
The Centre has allowed voters above 65 years and Covid-19 positive people under home or institutional quarantine to use postal ballot to cast their votes in light of the coronavirus pandemic....

A Turkish court on Thursday delayed a decision on whether the Hagia Sophia, a 1,500 year old Unesco World Heritage site, in Istanbul can be converted into a mosque....
Democratic presidential candidate and former US Vice-President Joe Biden has said that he will lift the temporary suspension on H-1B visas, the most sought-after by Indian IT professionals, if he wins the November presidential elections....

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has announced that it will add flight service to 15 more destinations. The services will begin from July 16....
Indian Railways on July 1, formally kickstarted its plans to allow private entities to operate passenger trains on its network by inviting request for qualifications (RFQ) for participation on 109 pairs of routes through 151 modern trains, the national transporter said....

Anthony Fauci, the top US expert in infectious diseases, has expressed his concern over the sudden spike of COVID-19 cases in the country, warning of the risk of a greater outbreak if the latest surge is not controlled....
Tightening its noose around Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who is considered a close aide of party interim chief Sonia Gandhi, a team of Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrived at his residence for the thirds time in less than a week time in connection with its probe into multi-crore bank fraud case by the Gujarat-based Sterling ...

An Indian origin cardiologist and the administrator of her company have agreed to pay $400,000 to settle allegations that they submitted irregular billings to Medicare, the government health insurance programme for senior citizens, according to officials. ...
Former Uttar Pradesh Minister and BJP legislator from Bahraich, Anupama Jaiswal has announced that she will provide free face masks to all those who delete Chinese applications from their mobile phones. ...
The Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department (CBCID) of Tamil Nadu police have arrested five policemen working in Sathankulam police station in Tuticorin district for the murder of P. Jeyaraj and his son J. Bennicks, officials said. ...