SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
President Donald Trump, with Attorney General William Barr, speaks to the press as he tours an area affected by civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin on September 1, 2020. - Mandel Ngan, AFP via Getty Images
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump arrived in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday to survey damage from a week of violent protests over the...
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci confirmed on Tuesday that more than 180,000 people in the U.S. have died from Covid-19.
Fauci's comments come after some have claimed a new CDC update indicates only 6% of the nation's total reported Covid-19 deaths were actually from the virus, and the remaining percent died of "other serious...
AUGUST 31, 2020
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak to reporters following a meeting of the coronavirus task force at the White House on April 7, 2020 in Washington, DC. - Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
As President Donald Trump was painting a positive picture of the coronavirus pandemic...
AUGUST 31, 2020
A strong-willed woman, a pioneer in cardiology and a doctor with a heart of gold – this is how the medical fraternity remembers 103-year-old cardiologist Dr. Padmavati Sivaramakrishna Iyer, known simply as Dr. Padmavati, who passed away Saturday after contracting Covid-19 earlier this month.
She was admitted to the National Heart Institute (NHI) 11 days ago and later...
AUGUST 31, 2020
During the event, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said India’s growth “has to be a lifting tide for the entire region” and there is a need to invest in the country’s neighborhood and build more connectivity projects. (ANI PHOTO.)
Against the backdrop of fresh tensions between India and China following a faceoff between border troops over the...
AUGUST 31, 2020
Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday said that while Air India has been an asset, the government should not be running airports and airlines.
The minister added that he is hopeful of completing Air India's privatization process within 2020.
"Air India has been an asset and has a very good record, very trained professional people. But,...
AUGUST 31, 2020
Former President Bharat Ratna Pranab Mukherjee passed away Monday. He was 84. Mukherjee had, earlier this month, undergone brain surgery at the Army Research and Referral hospital in the national capital. Earlier today, hospital authorities said his condition deteriorated further and he was in a state of septic shock due to a lung infection. His death was...
AUGUST 31, 2020
The Galwan clash was the deadliest in 45 years. 20 Indian soldiers killed in action that took place on June 15.
The P.L.A's unprovoked attack on Indian soldiers added fuel to a long-smouldering conflict. The galwan clashes led to outrage. There were calls for a complete boycott of China in India.
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held talks...
AUGUST 31, 2020
GDP Plunges by Record 23.9% in Q1 as India Enters Recession, Contraction Worst Among G20 Nations
India has officially entered a phase of recession, with GDP data released on Monday showing a collapse of 23.9 per cent of gross domestic product in the second quarter, as the Indian economy was weighed down by the coronavirus pandemic and the...
AUGUST 31, 2020
NEW DELHI - Remembering Pranab Mukherjee as an "outstanding Parliamentarian" and a "towering statesman", Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said the former President of India, who passed away at 84, has left an indelible mark by his contributions in the sphere of development of India.
Taking to Twitter, PM Modi wrote, "India grieves the passing away of Bharat...
