‘Start Process To Select My Replacement’: Sonia Offers To Quit As Cong President During CWC Meet
Interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday offered to quit, asking the Congress Working Committee to initiate the process for selecting a new party chief, sources said. In her opening remarks at the meeting, called in the wake of a section of leaders seeking a “full time and visible” Congress president, Sonia Gandhi made the […]
CBI Team Reaches Sushant Singh Rajput’s Bandra Residence For Investigation
The CBI team, which is probing the Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case, reached the late actor’s residence at Bandra here on Saturday afternoon. The CBI team will reconstruct the crime scene at Rajput’s flat, where he was found hanging on June 14, an official said. The central agency team, along with forensic experts, reached Rajput’s […]
COVID-19: India Records Highest Single-day Rise Of 69,874 Cases; Tally Nears 30 Lakh
With a record spike of 69,874 infections in a day, India’s COVID-19 tally increased to 29,75,701, while the recoveries rose to 22,22,577 pushing the recovery rate to 74.69 per cent on Saturday, according to the Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 55,794 with 945 fatalities being reported in a span of 24 hours, the data […]
Shashi Tharoor-led MPs’ Panel To Meet Facebook Reps On Sept 2 To Discuss ‘Misuse Of Social Media’
The parliamentary standing committee on Information Technology, led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, has summoned Facebook on September 2 to discuss the issue of alleged misuse of social media platforms in the wake of claims that the US firm did not apply hate-speech rules to certain BJP politicians. A day before, the panel will also […]
New research: Study suggests Covid-19 not transmitted via breast milk
Can breast milk transmit Covid-19 from a mother to her child? A new study in JAMAsuggests it does not happen. The study examined 64 samples of breast milk collected by the Mommy’s Milk Human Milk Research Biorespository from 18 women across the US infected with severe SARS-CoV-2. Although one sample tested positive for viral RNA, subsequent tests found […]
Parliamentary Panel Summons Facebook On September 2 To Discuss ‘Misuse Of Social Media’
The parliamentary standing committee on Information Technology has summoned Facebook on September 2 to discuss the issue of alleged misuse of social media platforms in the wake of claims that the US firm did not apply hate-speech rules to certain BJP politicians. A day before, the panel will also discuss the issue of internet shutdowns […]
Ladakh border row: India, China agreed to resolve outstanding issues in ‘expeditious manner’, says MEA
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said India and China agreed to work towards complete disengagement of troops along LAC in the western sector and to expeditiously resolve outstanding issues during the border mechanism meeting. “They reaffirmed that in accordance with agreements reached between foreign ministers, the sides will continue to work towards complete disengagement along LAC […]
India Records Nearly 70K New Covid-19 Cases, Tally Crosses 28-Lakh Mark
New Delhi- India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 28 lakh with a record single-day spike of 69,652 infections, while the recoveries increased to 20,96,664 on Thursday pushing the recovery rate to 73.91 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total cases of coronavirus infections mounted to 28,36,925, while the death toll climbed to 53,866 […]
Of 139 Booked Under NSA In UP This Year, 76 Accused Of Cow Slaughter
The Uttar Pradesh Police has invoked the stringent National Security Act against 76 people accused of cow slaughter so far this year, an official said on Wednesday. This is more than half of the total 139 people who have been booked under the NSA for various crimes this year, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi […]
As Bangladesh Cosies Up To China, New Delhi Looks For Path Correction
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been a true friend to India. Ever since she came to power, she has been sensitive to New Delhi’s security and strategic concerns. India could not have hoped for a better neighbour. Violence and terrorism in Assam have come down, thanks largely to Hasina’s generosity. One of the first […]
