1. Home
  2. Editor In Chief

Editor In Chief

UN Concern on Freedom of Expression in India “Highly Misplaced:” Govt

NEW DELHI, June 20: India has described as “highly misplaced” the concerns expressed by the United Nations body on the liberty over freedom of expression and speech in the country. The government pointed out that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting undertook broad consultations in 2018 with various stakeholders before finalising the new Information Technology […]

Centre to SC: All Covid Deaths should be Certified as Covid Deaths but Rules out Compensation

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, June 20: Amidst reports that some states are fudging the figures of fatalities in Covid to project themselves as good performers in handling the pandemic, the centre has said all Covid deaths irrespective of the place it has taken place must be certified as Covid deaths. The centre said this in […]

Jammu and Kashmir: 14 Leaders Invited at June 24 Meeting

NEW DELHI, June 19: As the Centre has initiated positive move to decide the future course for Jammu and Kashmir, as many as 14 leaders from newly-created union territory including four former chief ministers have been invited for a meeting that will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 24, officials said on […]

Armed Forces Alert on Indo-China Border: IAF Chief

NEW DELHI, June 19: Indian armed forces were better equipped, more vigilant and alert on the Indo-China border, especially after the last year’s clashes with Chinese forces in Eastern Ladakh, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said on Saturday. Interacting with media after the Combined Graduation Parade of newly-trained flight cadets of various branches of Indian […]

“Inevitable Third Wave” in 6-8 Weeks if Covid-Appropriate Norms not Followed: Guleria

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, June 19: Amidst reports that the easing of Covid-related lockdown norms has led to crowding in some markets and other places and the Centre urging the states to take stricter measures to avoid over-crowding, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences director Randeep Guleria on Saturday warned of an “inevitable third […]

Re-opening of Schools: Government yet Undecided

NEW DELHI, June 18: The government is yet to make up its mind about re-opening of the schools and said a decision on it would depend on multiple factors including vaccination of a majority of the teaching and non-teaching staff. As national and state-level board exams are being cancelled amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Centre […]

Parliamentary Panel Asks Twitter to Follow Rule of the Land

NEW DELHI, June 18: The parliamentary panel on information and technology headed by the Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has asked the microblogging platform Twitter to strictly follow the local rules and asked it to explain why it should not be fined for violating the law of the land. Indian representatives of Twitter appeared before the […]

SC Express Surprise over Interpretation of UAPA but Refuse to Cancel Bail of Student Activists

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, June 18:  Even while refusing to cancel the bail granted by the Delhi High Court to three student activists in the Delhi riots, the Supreme Court on Friday decided to re-examine the interpretations made of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and ordered that till then the high Court judgement would […]

Criticising Allopathy: FIR Filed against Baba Ramdev in Raipur

NEW DELHI, June 17: The police in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh, have registered an FIR against yoga guru Baba Ramdev for allegedly spreading “false” information about the medicines being used by the medical fraternity for Covid treatment. The police said on Thursday that the FIR was registered on Wednesday night against “Ramkrishna Yadav alias […]

“Covaxin” May get WHO Approval Soon

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, June 17: As Bharat Biotech’s “Covaxin” moved an inch closer to get approval of the World Health Organisation, India’s other vaccine manufacturer the Serum Institute of India (SII) announced its plans to start clinical trials of the Novavax vaccine against Covid-19 for children in July. The SII also hopes to introduce […]
Join our WhatsApp Channel

And stay informed with the latest news and updates.

Join Now
revoi whats app qr code