Leh at the end of the tunnel
Ram Chand was 10 when a harsh winter struck his home in Khoksar, 3,140 metres above the sea, and the coldest inhabited place in Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul, with temperatures known to hit -30 degrees Celsius. It covered the valley under 13 feet of snow, leaving his family stranded, without much essentials. For a month, Chand’s […]
COVID-19: India records another million cases in 13 days; tally 4 million
India’s COVID-19 infection tally sprinted past 40 lakh, just 13 days after it crossed 30 lakh, with a record 86,432 cases being reported in a day, while recoveries have surged to 31,07,223 on Saturday pushing the recovery rate to 77.23 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry, reported Press Trust of India. The total […]
Economy to LAC: Opposition charts plan to corner Centre
The Centre’s inability to pay GST compensation to the states, the ongoing border issue in Ladakh between India and China, allegations of Facebook playing favourites when it comes to the Bharatiya Janata Party, and the economic situation arising out of the pandemic will be the focus of the Opposition parties when they meet next week, […]
With Over 83,000 New Cases, India’s Covid Tally Crosses 39-lakh Mark
India’s COVID-19 tally went past 39 lakh on Friday with 83,341 fresh cases reported in a span of 24 hours, while the number of recoveries crossed the 30-lakh mark, pushing the recovery rate of coronavirus patients in the country to 77.15 per cent, according to the Union health ministry. The total number of COVID-19 cases mounted […]
4 months on, India and China to sit across table. Rajnath meeting today the first
In a bid to break the deadlock in Ladakh, defence minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to meet his Chinese counterpart, General Wei Fenghe, on Friday evening on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) ministerial in Moscow. This is the first major political contact between India and China since the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) unilaterally […]
Covid-19 vaccine tracker, Sept 4: Pfizer steps up the heat, says will know about effectiveness of its shot by October
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has said it would seek emergency use authorisation for its coronavirus vaccine from the US Food and Drug Administration, once it was established that the vaccine was indeed effective. The company said this could happen as early as the end of next month, and it intended to apply for emergency license immediately […]
China says strongly oppose India move to ban Chinese mobile apps
China’s commerce ministry said on Thursday it strongly opposed India banning Chinese mobile apps. Indian actions violate the legal interests of Chinese investors and services providers and China asks India to correct its mistakes, commerce ministry spokesman Gao Feng told a briefing. India has banned another 118 mostly Chinese mobile apps including Tencent Holdings Ltd’s popular […]
Suspending question hour akin to Parliament lockdown, will oppose it tooth and nail: Congress
Setting the tone for upcoming Parliament session, the Congress on Thursday said it would fight tooth and nail the BJP-led government’s decision to suspend the question hour. Launching its strongest attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the opposition party also gave a new name for GDP, which fell by 23.9 per cent in the first […]
Twitter confirms PM Modi’s website page hacked, says ‘investigating’
Microblogging site Twitter on Thursday confirmed that a page which is linked to an account of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website was hacked. While it did not specify the details of the hacking, a report by news agency Reuters said a series of tweets asking followers of the page to donate to a relief fund through cryptocurrency were […]
Goa CM Pramod Sawant Tests Coronavirus Positive
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has tested positive for coronavirus and has placed himself under home isolation. Sawant, 47, said he is asymptomatic. In a tweet, the Goa CM said: “I wish to inform that I have been detected COVID19 positive. I am asymptomatic and hence have opted for home isolation. I shall continue to […]