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In focus, 07 Aug 2020 Page-2
South Korean doctors strike over plan to boost medical student numbers
Doctors maintain South Korea already has enough medical professionals, but they should be better paid to encourage working in rural areas
07 Aug 2020 2:00 PM
Telecom operators' buck COVID-19 slowdown, reports strong revenue: Fitch
Data traffic surged by 20 to 30 per cent as the lockdown increased demand for data connectivity
07 Aug 2020 1:59 PM
Explainer: What does Trump's order mean for TikTok, WeChat in US?
Trump’s order appears to formalise his threat to shut down TikTok unless Microsoft or some other American company buys it by September 15.
07 Aug 2020 1:57 PM
Miley Cyrus' new track 'Midnight Sky' to debut on August 14
'I know it feels like you've been waiting forever and ever... but no more... She is finally here,' Cyrus wrote on Instagram
07 Aug 2020 1:34 PM
Scared BJP activists submit mass resignations after militants kill sarpanch in Kulgam
The two incidents have caused panic among the BJP activists and supporters in the entire south Kashmir region
07 Aug 2020 1:10 PM
Feds find cross-border smuggling tunnel with a rail system in US
The tunnel, stretching from Arizona to Mexico, also had a ventilation system, water lines, electrical wiring and extensive reinforcement
07 Aug 2020 1:06 PM
Bombay High Court quashes orders barring elderly film, TV artistes from working
The court had said that the state's decision seemed like a case of "discrimination"
07 Aug 2020 1:01 PM
Thackeray reviews Maharashtra’s preparedness for heavy rains
There were 361 incidents of uprooting of trees and branches and 15 incidents of wall collapse in Mumbai
07 Aug 2020 12:50 PM
Saudi Arabia seeks to tame nationalist cyber armies
Their posts frequently tag Saudi security agencies, and their collective roar often leads to detentions, sackings and harassment
07 Aug 2020 12:39 PM
Panel has discretion to decide on prisoners’ bail, parole amid COVID-19: Bombay High Court
A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Madhav Jamdar was hearing a petition filed by social worker Medha Patkar
07 Aug 2020 12:36 PM
Sushant case: Bihar IPS officer Vinay Tiwari released from quarantine
Tiwari's release, a week before coronavirus quarantine was to end, follows a request by Bihar police to release him, BMC official said
07 Aug 2020 12:23 PM
Rave parties find fan base in Paris as virus shuts nightclubs
Licensed nightclubs have been closed in France since March under measures to contain the coronavirus epidemic
07 Aug 2020 12:11 PM
Turkey's views on Kashmir biased and factually incorrect: India
Turkish President Erdogan has been extremely critical of India while supporting Pakistan, after India revoked Article 370 last year
07 Aug 2020 12:10 PM
Expect China to work sincerely on complete disengagement at LAC in Ladakh, says MEA
This comes amid reports of a stalemate in the Sino-Indian military de-escalation
07 Aug 2020 12:02 PM
Mumbaikars bear the brunt of monsoon as heavy rains wreak havoc
Any city in the world would have collapsed in such situation, said BMC chief
07 Aug 2020 11:43 AM
Macron says France doesn’t want to run Lebanon
He said he was asked by people in the street to 'return to the mandate' when Lebanon was a French protectorate a century ago
07 Aug 2020 11:40 AM
You have to attend all-night lectures if you break COVID rules in Rwanda
Every evening, public health messages are blared through loudspeakers to spectators seated at least a metre apart in the stadiums
07 Aug 2020 11:11 AM
Manoj Sinha sworn in as Jammu and Kashmir's Lieutenant-Governor
Sinha reached Srinagar Thursday evening by a state plane and met the outgoing L-G.
07 Aug 2020 10:52 AM
US to end reliance on China, other nations for pharmaceuticals and medical supply
Trump said he had signed a new executive order to ensure that when it comes to essential medicines, the US buys from American sources
07 Aug 2020 10:47 AM
India warns Pakistan against communal incitement
Pakistan had criticised the foundation laying of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on the site of Babri Masjid on Wednesday
07 Aug 2020 10:36 AM
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