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NASA has selected 21 companies including 3 from India to manufacture its ventilators that are designed for coronavirus (COVID-19) patients

The BJP national president said that under PM Modi’s governance, the country has been steered into a new direction

Bengaluru: The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted the earnings of the world’s top athletes. According to the Forbes magazine’s top-100 highest paid athletes in the world for 2020, the total earnings have come down by 9% when compared to 2019. “The 100 highest-paid athletes earned a combined $3.6 billion this year, which is 9% below 2019 and the first decline since 2016, when boxers Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao skewed the results with a $400 million payout from their May 2015 ‘Fight of the Century’ pay-per-view bout,” Forbes said. Virat Kohli is the lone cricketer in the top-100 highest paid athletes in the world. Here are the top-10. The list is topped by Swiss tennis great Roger Federer. Also, find out here where is Kohli placed.

Marking the first anniversary of his second successive full majority government at the Centre, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a letter addressed to all Indians, reminded them not only of the bold decisions taken by his government in the last year, but, in a reference to the raging COVID-19 pandemic, exhorted them to “remember that the present and future of 130 crore will never be dictated by an adversity”.

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) corporator Imran Pasha tested positive for COVID-19. Thousands are now left worried as they may have come in contact with him. At present, 15 members from his family including his driver have been quarantined. 

In a rebuke to China and its encroachment on Hong Kong, Trump could dramatically change the relationship with the territory

Pinning the blame of rising coronavirus cases in the state on the railways, Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee accused the national carrier of running “Corona Express trains” and not the Shramik Specials

Trump’s decision to sever ties with the Geneva-based body also comes amid growing tensions between the US and China over the coronavirus pandemic.

In a shocking incident, a man can be seen explaining that people under quarantine had asked him to supply alcoholic drinks. The man allegedly found in an inebriated state is seen pulling out an alcoholic packet hidden in his pants. The incident occurred in Karnataka’s Udupi.  

The state average in Kerala is 10% and the rate of coronavirus spread through contact in Kannur is 20%