Multiple cases of human magnetism have been reported from across the country with the latest being a 66-year-old woman from Barasat, which is in Bengal's North 24 Parganas. While most of the affected said this sudden phenomenon has happened after they took two doses of vaccine, medical bodies throughout the country, however, debunked the theory. Anima Naskar...
As COVID-19 case counts reach lows not seen since the beginning of the pandemic across the United States, a semblance of normality is starting to take place. However, outside of the United States and areas with low vaccination rates, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on. Since April 2021, India has been plagued by...
By Prakash Bhandari in Jaipur Internationally known neurologist Dr Ashok Panagariya of Jaipur passed away last Friday. He died a few weeks after contracting corona that led to multiple organ problems. Dr Panagariya, a former Principal of the famous Sawai Man Singh Medical College of Jaipur and a former Vice-Chancellor of Rajasthan University of Health Services, was...
By Neera Kuckreja Sohoni Federalism refers to a form of government that is based on a relationship of parity and a constitutionally defined division of powers between two levels of government of equal status. Political thinkers view it as the best system for integrating diverse fiercely autonomous political, ethnic, class, religious, socio-cultural and other groups...
Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer K Nagaraj Naidu was named chef de cabinet on Wednesday by the incoming UN general assembly president, Maldivian foreign minister Abdulla Shahid, for the duration of his one-year tenure to lead the world body through its return to normalcy as countries strive to bring the pandemic under control. “Today, I...
Appointments for student visa interviews will open Monday across India, US Counselor for Consular Affairs, Don Heflin, said on Thursday. Students will be interviewed over July and August at consulates for their visa, for which they can book appointments on the designated website, when slots open on Monday morning. More slots will be added at...
Apple on Friday announced Apple Design Award winners which included six new award categories. Among the 12 app and game developers who won the award this year was Indian developer Sandeep Ranade who developed the NaadSadhana app, an app for Hindustani classical music. Ranade won the award under the innovation category, which provides a state-of-the-art experience...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the Outreach Sessions of the G7 Summit on June 12-13 in virtual format. He will be doing so at the invitation of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. The UK currently holds the G7 Presidency and has invited India, along...
Kolkata: The BJP high command is looking to build up Suvendu Adhikari as the party's answer to the "Pishi-Bhaipo' (aunt-nephew) leadership in West Bengal, top party sources said. They say this is a conscious departure from the BJP-RSS line of having a 'swayamsevak' (from the RSS stable) for the key position like Chief Minister or...
