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One in 10 COVID-19 cases in US are nursing home residents
Nursing home residents account for nearly one in ten of all COVID-19 cases in the United States and more than a quarter of the deaths. The US currently has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the world. About 1.4 million older and medically frail people live in the nursing homes in the US. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Topics: Coronavirus • The United States • United States
US launches International Religious Freedom Alliance
The United States recently launched the International Religious Freedom Alliance, which is aimed at protecting and preserving religious freedom across the world. The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the formal launch of the alliance. As many as 27 countries have joined the alliance and the prominent countries among them are Australia, Brazil, the ..
Topics: Freedom of religion • religion • The United States
Gopal Baglay appointed as India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
Veteran Indian diplomat Gopal Baglay was recently appointed as the India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. Gopal Baglay, who is currently serving at the Prime Minister’s Office, is expected to assume charge in a short time. He has succeeded Taranjit Singh Sandhu, who has recently been appointed as the Indian Ambassador to the United States. ..
Topics: High commissioner • Indian Foreign Service • Sri lanka • The United States
Constitutional amendment introduced : To keep SC at 9 seats
As the democrats have expressed an interest to expand the Supreme Court justices, the republicans are moving to keep it at 9. A resolution is to be passed by the republicans to keep the SC justice count to 9. It is very difficult to enact the amendment as it would require to win two – ..
Topics: Current Affairs – March, 2020 • Filibuster • James Madison • Parliamentary procedure • Supreme Court of the United States • The United States
Exercise Cutlass Express 2019
The annual multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express was held from 27 Jan to 06 Feb 19. The exercise is aimed to improve law enforcement capacity, promote regional security and progress inter-operability between the armed forces of the participating nations for the purpose of interdicting illegal maritime activity in the Western Indian Ocean. The annual Exercise Cutlass ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Topics: Canada • Comoros • Djibouti • Exercise Cutlass Express 2019 • France • India • INS Trikand • Kenya • Madagascar • Mauritius • Mozambique • Naval Forces Africa • Portugal • Seychelles • Somalia • Tanzania • the Netherlands • The United States • U.S. Africa Command