New Delhi: Chinese researchers have discovered a new kind of coronavirus, NeoCov, which is spreading among bats in South Africa. In their study, the scientists say that the virus may pose a threat to humans in the future. NeoCov is closely related to the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), a...
Read MoreThe US East Coast is hunkering down as a major blizzard hits the region for the first time in four years. The storm is forecast to stretch from the Carolinas to Maine, packing hurricane-force winds in coastal parts. Five states have declared emergencies. Mayor Michelle Wu of Boston, a...
Read MoreBerlin: The UN Head of World Food Program (WFP) has again expressed concern over the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and added that the Afghan people have resorted to selling their children and parts of their bodies to survive. WFP chief David Basely has once again urged the international community...
Read MoreNew Delhi: Designed after the “Khela Hobe” campaign song of Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal, the Akhilesh Yadav-led opposition alliance has been singing its own “Khadeda Hoibe” (will be chased away) poll jingle in Uttar Pradesh. Based on the local dialect prevalent in the Purvanchal region...
Read MoreNew Delhi: India’s daily Covid curve showed marginal improvement today as the country reported 2.35 lakh cases, which is around 6% lower than yesterday. The country reported 871 deaths which included the 258 backlog deaths from Kerala and 613 fresh casualties. Some 4.93 lakh people have died in the country...
Read MoreMuzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is campaigning today in Western Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar. This comes a day after Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav along with his Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) ally Jayant Chaudhary launched a sharp attack against the BJP here. Mr Yadav had dismissed the...
Read MoreOpposition targets Modi govt after report claims India purchased Pegasus spyware in deal with Israel
NEW DELHI: The opposition came down hard on the Modi government following a New York Times (NYT) report that claimed that the government purchased the Pegasus spyware in 2017 as part of a deal with Israel. Union minister VK Singh however dismissed the report. The NYT report hinted that...
Read MoreWith a strong Yadav population, Karhal has for three decades been an SP fortress. And while the BJP is yet to announce its candidate to take on Akhilesh, local party leaders told News18 that he shouldn’t assume a runaway win.
Read MoreBengaluru: Night curfew will be withdrawn in Karnataka from Monday and schools and colleges in Bengaluru will reopen as well, the state government said today, with hospitalisation due to Covid now less than 2 per cent and the recovery rate going up. “From Monday, all classes will be operational...
Read MoreYavoriv, Ukraine: Ukrainian troops in furry black-and-white winter camouflage trained on Friday firing anti-tank launchers delivered by Britain as part of Western efforts to help Ukraine defend itself from any Russian invasion. Russia has forced the West into talks on Moscow’s demands for new security guarantees in Europe by...
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