India-China border situation ‘very nasty’, US happy to help: Trump
The United States is ready to help resolve the dispute between India and China over the mountain border running through the western Himalayas, President Donald Trump said on Friday. Trump told reporters the situation was “very nasty,” adding that the two countries were “going at it much more strongly than a lot of people even understand.” Both sides deployed […]
With Over 83,000 New Cases, India’s Covid Tally Crosses 39-lakh Mark
India’s COVID-19 tally went past 39 lakh on Friday with 83,341 fresh cases reported in a span of 24 hours, while the number of recoveries crossed the 30-lakh mark, pushing the recovery rate of coronavirus patients in the country to 77.15 per cent, according to the Union health ministry. The total number of COVID-19 cases mounted […]
AIIMS director advises hefty fines for no masks, aggressive testing
As Delhi gears up to restart Metro services in the capital, AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria, who has been part of the government’s core committee in formulating policies for management of Covid-19, has advised hefty fines for not wearing masks and continuing to focus on aggressive testing. “We have to develop strategies, both in terms of […]
China Defence Minister seeks Rajnath meet, Jaishankar says talks only option
With Indian troops occupying heights in the Chushul sector for area domination and New Delhi telling Beijing that negotiations can now be the only way forward to resolve the border crisis in Ladakh, Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe has sought a meeting Friday with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation gathering of Defence […]
Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria takes stock of air bases in Eastern Sector
Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria visited the airbases in the Eastern sector on Tuesday and reviewed the level of operation preparedness and capability enhancement of the troops, news agency ANI reported. The air chief marshal spoke to troops serving in these air bases and took stock of the situation. The visit comes in the backdrop […]
Sushant Singh Rajput case: NCB arrests 20-year-old Bandra resident
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested 20-year-old Bandra resident Zaid Vilatra in connection with the ongoing probe into the drug angle in connection with the death of 34-year-old Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Vilatra was arrested late on Wednesday night, and was produced before a metropolitan magistrate’s court on Thursday noon. He was remanded to NCB’s […]
India Reports Record Jump Of Over 83,000 Covid Cases, Tally Crosses 38-lakh Mark
India’s COVID-19 tally raced past the 38-lakh mark on Thursday with the sharpest single-day spike of 83,883 fresh cases, while the number of recoveries surged to 29,70,492, pushing the recovery rate to over 77 per cent, Union health ministry data showed. The total number of coronavirus cases in the country mounted to 38,53,406, while the […]
Demonetisation an attack on India’s poor, farmers: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that the government’s hidden agenda behind demonetisation was to deliberately harm India’s informal sector, which survives on liquid cash. In his latest video series on the Indian economy, Gandhi dubbed the 2016 demonetisation as an “attack on India’s poor, farmers, workers and small shop owners”. He claimed that […]
Steroids Reduce Death Rate Among Severely Ill Coronavirus Patients: Study
New studies confirm that multiple types of steroids improve survival for severely ill COVID-19 patients, cementing the cheap drugs as a standard of care. An analysis of pooled results from seven studies, led by the World Health Organisation and published Wednesday by the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that steroids reduced the risk […]
Sahara red-flagged for fraud probe: Rs 86,000 crore from 4 crore depositors
BETWEEN 2012 and 2014, when two of its group firms were indicted by the Supreme Court and its chief Subrata Roy was arrested, the Sahara Group floated three cooperative societies and collected deposits worth Rs 86,673 crore from as many as four crore depositors, records accessed by The Indian Express show. These societies — and a fourth […]
