Top Stories | - Part 823

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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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North-East witnesses spurt in COVID-19 cases

ION correspondentJuly 16, 2020

The north-eastern region of India witnessed a spurt in coronavirus cases forcing state governments in the region to take measures including lockdown of affected areas. IN ASSAM, 1,088 new...

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Assam flood situation worsens, death toll 66

Bishwajit BhuyanJuly 16, 2020July 31, 2020

The flood situation of Assam worsened further in the past 24 hours, with seven deaths, taking the flood-induced fatality to 66. The casualties were reported from Sonitpur (1), Barpeta...

Major US Twitter accounts hacked

ION correspondentJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020

A series of high-profile Twitter accounts were hijacked on Wednesday, with some of the platform’s top voices, including U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden, former US President Barack Obama, billionaire...

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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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Floods situation of Assam worsens, toll mounts to 59

Bishwajit BhuyanJuly 15, 2020July 31, 2020

The flood situation in Assam deteriorated further with the State witnessing the highest single day deaths with as many as nine persons losing their lives. With this, the death...

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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...