Independent medical examiners who conducted an autopsy of George Floyd Sunday determined that asphyxiation from sustained pressure was the cause of death. Aleccia Wilson, Director at Autopsy and Forensic Sciences at the University of Michigan, said she had examined Floyd’s body. “The evidence is consistent with mechanical asphyxia as the cause of death, and homicide as the manner of death,” she told mediapersons. As seen in a video shot by a bystander, Floyd died on May 27 after a policeman knelt on the 46-year-old African American’s neck for almost nine minutes. Floyd became unresponsive after almost three minutes. Floyd was…
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China has moved up its forces along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday, asserting that authoritarian regimes take these kinds of actions. Several areas along the LAC in Ladakh and North Sikkim have witnessed major military build-up by both the Indian and Chinese armies recently, in a clear signal of escalating tension and hardening of respective positions by the two sides even two weeks after they were engaged in two separate face-offs. “We see even today increasing forces of China moved up to the north of India on the…
Showing confidence in the Indian economy and the recent measures announced by the government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India will be back on its growth track soon, post the severe jolt due to the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking at a video conference to the industry body CII, the Prime Minister said that he has faith in the technology, innovation and intellect of the country which would help the economy revive. Noting that strengthening the economy in times of corona is among the government”s highest priorities, he said: “Trust me, getting back growth is not that difficult.” Speaking…
World silver-medallist Amit Panghal and therefore the seasoned Vikas Krishan were on Monday nominated for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the Boxing Federation of India, which picked only Olympic-bound names as its nominees for the annual honours. The BFI has nominated world bronze-winning trio of Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), Simranjit Kaur (64kg) and Manish Kaushik (63kg) for the Arjuna awards. Of these, Borgohain has won the planet bronze twice, the foremost recent being last year. For the Dronacharya awards, the BFI has finalised the names of national women’s coach Mohammed Ali Qamar and assistant coach Chhote Lal Yadav. “The…
Elliot Engel, chief of the United States House of Representatives of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, on Monday said that he was “extremely concerned” by the Chinese aggression against India along the road of Actual Control in Ladakh and urged Beijing to “respect norms and use diplomacy and existing mechanisms to resolve its border questions”. “I am extremely concerned by the continued Chinese aggression along the road of Actual Control on the India-China border. China is demonstrating once more that it’s willing to bully its neighbours instead of resolve conflicts consistent with law of nations,” Mr Engel, a Democrat, said. “Countries…
The Indian army neutralised 13 terrorists along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Mendhar-Poonch region on Monday. While three heavily-armed terrorists were killed in Rajouri district’s Nowshera sector on Monday morning, 10 more terrorists were killed in an encounter with army troops in Mendhar along the Line of Control in the Jammu division, army officials said. With this, the toll from the encounter has now risen to 13. An army official told India Today TV that in an ongoing counter-infiltration operation which started on May 28, alert troops of Indian Army eliminated an infiltration bid along the…
At least 12 Indian army personnel and government officials are under the scanner after Indian expelled two Pakistan High Commission officials on charges of espionage, sources have revealed. The two officials, Abid Hussain and Muhammad Tahir were caught by Delhi Police while they were obtaining sensitive documents relating to India’s security installations from Indian nationals in exchange of money. Counterespionage agencies are now trying to probe the nature of contact Indian officials had with Pakistani visa officials. Agencies claim Pakistan High Commission officials targetted relatives of those seeking a Pakistan visa, for obtaining sensitive information. Investigation revealed that if any…
A cyclonic storm has developed off the eastern coast of India over the east-central Arabian Sea and Lakshadweep area, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). As of 1 June, the cyclone is located about 360 km southwest of Panjim (Goa), 670 km south-southwest of Mumbai (Maharashtra) and 900 km south-southwest of Surat (Gujarat). It will cross north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts between Harihareshwar (Raigad, Maharashtra) and Daman during the evening of 3 June. Unlike cyclone Amphan, which was categorised as an extremely severe cyclonic storm that devastated parts of West Bengal, the cyclone Nisarga is expected to be…
The cabinet today took some important decisions regarding MSMEs, farm sector-thereby enabling them to reap maximum benefits under the ‘Atma-Nirbhar-Bharat’ scheme. This was the first meeting of the Union Cabinet after the central government entered into its second year in office. Farmers will get 50-83 per cent more returns as the Union cabinet approved minimum support price for 14 crops at a meeting today. The meet also took key decisions on MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) and street vendors. The cabinet cleared a Rs 20,000-crore debt scheme, which would help nearly 2 lakh MSMEs raise funds amid the stress…
India on Sunday declared two officials of the Pakistan High Commission as ‘persona non grata’ on charges of espionage and ordered them to leave the country within 24 hours, the Ministry of External Affairs said. The two officials, Abid Hussain and Muhammad Tahir, were caught by Delhi Police while they were obtaining sensitive documents relating to India’s security installations from an Indian national in exchange of money, official sources said. The government has declared both these officials persona non grata for indulging in activities incompatible with their status as members of a diplomatic mission and asked them to leave the…