My Hindi teacher never introduced me to the expression ‘raita failana’. I guess proverbs enter textbooks when they are fossils. Over the years, as I struggled to eat rice and curd with my fingers, I have come to appreciate the value of this neologism: to create an avoidable mess that is hard to manage thereafter. […]
A 3D medical imaging released by George Washington University Hospital in the US shows how quickly the novel coronavirus can spread through the lungs of a healthy person. The hospital used images from CT scans, usually used for cancer screenings or to plan surgeries, to create a 3D view of the lungs of a coronavirus patient, who had been asymptomatic a […]
Srinagar National Conference on Wednesday criticized the new Domicile Law introduced by GOI, for its futility in safeguarding interests of people of Jammu and Kashmir and termed it totally unacceptable. While calling the newly introduced Law a cruel joke, party’s Chief Spokesperson Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi said, “Only Class –IV jobs have been reserved for […]
Jammu Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday termed the central government order defining domicile law for J&K as frighteningly ambivalent, irresolute and akin to rubbing salt to the people’s wounds. In a statement issued here, PDP General Secretary and former MLC Surinder Choudhary has termed the order issued by the GOI defining Domicile Rights of […]
National conference leader Omar Abdullah on Monday denounced the Centre’s move to rework the domicile laws in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir at a time when the nation is pooling all resources to stave off the coronavirus pandemic. The leader, who was until recently in detention, questioned the timing of the move as […]
The Tabligh-e-Jamaat’s Markaz in Nizamuddin West, which is among the major COVID-19 hotspots in the country, has been cleared after the evacuation of 2,361 people in the past 36 hours, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Wednesday. Taking to Twitter, Sisodia said that out of the 2,361 people, 617 have been admitted to […]
The government recently announced Rs 1.7 lakh crore economic package to help the poor deal with the impact of coronavirus and a 21-day nationwide lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the disease. Experts think that the complete lockdown may deepen India’s economic slowdown. In an interview with Outlook’s Rajat Mishra, development economist, and professor at Jawaharlal […]
Tokyo: Japan’s coronavirus numbers have been ticking up, sparking alarm that it could be the next major country to see an explosive jump in infections. It’s also raising questions about whether Tokyo, where cases have tripled over the past 10 days, is about to go into a European-style lockdown — speculation the government is trying to squash. Even […]
Is Coronavirus sexually transmitted? The answer is a NO — or at least it has not been proven so far. But you can definitely contract the virus through another expression of intimacy: kissing. If one of you is developing symptoms related to the Coronavirus, then you should practice social distancing and try to avoid any […]
Srinagar Taking a strong exception to the central government order defining domicile law for J&K, Jammu Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Wednesday demanded that the order be put in abeyance till the COVID-19 pandemic is over. “It is most unfortunate that such an important order has been issued at a […]