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New Delhi, Sept 5: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday attacked the government over the rise in the number of coronavirus cases, claiming that the only country that is not reaping the benefit of the lockdown strategy appears to be India. He also predicted that by September-end, India may have 65 lakh COVID-19 cases. Chidambaram's attack on the government came as India's COVID-19

New Delhi, Sept 5: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued an advisory on the strategy for COVID-19 testing in which it has recommended "testing on demand". According to the advisory, testing on demand should be done for individuals undertaking travel to countries or Indian states mandating a negative COVID-19 test report at the point of entry and those who wish to get themselves

New Delhi, Sept 5: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued an advisory on the strategy for COVID-19 testing in which it has recommended "testing on demand". According to the advisory, testing on demand should be done for individuals undertaking travel to countries or Indian states mandating a negative COVID-19 test report at the point of entry and those who wish to get themselves

Gwalior, Sept 4: Rains and potholed roads were no deterrence for a Jharkhand man who drove over 1,200 km on a scooter, with his pregnant wife sitting pillion so that she could appear for an exam for aspiring teachers here in Madhya Pradesh. The tribal couple, Dhananjay Kumar (27) and his wife Soni Hembram (22), travelled on the two-wheeler from Ganta Tola village in Godda district of Jharkhand to

As Americans grapple with problems of racism and power, a newly declassified trove of White House tapes provides startling evidence of the bigotry voiced by President Richard M Nixon and Henry Kissinger, his national security adviser. The full content of these tapes reveal how US policy toward South Asia under Mr. Nixon was influenced by his hatred of, and sexual repulsion toward, Indians. These

New Delhi, Sept 3: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed that the bank accounts should not be declared as non-performing asset (NPA) as on 31 August should not be declared as NPAs until the disposal of the pleas seeking an extension of the moratorium period. A three-judge bench, headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan, was hearing two petitions seeking an extension of the moratorium period on repayment

New Delhi, Sept 3: The NCP on Thursday accused the BJP of using the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to cancel the Question Hour in the forthcoming monsoon session of Parliament to "hide its failures" on multiple fronts. The NCP also called for using other electronic means to let parliamentarians question the Centre. "The BJP is using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to cancel the Question Hour

New Delhi, Sept 3: Under pressure for weeks over its handling of hate speech, Facebook on Thursday banned BJP politician T. Raja Singh from its platform and Instagram for violating its policy around content promoting violence and hate. “We have banned Raja Singh from Facebook for violating our policy prohibiting those that promote or engage in violence and hate from having a presence on our

Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja aka Shailaja Teacher has been named as the winner of World's Top 50 Thinkers Thinkers of COVID-19 Age by UK-based Prospect Magazine. Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of New Zealand is ranked second in the list that was prepared from the result of a public ballot. "So deft was her handling of a 2018 outbreak of the deadly Nipah disease that it was commemorated

New Delhi, Sept 2: Nearly two months after it banned 59 China-linked apps, the government on Wednesday decided to block 118 mobile apps including PUBG MOBILE Nordic Map: Livik, WeChat Work and WeChat in view of the information available that they are engaged in activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity, defence and security of India and public order. The decision came amid