Friday, May 15, 2020

Analysis | Cong. president post: The young versus the old divide in the party

From outright disinterest to “I will do whatever my party says,” former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has been ambivalent about the leadership question.
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Coronavirus India lockdown Day 52 live updates | More than 80,000 people in India test positive for COVID-19

Gujarat's Ahmedabad continues to register a mortality rate of almost 6.7%, way above the national average of less than 4%.
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Taiwan rejects China’s main condition for WHO participation

China says Taiwan can only participate under the “one China” principle, in which it accepts it is a part of China.
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S.Korean coronavirus test maker Osang ready to ship 100 mln kits to U.S.

Osang is in talks with U.S. distributors to source its test kits to different states, said the executive, Lee Sung-ho, but he declined to elaborate.
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U.S. urges China to release Buddhism’s 11th Panchen Lama

In 1995, a young Tibetan boy Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was recognised as the 11th Panchen Lama, the second highest spiritual authority in Tibetan Buddhism after Dalai Lama. Days later Nyima had disappeared, becoming the world’s youngest political prisoner.
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India-U.S. collaboration needed more than ever: Ambassador Taranjit Sandhu

“COVID-19 has made us recognise the need for collaborations more than ever before. Our Prime Minister has emphasised a global coordinated response to deal with the challenges even as we work to strengthen our domestic capacities to deal with this crisis,” Mr. Sandhu said.
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First special train from Delhi to Kerala arrives in Thiruvananthapuram

All travellers will have to undergo 14 days compulsory quarantine at home or at the government-designated place.
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