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WHO Identifies Novel Coronavirus As 'High Risk'

New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO), which is yet to declare the novel coronavirus as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) despite over 100 fatalities in China, identified the disease as “high risk.” In a statement on Monday, the WHO also claimed to be in touch with all the Health Ministers of […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Pak Hindu Girl Abducted From Wedding Ceremony, Forcibly Converted To Islam & Married To Muslim Man

Karachi: A 24-year-old Hindu girl was allegedly abducted by armed assailants from her wedding ceremony in Pakistan’s Sindh province and forcibly converted to Islam before being married off to a Muslim man, evoking a sharp reaction from India, which demanded urgent action by Islamabad to protect the minority communities in the country. The All Pakistan […]

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Donald Trump Proposes 'Realistic' Two-State Solution To Bring 'Permanent' Israel-Palestine Peace

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Jerusalem “will remain Israel’s undivided capital” as he unveiled his Middle East peace plan aimed at solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, describing it as historic and a “giant step” towards peace. Standing along with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House, Trump proposed a “realistic” […]

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Nurses Looked Like 'Hoors' After Injection: Pak PM Imran Khan

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that nurses at the hospital, where he was admitted to after suffering a fall from the stage, looked like ‘hoors’ after a doctor gave him an injection that eased his pain. Khan was speaking at a fundraiser for the Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital in Karachi when he […]

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Coronavirus Kills 132 In China, About 6,000 Infected

Beijing: The deadly coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in China with 25 new fatalities reported from central Hubei province taking the death toll to 132 and the confirmed infection cases to nearly 6,000, as health experts warned that the epidemic may reach its climax in the next 10 days resulting in large-scale casualties. The Chinese […]

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India Urges Israel, Palestine To Engage On Trump Peace Plan

New Delhi: India on Wednesday urged Israel and Palestine to engage with each other over US President Donald Trump’s two-state proposal to resolve the decades-old conflict. The Trump Middle East peace plan which was unveiled on Tuesday has proposed an independent Palestinian state, recognition of Israeli sovereignty over West Bank settlements and continuation of Jerusalem […]

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European Parliament Debates Anti-CAA Motion, Vote Delayed Till March

London: A joint motion, combining five different resolutions tabled by Members of the European Parliament against India’s Citizenship Amendment Act, was debated at the Plenary session in Brussels, with an expected vote on the motion on Thursday postponed until March. The debate opened with a statement by Helena Dalli, the Vice-President of the European Commission […]

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'Hidden' Animal Spreading Deadly Chinese Coronavirus: Lancet Study

Beijing: While bats may be the original hosts of the novel Chinese coronavirus, an animal sold at a seafood market in Wuhan may be spreading the deadly virus to humans, a study published in The Lancet journal suggests. The analysis of 10 gene sequences of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) from nine patients in the central […]

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PNB Fraud Case: Nirav Modi Remanded Until February 27

London: Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, fighting extradition to India on charges over the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case, was produced for a regular remand hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Thursday and further remanded in custody until February 27. The 48-year-old, who has been […]

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China Coronavirus Cases Rise To 7,800, WHO Declares Health Emergency

Beijing: The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the new coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency after the death toll in China rose to 170, with more than 7,800 cases confirmed in almost 20 countries. “The main reason for this declaration is not because of what is happening in China, but because of what is […]

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103 Novel Coronavirus-Infected Patients Cured In Wuhan

Beijing: A total of 103 patients infected with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) have been cured and discharged from hospitals in Wuhan city, central China’s Hubei Province, a local official has said. There were 2,639 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection in Wuhan by the end of Thursday, Zhou Xianwang, mayor of Wuhan, told a […]

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Pakistan Declares National Emergency Over Locusts

Islamabad: The Pakistan government has declared a national emergency to eliminate the attacking swarms of desert locust which are destroying crops on a large scale in Punjab after wiping it out in Sindh, the media reported on Saturday. The decision was taken at a meeting on Friday convened by Prime Minister Imran Khan, reports Dawn […]

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Death Toll Soars To 304 In China's Coronavirus, Cases Goes Up To 1430

Beijing: The death toll in China’s coronavirus has jumped to 304 with the number of cases climbing to 14,380, Chinese health officials said on Sunday. By the end of Saturday, a total of 304 people had died of the disease and 14,380 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions […]

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Philippines Reports 1st Coronavirus Death Outside Of China

Manila: The Philippines on Sunday reported the country’s first death from the novel coronavirus, making it the first country outside China to report a fatality. The victim was a 44-year-old Chinese male from the city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, who came to the Philippines via Hong Kong on January 21, Xinhua news […]

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Indian-American Appointed In Trump Advisory Commission

Washington: An Indian-American has been appointed in President Donald Trumps Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islander, it was reported. Prem Paramesvaran, the Group Chief Financial Officer and President of Indian motion picture production and distribution company Eros International’s North America operations happens to be the only Indian to be selected in the commission […]

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