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INDIA

  • With over 26k fresh cases, India inches closer to 8 lakh
    India / 10th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) India recorded the highest single-day spike of over 26,502 new coronavirus cases and 475 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total tally close to eight lakh with 21,604 deaths, Health Ministrys's data revealed on Friday.   According to the data
  • 'One Nation, One Ration Card to start working across India by Jan'
    India / 10th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan has reiterated that 'One Nation, One Ration Card' (ONORC) scheme would likely start working across India by January next year, ahead of its March 31 deadline.   P
  • UP gangster Vikas Dubey killed in encounter while being taken to Kanpur
    India / 10th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 10 (PTI): Gangster Vikas Dubey was killed in an encounter on Friday after a police vehicle carrying him from Ujjain to Kanpur met with an accident and he tried to escape from the spot in Bhauti area, a senior police official said.   "Dubey was injured in the
  • China completely withdraws from 2 areas in Ladakh
    India / 9th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 9 (PTI): China's People's Liberation Army on Thursday completed moving back its troops from the face-off sites in Gogra and Hot Springs in eastern Ladakh in line with the understanding reached with the Indian Army, and the two sides are set to hold high-level milita
  • No community transmission in India yet, says govt
    India / 9th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 9 (PTI): Amid a spurt in coronavirus cases, the government on Thursday said India has not yet reached the community transmission stage of COVID-19 and asserted that there have been localised outbreaks in some geographical areas.   The Centre's assertion came

BUSINESS

  • Yes Bank case: ED attaches Rs 2,203 cr assets of Kapoor, others
    Business / 9th July 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, JULY 9 (IANS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached Rs 2,203 crore assets of Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor, his family, Dewan Housing Finance Ltd (DHFL) promoters and others under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in the Rs 3,700 crore fraud case, officials s
  • Mastercard commits Rs 250 cr to support SMEs in India
    Business / 9th July 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, JULY 9 (IANS): Mastercard on Thursday committed Rs 250 crore to help Indian small and business enterprises recover in view of the severe impact of the pandemic.   "Their dependence on the cash economy and supply chain disruptions have made India's small and m
  • 49% Indians want Chinese firms to sell goods, with data security
    Business / 9th July 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, JULY 9 (IANS): A survey has found that around 49 per cent of its respondents feel that Chinese companies should be allowed to sell products in India, but they want their data to be placed in India and should be transferred to the companies' China headquarters.   T
  • Yes Bank's Rs 15K cr further public offering opens on July 15
    Business / 9th July 2020 /
    MUMBAI, JULY 9 (IANS): Yes Bank has filed a red herring prospectus for its further public offering (FPO) to raise up to Rs 15,000 crore.   The FPO issue will open on July 15 and close on July 17. The anchor investor bidding date would be July 14.   In a regulatory fil
  • Sales plunge to dent auto dealers' credit metrics this fiscal
    Business / 8th July 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, JULY 8 (IANS): Two consecutive years of double-digit decline in sales volume and a 50-100 basis points (bps) moderation in already thin operating profitability are expected to materially dent the credit metrics of automotive dealers this fiscal, a study of 2051 CRISIL-rated deal

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HEALTH

  • New WHO guidance calls for more evidence on airborne transmission
    Health / 10th July 2020 /
    July 10 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization on Thursday released new guidelines on the transmission of the novel coronavirus that acknowledge some reports of airborne transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19, but stopped short of confirming that the virus spreads through the ai
  • Why kids are often spared from severe COVID-19, reveals study
    Health / 10th July 2020 /
    New York, July 10 (IANS) Differences in lung physiology and immune function in children could be why they are more often spared from severe illness associated with COVID-19 than adults, say researchers.   According to the study, published in the journal 'American Journal of
  • COVID-19 brain complications found across the globe: Lancet
    Health / 9th July 2020 /
    London, July 9 (IANS) Cases of brain complications linked to Covid-19 are occurring across the globe, according to a new study, published in the journal The Lancet Neurology.   According to the researchers from the University of Liverpool in the UK, Covid-19 has been associated
  • Chef Sanjeev Kapoor: Home-cooking is the healthiest cooking
    Health / 9th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 9 (IANSlife) Indian home-cooking saw the turn of a new leaf when celebrity chefs like Sanjeev Kapoor created lip-smacking recipes on a unique format of cooking shows on television. With the stay-at-home orders infusing new energy into the country's home kitchens, the ce
  • Covid-19: Airborne transmission can't be ruled out, says WHO
    Health / 8th July 2020 /
    Geneva, July 8 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) has acknowledged there is emerging evidence that the Novel coronavirus can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air.   The airborne transmission could not be ruled out in crowded, closed or poorly ventilated setti

