Sunday, August 23, 2020

First warning in force, Godavari water level recorded at 47.80 feet at Bhadrachalam

Officials evacuate thousands of people from the flood-ravaged areas in Kukunur, Velerupadu and Polavaram mandals.
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COVID-19: 87 new cases and 125 recoveries in Alappuzha

Meanwhile, the Police launched a probe after miscreants pelted stones at the house of COVID-19 patients at Vayalar near Cherthala on Friday night.
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China successfully launches new optical remote-sensing satellite

China successfully launched a new optical remote-sensing satellite from its Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China on Sunday. The satelli
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Revanth Reddy, Congress leaders arrested on their way to Srisailam

Telangana Congress working president and MP, A. Revanth Reddy was arrested by the police on his way to Srisailam to meet the family members of those w
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Anti-CAA activist Akhil Gogoi to be CM face for proposed Assam party

Mr. Gogoi has been in prison since December 2019 after the National Investigation Agency booked him on charges of sedition and under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
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COVID-19 situation continues to be critical in Thiruvananthapuram; death toll rises to 58

Nearly 99% of the cases have been attributed to local transmission
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COVID-19: Women vigilantes, youth help enforce lockdown in Manipur

Officials said that the limited number of police and paramilitary personnel could not strictly enforce indefinite curfew and total lockdown
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Godavari flood: Threat to Polavaram village as Necklace Bund becomes weak

MLA, Collector, SP, ITDA PO, Irrigation SE reach the spot, bund strengthened.
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Kerala reports 2,172 new cases. Here is a break down from major districts

The cumulative case burden of the State ever since the outbreak began has now reached 56,354 cases
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Pregnant tribal woman carried 5 km to hospital in Manipur

She could not be taken in an ambulance or any other vehicle because there is no motorable road leading to Huichi village in Noney district
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Kerala gold smuggling case: NIA reiterates need for investigations abroad

This will help ascertain the roles of high profile individuals and Consulate officials in connection with the probe into the smuggling of gold, the agency says
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Delhi records highest new COVID-19 cases in over a month

The positivity rate has dropped from 12.2% to 7.2% compared to July 1.
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Watch | 'Pink, hairless, size of a stick of butter': world celebrates on-camera birth of panda cub

Mei Xiang is the oldest giant panda to successfully give birth in the United States.
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COVID-19: Malappuram sees biggest spike in cases, total lockdown today

Malappuram district saw the biggest spike ever in COVID-19 infection on Saturday when it tested 395 positive cases. The surge in the number of COVID-
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Coronavirus India lockdown Day 152 updates | Home Ministry issues SOP for international passengers

India’s COVID-19 tally hurtled past the 30-lakh mark on Saturday night, just 16 days after it crossed 20 lakh.
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Nalgonda private hospital sealed for “overcharging COVID-19 patients”

Medical officials said the department will intensify raids and randomly inspect private hospitals in the district to check medical malpractice
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Morning Digest: Supreme Court overreacted in Prashant Bhushan case, says Soli Sorabjee; India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 3 million, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day
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Bloomsbury says it won’t publish book on Delhi riots after social media backlash

The publishing house faced massive backlash online on Friday after an advertisement of the book launch on Saturday with BJP leader Kapil Mishra as a guest of honour did the rounds on social media.
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In just a week, wildfires burn 1 million acres in California

Responding to the emergency, President Donald Trump issued on Saturday a major disaster declaration to provide federal assistance.
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Trump says without proof that FDA ‘deep state’ slowing COVID trials

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it was a “dangerous statement” and that the president was “beyond the pale” for accusing the FDA of playing politics.
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Pompeo to visit Israel and UAE with peace, Iran and China on agenda, sources say

Israel and the UAE announced earlier this month that they would normalise diplomatic ties and forge a broad new relationship.
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Sudan ready to cooperate with ICC over Darfur, says PM

Sudan’s transitional government, a three-year joint civilian-military arrangement led by Hamdok, says it is close to a peace deal with some rebel groups active in Darfur, a vast region roughly the size of France.
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Protests against Israeli PM continue with momentum

The protesters want the embattled Netanyahu to give up his post while he is on trial for corruption charges
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