273 doctors have died of Covid but govt yet to respond to letter seeking aid, says IMA
New Delhi: Around 273 doctors have died of the novel coronavirus while on the front line of battling the pandemic, but the Centre-sponsored benefits haven’t reached their intended recipients, Dr R.V. Asokan, general secretary of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), has said. Pointing out that private doctors are not even included under this scheme, Dr Asokan, […]
Amid calls for postponing JEE, NEET, apex exam body sticks to Sept schedule; announced fresh guidelines
Amid calls for postponing JEE, NEET, apex exam body sticks to Sept schedule; announced fresh guidelines. HT
Cop Assaults Boy In Delhi, Suspended After Video Goes Viral
A constable has been suspended after a video surfaced purportedly showing him beating up a boy with a baton in southwest Delhi as another policeman stood nearby, officials said on Tuesday. A departmental inquiry has also been initiated against the constable after the incident occurred at R K Puram area last Saturday, police said. In […]
Rahul Gandhi never said letter was sent at behest of BJP: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad clarified on Monday that Rahul Gandhi never said that signatories of the letter calling for sweeping reforms within the party were working in tandem with the BJP. The development comes after Azad said he would quit all posts if the charge was proven amid high drama at […]
‘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 […]
