106th Day Of Lockdown

Total Cases

760,761

17,268

Recovered

469,375

12,315

Deaths

21,018

365

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Protesters clash with police officers near the district attorney's office Thursday, July 9, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Two police officers in Utah were cleared earlier Thursday in the death of Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal, an armed man shot at more than 30 times as he ran from police, a decision that prompted his grieving family to heighten their calls for systematic changes to law enforcement. (Photo | AP)

Wikileaks-like organisation’s server exposing US police excesses seized in Germany

DDoSecrets founder Emma Best said the data, dubbed “BlueLeaks,” comes from more than 200 agencies.
10 Jul 2020 9:34 PM
Jagdeep often spoke about how Dilip Kumar helped him a lot in his career.

In memory of the late actor Jagdeep Jaffrey

The younger generation would perhaps remember him as the father of Salman Khan in the film Andaz Apna Apna.
10 Jul 2020 9:11 PM
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Yin & Yang | Sex isn't about quantity, so stop counting

Dr Narayana Reddy answers your queries on sex, sexuality and relationship
10 Jul 2020 8:54 PM
The charade of proving points to other people about your love for your loved ones is such an absurdity

Put down the phone, be with your loved ones in real time

It is important to spend quality time with loved ones rather than celebrate them just on social media
10 Jul 2020 8:40 PM
Meghan Markle. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Priyanka Chopra, Meghan Markle stand for girl power at the Girl Up summit

The summit is set to take place from July 13-15
10 Jul 2020 8:22 PM
An artist concept of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. (Image | NASA/JPL)

We got interested in Mars in the 1960s and sent 40 missions since; here’s a lookback

Three missions to the Red Planet are scheduled in July, by UAE, China and the United States.
10 Jul 2020 8:17 PM
Rishika Kapoor

Fighter movie actress Rishika Kapoor bags a Bollywood project

The actress states that she plays a chirpy girl hailing from UP in the Satyendra Raj directorial
10 Jul 2020 8:01 PM
Shahid Kapoor

COVID-19 guidelines play spoilsport for Jersey's Hindi remake starring Shahid

Waiting for revised rules, says Gowtam Tinnanuri
10 Jul 2020 7:46 PM
The movie, set against a boxing backdrop, has been tentatively titled, Fighter.

Director Puri Jagannath to shift Fighter film shoot to Hyderabad?

The possibilities are being discussed with Vijay Deverakonda and Karan Johar
10 Jul 2020 7:35 PM
With myriad different shades —reds, pinks, maroons, nudes — and finishes, there’s a perfect tube of lipstick for every woman out there. Representational Image

As masks become an inseparable part of life, is this the end of the lipstick era?

Perish the thought, say diehard fans. It's just a temporary exile
10 Jul 2020 7:12 PM
U.S. Army Capt. Jacqueline Tamayo, right, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center occupational therapy assistant chief, coaches Petty Officer 2nd Class Even Parker, Armed Forces Network Europe photographer, through hand strength exercises at LRMC, Germany, March 3, 2020. (Representative Image | US Air Force)

A robotic arm can now help people with motor impairment perform physical tasks better

The Indian Institute of Science has designed an eye-gaze controlled robotic arm to put them on par with non-disabled peers.
10 Jul 2020 6:57 PM
Three religious shrines are said to have been demolished while razing the old Secretariat complex in Hyderabad this week. The demolition is being carried out to make way for a new building to house Telangana's administration. Photo: Gandhi, DC.

Demolition of shrines within Telangana's Secretariat draws ire of religious parties

A report published in an Urdu daily about the demolitions triggered furious reactions from a cross-section of people
10 Jul 2020 6:55 PM
The Mehdipatnam market yard wears a sparse look on Thursday uly 9, 2020, as customers hesitate to enter the market due to fear of the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: P. Surendra, DC.

