India’s active COVID-19 cases fall below 9 lakh after a month, comprise 12.94 pc of total caseload
New Delhi, Oct 9 (PTI) The number of active COVID-19 cases in the country has fallen below the nine lakh-mark for the first time in a month and it comprises merely 12.94 per cent of the total caseload, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. The declining trend of the percentage of active cases is […]
COVID-19: Over 1,800 students, staff at north England universities test positive
London, Oct 9 (PTI) More than 1,800 students and staff from universities across the north-east of England, currently under tougher localised lockdowns, tested positive for coronavirus over the past week. Newcastle University said 1,003 students and 12 members of staff were confirmed to have been infected with coronavirus in the past week, compared with 94 […]
Afghan female peace negotiator nominated for Nobel Prize
Kabul, Oct 9 (AP) Afghan peace negotiator Fawzia Koofi says her nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize demonstrates global support for the women of Afghanistan amid historic talks between the country’s warring sides. One of four women representing the Afghan government, Koofi has been sitting down at the negotiating table with members of the Taliban […]
Novel coronavirus can survive on skin for 9 hours: Study
New Delhi, Oct 9 (PTI) The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, may linger on human skin for nine hours, much longer than the flu viruses can, according to a study. The influenza A virus (IAV), in contrast, remained viable on human skin for nearly two hours, said the researchers including those from Kyoto Prefectural University […]
GDP likely to contract 9.5 pc in FY’21: RBI
Mumbai, Oct 9 (PTI) The Reserve Bank of India on Friday said the economy is likely to contract by 9.5 per cent in the current fiscal GDP contracted 23.9 per cent in the first quarter of the fiscal, as per the estimates of the Central Statistics Office (CSO) In a statement after the meeting of […]
25000 vacancies including 10000 posts advertised already to be filled soon: LG
Srinagar, Oct 09: The Jammu and Kashmir administration headed by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday stated that 25000 vacancies in the Union Territory will be filled soon. The number includes 10000 jobs already advertised by the government. Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha said that the government is working on fulfilling the assurance given by the […]
SSB man goes missing mysteriously from camp in Srinagar
Srinagar, Oct 09: A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) man has gone missing mysteriously from his camp at Saderabal area of Srinagar city. Officials said that SSB man identified Jitendra GD number 12043026 , posted at Saderabad, who originally hails from Uttar Pradesh, went missing from his camp at Saderabal area of Srinagar city on Thursday […]
China joins COVAX coronavirus vaccine alliance
Taipei, Oct 9 (AP) China, which has four coronavirus vaccine candidates in stage 3 clinical trials, said on Friday that it is joining the COVID-19 vaccine alliance known as COVAX. The country signed an agreement with GAVI, the co-leader of the alliance, on Thursday, China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Initially, China did not […]
Bad news dominates
It was exactly ten months back when Covid-19 made its presence felt in India. Since then no good news has made it on the news desks which would have brought some cheers to the people as well. Now the latest in the series of bad news has come from the World Bank. The World Bank […]
The Old Book Shop!
Prof Rajan Kapoor While taking a ride on my bike in my home town, I sped past the old book shop outside Hall gate, Amritsar. Past memories, immediately, flashed through my mind; I applied brakes and parked my bike in front of the shop. I, then, walked down to the shop to capture the throwback […]