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News Live Updates: Indian pilgrims will not be sent to Saudi for Haj 2020
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi clarified that govt has decided pilgrims from India will not be sent to Saudi Arabia for Haj 2020.
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Bolton says State Department defended India on Iranian oil import but Trump was not 'sympathetic'
- Former US national security advisor John Bolton has slammed the State Department for defending India's position on import of oil from Iran, while claiming at the same time that President Donald Trump had "not been sympathetic" to New Delhi's case.
- In his tell-all book "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir" that hit the stands on Tuesday, there is a sporadic mention of India in the context of President Trump asking countries to bring down the import of Iranian oil to zero and the crisis with Pakistan following the Pulwama terror attack.
Application money of more than 2.3 lakh pilgrims will be returned without cancellation deductions through direct transfer: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
L&T committed to reduce dependency on products from China
Larsen & Toubro on Tuesday said it is committed to reduce dependence on imported products from China and achieve self-reliance for domestic industry to support 'Atma Nirbhar Bharat' initiative.
China reports 29 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
50,000 Made in India ventillators under PM CARES Fund
50,000 Made in India ventillators under PM CARES Fund; So far 2923 ventilators manufactured, out of which 1340 vent… https://t.co/eyFDaqa269
— ANI (@ANI) 1592891974000Decision not to send pilgrims for Haj taken after Saudi Arabia requested not to send pilgrims this year due to COVID-19 pandemic
- Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
India's crude steel output falls 39% to 5.8 MT in May
Declining for the third straight month, the country's crude steel output fell 39 per cent to 5.76 million tonne (MT) in May, according to World Steel Association (worldsteel).
Current crisis on border with China attributable to mismanagement of BJP-led govt, its wrong policies
- Sonia Gandhi
Crisis on the border, if not tackled firmly, can lead to serious situation: Ex-PM Manmohan Singh at CWC meet
Govt has decided pilgrims from India will not be sent to Saudi Arabia for Haj 2020: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Mismanagement of Covid pandemic will be recorded as one of 'most disastrous failures' of Modi govt
- Sonia Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi criticises government for 'mercilessly' raising petrol, diesel prices for 17 consecutive days
The total no.of samples tested up to 22 June is 71,37,716. including 1,87,223 samples tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research
Meeting of Congress Working Committee (CWC), chaired by Congress President Sonia Gandhi, is underway
Dr Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi and other party leaders also participating in the meeting, via video conference.
US proclamation to suspend work visas misguided: Nasscom
Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi missile launched towards Riyadh
- The Saudi-led coalition engaged in Yemen said on Tuesday it had intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement toward the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, state news agency SPA reported.
- A Reuters witness in Riyadh heard two loud blasts and saw billows of smoke in the sky over the city early on Tuesday.
167 new cases in Odisha, tally reaches 5,470
199 new cases reported in Rajasthan
- Tally - 15,431
- Toll - 356
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has called for a high-level meeting today with State Water Resources Department and other officers, over Nepal obstructing Bihar govt from flood prevention-related work
Covid test conducted for all priests at Puri's Jagannath Temple: Odisha Law Minister Pratap Jena
One sevayat (priest) has tested positive, he is not allowed to participate in the Rath Yatra.
INS Airavat repatriated 198 Indian citizens stranded in Maldives
#OperationSamudraSetu: Indian Navy Ship (INS) Airavat arrived in Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) today, carrying 198 Indian… https://t.co/Ww2DTVHwg4
— ANI (@ANI) 1592887516000Sanofi eyes approval of COVID-19 vaccine by first half of 2021
French drugmaker Sanofi SA said on Tuesday it expects to get approval for the potential COVID-19 vaccine it is developing with Britain's GlaxoSmithKline Plc by the first half of next year, faster than previously anticipated.
Chinese firm gets approval to begin human testing for potential coronavirus vaccine
- China has approved a coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products' unit to begin human testing, the company said in a filing on Tuesday.
- The potential vaccine, co-developed by Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical and the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has received a certificate from the National Medical Products Administration to launch clinical trials.
India initiates probe into alleged dumping of aluminium foil from 4 nations
India has initiated a probe into the alleged dumping of aluminium foil from China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand following a complaint by domestic manufacturers.
Has China occupied Indian territory?
- Rahul Gandhi
Rupee rises 16 paise to 75.87 against US dollar in early trade
US designates four more Chinese official media outlets as 'foreign missions'
- The US has designated four more top state-run Chinese media houses as "foreign missions," terming them as "propaganda" outlets "controlled" by the ruling Communist Party of China, a move that could further escalate tensions between the two countries.
- The four Chinese media outlets designated as foreign missions on Monday are China Central Television, China News Service, the People's Daily and the Global Times, taking the total number to nine.
Indian-American Gautam Raghavan joins Biden transition team
- Indian-American Gautam Raghavan has joined the transition team announced by the Biden campaign.
- Headed by Delaware Senator Ted Kaufman, the transition team will lay the ground work for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to constitute his administration if he wins the November US presidential election and defeats incumbent Donald Trump.
Nine new cases push Arunachal COVID-19 tally to 126
US lawmaker condemns Chinese aggression along Indian border
Strongly condemning the recent Chinese aggression along the Indian border, a top Indian-American Congressman on Monday urged Beijing to abandon its "reckless path" of escalation and instead turn to diplomacy.
