Mumbai: Cong leaders move HC against Arnab Goswami, Republic TV
Congress leader and member of Maharashtra Legislative Council Bhai Jagtap and state Youth Congress vice-president Suraj Singh Thakur on Friday moved the Bombay High Court against Republic TV management and its editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami seeking direction to lodge FIR and initiate investigation against them. The plea contested Goswami’s remarks on a TV show related to the Palghar lynching […]
The economics of news media and why it’s in deep crisis because of Covid-19
New Delhi: Media organisations have been laying off staff, cutting salaries and stopping publications. It seems like the first thing the pandemic has hit around the world is the news media business. We have heard about big names like the The Times of India, The Quint and The Indian Express doing so, but the situation must be much worse for smaller, regional […]
India’s high number of asymptomatic cases worrying, and herd immunity is far off
Several countries, including India, are reporting cases of people testing positive for Covid-19 but not showing symptoms. This has raised questions on the explanations and the implications of the novel coronavirus infection. The tests involved are both the antigen tests for viral presence in the body and the antibody tests for the immune response developed by an infected individual. Was a test a […]
India staring at ‘sombre economic situation’, needs major stimulus: Finance panel
India is staring at a “sombre economic situation”; it needs to lift the lockdown to kick-start economic activities, and it needs a major stimulus, several members of the economic advisory council of the finance commission (FC) argued at a two-day virtual conference on Thursday, according to two officials familiar with the proceedings of the meeting. […]
After Aarogya Setu, tender for wristband to track patients by government enterprise causes concern
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Even as privacy concerns for COVID-19 tracking app Aarogya Setu remain, the Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL) — a central public sector enterprise (CPSE) under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting — has floated a tender inviting companies to supply devices such as COVID-19 patient tracking tool, online high fever scanning tools and handheld thermal imaging systems. […]
May-end date likely for pending CBSE Class 10, 12 board exams, if lockdown ends on schedule
New Delhi: The pending Class 10 and 12 board exams will likely be held May-end if the Covid-19 lockdown ends on schedule, ThePrint has learnt. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), India’s largest board, has apprised schools of a tentative timeline that will be followed if the lockdown isn’t extended beyond 3 May, the board said. According […]
India to get lead role at WHO next month amid global Covid-19 crisis
India will move into a leadership role at the World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters after the annual meeting of the global health body next month, people familiar with the development told Hindustan Times. The appointment of India’s nominee as chairperson of the WHO’s executive board will come at a time the world and the United […]
Two arrested in Palghar lynching case directly linked to BJP: Congress leader Sachin Sawant
The Congress on Thursday alleged that some of the accused arrested in the Palghar lynching case are directly linked to the BJP. So far, 110 men have been arrested for the lynchings of two sadhus and a driver. Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant claimed that 25-year-old Ishwar Bandhu Nikole, who has been arrested, is a member of BJP’s booth […]
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: Six SUV-sized high-speed testing machines being sourced from USA, says MHA
Coronavirus (COVID-19) India LIVE News Updates: In its daily presser, the Union Health Ministry underlined that the recovery rate of India remains 19 per cent and that no new cases have been reported in 12 districts in the last 28 days. It also said no new cases have been reported in 78 districts in last 14 days. […]
After proxy war in Kashmir, Pak launches cyber war against India and PM Modi
Indian security agencies have linked the spurt in social media messages targeting India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a coordinated effort that has the “imprint” of Pakistani intelligence. According to an assessment handed to the government on Wednesday, the effort was designed to flood social media with messages to fuel anti-India sentiment, particularly in […]
