Srinagar: One militant was killed in a gunfight with government forces in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district following night long siege. Sources told that while one militant was killed; searches for his colleagues were going on when this report was filed. A joint team of army’s 22 RR, 179 battalion CRPF and SOG had […]
About 40 crore workers in India working in the informal economy are at risk of falling deeper into poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) said in a report today that the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting 2.7 billion workers globally due to lockdowns. COVID-19 is already affecting tens of millions of […]
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus pandemic originated, is finally lifting its 11-week quarantine as infections and deaths have tailed off. As they emerge from their long lockdown, residents share the lessons they’ve learned from the outbreak, and offer encouraging words to the rest of the world. BBC
Two members of the Tabhligi Jamaat – whose headquarters in Delhi emerged as one of the biggest Covid-19 source in the country – were on Tuesday booked in Roorkee and Haridwar under attempt to murder charges. The stringent action was taken by the Uttarakhad Police after 24-hour ultimatum given to the Jamaatis to present themselves before the administration […]
Srinagar: A gunfight broke out between militants and the security forces in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district following night long siege. Reports reaching here said that a joint team of army’s 22 RR, 179 bn CRPF and SOG cordoned off Gulabad area of Arampora Sopore on Tuesday evening following inputs about the presence […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO), in its quest to find efficacious therapies to treat COVID-19, plans to conduct a multi-arm, multi-country clinical trial. The trials have yet to begin, but ten countries have already signed up. Only one of them, South Africa, is on the African continent. Of course, the WHO isn’t the only organisation trying […]
Former Australian captain Michael Clarke has bit the bullet. Well, when you have been at the top of international cricket, having captained your team to a World Cup win and scored a plethora of international runs, it ain’t always easy to pick the names of the greatest you have played with. Clarke, who appeared on […]
Srinagar: Mohammad Arif, the 36-year-old who had, last week, set out on an arduous 2,100 km bicycle ride from his place of work in Mumbai to his home in Jammu’s Rajouri district to meet his ailing father, finally heaved a sigh of relief Tuesday. Arif managed to reach Chandigarh today with the help of the Central Reserve Police […]
The spiraling controversy over India’s decision to lift the ban to supply hydroxychloroquine — an anti-malaria drug that some believe could be a treatment for Coronavirus — to its neighbours and possibly also the United States, is nothing more than an attempt to brew a storm in a tea cup. The decision of Prime Minister […]
If you go looking for information on the internet around any buzzing or viral topic, chances are that misinformation will often surface to the top and spread quickly. With ongoing coronavirus pandemic, this appears to be evident more so than ever, despite a concerted campaign by governments and organisations across the world to put out authentic information. […]