The Indian Army said that three of its soldiers were killed in a clash with Chinese troops along the disputed border on Monday, making them the first fatalities on what is known as the Line of Actual Control between the …
Read More »Forest officer denied work after he flagged environmental violations in Andaman and Nicobar
A senior forest officer in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was left with no work allocated to him, after he highlighted to the Indian government’s environment ministry that the construction of some parts of the Andaman Trunk Road, or National …
Read More »‘Inspiration’: Twitter hails Rashford after his campaign gets UK to approve free meals for children
The British government on Tuesday bowed to demands by Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford to change its policy on free school meals for the poorest children, amid growing concerns about the impact of the coronavirus lockdown on low-income families. The …
Read More »Covid-19: Andhra Pradesh CM, several Cabinet ministers attend budget session without face masks
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy and many of his Cabinet ministers attended the first day of the shortened two-day budget session of the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday without wearing face masks, The Times of India reported. The state …
Read More »Watch: Robbers in Karachi rob a food delivery person, then return everything and console him
WATCH: CCTV footage of robbers in #Karachi consoling #food delivery man and returning his valuables after he breaks down into tears goes #viral. For more: https://t.co/sjyrWUXJoc pic.twitter.com/GsgmurCNAw — The Express Tribune (@etribune) June 16, 2020 Robbers in Karachi, Pakistan had …
Read More »Sushant Singh Rajput death: When reporting suicide, media should ensure headlines are anti-clickbait
The world’s interest in celebrity is at least a few centuries old. The vicarious pleasures we take in celebrity lives may be a celebration of our own unlived lives. The first noted celebrity – someone whose personal life was open …
Read More »Coronavirus: Situation in Beijing is ‘extremely severe’, warns city official as infections spread
Authorities in Chinese capital Beijing on Tuesday restricted travel, closed all sports and entertainment sites and ramped up testing after a city official warned that the coronavirus situation is “extremely severe”, AFP reported. The Beijing Municipal Health Commission reported 27 …
Read More »Hockey: Hope to put the nightmare of Rio Olympics behind me in Tokyo, says India’s Savita Punia
India’s hockey goalkeeper Savita Punia believes that the coronavirus lockdown has taught her patience and given her more reasons to value even the small moments with sporting activities coming to a halt. “I have always been a very quiet person …
Read More »Covid-19: PM Modi tells chief ministers that India’s death rate is one of the lowest in the world
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that India’s death rate due to the coronavirus is among the lowest in the world, ANI reported. Modi made the remark during an interaction with chief ministers of 21 states and Union Territories …
Read More »Academic publishing must change quickly in response to the pandemic. It has the means to do it
Making predictions of any sort during a pandemic seems foolhardy. Predictions are especially fraught in Indian publishing, where every trend is likely to have an opposing, equally credible trend. More plausible in such circumstances is to focus on what is …
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