Biden calls on Trump to ‘wake up’ to havoc caused by virus
(AP) — Joe Biden unleashed a stinging critique Wednesday of President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus, calling on Trump to “wake up” to the havoc caused by the pandemic and do more to prevent further harm. “Donald Trump wants to style himself as a wartime president,” the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said at a […]
Coronavirus latest: South Asia set to become new COVID-19 hotspot
Early optimism that South Asia might have dodged the worst ravages of the coronavirus pandemic has disappeared as soaring infection rates turn the densely populated region into a global hot spot. After several months trailing the US and western Europe, cases of COVID-19 are surging across South Asia — home to almost a quarter of […]
Facial recognition: IT and police in delicate dance
PARIS: Tech giants love to portray themselves as forces for good and as the United States was gripped by anti-racism protests a number of them publicly disavowed selling controversial facial recognition technology to police forces. Facial recognition has numerous applications that could simplify our lives as we’ve seen with Apple using it to unlock smartphones […]
Raab criticised for saying taking the knee ‘comes from Game Of Thrones’
British foreign minister Dominic Raab is being criticized after he said “taking the knee” seems to have come from the fantasy TV drama series “Game of Thrones” and felt like a symbol of subjugation and subordination. The death of George Floyd in US, after a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine […]
Corona patient dies after family unplugs ventilator to turn on cooler
JAIPUR: A COVID-19 patient in India’s Rajasthan state lost his life after his family members disconnected the ventilator to plug in the air cooler. According to reports in Indian media, the family members of the COVID-19 patient, who came to meet him in the hospital, unplugged the ventilator to turn on the cooler that they […]
Bomb Threat Issued To Rajinikanth By An Anonymous Caller
An unidentified person reportedly issued a threat to bomb top Indian actor, Rajinikanth, forcing the police to rush to his home. The authorities later found it a hoax call made to the police after a search operation was conducted outside the premise of the actor’s home. According to local media reports, an anonymous caller on […]
Sushant Case Se Mahesh Bhatt Ka kya hai Connection, Mahesh Bhatt or Rhea Chakraborty,Target
Mumbai: The investigation into the death of late Sushant Singh Rajput has intensified with the cops recording the statements of the Chhichhore star’s close friends. Among many was actress Rhea Chakraborty, who is rumoured to have been dating the ‘Kedarnath’ actor, was interrogated by the Mumbai Police for nine hours straight. The interrogation was a part […]
Mecca mosques set to reopen on Sunday
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia, from Sunday, aims to reopen mosques in Makkah after a three months closure due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, state television reported. The kingdom has taken restrictive measures against the virus, particularly in Makkah, but the number of new coronavirus cases has notably increased in recent days. “The mosques in the holy […]
No Talk On Pan-India NRC Right Now,” Says Amit Shah
New Delhi: Seeking to put an end to apprehensions about updation of National Population Register(NPR), Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that there was no link between the National Population Register (NPR) exercise and the National Register of Citizen (NRC). In an exclusive interview with ANI Editor Smita Prakash, Shah said that that information […]
13 injured in shooting at Chicago house party, police say
Thirteen people were wounded in a shooting at a house party on Chicago’s south side, police said, adding that they have identified two people they consider of interest to the investigation. The victims ranged in age from 16 to 48 and 12 were in local hospitals Sunday morning, hours after police responded at the scene […]
