JULY 5, 2020
FDA commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn. - Getty Images
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn declined on Sunday to confirm or deny whether President Trump's claim that 99 percent of COVID-19 cases are "harmless."
Hahn was asked on CNN's "State of the Union" to respond to Trump's remarks at the White House on the 4th of July when...
JULY 5, 2020
Patrons at the Ocean Casino in Atlantic City, N.J., on July 3. Some scientists are warning that airborne transmission of the coronavirus in indoor settings has been underappreciated. - Mark Makela/Getty Images
The coronavirus is finding new victims worldwide, in bars and restaurants, offices, markets and casinos, giving rise to frightening clusters of infection that increasingly confirm...
JULY 4, 2020
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden departs after speaking at Alexis Dupont High School in Wilmington, Del., on Tuesday. - Patrick Semansky/AP
Joe Biden on Saturday offered a counterpoint to the dark and defiant Fourth of July message President Trump delivered at Mount Rushmore, striking notes of unity in a video and op-ed released on the nation’s 244th...
JULY 4, 2020
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for a news conference at Rideau Cottage, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada June 22, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo (REUTERS)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing a probe over his government's decision to award a contract worth more than C$900...
JULY 4, 2020
Firm urges Tesla shareholders to remove Elon Musk from board.
Elon Musk attends SpaceX launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, May 27, 2020.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images, FILE
A major advisory firm is urging Tesla shareholders to vote to remove CEO Elon Musk from the company's board, citing "a number of concerns" ranging from his erratic Twitter...
JULY 4, 2020
By visiting Ladakh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent a very clear signal that India is ready to escalate the cost on China for its "misadventurism" and that the armed forces are adopting a firm approach in defending the country's territories, strategic affairs experts said on Saturday.
They also said that China is increasingly getting isolated internationally for...
JULY 4, 2020
US President Donald Trump applauds as he attends Independence Day events at Mount Rushmore in Keystone, South Dakota, July 3, 2020. - (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
President Donald Trump saluted America on the Fourth of July with remarks at the White House Saturday that echoed the divisive messaging he used to stoke culture wars...
JUL 3, 2020
After testing for months Reliance Jio has finally launched JioMeet in the country. The JioMeet app is available on both Google Play store and Apple App store. With JioMeet, Reliance Jio is undoubtedly aiming to take on the likes of other video calling platforms such as Zoom, Google Meet, Skype, Microsoft Teams, among others.
Reliance launches JioMeet at...
JULY 3, 2020
The UK India Business Council has announced that Jayant Krishna will take over as its new Group Chief Executive Officer from August 3. Krishna will be the first Indian CEO of UK India Business Council (UKIBC) and also the first CEO of the Council who will be based in India.
He has previously led key initiatives of the...
JULY 3, 2020
In an unannounced move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew to Leh on Friday morning and interacted with Indian soldiers posted there. The move caught most by surprise as it came at a time when India and China are embroiled in a months-long standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. PM Modi's visit came...
