MAY 25, 2020
As field-level talks to lower tensions along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh remain inconclusive, the Indian Army has increased its presence in Uttarakhand following reports of a Chinese troop build-up in an area on their side of the LAC.
And in eastern Ladakh, which is part of the western sector, the Army has inducted...
MAY 25, 2020
OLDER children of Classes 9, 10, 11, and 12 are expected to be back in schools first as they are better able to comply with rules on masks and social distancing, The Indian Express has learned.
The HRD Ministry is working with the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on devising basic guidelines for reopening of...
MAY 25, 2020
Migrants carrying their belongings wait in line to board buses to reach their native places in Mumbai, India on May 24, 2020. India continues in nationwide lockdown to control the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Himanshu Bhatt/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
With 2,436 new Covid-19 cases, Maharashtra now has 52,667 cases, of which at least 35,178...
MAY 25, 2020
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. - Indian Prime Ministry /Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
As India crosses the 1 lakh tests per day milestone and begins work on the next, a senior government official on Monday underlined that India's testing strategy had evolved to try "remain ahead of the virus" despite the healthcare infrastructure constraints and ensure that...
MAY 25, 2020
The coronavirus has disrupted the world in very large ways. While that battle has been waged, however, another event has almost been missed: the birth of a new kind of fiat currency, which could forever reshape the relationship between money, economic power and geopolitical clout.
An official Chinese digital yuan, more than five years in the making, is...
MAY 23, 2020
Extending help to Coronavirus affected people, South Delhi based real estate consultant Badal Srivastava donated Rs 5,100. "I got an SMS seeking donations for Covid-19 warriors and victims.
To do my bit, I sent Rs 5,100 through ewallet, but didn't receive any notification thereafter. When I checked properly, I found I'd been conned," he said.
Like Srivastava, hundreds of...
MAY 23, 2020
“For God’s sake, this is a pandemic — we need some data,” said Dr. Judith Feinberg, vice chair of research at West Virginia University School of Medicine. - Pool photo by Ulrich Perrey
Nearly a month after federal scientists claimed that an experimental drug had helped patients severely ill with the coronavirus, the research has been published.
The drug,...
MAY 23, 2020
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday said his government is moving aggressively to reach out to embassies of various nations looking to shift their manufacturing out of China.
Replying to questions during today’s edition of his Facebook Live programme `#AskCaptain’, the CM said the state is in talks with various embassies and offering them all possible...
MAY 23, 2020
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's move to release a new political map this week and escalate tensions with New Delhi was designed to consolidate his loosening grip on the party and government, people familiar with the development said on Saturday.
The government's strategic experts told Hindustan Times that PM Oli appeared to have been driven by three...
MAY 23, 2020
Indian Civil Aviation Minister- Hardeep Singh Puri
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said that government is working to resume international flights and will try to start good percentage of international passenger flights before August. While announcing the resumption of domestic flights from May 25, Minister Puri said that the decision on resumption of international flights is...
