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Beijing using Covid-19 crisis to bully its neighbours: Mike Pompeo

ION correspondentJuly 22, 2020

US State Secretary Mike Pompeo has said that Beijing is using Covid crisis to bully its neighbours and militarise the South China Sea. He said rather than helping the...

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Assam flood situation remains unchanged, over 24 lakh people affected

Bishwajit BhuyanJuly 22, 2020July 31, 2020

The Assam flood situation remained unchanged with incessant rain in the past three days adding to the deluge. Two more persons have lost their lives on Tuesday and with...

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Note your achievements in the last 6 months, Javadekar to Rahul Gandhi

ION correspondentJuly 21, 2020

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar hit back at Rahul Gandhi after the Congress leader questioned the Narendra Modi-led government over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. In a series of...

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India’s COVID-19 recovery rate at 62.7 percent, 37,148 new cases in 24 hours

ION correspondentJuly 21, 2020

India’s coronavirus recovery rate improved marginally to 62.70 percent, but the country’s coronavirus tally stood at 11,55,191 cases after 37,148 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours,...

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First batch of Rafale aircraft to be inducted into IAF on July 29

ION correspondentJuly 21, 2020July 21, 2020

The first batch of five Indian Air Force (IAF) Rafale is likely to arrive in India by end of July and are slated to be inducted at Air Force...

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Assam flood situation remains critical, death toll 85

Bishwajit BhuyanJuly 21, 2020July 31, 2020

The overall flood situation in Assam remained critical with one more person losing his life in the deluge that has affected over 24 lakh people in 24 districts of...

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Rajasthan High Court resumes hearing Sachin Pilot’s plea

ION correspondentJuly 21, 2020July 21, 2020

The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday resumed hearing the plea filed by Sachin Pilot and 18 other dissident Congress MLAs, challenging the disqualification notices issued to them by the...

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India records world’s lowest COVID-19 fatality rate below 2.5 percent

ION correspondentJuly 20, 2020July 20, 2020

For the first time, India’s fatality rate of COVID-19 fell below 2.5 percent. This was revealed by the government on Monday. The Union Health Ministry today said that India...

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Human clinical trial of COVAXIN to begin at AIIMS today

ION correspondentJuly 20, 2020July 20, 2020

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is expected to begin the human clinical trial of the indigenously-developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate from today. AIIMS Ethics Committee had given...

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Assam flood situation remains critical, death toll goes up to 84

Bishwajit BhuyanJuly 20, 2020July 31, 2020

The flood situation of Assam showed no signs of improvement in the last 48 hours, even as the Regional Meteorological Centre in Guwahati on Sunday issued red alert of...