Mehbooba’s PSA to be revoked soon
By Mudasir Ahmad Khan Srinagar Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti who has remained allay of BJP is likely to be released after eight months of detention. She was arrested on August 5, last year along with several former chief ministers, ministers and lawmakers. Her release was being opposed by the local administration and intelligence agencies, […]
Wuhan, Epicentre of Coronavirus Pandemic, Resumes Bus Services; China Reports 47 New Imported Cases
Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus pandemic, on Wednesday resumed bus services within the city for the first time since the nine-week lockdown even as 47 new imported cases were reported from the country, threatening a second wave of infections. China on Tuesday decided to lift the three-month lockdown on more than 56 million […]
Stocks rally in Asia; US equity futures drop
Stocks in Asia rallied after the best session for U.S. stocks in almost a dozen years, with investors rediscovering some appetite for risk as Congress negotiates an emergency-spending bill. Even so, U.S. futures declined; American — and global — equities haven’t posted back-to-back daily gains since the first half of February. For now, indexes in […]
“At A Time Like This…”: Omar Abdullah Slams Centre On Mehbooba Mufti
New Delhi: Omar Abdullah, released yesterday from detention in Kashmir after nearly eight months, urged the government to do the same for another former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, and scores of other politicians after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day total lockdown across the country to fight coronavirus. “It’s callous and cruel to […]
Inside the Srinagar control room, which is trying to keep coronavirus at bay in J&K
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has received between 400-500 calls from residents in Srinagar ever since the first positive case of COVID-19 was reported from Srinagar last week, informing them about individuals returning from abroad and other states who are allegedly not following the safety norms. Although borders of the union territory have now been sealed and air travel […]
What Omar Abdullah’s release means for Kashmir, PDP rebels and Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar: Released Tuesday after nearly eight months in detention, National Conference (NC) leader and former Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has a gigantic task at hand. He would have to repel the advances of new political players, shape the future of his own party that has so far been steadfast in its support for Article 370, […]
COVID-19: Journalists Bear the Brunt of Ambiguous Lockdown Rules
New Delhi: Ambiguity surrounding the lockdown measures imposed in the wake of fears over the coronavirus pandemic have left room for harassment of journalists by law enforcement officials. On Monday night, media personnel who were returning home after duty hours faced harassment by the Hyderabad city police. According to a report in The Hindu, its Telangana chief of […]
‘We’re going to be fine’ — Nobel winner Michael Levitt says COVID-19 pandemic will end soon
New Delhi: The recovery from COVID-19, which has affected more than 190 countries and infected over 3.86 lakh people, will be a lot faster than anticipated, according to Nobel laureate Michael Levitt, a biophysicist at Stanford University. Speaking to an Israeli daily, Calcalist, Levitt said, “…the end of the pandemic is near.” Other epidemiologists have been warning that the effects […]
Kashmiri students stuck in Bangladesh won’t be brought back to India
New Delhi: About 70 Kashmiri students stranded at Benapole on the India-Bangladesh border will not be brought back to India, ThePrint has learnt. The students study at a medical college in Bangladesh, according to a video that has gone viral. “In view of the advisory on restrictions in movement from other countries into India and within […]
India will see COVID-19 community transmission but these steps can help, says ICMR study
New Delhi: India will see community transmission of COVID-19, but its efforts to effectively screen and quarantine the patients will determine when that occurs, an Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study has found. Using mathematical models of disease transmission, the study aimed to find if it’s possible to prevent and delay local outbreaks of the […]
