As the 1960s came to their tumultuous end, California Gov. Ronald Reagan convened a summit on the topic of welfare. He was hoping to try out one of his new ideas: that poor single mothers were, in the wake of the civil rights movement, increasingly living idly and defrauding government assistance programs. George Miller, then…Continue Reading
Internationally acclaimed woman shuttler from Odisha, Rutaparna Panda was conferred with the prestigious 29th Ekalabya Puraskar for the year 2021 at a function in Bhubaneswar on Monday.Rutaparna received Rs 5 lakh cash award and a citation at the event organised at Mayfair Convention Hall today. The event was attended by Odisha Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal,…Continue Reading
The sudden spike in the number of Covid cases in India is driven by an increased spread of Omicron variant in the country, which may have already started the third wave, experts said on Monday.Most states and large cities in India have observed a sharp increase in Covid cases, which was not noticed even during…Continue Reading
Amid a growing sense of online nationalism and anti-West sentiment in China, some have seized upon advertisements as examples of racism towards Chinese people.By featuring models with narrow eyes, critics say these companies are perpetuating Western stereotypes of Chinese faces, the BBC reported.In November, a top Chinese fashion photographer had apologised for her “ignorance” after…Continue Reading
The rally in Tata Motors shares continued in the New Year as they rose 3 per cent in the very first session of 2022.The automaker’s shares rose 160 per cent in the past one year period. On Monday, it settled at Rs 496.8 apiece.Notably, automobile manufacturer Tata Motors’ passenger vehicles vertical sold more units than…Continue Reading
Reham Khan, the ex-wife of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, narrowly escaped a gun attack in Islamabad late Sunday night, Samaa TV reported.In a tweet, she revealed that on the way back home from her nephew’s wedding, her car was shot at and two men on a motorcycle held the vehicle at gunpoint.”I had just…Continue Reading
Two terrorists belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba including Let Commander Saleem Parray and one foreign terrorist were killed in two operations in Srinagar city’s Shalimar area. The security forces had input about the presence of terrorists in the Harwan or Shalimar area after which a search operation was launched. The police said ”During the search operation, the search party was…Continue Reading
Jammu and Kashmir government has started the vaccination drive for the children in the age group of 15 to 18 years. The government plans to inoculate all the 0.83 million children in the age group within the next 10 days. Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha inaugurated the vaccination drive from Jammu while…Continue Reading
Last year, China’s national legislature established a new law on the preservation and exploitation of land border areas, declaring China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity “sacred and inviolable,” which could have implications for Beijing’s border conflict with India. As a result of the new border law, which goes into force on January 1, India is likely…Continue Reading
COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 15 to 18 years old began in India on Monday morning. On Saturday, CoWIN registration for the age group had commenced. So far, 12,57,603 children aged 15 to 18 have registered to be vaccinated through the CoWIN platform. The national capital, according to Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, has the…Continue Reading