Sensex jumps 204.90 points to 35,116.22 in opening session; Nifty rises 60.65 points to 10,371.85
India case count rises to 4,40,215
312 deaths and spike of 14933 new positive cases reported in India in last 24 hrs
- Active cases : 1,78,014
- Cured : 2,48,189
- Deaths : 14,011
- Migrated : 1
Army sources: Army Chief to visit Ladakh Tuesday, Wednesday to review ground situation
Rath Yatra begins in Puri
Odisha: Idol of Lord Balabhadra being brought to chariot by priests and 'sevayats' for the Rath Yatra from Jagannat… https://t.co/g9KQZKAifI
— ANI (@ANI) 1592881626000PM greets people on Jagannath Yatra
My heartiest greetings to all of you on the auspicious occasion of Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra. I wish that this journey filled with reverence & devotion brings happiness, prosperity, good luck and health to the lives of the countrymen, said PM Modi.
8,900 labourers arrived in Pune in last few days: Collector
Shut down Bengaluru for 20 days to curb coronavirus spread: Kumaraswamy
Instead of sealing a few areas, the entire state capital should be shut down for 20 days in view of the rising COVID-19 cases, former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Tuesday.
Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 503 to 190,862, RKI says
Suspension of foreign work visas to free up to 5.25 lakh jobs in US: White House
- The temporary suspension of foreign work visas is expected to free up to 5,25,000 jobs in the US, senior officials said after President Donald Trump issued a proclamation to ban until the end of the year popular non-immigrant visas, including H-1B and L1, which benefit Indian IT professionals.
- "The sum total of what these actions will do in terms of freeing up jobs over the course of the rest of 2020 is about 5,25,000 jobs," a senior administration official told reporters during a conference call on Monday.
Karnataka minister's wife, daughter test COVID-19 positive
- Karnataka Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar's wife and daughter have tested positive for COVID-19, a day after his father was confirmed to have been infected with the virus.
- "Test results of our family members have come. Unfortunately, my wife and daughter have tested positive for #Covid19 and are undergoing treatment," the minister tweeted on Tuesday.
Mumbai: Fire breaks out in Mankhurd scrap compound
- A major fire broke out at a scrap compound in Mankhurd area here on Tuesday, a fire brigade official said.
- The fire was confined to scrap material and waste oil drums, the official said.
- Five fire tenders were rushed to the spot, he said, adding the cause of the blaze is yet to be ascertained.
- There are no reports of casualties, the official said.
26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Rana not a flight risk, his attorney tells US court
Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, who was rearrested in Los Angeles on an extradition request by India for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, is not a flight risk, his attorney has told a US court and proposed a USD1.5 million bond for his release.
Petrol and diesel prices at Rs 79.76/litre (increase by Rs 0.20) and Rs 79.40/litre (increase by Rs 0.55), respectively in Delhi today
Fifteen killed in brutal attack on indigenous Mexican village
- Assailants killed 15 inhabitants of an indigenous village in southern Mexico that has been plagued by local disputes, authorities said on Monday, in one of the most brutal attacks to shake the countryside in recent years.
- State prosecutors in the state of Oaxaca said the bodies of 13 men and two women were identified as victims of the attacks over Sunday night and Monday morning in the municipality of San Mateo del Mar, east of the Pacific port of Salina Cruz.
Trump holds China responsible for coronavirus deaths, says WH
US President Donald Trump believes that China is responsible for the spread of deadly coronavirus that has killed more than 4.56 lakh people globally and over 1.22 lakh in the US, his spokesperson has said.
Rights bodies slam Trump administration for suspending H-1B visas
- Human rights bodies, in particular those working among immigrant communities, have slammed the Trump administration's decision to suspend certain non-immigrant work visas until at least the end of the year.
- The ban on issuing H-1B, H-2B, J-1 and L-1 visas will harm employers, families, universities, hospitals, communities, and delay America's economic recovery, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) said.
Two unidentified terrorists killed. Search operation underway: Jammu & Kashmir Police
#UPDATE - Two unidentified terrorists killed. Search operation underway: Jammu & Kashmir Police https://t.co/wbXYJ7Ei8o
— ANI (@ANI) 1592872820000US accuses India of unfair practices on charter flights
- The U.S. Transportation Department on Monday accused the Indian government of engaging in "unfair and discriminatory practices" on charter air transportation services to and from India and issued an order requiring Indian air carriers to apply for authorization prior to conducting charter flights.
- The order will allow U.S. officials "to scrutinize charter flights by Indian carriers on a case-by-case basis."
Microsoft to shut down Mixer, pair with Facebook Gaming
Mixer, which will officially close on July 22, struggled to compete with streaming platforms like Twitch, YouTube and Facebook Gaming, despite bringing aboard popular streamers like Tyler "Ninja" Blevins and Michael "Shroud" Grzesiek in lucrative deals. Both were lured away from Twitch in 2019.
World Bank chief calls for more private sector buy-in on G20 debt relief
The Group of 20 major economies' debt relief initiative for the world's poorest countries has made good progress, but additional relief and greater participation by private sector creditors are needed, World Bank President David Malpass said on Monday.
Trump suspends entry of certain foreign workers despite business opposition
Trump issued a presidential proclamation that temporarily blocks foreign workers entering on H-1B visas, which are for skilled employees, and L visas, for managers and specialized workers being transferred within a company. Trump also blocked those entering on H-2B seasonal worker visas, which are used by landscapers and other industries.
Mexico's confirms 4,577 new coronavirus infections and 759 deaths
Ban on H-1B visas to hit innovation, foreign investment: US corporate sector
- The temporary suspension of H-1B visas by the Trump Administration will hit innovation, push investment and economic activity abroad, slow growth, and reduce job creation, the American corporate sector said on Monday.
- “Restrictive changes to our nation's immigration system will push investment and economic activity abroad, slow growth, and reduce job creation,” said Thomas Donohue, CEO of US Chambers of Commerce soon after President Donald Trump issued a proclamation to suspend issuing of H-1B and other foreign work visas till the end of the current year.
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