Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], July 18 (ANI): Amid rising COVID-19 cases, border of Haridwar district with the adjoining state of Uttar Pradesh has been sealed from Saturday till July 20, Uttarakhand Police said.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 17 (ANI): Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Thursday suggested that Chief Secretary and Health Secretary should seriously consider sealing of state borders and a complete lockdown on Saturdays and Sundays in the entire state.
Gurgaon (Haryana), July 16 (ANI): Local shop owners in Gurgaon's Sadar Bazaar area have alleged the that officials from the Municipal Corporation issued hefty fines and sealed their shops on land encroachment charges.
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): India said on Thursday that South China sea is part of global commons and it has an abiding interest in peace and stability in the region.
Mumbai (Maharashtra), July 16 (ANI): A portion of the Bhanushali building in the Fort area of Mumbai collapsed on Thursday. Four fire tenders have reached the spot and the search operation is underway.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] July 16 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Licious, India's fastest growing meat, seafood & meat products brand, announced an addition in their Ready-To-Eat category with the launch of Prawn Spreads.
Dublin [Ireland], July 15 (ANI): A new report examines issues of loneliness and social isolation in older adults. The report offers fresh insight into the experiences of those over 70 who were advised to 'cocoon' as part of public health measures to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Washington [US], July 14 (ANI): The People's Republic of China (PRC) has doubled-down on its campaign to impose an order of "might makes right" in the South China Sea, said David R. Stilwell, Assistant Secretary of Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affair.
Beijing [China], July 14 (ANI): Beijing on Tuesday asked the US to not stir up divisions between China and its South-East Asian neighbours in the South China Sea.
Tokyo [Japan], July 14 (ANI): Taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic, China has further staked its territorial claims in the East China Sea, Japan said in its annual defence review.
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Fully equipping ports and islands in a way to make them strategic outposts which would help monitor the naval activities could be a way to tackle Chinese maritime aggression, suggests an article in Modern Diplomacy.