WHO's admission on airborne transmission of COVID-19 sends anxieties soaring

The changing environment due to the coronavirus has led to multiple levels of mental trauma
10 Jul 2020 6:35 PM
West Indies' captain Jasion Holder, second left, and teammates take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before the start of the first day of the 1st cricket Test match between England and West Indies. AFP Photo

DC Edit | In solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, cricket takes a knee

It might be impossible to separate sport from politics or play sport without a cause reflecting an athlete’s social background
10 Jul 2020 6:22 PM
Union human resource minister had promised that in the process of “rationalising the syllabus” core concepts would not be touched. PTI Photo

DC Edit | Sins of omission by a government with an agenda

It is not surprising, that the culture of anti-intellectualism has now found its way into school education
10 Jul 2020 6:05 PM
Representational image. (PTI)

Ex-servicemen in open letter: Revamp intelligence system to avoid another Galwan

The open letter stated that none of the signatories belonged to any political party.
10 Jul 2020 5:57 PM
An artist's concept depicts astronauts and human habitats on Mars. The UAE has a goal of building a human settlement on Mars by 2117. The Mars probe project, beyond scientific goals, is also designed to inspire a region too often beset by turmoil, and recall the heyday of scientific advances during the Middle Ages. (Representative Image | NASA)

After nine satellites and a man in space, UAE prepares to send ‘Hope’ to Mars

The 1,350-kg probe—about the size of an SUV—is due to blast off from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Centre on July 15.
10 Jul 2020 5:49 PM
Chief Minister KCR (file photo)

Two arrested for asking about Telangana chief minister's whereabouts

They stood at the exit gate of Pragathi Bhavan holding a placard Where is KCR? He is my CM. It is my right to know
10 Jul 2020 5:36 PM
A tourist waits for her luggage upon arrival at Teminal 3 at Dubai airport, in the United Arab Emirates. PTI photo

Malayalis won't give up Gulf dreams despite job loss, financial crisis

A total of 65.54 per cent of the expatriates do not have a job or other means of living in their native place
10 Jul 2020 5:29 PM
A medic wearing PPE collects samples from a woman as others wait for COVID-19 rapid antigen testing, in New Delhi. PTI Photo

Dev 360 | Lessons from our patchwork pandemic, state by state

Currently, the big story is the surge in number of new infections in the southern states
10 Jul 2020 5:19 PM
Level 5 autonomy means a vehicle can handle any situation, any weather or terrain without human assistance—a tall order despite Elon Musk’s claims Tesla was nearing it. Seen here the Tesla Roadster 2. (Photo | Flickr - Steve Jurvetson)

Nope, Tesla can’t produce a fully automated car this year, experts say

Developers are starting to realise the limits of artificial intelligence and the benefits of the human brain in handling many situations.
10 Jul 2020 5:02 PM
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa (C), Deputy CM Dr Ashwath Narayan with State Health Minister B Sriramulu (R) during their visit to a temporary COVID-19 care centre, at Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) in Bengaluru. PTI photo

Virus scare for Yediyurappa after Karnataka CMO staffers test positive for COVID-19

The Karnataka CM had arranged a send off party for 16 members of the Legislative Council, who retired in the month of June
10 Jul 2020 5:00 PM
The file image of the elephant that died in the cracker accident.

Supreme Court seeks response from Centre, Kerala on cruel practices against animals

The plea has also sought issuance of guidelines for creation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to tackle such incidents.
10 Jul 2020 4:21 PM
Telangana Secretariat building being demolished in Hyderabad. (Photo Credit- PTI)

Halt demolition of secretariat buildings till July 13: Telangana HC tells govt

Petitioners alleged that the demolition of the existing is an 'arbitary action' of the state government in a pandemic situation
10 Jul 2020 4:07 PM
Covid-19 patients are being treated at the Tshwane District Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday July 10, 2020. (AP)

Oxygen already runs low as COVID-19 surges in South Africa

South Africa, Africa’s most developed country, is a new global hot spot with 238,339 cases overall
10 Jul 2020 4:06 PM
A mask-clad Israeli soldier stands on guard at a checkpoint at the main entrance of al-Fawwar camp for Palestinian refugees, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. (AFP)

France asks Israel to drop West Bank annexation plans

Macron emphasised that annexation would contravene international law and jeopardise possibility of peace between Israelis and Palestinians
10 Jul 2020 3:57 PM
Over 700,000 Indian students are studying abroad

India concerned over return of expats, students

India said that it had taken up with Kuwait the matter regarding the Gulf nation’s proposed Expat Quota Bill
10 Jul 2020 3:53 PM
Boeing has completed delivery of all new AH-64E Apache and CH-47F(I) Chinook military helicopters to the Indian Air Force (IAF). (AFP Photo)

Boeing completes helicopter deliveries to Indian Air Force

Earlier this year, India and the US signed a contract for the acquisition of six Apaches for Indian Army during Trump's visit to New Delhi
10 Jul 2020 2:59 PM
Dr. Gauden Galea, the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in China, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the WHO's offices in Beijing. (AP)

