The WHO has said that the pandemic isn’t slowing down and warned that there could be a day when the virus may evolve into something that even the vaccines can’t protect against. With that in mind and seeing pictures of the so-called “revenge travellers”, India’s Covid Task Force has warned people from behaving recklessly. At the India-Russia talks in Moscow, much of the focus was on Afghanistan where the Taliban is said to control 85% of the country although this is impossible to verify.
Continue reading “July 10 – WhatsApp Blinks, Cuba’s Vaccines”July 9 – Cairn Grabs at Indian Assets
UK-based energy major Cairn has gotten a step closer into seizing India’s foreign assets as part of their winnings following a tribunal decision in their favour. Could do with some of that “India’s honour” that the central govt has been touting ever so often no? In other news, Indian scientists have found a new plant species in Antarctica. A new research has established that just one does close to nothing to the Delta variant.
Continue reading “July 9 – Cairn Grabs at Indian Assets”June 8 – Petrol’s 100, Haiti President Assassinated
The Covid death toll in the world has topped 4 million, while the Delta Variant is now set to dominate the highly vaccinated US population. The UP govt is very confident that it has tamed the virus. Hopefully, they have! There is shocking news from Haiti where their President has been assassinated. And Trump continues to make the news.
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Continue reading “June 8 – Petrol’s 100, Haiti President Assassinated”Modi’s New Team – Some New, Some Old
Forty-three people took oath of office at the Rashtrapati Bhawan to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new team. Here we look at some of the most significant changes, entries, elevations and drops.
Continue reading “Modi’s New Team – Some New, Some Old”July 7 – A New Ministry, Old Problems
Turn your eyes to Delhi as the Narendra Modi govt is expected to embark on its first Cabinet reshuffle since returning to power in 2019, at around 11am. As a first step, new governors have been appointed to different states. Read about the new Norwegian law that will look to prevent youngsters from harming their bodies and how “renting out” your shirt may not be the greenest thing to do! And there is a new ministry in the Government of India.
Continue reading “July 7 – A New Ministry, Old Problems”July 6- The Joke’s on Us
Good morning! There are plenty of ‘jokes’ in this edition and they would have been funny if it weren’t so serious. And it all played out in the rooms of the Supreme Court for the whole world to see. Meanwhile, India may have gotten out of the grip of the Delta Variant but now it is the time for the rest to suffer as Europe and Africa are showing more cases. Surprisingly, some countries are planning to open up more despite having seen what it did to India. CBSE students maybe in for some change next year. While you may not see much of the Stan Swamy case here, we covered it in our own way yesterday.
Continue reading “July 6- The Joke’s on Us”The Stan Swamy Case – In Tweets
Human rights activist Stan Father Swamy has died. He was 84 years old and in jail since October last year under the stringent anti-terror law, the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). Here we look at the life of the activist, the case against him was and the courts observation in the matter. We will also quote people appearing in news articles.
Continue reading “The Stan Swamy Case – In Tweets”July 5 – Day of tragedies
Fire in Cyprus and Canada, crashes in Haiti and the Phillippines, and the Afghans fearing for their lives. It’s been a day of tragedies. Cattle rearing emits methane which is around 90 million tonnes (MT) annually and is a greenhouse gas that has forced even nations like France to issue advisories on shifting to vegetarianism. Now, Indian scientists have made a breakthrough.
Continue reading “July 5 – Day of tragedies”QUIZ OF THE WEEK #3
Did you follow the News of Today this week? Give our test a try!
Continue reading “QUIZ OF THE WEEK #3”July 4- Rafale Back In News, Disaster in Japan
“Let them eat cake” is what the French Queen Mary Antoinnette supposedly said when her people were hungry (there is no evidence to this). The Bombay High Court has now supplied us with another slogan: Let them work (paraphrased). Brazilians are on the streets, angry over their government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and corruption that seems to have plagued it.
Continue reading “July 4- Rafale Back In News, Disaster in Japan”
