New Delhi, Jun 28 (UNI) India and France on Monday reviewed the progress of the multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries. A foreign secretary-level consultations was held through video conference, wherein Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and his French counterpart François Delattre exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest, and on […]
Rome, May 27 (Xinhua) — Italy reported 117 new COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s toll to 33,072, out of total infection cases of 231,139, according to fresh figures on Wednesday. Nationwide, the number of active infections has dropped by 1,976 to 50,966 cases, according to the Civil Protection Department.
Washington, May 27 (Sputnik) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Wednesday he has certified to Congress that Hong Kong does not warrant the same treatment in accordance with US laws applied to the territory before 1997. “The State Department is required by the Hong Kong Policy Act to assess […]
London: UK’s media watchdog Ofcom has fined controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik”s Peace TV network 300,000 pounds for broadcasting “hate speech” and “highly offensive” content in the country. The London-based regulator for the communications services in the UK has fined licence holders of Peace TV Urdu 200,000 pounds and Peace TV 100,000 pounds for breaking […]
New Delhi/Washington, Apr 16: The Oversight and Reforms committee of House of Representatives, US Congress has written a letter to World Health Organisation Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus seeking WHO’s efforts to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its relationship with the Chinese government. The Committee asked for ‘All documents and communications regarding public […]
United News of India New Delhi, Apr 16: In an effort to entertain children and keep them engaged during the lockdown period, Disney India Kids Channels will introduce them to new stories this Summer in addition to their existing favourites across all the channels. Disney Channel is launching a campaign – ‘Homebuddy’ with a thought […]
United News of India Washington, Apr 15: Microsoft founder and well-known philanthropist Bill Gates on Wednesday came down heavily on US President Donald Trump for freezing the funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO), describing the move as ‘dangerous’ and termed the organisation’s work as ‘irreplaceable’. The billionaire, whose charity Bill & Melinda Gates […]
London, Apr 8 (Xinhua) The death toll in Britain due to the novel coronavirus reached 7,097 as of Wednesday afternoon, the Department of Health and Social Care said in a statement. As of Wednesday morning, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Britain hit 60,733, said the department
New Delhi, Apr 4: The death toll from the new coronavirus in Italy rose by 681 to 15,362, while the number of patients in intensive care fell for the first time. New York state’s coronavirus toll has risen at a devastating pace to 3,565 deaths, up from 2,935 the previous day, the largest 24-hour jump […]
New Delhi, Apr 1: The global coronavirus death toll topped 43,000 as President Trump said the US could suffer nearly a quarter of a million deaths from the pandemic over time. The announcement underscored the grim progress of the pandemic, which saw its biggest-ever jump in newly confirmed cases on Tuesday—more than 75,000, primarily in […]