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Economic Times | 16 Jul, 2020 | 10.25AM IST
Coronavirus Live News Updates: India reports highest single day spike of 32,695 cases
Total positive cases stand at 9,68,876 including 3,31,146 active cases, 6,12,815 cured/discharged/migrated and 24,915 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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In June, India took extraordinary step of banning Chinese affiliated-apps, including TikTok, due to national security concerns
- US' Congress to US President Trump
India took extraordinary step of banning Chinese apps,incl TikTok...US shouldn't trust TikTok/other Chinese apps to protect Americans' data
- US' Congress to US President
Lucknow bench of Allahabad HC closed till Sunday after 6 staff members test COVID-19 positive
India has asked Pakistan to give unconditional access to Kulbhushan Jadhav: Sources
Earlier Pakistan had claimed that he had refused to file a review plea. India said that he had been coerced into doing that. (ANI)
China will steadily reopen cinemas in low-risk areas from July 20
The recovery rate among COVID19 patients has increased to 63.24%
The recoveries/deaths ratio is 96.09% : 3.91% now: Government of India
Kerala Gold Smuggling Case: Customs, Kochi arrested two more persons
Muhammad Anwar TM and Saidalavi E were arrested. Both of them hail from Malappuram.
Karnataka: Lockdown being observed in the Dakshina Kannada district
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Highest single day spike of 32,695 COVID-19 cases and 606 deaths reported in the last 24 hours in India
Total positive cases stand at 9,68,876 including 3,31,146 active cases, 6,12,815 cured/discharged/migrated and 24,915 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Results of Class 12 Tamil Nadu State Board Examination has been announced today
The overall pass percentage is 92.34%
Sourav Ganguly's brother Snehasish tests positive for coronavirus
Reports ANI
4.5 magnitude earthquake hits Gujarat's Rajkot
Reports ANI
China becomes first economy to grow since virus pandemic
- China became the first major economy to grow since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, recording an unexpectedly strong 3.2% expansion in the latest quarter after anti-virus lockdowns were lifted and factories and stores reopened.
- Growth reported Thursday for the three months ending in June was a dramatic improvement over the previous quarter's 6.8% contraction _ China's worst performance since at least the mid-1960s. But it still was the weakest positive figure since China started reporting quarterly growth in the early 1990s.
Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 534 to 200,260
1,27,39,490 samples tested for COVID-19 till 15th July: ICMR
3,26,826 samples were tested yesterday.
Kerala: COVID-19 treatment centre set-up at Calicut University in Malappuram
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 on the Richter Scale hit Karimganj in Assam today at 7:57 am
COVID-19: 20 staffers test positive at Bihar Governor's house
Boeing receives $916 million deal to support International Space Station for next 4 years
- Boeing announced in a press release that it has won an almost one billion dollar contract to support the operations of the International Space Station (ISS) through to 2024.
- "Boeing, NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) lead industry partner for the ISS since 1993, will continue supporting the celebrated orbiting laboratory through September of 2024 under a $916 million contract extension awarded today," the release said.
Decision on TikTok within weeks, not months: White House
- The White House indicated on Wednesday that a decision on Chinese mobile applications, including TikTok, could be taken within weeks and not months.
- "I do not think there is any self-imposed deadline for action, but I think we are looking at weeks, not months," White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters aboard Air Force One, flying with President Donald Trump form Atlanta.
Mizoram reports 29 new COVID-19 cases
Latin American and Caribbean COVID-19 deaths top 150,000
AFP
Mongolian teenager dies of bubonic plague
- The government imposed a quarantine on a portion of Gobi-Altai province, where the cases occurred. The health ministry said 15 people who had contact with the boy who died were quarantined and are receiving antibiotics.
- Plague is found in marmots, large rodents that live in burrows in the sprawling North Asian grassland, and some other wild animals in parts of Mongolia, northwestern China and eastern Russia.
China's long-term economic growth fundamentals will not change
- Xi Jinping
Brazil President Bolsonaro says he has tested positive for coronavirus again
Reuters
China's economy rebounds to 3.2% growth in latest quarter as anti-virus controls ease
An earthquake of magnitude 2.3 on the Richter scale hit Una in Himachal Pradesh at 04:47:03 (IST), today
National Center for Seismology
Tough day for us at Twitter, says CEO Jack Dorsey
We all feel terrible this happened. We’re diagnosing and will share everything we can when we have a more complete understanding of exactly what happened: Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO
174 Indian nationals file lawsuit against presidential proclamation on H1B
- A group of 174 Indian nationals, including seven minors, has filed a lawsuit against the recent presidential proclamation on H-1B that would prevent them from entering the United States or a visa would not be issued to them.
- Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at the US District Court in the District of Columbia issued summonses on Wednesday to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F Wolf, along with Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia.
Reliance's $15 bln stake sale deal with Aramco delayed
- Reliance Industries' plans to sell 20% stake in its oil-to-chemical business to Saudi Aramco is delayed, chairman of the Indian conglomerate said on Wednesday.
- Reliance, operator of the world's biggest refining complex, last year announced a $15 billion deal with the world's top oil exporter Aramco as part of the Indian company's efforts to cut its debts.
- "Due to unforeseen circumstances in the energy market and the Covid-19 situation, the deal (with Saudi Aramco) has not progressed as per the original timeline," Mukesh Ambani told shareholders on Wednesday.
- The Aramco deal was initially expected to be completed by March 2020.
China reports 1 new coronavirus case in mainland, none in Beijing
Savings disincentivised: Real interest rates slide into negative territory
- A sharp fall in deposit rates due to aggressive rate cuts by banks in response to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) reduction in the benchmark rates coupled with a rise in consumer prices have pulled real interest rates into negative territory, disincentivising savings.
- The RBI has reduced its benchmark repo rate by 115 basis points between March and May to support the economy in light of the Covid-19 induced slowdown. As a result, banks have had to reduce their lending and deposit rates to adjust to the new interest rate scenario. One basis point is 0.01 percentage point.
Trump replaces campaign manager amid sinking poll numbers
We are aware of a security incident impacting accounts on Twitter. We are investigating and taking steps to fix it. We will update everyone shortly
- Twitter statement (ANI)
Biden, Gates, other Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam
The ruse included bogus tweets from former President Barack Obama, Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg and a number of tech billionaires including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Celebrities Kanye West and his wife, Kim Kardashian West, were also hacked. The fake tweets tweets offered to send $2,000 for every $1,000 sent to an anonymous Bitcoin address.
