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WHO warns of COVID-19 momentum as winter looms in northern hemisphere

ION correspondentSeptember 17, 2020March 5, 2022

The World Health Organization has warned that COVID-19 is spreading at a worrying pace in some parts of the northern hemisphere, a few months away from the winter influenza...

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70th birthday of PM Modi being celebrated as Seva Diwas

ION correspondentSeptember 17, 2020

The 70th birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being celebrated by as Seva Diwas with BJP observing week long Seva saptah by organising several public welfare programmes across...

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India’s total coronavirus cases over 50 lakh, recovery rate rises to 79 percent

ION correspondentSeptember 16, 2020

India’s total coronavirus cases went past 50 lakh, just 11 days after it crossed 40 lakh with 90,123 infections being reported in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile with 39,42,360...

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India slams Pakistan and OIC at Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva

ION correspondentSeptember 16, 2020

India has once again rebuked Pakistan for spreading its anti-India propaganda at international forums. Exercising the right of reply to the statements made by Pakistan at the 45ths session...

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Defence Minister to address Parliament today on China border row

ION correspondentSeptember 15, 2020

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will address parliament on the India-China border row today, shows the parliament’s list of business for the day. The minister’s address is expected to take...

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India helped fight COVID when some opted to support terrorism: Tirumurti

ION correspondentSeptember 15, 2020September 15, 2020

In a veiled attack to India’s neighbourers India’s Permanent Representative to UN, TS Tirumurti has said that some countries are busy taking undue advantage of COVID-19 to spread ‘divisive...

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Global Covid-19 cases top 28.8 million: Johns Hopkins

ION correspondentSeptember 15, 2020March 5, 2022

According to the Johns Hopkins University the overall number of global corona virus cases has topped 28.8 million, while the deaths have increased to over 922,000. As of Monday...

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Mughals can’t be our role models’: Yogi Adityanath

ION correspondentSeptember 15, 2020September 15, 2020

Saying that the Mughals can’t be role models, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday gave his approval to change the name of an under construction museum dedicated...

Japan calls for increased cooperation in the India-Pacific region to counter Chinese expansion

ION correspondentSeptember 12, 2020

Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono has called for increased cooperation in the India-Pacific region to counter Chinese expansion. He was speaking at a webinar held by Washington-based Center for...

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ECI tightens norms to crack down on criminals in politics; issues revised guidelines

ION correspondentSeptember 12, 2020

The Election Commission today issued revised guidelines for publishing details of criminal antecedents by candidates and the political parties regarding candidates nominated by them. As per the revised guidelines,...