FEATURED NEWS

  • It's 'Vocal for Local' in Rajasthan on Raksha Bandhan this year
    Featured News / 9th July 2020 /
    Jaipur, July 9 (IANS) The 'Raksha Bandhan' festival this year will be celebrated with local flavour in Rajasthan, as many organisations in the state are following the Prime Minister's call for 'Vocal for Local'.   They have started making handmade 'rakhis
  • PM Modi's visit to his village Nimo, comforts 1962 war veteran
    Featured News / 9th July 2020 /
    Nimo/Leh, July 9 (IANS) In a quaint little village with tall poplars swinging gently in the summer bloom against the bare lofty mountains, 1962 war veteran Tsering Tashi giggles with exuberance over the thought that Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited his village just a week ago.  
  • US envoy admires Dalai Lama for seeking freedom for Tibetans
    Featured News / 6th July 2020 /
    Dharamsala, July 6 (IANS) Reaffirming Washington's continued support to the Tibetan cause, US Ambassador to India, Kenneth Ian Juster, on Monday greeted Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on his 85th birthday by admiring his tireless efforts to seek freedom for Tibetans and bringi
  • 30,000 Indian troops in eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation with Chinese
    Featured News / 6th July 2020 /
    By Aarti Tikoo Singh Leh, July 6 (IANS) Around 30,000 troops of Indian Army are in an eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation with Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LoC) in Ladakh, following the additional deployment of three brigades since the violent face-off last month.
  • We shall prevail
    Featured News / 4th July 2020 /
    BY R. K. PACHNANDA  IANS | July 4 Union Home Minister Amit Shah made a very profound and pertinent statement that under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, we shall overcome the two "jung" of COVID-19 and China and win both battles.   Our visionary Prime

LIFE AND STYLE

  • Hate desk job? It may be good for your mental health
    Life & Style / 10th July 2020 /
    London, July 10 (IANS) People who work in jobs that require less physical activity - typically office and desk-based jobs - are at a lower risk of subsequent poor cognition than those whose work is more physically active, according to a study.   Lack of physical activity and exe
  • Rising global temperature creates 'enormous challenge' for meeting climate goals
    Life & Style / 9th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The annual mean global temperature is likely to be at least one degree Celsius above the levels it was before the industrial era in each of the ensuing five years and there is a chance that it may exceed 1.5 degrees in at least one year, according to an analysis pu
  • Home-schooling tips during COVID-19
    Life & Style / 9th July 2020 /
    New Delhi, July 9 (IANSlife) Parenting could be hard during a pandemic, especially when your child's physical classes are on hold. If you are helping your child learn from home or home-schooling them, a few tips can make it a positive experience.   Priyam Saharia, a parentin
  • Aditi Rao Hydari: Dropping 'fair' from a beauty product takes us closer to inclusivity
    Life & Style / 9th July 2020 /
    Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) A cosmetic brand recently dropped the word 'fair' from the name of their skin-whitening product that, till a while back, endorsed the idea of fair complexion as the parameter of beauty. Many celebrities have applauded the decision. Among them is actress Aditi
  • Facebook needs to get better at removing hate content: Sandberg
    Life & Style / 7th July 2020 /
    San Francisco, July 7 (IANS) Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg on Tuesday pledged to root out hateful posts, saying the social network has to get better at finding and removing hateful content.   Ahead of her meeting with civil rights groups in presence of CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Sandbe