Rajasthan crisis, new lockdowns and more: A round-up of the top stories on July 15, 2020
A brief look at all the news you need to start the day with during the time of social distancing.
Rajasthan: Day after being sacked, Pilot to address media today
Congress leader Sachin Pilot was removed from the post of Rajasthan deputy chief minister and the state party chief on Tuesday. Read More
Cities worldwide reimpose lockdowns as COVID-19 cases surge
Amid escalating numbers of global cases, which have passed 13 million, and fresh outbreaks around the world, countries are increasingly either applying new restrictions or preparing their citizens for the inevitability of new waves of the disease. Read More
Trump admin withdraws F-1 visa restrictions on foreign students
The move comes after the universities like Harvard and MIT – along with a number of other institutions, teachers' unions and at least 18 US states – initiated legal action against the move of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Read More
UK bans China's Huawei from its 5G network
The UK's mobile providers are being banned from buying new Huawei 5G equipment after 31 December, and they must also remove all the Chinese firm's 5G kit from their networks by 2027. Read More
India-EU ‘far apart' on trade deal, say EU sources
Ahead of the 15th India-EU summit, EU official sources said they believe India is showing a trend of moving towards the protectionist side and they were doubtful of how the ‘self-reliant India’ (Atmanirbhar Bharat) move will play out in a trade relationship. Read More
Assam Floods: BJP MLA walks in waist-deep water to help people
Over 16 lakh people have been affected in 22 districts due to floods in the state, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority. Read More
Salman Khan will not be summoned for questioning in Sushant Singh Rajput case
Mumbai police are recording the statements of people in connection with the suicide case of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput (34), who died by suicide in his Bandra apartment on June 14. Read More
Trump says he has ended preferential treatment for Hong Kong
The US President signed an order to end preferential treatment for Hong Kong, after China enacted a new security law for the ex-British colony. He also signed bipartisan legislation to impose sanctions on Chinese officials who crack down on rights in Hong Kong. Read More
West Indies finally look ready to lay ghosts of legendary past to rest
Like every other squad who’ve travelled from the Caribbean to England in the last couple of decades they’re haunted by the men who came before them, men you still see on the TV, hear on the radio, and read about in books, magazines, and newspapers. Read More
Burger King is fighting climate change by changing the diet of cows
The chain has rebalanced the diet of some of the cows by adding lemon grass in a bid to limit bovine contributions to climate change. By tweaking their diet, Burger King said that it believes it can reduce a cow’s daily methane emissions by about 33%. Read More
