TRP scam: BARC temporarily suspends weekly ratings of news channels
Mumbai, Oct 15 (PTI) Following the fake Television Rating Points (TRP) scam, the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) on Thursday announced a temporary suspension of weekly ratings of news channels across languages. The council intends to review and augment the current standards of measurement to improve on “statistical robustness”, and the exercise will result in […]
SC asks Republic Media Group to approach Bombay HC in TRP scam case
New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) The Supreme Court Thursday asked the Republic Media Group to approach the Bombay High Court in the Television Rating Points (TRP) manipulation case registered by Mumbai Police saying, “we must have faith in high courts”. A bench comprising Justice D Y Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and Indira Banerjee said the high […]
COVID-19 doubling time improves: Health ministry
New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) The doubling time of the coronavirus infection has sharply improved from 25.5 days in mid-August to nearly 73 days now, the Health ministry said on Thursday. Doubling time for COVID-19 is the number of days it takes for the count of cases to double. In a statement, the Health ministry […]
JCO injured in cross LoC shelling
Jammu, Oct 15: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of Army was injured in firing by Pakistani army along the Line of Control in Rajouri district, officials said on Thursday. They said that Pakistan army resorted to firing mortar shells and other arms in Sunderbani, resulting in injuries to the JCO identified as Gopalan of 17 […]
World experiencing one of the deepest recessions since Great Depression due to COVID-19: WB
Washington, Oct 15 (PTI) The world is experiencing one of the deepest recessions since the Great Depression in the 1930s owing to the novel coronavirus, World Bank President David Malpass has said, terming the COVID-19 pandemic a “catastrophic event” for many developing and the poorest countries. He told reporters that given the extent of the […]
CASO launched in Sopore village
Bilal Ahmad Sopore, Oct 15: Security forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Gund Brath area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday morning. Reports said a joint team of army’s 22 RR, SOG of J&K police and CRPF cordoned off Gund Brath area of Sopore and conducted house to house […]
Recession and rebound
Covid-19 continues to worry us. Globally people have been trying hard to secure a vaccine so that some hope is generated to tackle the pandemic that has played havoc with our lives and the economy. International monetary body, the IMF has already signaled an alarm as it predicted a deep global recession this year and […]
Honesty is always the best policy
N J Ravi Chander My octogenarian maternal-uncle, M D Umapathi, is a trove of real-life stories. These nostalgic recollections bring fond memories of his service days at the Office of the Accountant General in Bengaluru or while on tour playing or managing the office, state or South zone hockey teams in the closing decades of […]
Do we have reliable reasons for every blame game?
Syed Tajamul Hussain We are experiencing a cut throat competition everywhere and it seems that it is dominating every sector of living. Although competition is a good intangible resource that calls everyone to go more steadfast towards the goal. However, to cast synthetic blunders for others, making them to be stuck in the middle of […]
Business and Tawhidic Paradigm
Fahid Fayaz Darangay “Oh you, who believe, when the call is proclaimed to prayer on Friday, hasten earnestly to the remembrance of Allah and leave off business” [Al-Jumu’ah (62):9]. “It is no crime in you if you seek of the bounty of your Lord (during pilgrim)” [Al-Baqarah (2):198]. “A truthful merchant will be raised on […]