JULY 26, 2020
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar face the immediate risk of becoming the new hotspots of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in India, due to a rapid increase in new cases, rising positivity rates and (for the last two) low testing, according to data analysed by HT.
To identify the new hotspots of the outbreak, HT analysed data...
JULY 26, 2020
A government committee headed by Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan has suggested that non-personal data generated in the country be allowed to be harnessed by various domestic companies and entities. The nine-member committee, while releasing the draft report, has kept time till August 13 for the public to send suggestions. It has also suggested setting up of a...
JULY 26, 2020
An Indian court has summoned Alibaba and its founder Jack Ma in a case in which a former employee in India says he was wrongfully fired after objecting to what he saw as censorship and fake news on company apps, documents seen by Reuters showed.
The case comes weeks after India cited security concerns in banning Alibaba's UC...
JULY 26, 2020
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said democracy in the country will function in accordance with the Constitution and echo the voice of the people, who will reject the BJP's "conspiracy of deceit and deception".
He was participating in the Congress' "SpeakUpForDemocracy" online campaign to expose what it called the designs of the BJP to topple...
JULY 26, 2020
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly.
Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara said BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has the best interests of cricket at heart making him a suitable candidate for the role of ICC chairman.
Shashank Manohar stepped down from the post recently, and Ganguly's name has been doing rounds ever since CSA's Graeme Smith openly backed him.
"I think Sourav...
JULY 26, 2020
Kerala recorded 927 fresh coronavirus cases, including 16 health workers on Sunday, taking the infection tally to 18,140.
The state capital reported 175 cases, followed by Kasaragod 107, Pathnamthitta 91 and Kollam 74, Health minister K K Shailaja said.
With two more deaths, the coronavirus toll in the state climbed to 61.
Two 71-year-old men from Thrissur and Malappuram, who...
JULY 26, 2020
In my last column, I briefly mentioned how Indian independent music promoters’ attempts to monetise livestreamed concerts had been made more difficult by an announcement from the Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS) that it would be mandatory for organisers to obtain a licence for a livestream, the cost of which would start at Rs 20,000 for a free, ad-supported...
JULY 26, 2020
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is undergoing treatment for coronavirus at a hospital here, has opened up about the mental health struggles COVID-19 patients face under isolation in order to curb the spread of the disease.
The 77-year-old actor and his son, actor Abhishek Bachchan were admitted to the isolation ward of Nanavati Hospital on July 11 after they...
JULY 26, 2020
Coronavirus India Updates: With as many as 48,661 new Covid-19 cases, India’s total virus caseload has risen to over 13.85 lakh. As many as 705 coronavirus patients succumbed to the illness since yesterday, bringing the death toll to 32,063. After 36,145 patients were cured in the last 24 hours, the total number of active cases stands at...
JULY 26, 2020
A pharmacist administering a test for coronavirus antibodies in France last week. - Frederick Florin/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Your blood carries the memory of every pathogen you’ve ever encountered. If you’ve been infected with the coronavirus, your body most likely remembers that, too.
Antibodies are the legacy of that encounter. Why, then, have so many people stricken by...
