The PIA plane was flying very “smoothly” but while attempting to land, it “jolted” thrice and then the pilot “adroitly lifted” the aircraft off the ground, only to crash moments later, recalls Muhammad Zubair, one of the two survivors of the crash. Zubair was among 99 passengers aboard the PIA Airbus A-320 aircraft which crashed …
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On Monday, India had tested a total of 108,233 samples, which was the highest then and even more than the target of 100,000 samples daily that the Union health ministry has set. On Tuesday too India conducted more tests than its target and examined 101,475 samples in a single day. On Wednesday, the number of samples tested stood at 103,532. …
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After facing discrimination and racism, 185 nurses from Manipur who had quit their job from hospitals in Kolkata last week, have finally returned home to their native places. ANI One of the nurses, Cristella was quoted telling ANI, “We are not happy that we left our duties. But we faced discrimination, racism and people sometimes spit on us. Lack of …
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It has been almost 19 years since the fatal 9/11 attacks that shook the United States. In a new development, the only man ever convicted in a US court for a role in the attacks has said that he is renouncing terrorism, al-Qaida and the Islamic State. AP Zacarias Moussaoui is serving a life sentence at a federal prison in …
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A day after Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced that domestic flights will resume operations from Monday, May 25, the Airport Authority of India has come up with the guidelines for airports and passengers. AFP According to the standard operating procedure (SOP) for airports issued by the AAI, Aarogya Setu app is mandatory for all passengers except for children …
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Despite the government claiming that it is running enough buses and trains to ferry migrant workers back to their homes, the services still do not seem to reach the most vulnerable, forcing them to cover the journey on foot. A 40-year-old farm worker died of hunger and dehydration while walking from Pune to his village in Maharashtra’s Parbhani district, over …
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US President Donald Trump said his predecessor Barack Obama was a ‘grossly incompetent president’. This reaction was after Obama criticised USA’s response to handling the coronavirus pandemic. AFP “He was an incompetent president. That’s all I can say. Grossly incompetent,” Trump told reporters at the White House according to PTI. While talking to college graduates, Obama said that COVID-19 had …
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In a shocking case of negligence, a COVID-19 positive man was found dead at a bus stand in Ahmedabad, days after he tested positive for the virus. The 67-year-old was admitted at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital on May 10 where he tested positive for COVID-19. BCCL But on Saturday he along with five others were discharged from the hospital and …
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China allowed its people to travel abroad despite knowing the risk transmitting coronavirus, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has alleged. He also said that President Donald Trump will decide on the future course of action on penalising the country, as per a PTI report. Pompeo’s comments came after Trump said that he does not want to talk to Xi …
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For many years, Phoolkali was living a life of slavery, suffering and abuse, as a begging elephant on the streets of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. For nearly 50 years, her daily routine involved begging and walking on the hot tarred roads for hours at a stretch. Wildlife SOS The years of mistreatment, abuse and inadequate care left her in a sorry …
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