In focus, 3rd Aug 2020, News & Stories from India

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Vehicles ply on a street at Lal Chowk in Srinagar. PTI photo

Restrictions in Kashmir Valley ahead of one year anniversary of Article 370 abrogation

The restrictions come two days ahead of the first anniversary of the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status

03 Aug 2020 1:34 PM

Healthworkers in protective suits join a rally at the University of the Philippines against the 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. (AP)

Philippines returns to strict lockdown as virus surges

Medical groups had warned that the country was waging 'a losing battle' against the coronavirus amid an alarming surge in infections

03 Aug 2020 1:25 PM

She sustained "chest injuries" and was said to be in a "serious but stable condition," after suffering a "crush from being hit by a whale's tail," a spokesperson said. (Representational Image: AFP)

Woman crushed by whale's tail at Australia's tourist spot

The 29-year-old was exploring near the World Heritage-listed site in the Indian Ocean when she was struck

03 Aug 2020 1:13 PM

India's manufacturing sector activity contracts for 4th straight month in July. (PTI Photo)

Manufacturing activity shrinks again in July, PMI below June-level

In April, the index had slipped into contraction mode, after remaining in the growth territory for 32 consecutive months

03 Aug 2020 1:01 PM

Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has warned that people may seek Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resignation for the failure in tackling the coronavirus. (PTI Photo)

People may seek PM's resignation if woes not resolved: Raut

Sena leader took a dig at Centre asking whether Rafale jets would be able to destroy the problems of unemployment and economic challenges

03 Aug 2020 12:24 PM

A wounded man receives treatment at a hospital after a suicide car bomb and multiple gunmen attack in the city of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)

Prisoners flee amid ongoing IS militant attack on Afghan jail

The assault began on Sunday evening with car bomb detonated at the entrance to the prison, leading to numerous other blasts later

03 Aug 2020 12:19 PM

Former Lebanese premier Rafic Hariri in Beirut. (AFP)

From Hariri assassination to upcoming verdict on Friday: A recap

The special tribunal trying the four suspects accused of the assassination of Lebanon's ex-PM Rafic Hariri delivers its verdict on August 7

03 Aug 2020 11:52 AM

Bihar police will probe the suicide of Sushant Singh Rajput's former manager Disha Salian. (Photo- Twitter/IANS)

Bihar police to probe suicide of Sushant’s former manager Disha Salian

Salian had jumped to death from a Malad high-rise on June 8 and Rajput was also questioned in connection with the suicide then

03 Aug 2020 11:45 AM

Former pope Benedict XVI posing for a picture at the airport in Munich, southern Germany in June 2020, after visiting his brother and before his departure.

Former pope Benedict XVI is 'extremely frail'

The former pontiff largely stayed out of the public eye since he became the first pope in 600 years to resign, citing health reasons

03 Aug 2020 11:13 AM

Centre has written to all states and Union Territories stating that smartphones and tablet devices should be allowed for hospitalised COVID-19 patients. (Representative Image)

Centre asks states, UTs to allow COVID patients to use smartphones in hospitals

Appropriate protocols for disinfecting devices and allotting time slots can be developed by the hospital, Dr Rajiv Garg said

03 Aug 2020 11:04 AM

“Following a conversation between Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and President Donald J Trump, Microsoft is prepared to continue discussions to explore a purchase of TikTok in the United States,” the company said in a statement. With TikTok, Microsoft will be making its first foray into social media, a sphere that has grown as people seek to connect amid the restrictions imposed by the pandemic on physical interactions. (Photo | AFP)

Microsoft keen on buying TikTok US, hopes to convince Trump against ban

Tech giant says will “build on the experience TikTok users love, while adding world-class security, privacy, and digital safety protections.

03 Aug 2020 10:54 AM

Four alleged members of the Shiite Muslim fundamentalist group Hezbollah are on trial over the huge Beirut suicide bombing that killed Sunni billionaire Hariri and 21 other people. (AFP)

Verdict due this week in assassination of Lebanon ex-PM Hariri

The judgment harks back to an event that changed the face of Middle East, leading to protests that pushed Syrian forces out of Lebanon

03 Aug 2020 10:30 AM

Digvijay Singh on Sunday bringing in Rahul Gandhi directly, saying the former Congress chief should be more active inside Parliament and undertake “yatras” across India. (PTI Photo)

Old vs young war within Congress flares up

Another senior leader Manish Tewari, known to be close to Gandhi, blamed the UPA-2 for the Congress’ 2014 defeat

03 Aug 2020 9:56 AM

A protester holds a sign depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a protest a against him outside Prime Minister residence in Jerusalem. (AP)

Israel's Netanyahu rails at media over protests against him

Demonstrators are calling for the resignation of the long-serving leader, who is on trial for corruption charges

03 Aug 2020 9:53 AM

DCGI gives nod to Serum Institute for phase 2, 3 trials of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine. (AP Photo)

Serum-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine gets DCGI grant for human trials in India

The panel had also recommended that the clinical trial sites which have been proposed for the study be distributed across India

03 Aug 2020 9:09 AM

NASA astronaut Robert Behnken gives a thumbs up to onlookers as he boards a plane at Naval Air Station Pensacola to return him and NASA astronaut Douglas Hurley home to Houston a few hours after the duo landed in their SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft off the coast of Pensacola. (NASA via AP)

SpaceX capsule with NASA astronauts makes first splashdown in 45 years

The next mission, dubbed 'Crew-1', is set to take-off by late September, and its crew will spend six months on the space station

03 Aug 2020 9:07 AM

The restrictions imposed on Kashmir media since the abrogation of Article 370 have made the media's task infinitely more difficult. (Representational image: PTI)

Mutilation of J&K: Kashmir's journalists refuse to be stenographers

Journalists in J&K are resisting a media policy that seeks to empower officials to certify what is 'fake news'

03 Aug 2020 3:45 AM

Union home minister Amit Shah enters Medanta Hospital in Gurugram to be admitted after testing postive for COVID-19 on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. (PTI)

COVID-19 takes grip on Indian politicians, easily overhauls 18 lakh mark

Amit Shah, Yediyurappa, Shivraj Chouhan, Tamil Nadu governor Banwarilal Purohit are COVID-19 positive

03 Aug 2020 1:16 AM

Indian Army trucks move towards Ladakh on the Manali-Leh highway in Kullu on July 31, 2020. (PTI)

India holds out for total Chinese pullback in Ladakh

In day-long talks between corps commanders, India demands a return to status quo ante of May 5

03 Aug 2020 12:19 AM

Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa. (ANI file photo)

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa tests positive for COVID-19

The chief minister said on twitter that he has been recommended hospitalisation

03 Aug 2020 12:12 AM

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