Experts Explain: The case for using hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19
The usefulness of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in Covid-19 has been controversial, without clarity or clear evidence one way or the other, until very recently. A study on more than 2,500 patients in six units under the Henry Ford Hospitals group in Detroit, Michigan, USA, peer-reviewed, accepted and ready for publication in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, has found good […]
Rajasthan Political Crisis: MLAs Meet Again, Sachin Pilot Turns Down ‘Second Chance’
Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot has skipped the second Congress Legislature Party meeting even after the senior party leader Randeep Surjewala invited him to “come and resolve the issues” that have erupted after the conflict between him and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot escalated. The meeting is being held at a hotel on the Delhi highway where […]
Culturally deceived by India, Lord Ram was prince in Nepal: PM K P Oli
Nepal’s Prime Minister K P Oli on Monday claimed that India has “distorted facts” to appropriate Lord Ram by creating his kingdom at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh’s Faizabad, and that Ram actually came from a place in present-day Nepal. Speaking at an event on the occasion of the 206th birth anniversary of Nepal poet Bhanubhakta […]
Rahul Gandhi: Hate-filled narrative spread by TV channels, will share thoughts on current affairs from tomorrow
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Monday said he will launch a video series to address the country on issues confronting it. “I want to make our current affairs, history and crisis clear and accessible for those interested in the truth,” Gandhi tweeted, saying he will begin from Tuesday. “Today a large part of the Indian news […]
Nepal’s ambassador to India likely to be recalled as tensions between neighbours rise
New Delhi: Amid domestic turmoil and the widening diplomatic gap with India over PM K.P. Sharma Oli’s “cartographic engineering exercise”, Nepal could recall its Ambassador to New Delhi, Nilamber Acharya, before the end of his term, ThePrint has learnt. According to diplomatic sources, the Oli government believes that while Nepal and India should hold formal rounds […]
Electricity to jobs: Uptick in economy but that’s flattening
WHILE unwinding of the national lockdown set off a definite uptick in economic activity, there is an unmistakable plateauing as state authorities slap fresh curbs to counter the viral surge. This trend is seen from June across multiple data sets analysed by The Indian Express: indicators for mobility, both at workplaces and retail areas; electricity consumption, […]
Covid-19 pandemic: Working memory capacity plays major role in social distancing compliance
The crucial finding of a research paper suggest that whether you decide to engage in social distancing in the early stages of COVID-19 depends on how much information your working memory could hold. This research paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences was co-authored by Weiwei Zhang, an associate professor of psychology at the University […]
Psoriasis injection okayed for limited use to treat Covid-19 patients: Drug controller
India’s drug regulator has approved Itolizumab, used to cure skin ailment psoriasis, for restricted emergency use on COVID-19 patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress, officials said. Considering the unmet medical needs to treat COVID-19, Drugs Controller General of India Dr V G Somani approved monoclonal antibody injection Itolizumab for restricted emergency use for the treatment […]
Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall kill 8 in Arunachal Pradesh
A series of landslides triggered by heavy rainfall have killed eight people in 24 hours in Arunachal Pradesh. While in Papumpare district, a family of four, including a baby, was buried alive in Tigdo village in Doimukh, a mudslide killed four others in Modirijo village in Itanagar Capital Complex. Earlier in May, three people had […]
Delhi Court Grants Bail To 82 Bangladeshi Nationals Who Attended Tablighi Jamaat
A Delhi court Friday granted bail to 82 Bangladeshi nationals who were chargesheeted for attending Tablighi Jamaat congregation in the national capital for allegedly violating visa conditions, indulging in missionary activities illegally and violating government guidelines, issued in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gurmohina Kaur granted the relief to the foreigners on […]
