Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: SC takes note of doctors' vulnerability, suggests safeguardsThe RG Kar Hospital case, where a young lady doctor was allegedly raped and murdered, is not merely a murder case but one that raises syste...
20 Aug, 2024, 04.29 PM IST
Kolkata Doctor Case: SC sets up task force, suggests several changes in healthcare as nation can't await another rapeKolkata Doctor Rape Murder Case: The Supreme Court (SC), led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, asked the Central Bureau of Investig...
20 Aug, 2024, 01.55 PM IST
Mask mandates for children may do more harm than good: Public health expertThough there are no Covid related guidelines or mask mandates by the government, about 200 private-run schools in the national capital have...
13 Apr, 2023, 06.53 PM IST
Chinese travelers rush to take advantage of reopeningThe ability of residents of the semi-autonomous southern Chinese city to cross over is one of the most visible signs of China's easing of b...
08 Jan, 2023, 07.51 AM IST
China seeks to minimise COVID-19 risk during travel rushPeople using public transport are also urged to wear masks and pay special attention to their health and personal hygiene, Vice Minister Xu...
07 Jan, 2023, 12.40 AM IST
President Xi Jinping says China faces 'new Covid situation', calls for targeted measures to curb the virusPopulation groups with a high risk of infections, especially people aged 60 and above, people with serious underlying health conditions and...
26 Dec, 2022, 09.38 PM IST
China to drop travel tracing as it relaxes 'zero-COVID' policyThe move follows the government's snap announcement last week that it was ending many of the most draconian measures. That follows three ye...
12 Dec, 2022, 11.50 AM IST
Online sales jump as third wave arrives; three arrests in ‘Bulli Bai’ caseExecutives of various companies that make essential goods tell us their online sales have increased 10-15% over the past seven days as peop...
06 Jan, 2022, 12.01 AM IST
COVID-19: Haryana shuts schools till Apr 30, issues consolidated guidelines to contain virus spreadAll schools, colleges, coaching institutions, Industrial Training Institutes, libraries and training institutes, whether government-funded ...
16 Apr, 2021, 09.11 PM IST
Interventions like masks must until vaccines 'fully mitigate' Covid impact: European Centre for Disease Control chiefA significant increase in COVID-19 related cases and deaths can be anticipated if NPIs are not strengthened and complied with, the German p...
16 Apr, 2021, 05.26 PM IST
Why India's coronavirus cases have fallen so sharplyThis week, new daily infections were the lowest in eight months, while deaths fell below 100 -- the smallest single-day total since May.
05 Feb, 2021, 11.26 AM IST
Bird flu: Delhi rolls back ban on chicken, eggsThe restrictions, enforced due to an outbreak of bird flu in 10 states, were lifted after the Centre asked states not to curb interstate su...
15 Jan, 2021, 02.38 PM IST
Europe tightens restrictions as coronavirus hospitalizations riseNew measures took effect Tuesday in Austria, Greece and Sweden, following a partial shutdown imposed in Germany Monday and tighter rules in...
04 Nov, 2020, 07.47 AM IST
Lesson not learned: Europe unprepared as second virus wave hitsTensions are rising in cities where new restrictions have been re-imposed, with hundreds of Romanian hospitality workers protesting this we...
10 Oct, 2020, 12.59 PM IST
WHO warns lifting of coronavirus lockdowns must be gradualThe World Health Organization warned on Tuesday that any lifting of lockdowns to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus must be gradua...
21 Apr, 2020, 01.43 PM IST
Ritesh Jain’s what I read this week: Loans for people with no credit history & a world without workA new app has been created which builds credit scores for borrowers using data. It helps one understand the creditworthiness of people with...
24 Sep, 2016, 02.47 PM IST
- Railway Budget 2011: Revised catering policy on cards
Sources claim that Mamata Banerjee is upset over the quality of food in trains. Nor is she satisfied with the performance of IRCTC.
25 Feb, 2011, 09.46 AM IST