Nuh (Haryana): Mufti Zahid Hussain Qasmi Sadar, the headmaster of the nearly 100-year-old Bada Madrassa in Nuh, Haryana, where the Tablighi Jamaat has a deep presence, is seated with a group of associates. Dressed in a white kurta-pyjama and wearing a skullcap and red keffiyeh, the 45-year-old is animatedly discussing a media report about the Jamaat’s alleged violation […]
Smokers are 14 times more likely to contract coronavirus compared with those who do not, the head of a Turkish anti-addiction group told Anadolu Agency. Professor Mucahit Ozturk, president of anti-addiction group Turkish Green Crescent, on Thursday urged those who smoke to quit to protect themselves from the contagion. “Using tobacco and tobacco products increases […]
The 170 districts identified as coronavirus disease (Covid-19) hot spots across the country are home to about 37% of India’s population, with Tamil Nadu accounting for the most “red zones” – 22 of its 37 districts – among the states, according to the government’s data. On Wednesday, the Union health ministry declared 170 districts in […]
The United States has provided nearly USD5.9 million in health assistance to India to slow the spread of COVID-19, the State Department said Thursday. The amount is being used to help India hinder the spread of the disease by providing care for the affected, disseminating essential public health messages to communities and strengthen case-finding and […]
The world is scrambling to find a vaccine against the Coronavirus which has brought normal life to a standstill for over two months now. According to the Vaccine Centre at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, there are 78 anti-COVID-19 vaccines under various stages of development across the world, including six by Indian […]
Srinagar: Two militant were killed in an encounter which broke out between militants and goverment forces in Dairoo, Keegam of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. As per the sources two militant have been killed, however there identification couldnt be ascertained yet. Earlier Official sources told that a a joint team of Police, Army’s 44RR and […]
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government will now hold officers on duty responsible for any violation of the lockdown guidelines in their respective areas, and will also take strict action against them under the Disaster Management Act, ThePrint has learnt. A Ministry of Home Affairs official said the government is monitoring the situation across the states, […]
Seven leading Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) on Thursday announced that they will boycott the Times Higher Education World University Rankings in 2020 as they are not satisfied with the transparency of the process. These seven institutes are IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee. “The seven […]
As the country continues its battle against the coronavirus, China, the world’s main supplier of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits, has sent some poor quality kits to India, which were found to be unusable as they faled the safety tests, The Econmic Times reported on Thursday. However, the ones which failed the quality checks, were […]
Against the backdrop of ban on large public gatherings due to Covid-19 pandemic, uncertainty looms large over weddings in Jammu and Kashmir with worried parents deferring marriage functions of their children indefinitely. The coronavirus outbreak has hit wedding plans at this peak season of the year as most of the weddings were scheduled for between […]