As India continues to see a record number of cases and amid talks of a severe and “brutal” second wave of COVID-19, a network of science organisations spread across the country has called for increased testing, decentralised and evidence-based surveillance and containment strategies, and genetic testing across the country to understand the dangers posed by the variants of the coronavirus to effectively deal with it.
The Central government on Wednesday (April 14) announced that Class XII CBSE exams have been deferred and Class X exams have been cancelled. The announcement came after a meeting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi held with Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, education secretary and other officials.
In the early hours of last Saturday (April 10) Aswini Kumar, leading a seven-member team of Bihar police, came to arrest alleged bike lifters hiding in the nearby Pantapara village in the Goalpokhar police station area of Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal. The team came under attack by an armed mob. Confusion gripped the outstation policemen who faced a bomb attack along with heavy stones being thrown at them from all directions in the dark.
“I’m terminally ill,” he told The Washington Post newspaper at the time. “There’s no cure for my type of disease. So, you know, I’ve served. I’ve served 11 years already, and, quite frankly, I’ve suffered through it”
The transport strike in Karnataka entered its eighth day on Wednesday (April 14) with the BJP-led government issuing a tough statement that it won’t accept the wage hike demand of the striking employees. The workers have repeatedly appealed to the go...
Ever since Saudi monarch and ruler Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) bought the famous Leonardo Da Vinci painting of Jesus Christ called Salvatore Mundi (Saviour of the World) at a Christie’s auction in New York in 2017 for $450 million, it has been dogged by controversy about its authenticity.
32 vials containing 320 doses of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin vaccine went missing on way from the cold storage to the vaccine centre in Jaipur on Wednesday (April 14)
In a U-turn over allowing prayers at the Nizamuddin Markaz during Ramzan, the Centre on Wednesday (April 14) told the Delhi High Court that all religious gatherings have been banned in Delhi under new disaster management rules in the capital
When some producers offered Rajinikanth roles in remakes of Hindi films, the actor was keen on being cast in Bachchan’s films. He went on to star in 11 remakes of Bachchan films between 1978 and 1990. There was no looking back, as except 2-3 films, all were massive hits. Billa, Thee, Paddikadhavan, Velaikkaran, Mr Bharath all went to become iconic films in Tamil too. They not only helped Rajini climb the ladder of stardom faster but also helped revive a fading Tamil cinema industry. Click here for more.
The war of words between political leaders over the recent murder of two Dalit youths in Arakkonam eventually led to thousands of social media users to storm Twitter to express their solidarity with Thol Thirumavalavan, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) chief and share their educational qualifications with him.
Days after the Kerala State Lokayukta accused him of nepotism, Kerala Higher Education minister K T Jaleel on Tuesday (April 13) resigned from the state cabinet.
New Delhi has recorded the highest single day spike of 13,500 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, even as he warned Delhi-ites not to step out of their homes unless necessary because this fourth wave was more dangerous than the third and was affecting the youth and children.
The sharp surge in Covid cases and the initiatives taken by India to thwart the second wave of the pandemic may pose a risk to Moody’s Investors Services’ growth projection of 13.7 per cent for FY22 for the country, said a Mint report on Tuesday (April 13) quoting the global rating agency.
Battle lines have been drawn for the high stakes India e-commerce market with Walmart’s e-commerce division signing a deal with billionaire Gautam Adani to build a large retail warehouse in Mumbai
Coimbatore: With the second wave of COVID-19 sweeping across various parts of Tamil Nadu, some of the industrialists in the State are apprehensive of migrant workers leaving for their hometowns considering the health conditions.
The industries recovered ...
The provisional figures mark a departure from a gloomy scenario late last year. In the April-September 2020 period, gross tax collection had fallen by 27.5 per cent to ₹7.2 lakh crore compared to ₹9.2 lakh crore a year ago. The budget target for direct tax collection in the 2020 financial year was ₹13.2 lakh crore, and till September, barely 24 per cent of that target was achieved. These tax collection targets were fixed in January without factoring in the COVID-19 impact on the economy
E-commerce giant Amazon has moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court’s division bench order that allowed Kishore Biyani-promoted Future Group to proceed with its ₹24,713 crore asset sale deal with Reliance Industries Ltd, Mint report...
