India in touch with UAE for investigating Kerala gold smuggling case: MEA

India yet to hear from officials who met Kulbhushan Jadhav for 2nd consular access: MEA

Pakistan has provided second consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav on July 16. According to Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, two consular officers of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad were provided unimpeded and uninterrupted consular access to Jadhav today at 3 pm in afternoon. However, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has said. "We are yet to hear from our officials (who met Kulbhushan Jadhav today in Pakistan), once they submit the report we will be able to comment," said spokesperson of MEA, Anurag Srivastava.

India registered strong protest against construction of Diamer Basha Dam in PoK: MEA

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on July 16 said that India has registered a protest with Pakistan against the construction of Diamer Basha Dam which will lead to submergence of large part of land of Indian UTs of J-K and Ladakh. "India strongly protested against construction of Diamer Basha Dam to Pakistan govt. It will lead to submergence of large part of land of Indian UTs of J-K and Ladakh. We condemn attempts by Pak to bring about material changes in Indian territories under its illegal occupation," said Anurag Srivastava, Spokesperson, MEA. "We have also consistently conveyed our protest and shared concerns with both China - Pakistan on all such projects in Indian territories under Pakistan's illegal occupation where it has no locus standi," Srivastava added.

UAE authorities tackle rising cybercrime during COVID-19 pandemic

Big Data, blockchain and the Internet of things (IoT) have positively disrupted many Middle East and North African societies, economies and industries in recent years. However, with these technological advancements have come greater security risks. View on euronews

Coronavirus: UAE moves to mitigate economic fallout

In this episode, Target looks at what the UAE is doing to cushion the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic. View on euronews

Europe and UAE working towards a sustainable future, says ambassador

Europe has a good relationship with the United Arab Emirates, says Andrea Matteo Fontana, the EU’s Ambassador to the UAE. The next step is creating a future that is more sustainable, where there is more solidarity.View on euronews

1000 beds COVID treatment centre ready in Kerala's Malappuram

A COVID-19 treatment centre with over 1000 beds has been set up at Calicut University in Malappuram. Patients who have tested positive but don't have any symptom will be treated at the centre.

South China Sea is part of global commons: MEA

The Ministry of External Affairs on July 16 said that the South China Sea is a part of global commons, and New Delhi has an "abiding interest" in peace and stability in the region. "South China sea is a part of global commons. India has an abiding interest in peace and stability in the region," said Anurag Srivastava, Spokesperson, MEA.

COVID update: India's caseload set to cross 10 lakh-mark

The number of coronavirus infection is increasing day by day across the nation. The nation is about to touch the 10 lakh mark in terms of positive cases recorded so far. Till date, India has reported 96,8876 positive cases. Fortunately, the country is observing good recovery rate, more to this, the mortality rate is also going down. On July 16, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu has reported spike in number of cases. However, Delhi has reported less number of positive cases of COVID-19, compared to last 2 weeks. Maharashtra has reported 8,641 new COVID-19 cases and 266 in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 1,14,648 and death toll to 11,194. A total of 1,58,140 patients have recovered so far. Mumbai has the highest number of cases at 97,950. In Tamil Nadu, amid the lockdown in high infected districts, has reported 4,549 new COVID-19 positive cases and 69 deaths today. Total number of cases rose to 1,56,369 including 46,714 active cases, 1,07,416 discharged cases and 2,236 deaths. The national capital Delhi reported 1,652 new COVID-19 cases and 58 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 17,407 and death toll to 3,545. There are 658 containment zones in the state so for. West Bengal reported 1,690 new COVID-19 cases and 23 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 36,117 including 21,415 recoveries and 1,023 deaths. Discharge rate in the state stands at 59.29 %. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, a total of 3,26,826 samples have been tested in the last 24 hours across the country. The cumulative number of 1,27,39,490 samples tested translated to a figure of 9231.5 testing per million population for India.

COVID-19 cases increasing in India because of huge population: AIIMS Director

The Director of All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in Delhi, Randeep Guleria said that COVID-19 cases are increasing in India because of the huge population. "The number of COVID19 cases is increasing in India because of the huge population of our country. But, we have a good recovery rate and the mortality rate is also very low," said Randeep Guleria to ANI.

Taliban says Afghan intelligence behind Russia rewards scandal

Taliban accuses Afghan intelligence of conspiring to keep foreign forces in Afghanistan.