WHO experts to visit China as part of COVID-19 investigation

The WHO mission is politically sensitive, with the US moving to cut ties with it over allegations the agency is biased toward China
10 Jul 2020 2:44 PM
Army trucks move towards Ladakh in the wake of India-China border dispute in eastern Ladakh, in Kullu district. PTI photo

Doval-Wang Yi may resume talks over Ladakh border dispute

Ajit Doval and Wang Yi are special representatives of their countries for the boundary talks between the two sides
10 Jul 2020 2:40 PM
Rahul seeks cancellation of varsity exams, says promote students on past performance. (PTI Photo)

Cancel exams, promote students: Rahul Gandhi on university exams

The Congress has launched a campaign in favour of students, demanding cancellation of exams during the pandemic and urging their promotion
10 Jul 2020 2:00 PM
Supreme Court of India (PTI)

Hours before Vikas Dubey's encounter, plea sought to protect his life from UP police

The plea claimed that encounter of these five co-accused by the police is shocking to the conscience of the court.
10 Jul 2020 1:48 PM
Cases were slapped against several foreigners who attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Old Delhi from March 10-13. PTI photo

Tablighi Jamaat: Delhi court grants bail to 82 Bangladeshi nationals

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gurmohina Kaur granted the relief to the foreigners on furnishing a personal bond of Rs 10,000 each
10 Jul 2020 1:38 PM
Radhe Shyam First Look Poster

Prabhas, Pooja Hedge In Radhe Shyam First Look Poster

Rebel star Prabhas has attained pan-India image after the super success of Baahubali and Saaho
10 Jul 2020 1:22 PM
A healthcare worker gives a Covid-19 test to a medical staff near Halyk Arena in Almaty. (AFP)

China warns of another 'unknown pneumonia' spreading in Kazakhstan

This unidentified disease which is more lethal than COVID-19 , has caused 1,772 deaths in the first six months of 2020
10 Jul 2020 1:20 PM
An aerial view of deserted Kathipara flyover during an intensified lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus disease, in Chennai. PTI photo

TN govt nod to open IT, ITES companies in Chennai with 10 pc staff

Some of the districts that had more infections than usual were Kallakurichi 254, Virudhunagar 289, Thiruvallur 364 and Coimbatore 98
10 Jul 2020 1:06 PM
Representational image. (PTI)

Rajouri: Indian jawan killed in Pakistan ceasefire violation

Officials said Indian troops guarding the borderline retaliated, resulting in exchanges.
10 Jul 2020 12:46 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (ANI Photo)

PM Modi launches Asia’s largest solar plant in Madhya Pradesh

The Rewa solar power plant will not only supply power to Madhya Pradesh, but also to the Delhi Metro, Modi said
10 Jul 2020 12:42 PM
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli(right). (AFP)

Nepal's ruling party's meet to decide PM's future deferred for the fifth time

Demand for PM Oli to resign rises citing his recent anti-India remarks were 'neither politically correct nor diplomatically appropriate'
10 Jul 2020 12:25 PM
Housing sales fell 67 per cent at 21,294 units across nine major cities during April-June due to outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. (PTI Photo)

Housing sales down 67% in April-June 2020

Housing sales in Chennai and Hyderabad plunged 74 per cent at 996 units and 1,522 units, respectively
10 Jul 2020 12:21 PM
Farmer carry vegetables to a wholesale market after arriving at a Ganga ghat by a boat during the complete lockdown following surge in COVID-19 cases, in Patna. PTI photo

Test, isolate and treat at war footing: Tejashwi Yadav to Bihar CM

Elections to the 243- member Bihar Assembly are due in October – November this year
10 Jul 2020 12:12 PM
ED attaches Rs 2,800 cr assets of Rana Kapoor, Wadhawan brothers under PMLA. (PTI Photo)

Yes Bank: ED attaches over Rs 2,800 crore assets of Rana Kapoor, Wadhawan brothers

The assets include immovable properties in India and abroad, bank accounts, investments, luxury vehicles, among others
10 Jul 2020 11:57 AM
Rana Kapoor