India now boasts of being home to the world’s third largest number of billionaires after the US and China while Reliance Industries Chairman has dethroned Chinese business tycoon Jack Ma to be the richest man in Asia, a new list released by the ...
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday kept key interest rates unchanged at record lows while pledging to buy ₹1 lakh crore of government bonds this quarter to cap borrowing costs in a bid to support an economy facing a resurgence of the p...
The RSS, or Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, is the new reality in Indian politics. The organisation that used to remain in the shadows is now in the open. It is a well-known fact that the body that used to claim to be cultural organisation with no political ambitions is responsible for the growth and sustenance of a new brand of aggressive right-wing politics in India
Rahul Dravid was not a man who had temper issues but once Mahendra Singh Dhoni was at the receiving end of his angry outburst, recalled Virender Sehwag
Mumbai: A minor change in technique coupled with focus on cutting down on silly mistakes has been Prithvi Shaw's recipe for success after a poor run of form that found him out of national team during the England series.
The 21-year-old...
Unprecedentedly, within five months of the completion of the previous edition, a brand new season of the IPL is upon us. This short turnaround time stems from the postponement of IPL 2020 from its regular April-May window owing to the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
As the Maharashtra government considers locking down the state to arrest the spread of coronavirus, news has emerged of staff at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium testing positive for COVID-19
The Indian cricket team completed one of its best four-month spells across formats, pipping England by a mere seven runs in the third and final ODI after surviving Sam Curran's determined assault in an exciting contest for a well-deserved hat-trick of series victories. For India, near domination of England in all the three formats at home comes straight after humbling Australia in their own backyard earlier this year during a gruelling tour.
“I’m terminally ill,” he told The Washington Post newspaper at the time. “There’s no cure for my type of disease. So, you know, I’ve served. I’ve served 11 years already, and, quite frankly, I’ve suffered through it”
Egypt has seized the 200,000-tonne megaship which blocked Suez Canal and crippled world trade for nearly a week. Following Egypt’s Ismailia Economic Court orders, the Japanese owners of ‘Ever Given’ have been asked to pay $900 million in compensation for the economic loss caused due to one-of-its-kind blockage of the world’s busiest commercial sea route that connects Europe to Asia.
Ever since Saudi monarch and ruler Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) bought the famous Leonardo Da Vinci painting of Jesus Christ called Salvatore Mundi (Saviour of the World) at a Christie’s auction in New York in 2017 for $450 million, it has been dogged by controversy about its authenticity.
In a nation with many centenarians, he missed the milestone by a couple of months. He would have been 100 by June and both the admirers of the monarchy as well as its carping critics in Britain (and there are many) were looking forward to that day.
Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi stresses on increasing the reach of vaccination amid increasing COVID cases, there are concerns of re-infection among vaccinated individuals.
The African swine fever, which has killed millions of pigs across Asia, is re-emerging in the continent, threatening a shortage in meat production and meat protein.
France has moved forward with its first medical marijuana experiment after identifying the companies that will supply products to 3,000 patients for two years, starting in March. Advocates hope the move will lead to the drug's legalisation for medicinal purposes.
The Narendra Modi government has spent over ₹11,300 crore till date to revamp medical infrastructure in the country in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the biggest share of the amount allocated to states was bagged by the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
More than one lakh students of classes 10 and 12 have actively petitioned the government to either cancel board exams scheduled to be held in May or conduct them in online mode due to the alarming rise in COVID-19 cases. A hashtag "cancelboardexams2021" too had been trending on Twitter for the past two days.
Online registration for admission to Class I in 1,247 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) across the country for the Academic Year 2021 -2022 will commence from April 1, while registrations for Class II and above will be done from April 8 in the offline mode.
Azim Premji University (APU) released a study, on Wednesday (February 10), which found that prolonged closure of schools since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic has had an adverse effect on learning among younger children
