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Parliamentary panel summons FB, Twitter officials on Jan 21

January 18, 2021

New Delhi: The Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology has issued summons to officials of Facebook and Twitter for January 21, to question them over misuse of the social media/online news platforms. The schedule of meeting on the Lok Sabha website read: “Evidence of representatives of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and to hear the views […]

447 adverse events across India post-vaccination, 3 serious

Ready for any alternative to law repeal demand, Tomar to farmers

ED arrests 2 Chinese nationals in money laundering case

Vikas Dubey’s wife objects to book, film on his life

13 Israelis suffer facial paralysis post inoculation

January 17, 2021

Jerusalem: At least 13 Israelis suffered mild facial paralysis as a side effect after receiving the first Covid vaccine jabs, the Health Ministry said, adding that the count could be higher. The officials have raised questions on whether or not to administer the second dose to these individuals the Health Ministry had recommended for the second […]

Nepal approves Covishield vaccine for emergency use

In a first, Gorillas in San Diego zoo test Covid-19 positive

Will retrieve Nepali territory from India, asserts Oli

Power distribution system breakdown plunges entire Pakistan into darkness

Govt to sell up to 10% stake in SAIL via OFS

January 14, 2021

New Delhi: The Centre will sell up to 10 per cent stake in Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) through offer for sale (OFS). The OFS will take place on Thursday and Friday. “Offer for Sale (OFS) in SAIL opens on Thursday (14.1.2021) for non-retail investors. 15th January (Friday) is for retail investors. GoI would divest […]

Pay penalty if not already filed I-T returns, no more extensions now

CAIT strongly objects to new WhatsApp privacy policy, asks govt to ban it

Jeff Bezos is no more the world’s richest person, Elon Musk takes the top seat

Covid Struck: India’s FY21 GDP expected to contract by 7.7%

JEE-Advance exam on July 3, 75% criterion for IIT admissions waived

January 7, 2021

New Delhi: The JEE Advanced 2021 will be conducted in computer-based test mode on July 3 by IIT-Kharagpur in English and Hindi languages, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said on Thursday. In the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, 75 per cent eligibility criterion for admissions to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) will be waived this […]

CBSE Board exams from May 4 to June 10, announces Education Minister Nishank

CBSE board exams will not start in Feb: Ramesh Pokhriyal

IIT-K starts course in Geodesy – Measuring the Earth

IIT-Kanpur to start 3 master’s programme in cyber-security

Health tips to prevent ‘diabesity’

January 5, 2021

New Delhi: Globally, one in 11 adults aged between 20-79 years have diabetes, says International Diabetes Federation. Diabetes is a chronic, progressive and damaging lifelong disease. Type 2 diabetes is a condition where the body produces insulin but it doesn’t respond to it normally. Glucose is unable to enter the cells to supply energy (a […]

All you need to know about lung cancer

Pap smear tests: At what age and how often?

A single cough droplet can travel up to 6.6 metres: Study

Obese people at greater risk of Covid-19 complications: Study

Risky sexual behaviour rising despite pandemic lockdowns: Study

November 1, 2020

London: The Covid-19 pandemic, despite lockdown and social distancing norms, did not inhibit risky sexual behaviours and researchers found that acute sexually transmitted infections (STIs) actually spiked during the lockdown period, along with increasing the risk of SARS-CoV-2 virus contagion. The research, conducted in two main STI centres in Milan, Italy, found that despite the lockdown […]