ED attaches properties of Rana Kapoor, Wadhwan brothers

An ED official said that the agency has issued a provisional order, under the PMLA for attachment of properties
10 Jul 2020 11:50 AM
Thoothukudi SP Arun Balagopalan (2nd L), Additional Superintendent of Police D Kumar (L), DSP C Prathapan (R) and police constable Maharajan (4th L, not in uniform) leave after appearing before the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court for Sathankulam custodial deaths, in Madurai. PTI photo

PUCL urges Tamil Nadu CM to restore Sathankulam case to CB-CID

The CB-CID that had been investigating the case had arrested 10 police personnel and collected enough evidence on the case
10 Jul 2020 11:43 AM
US President Donald Trump (keft) shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un following a meeting at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi. (AFP)

North Korea doesn’t have to ‘gift’ high profile meetings to Trump: Kim’s sister

Another Kim-Trump summit is unlikely to happen, Kim Yo Jong says, but also leaves hint that ‘a surprise thing may still happen’
10 Jul 2020 11:39 AM
Police stand outside public housing towers that are a hotspot for COVID-19 in Melbourne Friday, July 10. (AP)

Australia cuts citizen returns as virus surge worsens

Some five million residents of greater Melbourne were ordered into a six-week lockdown this week in an effort to curb a second wave of virus
10 Jul 2020 10:55 AM
Health workers conduct door-to-door screening in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, during Unlock 2.0, at Evershine Nagar in Malad, Mumbai. PTI photo

India's COVID-19 count nears 8 lakh after record jump in cases

The number of recoveries stands at 4,95,51, while there are 2,76,685 active cases of coronavirus infection
10 Jul 2020 10:43 AM
File image of former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav. (PTI)

India exploring options in Kulbhushan case

A Pakistani military court had on April 10, 2017, sentenced Mr.Jadhav to death on charges of"espionage and sabotage".
10 Jul 2020 10:37 AM
India and the European Union (EU) will hold their 15th bilateral Summit on July 15 via video conference. (Photo- Twitter)

India-EU virtual bilateral summit on July 15

Summit will review India-EU cooperation covering political & security relations, trade & investment and economic cooperation
10 Jul 2020 10:24 AM
Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli. (AP)

Nepal bans all Indian news channels except Doordarshan

The development comes after some Indian channels aired reports critical of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and his government
10 Jul 2020 10:11 AM
Representational image. (AFP)

Chinese, Indian troops retreat from flashpoints in eastern Ladakh

Sources said the Chinese troops moved back from Finger 4 to Finger 5 in Pangong Tso Thursday evening.
10 Jul 2020 9:58 AM
WHO promises 'honest evaluation' of how world handled COVID-19. (AFP Photo)

How world handled COVID-19: WHO promises 'honest evaluation' after Trump's criticism

The panel will provide an interim report to an annual meeting of health ministers in November and present a “substantive report” next May
10 Jul 2020 9:38 AM
Principal Pam Rasmussen (L) takes the temperature of arriving students as per coronavirus guidelines during summer school sessions at Happy Day School in Monterey Park, California on July 9, 2020.(AFP)

Americans divided over virus politics as US hits new COVID-19 record every day

US reported another single day virus record on Thursday as well with more than 60,500 new COVID-19 cases
10 Jul 2020 9:32 AM
Punjab National Bank said on Thursday it had reported loans made to Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd worth Rs 3,689 billion

PNB reports over Rs 3600 crore DHFL loans as fraud

DHFL accumulated total debts of almost Rs 1 trillion and then failed to honour dues to its creditors
10 Jul 2020 8:58 AM
The scene from the encounter site. (PTI)

Kanpur: Gangster Vikas Dubey killed in police encounter hours after his arrest

ADG Kanpur range, J N Singh said, "Dubey was injured in the encounter and he was declared dead in the hospital."
10 Jul 2020 8:58 AM
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon speaks during a press conference at Seoul City Hall in Seoul, South Korea Wednesday, July 8, 2020. (AP)

Seoul mayor's death a suicide after #MeToo allegations

He was reported missing by his daughter on Thursday, who said he had been unreachable after leaving a message that sounded like 'last words'
10 Jul 2020 8:48 AM
Reliance will load its first cargo of Venezuelan crude in three months this week in exchange for diesel under a swap deal. (PTI Photo)

Reliance to load Venezuelan oil cargo under fuel swap deal

Reliance gave US State Department notice of diesel swap and received word back that policies that allowed transaction were still in place
10 Jul 2020 8:46 AM
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