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CoWIN not hacked, 15 cr Indians' data safe; false claims made by hacker group [details]

A hacker group claimed they have a database of about 15 crore Indians who registered themselves on CoWIN platform, but that's far from the truth.

Jun 10, 2021

Deadly Meningitis-Causing Bacteria Can Escape Death, Here's How [Study]

The study by researchers from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, found that two deadly meningitis-causing bacteria can mount countermeasures to protect themselves from increasing temperatures of the body and escape from the immune system

May 1, 2021

Disabled officer trainee awaits justice for 9 years, here's what went wrong

There is glaring gap between the disability ex gratia that an officer trainee gets and the disability pension of a civilian officer trainee and jawans

Mar 28, 2021

75% elders in India above 60 years suffer from chronic disease: Report

According to the health report, around 40 per cent of the aged population has some form of disability, 20 per cent suffer from mental health issues, while, 27 per cent develop multi-morbidities.

Jan 7, 2021

Pensioners' life certificate submission date extended till Feb 2021; how to do it online [details]

In a huge relief to central government pensioners, the submission date for life certificate has now been extended till February 28, 2021, and there's also an option to submit the certificate from the comfort of your home.

Dec 21, 2020

Anyone can apply for political appointee job in Biden-Harris admn; here's how

If you're eager to be a part of the Biden-Harris administration, it is possible as there are openings for anyone interested to apply for a political appointee. Full details here.

Nov 16, 2020

Will be a President who seeks to unite, not divide: Joe Biden victory speech | Full text

Democrat Joe Biden, who defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States as the voters narrowly pushed him over the finish line, positioned himself as a leader who would "seek not to divide, but to unite" a country.

Nov 8, 2020

Hoping for Trump to die from COVID? Twitter won't allow it

Twitter says users are not allowed to openly hope for Trump's death on the platform and that tweets that do so "will have to be removed".

Oct 4, 2020

Scalise resign: Why are netizens demanding Republican leader's resignation

Ady Barkan, Joe Biden and hundreds of netizens were not happy with Scalise's attempt at maligning former VP's image by doctoring the video of activist, who has ALS and uses computer voice to communicate.

Aug 31, 2020

Why Nancy Pelosi doesn't want Biden to debate Trump and why ex-VP wants to

Joe Biden speaks up on debating Trump says, "I'm going to debate him. I'm going to be a fact-checker on the floor." Speaker Nancy Pelosi advises not to debate Trump, for it would only contribute towards legitimizing his position as President of the USA.

Aug 27, 2020

Car Insurance expired in Lockdown? Know how you can renew car insurance online

Bajaj Allianz general insurance, during the pandemic, has managed to pay the claims as per regulations and has also brought down the customer grievance ratio by a whopping 90%

Aug 26, 2020

PCCAI writes to BCCI chief Ganguly, wants equal opportunity

The Physically Challenged Cricket Association has written to the BCCI's Chief Sourav Ganguly making an appeal for equal opportunity for disabled cricketers.

Jul 28, 2020

Great news for soldiers; center relaxes 10-year service to avail invalid pension

As per the existing rules, the minimum period of qualifying service actually rendered and required for invalid pension was 10 years or more. For less than 10 years qualifying service, invalid gratuity was admissible which is not enough to live a dignified life after the service.

Jul 15, 2020

Rajiv Gandhi Foundation to be probed for violations, MHA sets up panel

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has set up an inter-ministerial committee to probe the various violations of legal provisions by the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust and Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust.

Jul 8, 2020

'Super mom' helps 7-year-old son with cerebral palsy skateboard for first time in viral video

Joao was just 20 months old when he collapsed after having a stroke. It was caused by a rare autoimmune disorder and by the time he recovered, it was discovered that Joao also had cerebral palsy.

Jul 2, 2020

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