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Lottery player wins $1 million prize twice in one day after having played same numbers for 30 years
Lottery player wins $1 million prize twice in one day after having played same numbers for 30 years A lottery player, who has played the same numbers for the last 30 years, has won a $1 million prize twice in one day. Joe B, who hails from Pueblo in Colorado, won two Powerball prizes on…
The Supreme Court of India is a Court of Rights, Not of Contempt
The Supreme Court of India is a Court of Rights, Not of Contempt I read a disturbing news report in early March, which detailed how a prominent social activist, Harsh Mander, was severely criticised by the Supreme Court for allegedly making derogatory remarks about the judiciary. I found it odd that the court had prioritised…
Coronavirus in Agra – With 425 COVID-19 cases, Taj city tops chart in UP; ranks at 11th spot in India
Coronavirus in Agra – With 425 COVID-19 cases, Taj city tops chart in UP; ranks at 11th spot in India Agra: Twenty one more coronavirus cases have been reported from Agra in Uttar Pradesh, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 425 in the city, District Magistrate Prabhu N Singh confirmed on Wednesday. The famous…
Misrepresentation has reached new levels – India rejects USCIRF’s ‘biased’ listing
Misrepresentation has reached new levels – India rejects USCIRF’s ‘biased’ listing A US commission mandated to monitor religious freedom globally on Tuesday asked the State Department to designate 14 nations, including India, as ‘countries of particular concern’, alleging that religious minorities are under increasing assault in these nations. These include nine countries that the State…
Irrfan Khan dies at 53 fighting colon infection in Mumbai
Irrfan Khan dies at 53 fighting colon infection in Mumbai Actor Irrfan Khan passed away in Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital. The actor was rushed to the hospital on April 28 evening and was kept in the ICU because of a colon infection. He was 53. Irrfan Khan is survived by his wife Sutapa Sikdar…
Another scientist writes to govt, warns about climate change impact in Dibang Valley over hydro projects
Another scientist writes to govt, warns about climate change impact in Dibang Valley over hydro projects Another scientist studying rivers in Arunachal Pradesh’s Dibang Valley has warned the government about climate change-induced natural hazards that hydropower dams may not be able to withstand. Chintan Sheth’s letter to the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Union…
Heavy rains lash Bengaluru, IMD predicts weather condition to prevail for next 48 hours
Heavy rains lash Bengaluru, IMD predicts weather condition to prevail for next 48 hours Several parts of Karnataka is experiencing heavy rains since the past week which is likely to continue for the next 48 hours — till May 1, according to an IMD update on Wednesday (April 29, 2020) morning. The weather agnency suggests…
IMD issues names for upcoming cyclones in 13 countries
IMD issues names for upcoming cyclones in 13 countries The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday released a detailed list of names of tropical cyclones over north Indian Ocean, including the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean. Worldwide, there are six Regional Specialised Meteorological Centres (RSMCs) and five regional Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWCs)…
Electronic device found in migratory bird’s body in Bijapur district
Electronic device found in migratory bird’s body in Bijapur district VIJAYAPURA: The residents of Yambatnal village near Basavana Bagewadi were in a shock awhile, when they found the carcass of a migratory bird in the outskirts of the village. What confounded their fears was the electronic devices on the body of the bird and the…
New York doctor, who resumed work after Covid-19 recovery, takes her own life
New York doctor, who resumed work after Covid-19 recovery, takes her own life A senior doctor who went back to work after recovering from coronavirus took her own life, after she was sent home a second time by her hospital while treating Covid-19 patients. Dr Lorna M Breen, a medical director at NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital,…
Delhi – ‘I was kept next to bodies at LNJP Hospital, claims coronavirus patient
Delhi – ‘I was kept next to bodies at LNJP Hospital, claims coronavirus patient A video has surfaced on social media in which a coronavirus patient has alleged that he was kept on a bed “next to dead bodies” at a hospital in Delhi, a charge refuted by authorities at the facility. The video circulating…
Google parent Alphabet sees higher revenue and profits despite Covid-19 pandemic; shares jump
Google parent Alphabet sees higher revenue and profits despite Covid-19 pandemic; shares jump Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday outshined dim earnings expectations, showing higher revenue and profits despite a coronavirus-induced slowdown in its core digital advertising operations in March. Alphabet shares leapt more than eight percent in after-hours trades following release of earnings figures that…
Brazil’s coronavirus death toll breaches 5K mark
Brazil’s coronavirus death toll breaches 5K mark Experts believe the overall number of COVID-19 cases could be 12 to 15 times higher. BRASLIA: Brazil, the South American country worst-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, has registered more than 5,000 deaths from COVID-19, the health ministry announced Tuesday, pushing the toll above that of China. A record 474…
Commentary – Deadly arrogance in Washington
#Commentary – Deadly arrogance in Washington #BEIJING — In the Global Health Security (GHS) Index, a comprehensive assessment of health security and related capabilities across 195 countries worldwide led and published by Johns Hopkins University in November, the United States came on top. Several months later in the novel coronavirus pandemic that has ravaged the…
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