Coronavirus “We can keep ourselves safe this holiday season and into the new year.” The COVID-19 omicron variant is spreading rapidly, but Dr. Ashish Jha is urging the public not to panic. During an appearance on the “Today” show on Monday, the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health reminded viewers that even…Continue Reading
Local An online scam targeted prominent women in India, telling them the Ivy League was calling. Nighat Abbass, a spokeswoman for the Indian Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, was a target in an online scam. Rebecca Conway / The New York Times By Jeffrey Gettleman, Kate Conger and Suhasini Raj, New York Times Service December…Continue Reading
Politics “I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. I just can’t.” Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a centrist Democrat vital to the fate of President Joe Biden’s $3.5 government overhaul, updates reporters about his position on the bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021.AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File The Associated…Continue Reading
National J.K. Rowling’s public stances on transgender people, mainly transgender women, have been criticized in recent years, in part because of her tweets. Quidditch broom poles and bludgers used by the University of Maryland quidditch team in College Park, Maryland, on April 8, 2019. Will Newton for The Washington Post By Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post…Continue Reading
Last Updated: 20th December, 2021 14:51 IST The Delimitation Commission, set up to redraw the assembly seats of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, is learnt to have proposed six additional seats for Jammu region and one for Kashmir Valley in its ‘Paper 1’ discussed with its five associate members on Monday. The Delimitation…Continue Reading
Last Updated: 20th December, 2021 12:53 IST On Taimur Ali Khan’s 5th birthday, Kareena Kapoor posted a throwback video capturing her son’s first steps, noting that there’s no one like her ‘beta’. IMAGE: INSTAGRAM/@KAREENAKAPOORKHAN Kareena Kapoor’s firstborn Taimur Ali Khan is clocking his 5th birthday today, and the former made sure to shower affection on her little…Continue Reading
Last Updated: 19th December, 2021 12:31 IST Taking to Instagram, Ankita Lokhande gave a sneak peek at her crazy birthday celebration and also shared a glimpse of how she passed out after the party. Image: Instagram/@lokhandeankita While the fans couldn’t get over the mesmerising glimpses of Ankita Lokhande and Vicky Jain’s wedding saga, her birthday…Continue Reading
Last Updated: 20th December, 2021 14:31 IST Punjab unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday demanded to hang those people who committed Beadbi (sacrilege) amid two lynchings over sacrilege in Punjab IMAGE: ANI/AP In the wake of the two lynchings in Punjab over ‘sacrilege’, Punjab unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday demanded to hang…Continue Reading
The Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which seeks to replace the Ordinance, was passed by Parliament on Monday with the Rajya Sabha approving the measure amid uproarious scenes in the upper house.The bill was already passed by the Lok Sabha last week.Moving the Bill for discussion and passage, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman…Continue Reading
A State where hospitals don’t have doctors, how far the newly-launched air ambulance service will serve the purpose, questioned the Opposition post the launch of ‘Mukhyamantri Vayu Swasthya Seva’ (Air Health Services) at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar on Monday. The service was flagged off by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today.In the first…Continue Reading