Educational institutes across several districts declared a holiday owing to heavy rains With the cyclonic circulation moving over the Comorin area and the adjoining Sri Lankan coast, steady spells of heavy rain are expected to continue in the State, particularly over the coastal belt and the adjoining districts, during the weekend.The Meteorological Department has upgraded…Continue Reading
Italy and Portugal, the current and previous European champions, were drawn into the same qualifying playoff bracket, meaning at least one will fail to qualify for next year’s tournament The World Cup in Qatar is sure to be without either Italy or Cristiano Ronaldo.Italy and Portugal, the current and previous European champions, were drawn into…Continue Reading
The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the county have crossed 120.96 crore, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday The World Health Organization on November 26 declared the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of COVID-19, first detected in southern Africa, to be a variant of concern and renamed it Omicron. The classification puts Omicron into the most-troubling category of…Continue Reading
The World Trade Organization is postponing its conference of government ministers set to open Tuesday after Switzerland initiated new travel restrictions following the emergence of a worrying new coronavirus variant, officials said. The MC12 conference at WTO headquarters in Geneva was set to take up key issues like a long-awaited agreement on subsidies for fisheries,…Continue Reading
The strikes come amid heavy fighting around the city of Marib and after coalition forces withdrew from areas around the key port city of Hodeida A worker inspects the damage to a plastic materials factory destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes, in Sanaa, Yemen. File | Photo Credit: AP The strikes come amid heavy fighting around…Continue Reading
Election Commission CEC Shri Sushil Chandra calls for EMBs to ensure Accessible & Inclusive elections ECI aims to widen service delivery at doorstep for 80+ and PwD voters ECI hosts International Webinar on‘Enhancing electoral participation of Women, Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) & Senior citizen Voters: Sharing Best Practices and New Initiatives’ Posted On: 26 NOV…Continue Reading
For all their destructive potential, cars can also provide a distinctly American freedom. As I neared the end of my freshman year of college, my sister and I started laying out plans for a weeks-long cross-country road trip. We were going to start south down the coast from Massachusetts, turn west to catch some sights…Continue Reading
Mattias Bostrom’s new book is a worthy account of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s surprising and culture shaping success. From Holmes to Sherlock: The Story of the Men and Women Who Created an Icon, by Mattias Bostrom (The Mysterious Press, 2021), 597 pages.This is a perfect book for Sherlock Holmes fans. It is an exhaustive study…Continue Reading
A new look at “Slaughterhouse Five” examines the intersection of the writer’s personal and political lives. The Writer’s Crusade: Kurt Vonnegut and the Many Lives of Slaughterhouse Five, by Tom Roston (Abrams Press, 2021), 261 pages.Forty-five years ago, fresh off the success of his classic novels Slaughterhouse-Five and Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut wrote a…Continue Reading
Kati Marton’s paean to the four-term chancellor overlooks the contested aspects of her legacy. The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel, by Kati Marton (William Collins, 2021), 344 pages.You’ve heard it before, that special form of hubris indulged by politicians and their spin doctors when faced with defeat. “Ours was the better case,” they…Continue Reading