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India’s coronavirus tally rises to 10.38 lakh
12:59 PM, 18 Jul 2020 SaturdayIndia’s coronavirus tally rose to 10,38,716, including 3,58,692 active cases and 6,53,751 recovered cases, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Saturday. The death toll has climbed to 26,273...
Global coronavirus death toll passes 6 lakh: JHU
11:22 AM, 18 Jul 2020 SaturdayThe global death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 600,000, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). By 0050 GMT on Saturday, the number of fatalities worldwide stood at 600,665, and that of global COVID-19 infections surpassed 14 million...
Fahim Saleh’s assistant charged with his murder
10:35 AM, 18 Jul 2020 SaturdayA man has been charged with the murder of leading tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh who was found dead in New York on Tuesday, police say...
‘Rani Rashmoni’ actress scores 82% in HSC examination
10:07 AM, 18 Jul 2020 SaturdayIndian actress Ditipriya Roy, who is playing the titular role in popular period-drama ‘Rani Rashmoni ’, has passed Higher Secondary examination with flying colours...
Google bans ads on coronavirus conspiracy theory content
09:16 AM, 18 Jul 2020 SaturdayAlphabet Inc’s Google said on Friday it would prohibit websites and apps that use its advertising technology from running ads on “dangerous content” that goes against scientific consensus during the coronavirus pandemic...
Aishwarya Rai and Aaradhya Bachchan hospitalised
08:59 AM, 18 Jul 2020 SaturdayBollywood actor Aishwarya Rai and daughter Aaradhya Bachchan have been admitted to Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai...
World records 1 million coronavirus cases in 100 hours
08:51 AM, 18 Jul 2020 SaturdayGlobal coronavirus infections passed 14 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, marking the first time there has been a surge of 1 million cases in under 100 hours. The first case was reported in China in early January and it took three months to reach 1 million cases...
Trump vows not to order Americans to wear masks
08:36 AM, 18 Jul 2020 SaturdayUS President Donald Trump has vowed not to order Americans to wear masks to contain the spread of coronavirus. His comments came after the country's top infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, urged state and local leaders to be "as forceful as possible" in getting people to wear masks...
Bharat Biotech starts human trial of Covid vaccine
06:07 PM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayThree volunteers were administered “Covaxin”, the corona vaccine Bharat Biotech, at Post-Graduate Institute (PGI) of Medical Sciences at Rohtak in Haryana of India on Friday, as part of the first phase of clinical trial on the humans. All three tolerated it well without any initial adverse effects, reports The Hindu...
Messi predicts Champions League failure if Barca fail to change
05:39 PM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayA frustrated Lionel Messi called for change after Barcelona handed the La Liga title to Real Madrid on Thursday, warning the team will lose in the Champions League as well if they fail to improve...
Human chain protests at Nepalese PM's remarks
05:08 PM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayJagrato Hindu Samaj activists formed a human chain in front of Jatiya Press Club on Friday to protest at the remarks of Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli that Lord Ram belongs to Nepal and not India...
Mask rules expand across US
04:49 PM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayAs images of people wearing surgical masks flashed across the screen, Morgan Freeman’s deep, soothing voice delivered a message to America: “When you wear a mask, you have my respect. Because your mask doesn’t protect you, it protects me.” Using familiar actors, stirring background music and the arresting eyes of people peering out above their masks...
Fahim Saleh murder: Police identify ‘person of interest’
03:59 PM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayNew York police on Thursday said they identified a “person of interest” in the murder of young tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh but the suspect was not in custody yet...
Israel supporter’s dramatic shift shocks establishment
03:41 PM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayAn influential American commentator has sent shock waves through the Jewish establishment and Washington policy-making circles by breaking a long-standing taboo: He has endorsed the idea of a democratic entity of Jews and Palestinians living with equal rights between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean, arguing that a two-state solution — Israel and Palestine — is no longer possible...
US-Bangla Airline enters 7th year
03:14 PM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayUS-Bangla Airlines, the country’s largest private carrier in terms of fleet size, on Friday entered its seventh year with a pledge to add brand new aircraft for its international routes...
Coronavirus deaths in Bangladesh cross 2500, cases near 2 lakh
02:43 PM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayThe deaths tally from coronavirus in Bangladesh surpassed 2500 with 51 new fatalities in the past 24 hours. With this, the country witnessed a total of 2,547 deaths from the disease, according to DGHS. The country's total number of coronavirus cases reached 199,357 with 3,034 people newly caught the highly contagious disease...
JKG chairman Sabrina remanded again
02:15 PM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayJKG Health Care Chairman Dr Sabrina Chowdhury arrested for issuing fake COVID-19 certificates has again been placed on two-day remand. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Masudur Rahman granted the remand against her on Friday after a hearing...
Khulna turf war death toll climbs to 4
12:41 PM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayTwo more people, who were injured in a clash over establishing supremacy in Moshiali area of the city on Thursday, died at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) early Friday, taking the death toll to four...
Rushanara against revoking someone's UK citizenship
12:32 PM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayBritish lawmaker Rushanara Ali has said it is not right for the UK government to remove someone’s UK citizenship based on their parent’s country of origin. "I do not believe it is right for the UK government....," she said adding that this was at heart a political decision, not one anchored in the rule of law, and it set a dangerous precedent...
India tops a million coronavirus cases
12:14 PM, 17 Jul 2020 FridayIndia on Friday became the third country in the world to record more than one million coronavirus cases, behind only the United States and Brazil, as infections spread further out into the countryside and smaller towns, reports Reuters...