Even though the demands to boycott Chinese goods are becoming shriller day by day after the violent face-off between Indian and Chinese troops in Galwan Valley in Ladakh, questions remain whether it can be implemented on the ground. Looking for answers, IANS visited Karol Bagh to hear the views of those involved in the […]
The drug regulator has approved Favipiravir for the treatment of mild to moderate Covid-19 patients in India. In a filing with the exchanges on Friday, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals said that it has just received the manufacturing and marketing approval from India’s drug regulator to launch the oral antiviral drug Favipiravir (FabiFlu) for the treatment of mild […]
Beijing’s municipal government on Tuesday tightened its control and prevention measures to contain the fresh COVID-19 outbreak in the biggest wholesale food market of the Chinese capital, state media said on Tuesday. People considered to be high risk, including those who came into contact with the 106 infected individuals detected since June 11, will […]
Three Indian Army men, including an officer, were killed on Monday night during a violent face-off with Chinese People’s Liberation Army troops at Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh region. An Indian Army Colonel, the Commanding Officer of an infantry battalion, and two soldiers were killed during a clash with Chinese troops at one of the […]
The US has more than 20 lakh Covid-19 confirmed cases, and it is the only country, which has recorded the highest daily growth of positive cases so far. June is proving to be the worst month for India, in its fight against Covid-19, as a threatening trend of over 10,000 Coronavirus cases has set in. […]
Military-level talks between India and China continued for de-escalation in the Galwan region of eastern Ladakh on Friday with top army commanders from both sides meeting to resolve the face-off. The fifth round of military-level talks took place even as the troop build-up continued on both sides, days after a slight retreat by both armies […]
Top Indian smuggling cartels linked with Colombian drug kingpins are being hotly pursued by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) following specific inputs of international agencies including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). “Crime syndicates run by Indian expatriates in Canada are the major go-betweens between foreign drug kingpins and Indian smugglers. After the recent seizure […]
He starts with a pause. There is a window that lives on the wall of his writing room. He looks out often to take in the mist enveloped mountains of Garhwal embracing Landour. For decades, this setting has remained unchanged for writer Ruskin Bond, who recently celebrated his 86th birthday. Of course, he does miss […]
Tasked with reviewing about three million posts a day, Facebook moderators make about three lakh mistakes in 24 hours in deciding what should stay online and what should be taken down, said a new report. At present, about 15,000 workers police Facebook’s main platform and its Instagram subsidiary, said the report from New York University’s […]
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday that the country would return to near-normality after the recovery of its last coronavirus patient and a total relaxation of social restrictions. On Monday midnight, the country will move to alert level 1 (level 4 being total lockdown), removing almost all restrictions previously enforced to control […]