July 17 at the...

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Rajasthan assembly speaker slaps anti-defection notice on Pilot, 18 other MLAs

ION correspondentJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020

Rajasthan assembly Speaker C P Joshi issued anti-defection notices to Sachin Pilot and 18 of his supporters on Wednesday for being absent in legislature party meetings held on Monday and...

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Fourth round of India-China Commander-level talks conclude

ION correspondentJuly 15, 2020July 15, 2020

The fourth round of Commander-level talks between India and China concluded at Chushul Border post in Eastern Ladakh on Tuesday without much success, sources say. The talks began at...

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India-EU summit to be held via video conference today

ION correspondentJuly 15, 2020July 15, 2020

The 15th meeting of the India-European Union Summit will be held via video conference today and will be co-chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President of European Council Charles...

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Record spike in fresh coronavirus cases in India, recovery rate 63.23 percent

ION correspondentJuly 15, 2020August 13, 2025

India saw record 29,429 fresh coronavirus cases in a day, even as the recovery rate improved just marginally to 63.23 percent with the number of recoveries exceeding active cases...