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Within days after sending emotional video for help to Punjab CM, this DSP succumbs to COVID

From the ICU ward, the deceased DSP had sent a video to Punjab Chief Minister, sought financial help for lungs transplantation

Jun 9, 2021

COVID kills 54 govt teachers in Champaran; no salaries, no ex-gratia [details]

Since the beginning of the second wave in April, 54 government teachers have died as a result of the virus in Bihar's East and West Champaran districts. A teacher's group in East Champaran feels that timely wages could have prevented some of the deaths.

Jun 9, 2021

Charlie 777 Teaser Review: From Sudeep to KGF Creator Neel, Here's How Celebs React to Rakshit Shetty's Teaser

Kiccha Sudeep, Boney Kapoor, Prashanth Neel, Prakash Raj and many other celebrities have praised Rakshit Shetty's Charlie 777 teaser.

Jun 7, 2021

Can India suspend Twitter if it fails to comply with IT rules: Explained

In India, Twitter is in the eye of storm for not complying to the new IT (intermediary) rules 2021 requires the social media firms to appoint a grievance officer in the country.

Jun 6, 2021

COVID-19 can conceal itself from body's immune responses; poses new threat [details]

According to researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus uses a mechanism that helps it camouflage within the body and hide from defenses.

Jun 3, 2021

Expert warns of 3rd Covid wave as UK reports 3,383 new cases

A British government advising scientist cautioned that a third Covid-19 wave could be on the way as the cases arise. This wave would likely take longer to appear than earlier ones.

Jun 1, 2021

Third wave of Covid in UK, expert urges to delay planned reopening [details]

The expert noted that all virus outbreaks start in small numbers before soaring to unimaginable levels

May 31, 2021

Chinese scientists intentionally created Covid, used reverse engineering tech: study

The research team noted that the presence of a row of four amino acids in the Covid carrying virus indicates at the fact that Covid-19 is manmade

May 30, 2021

Missing persons in Uttarakhand tragedy declared dead; families to get compensated [details]

On February 23, the Uttarakhand government had issued a notification authorising nearly 140 people still missing, to be declared "presumed dead".

May 30, 2021

New 500-bed Covid ward inaugurated by Lt Governor in Jammu

The 500-bed Covid ward, inaugurated by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, will provide timely treatment to patients in Jammu.

May 29, 2021

Ayaansh fights SMA: ₹16cr raised for treatment, 65,000 people helped [details]

Two-year-old Ayaansh suffers from a rare condition, which required Rs 16 crore towards the treatment and the family finally managed to raise funds as thousands of people come forward to help.

May 29, 2021

WhatsApp row: In 2019, SC suggested regime to find originators of messages

In the Delhi High Court, WhatsApp has challenged the new IT law on message traceability, calling it illegal because it violates citizens' essential privacy

May 27, 2021

China exploiting global social media platforms to influence foreign audience.

India fights social media biggies sans data protection law

The tussle between Twitter, WhatsApp and Facebook and the Union government has reached its nadir, and the fact is that an absence of a stricter personal data protection law is forcing the concerned authorities to take routes like sending cops to closed Twitter offices in the pandemic or writing heaps of notices that have resulted in zero action to date, while social networking giants continue to take the country for a ride.

May 25, 2021

Fact check: Truth behind viral photo of CT scans comparing lungs of COVID and vaccinated patients

Fact check: Truth behind CT scans comparing lungs of COVID patient and vaccinated individual

As the viral photo shows two sets of lungs in CT scans, claiming one to be of a COVID patient and another of a vaccinated individual. But the context appears to be misleading.

May 24, 2021

Black Fungus declared epidemic in J&K but shortage of medicine cripples hospitals [Details]

Order for 500 vials placed only after detection on Mucormycosis cases