‘No herd immunity yet, next four months crucial’
The Government on Friday said that India is yet to achieve herd immunity against Covid-19 — not even through infection — and the next 125 days would be crucial as the possibility of new outbreaks cannot be ruled out. The Union Health Ministry also cautioned against the declining use of masks...
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Jabs reduce hospitalisation, deaths due to Covid: ICMR
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Pulitzer winning lensman killed in Kandahar
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Rising cases in States a worry: PM
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Stop yatra, or we will: SC tells UP
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No plans to reopen schools in Delhi as of now, says Kejriwal
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Modi launches Rs 1.5K cr projects in Varanasi
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Choksi flies back to Antigua after Dominica HC bail
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NHRC indicts TMC leaders for Bengal post-poll violence
The National Human Rights Commission probing post-poll violence in Bengal has submitted a damaging report in the Calcutta High Court underscoring the “politico-bureaucratic-criminal nexus” in Bengal. The NHRC recommended an investigation to be carried out by a Special Investigation Team of the Central Bureau of Investigation. A five-judge Bench of the...
Army man arrested for spying for Pak’s ISI
Two men, including an Army man, have been arrested on the charges of spying for the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan under the Official Secrets Act by the Crime Branch of Delhi Police. Police said on Thursday that the Army headquarters has confirmed that the documents in their possession were classified. A...
India has highest number of unvaccinated children worldwide: UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday said India has the highest number of under-vaccinated or unvaccinated children worldwide at 3.5 million, an increase of 1.4 million from 2019, amid the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. It also noted that over three million of “zero-dose children” in 2020 lived in...
PLA preparing for long haul along LAC
Even as stand-offs persist at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, the Chinese have ramped up their military effort in Sikkim region by constructing permanent concrete buildings to lodge their troops. This activity on their side of the LAC will enable the Chinese to deploy their soldiers quickly...
‘Why is colonial sedition law in use in free India?’
Why has the draconian sedition law, which was used by the British to silence people like Mahatma Gandhi, not been repealed in Independent India despite its gross misuse, is the question the Supreme Court posed to the Centre on Thursday. The apex court agreed to examine the pleas filed by the...
Buzz about Kishor’s role in Congress
Former poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s four-hour long meeting with the Gandhis on Tuesday has sparked an all-round buzz about his association with the Congress in the days to come. AICC sources said if things materialise then Kishor may be appointed the working president of the Congress. Kishor did not respond to...
RBI restricts Mastercard from issuing new cards from July 22
In a major supervisory action, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday indefinitely barred the US-based Mastercard from issuing new credit, debit and prepaid cards with effect from July 22 for its failure to comply with data storage norms. Mastercard, a major card issuing entity in the country, is...
