North Korean authorities have issued shoot-to-kill orders to prevent the coronavirus from entering the country from China, according to the commander of US forces in the South. The impoverished North, whose health system in shambles would struggle to cope with a major virus outbreak, has not confirmed a single case …
Read More »CSK CEO confirms Deepak Chahar’s return and quashes ‘Dawid Malan as replacement’ rumors
Chennai Super Kings pacemaker Deepak Chahar has passed all mandatory tests from the franchise and the Cricket Control Board in India and will train with the team from Friday, said CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan. “Deepak has all the necessary authorization from CSK and BCCI and will start training from today,” …
Read More »First ICMR sero-survey document released: India skipped 81 infections per case in May
New Delhi: The long-awaited findings from the first national seroprevalence survey, which researchers from the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) conducted during May and June this year, were finally published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research on September 10, 2020. The document repeats what ICMR officials said in …
Read More »Which countries will pay more and less for Xbox Series X and Series S?
By: Tech Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 11, 2020 6:08:27 pm Xbox series X is coming to India in November (Source: Xbox / Twitter) Beginning on November 10, Microsoft will begin selling its next-generation Xbox consoles, the X Series and the S Series, in major international markets. Series …
Read More »Covid vaccine trial stopped after volunteer showed neurological symptoms
A woman who received an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed severe neurological symptoms that led to a pause in testing, a spokesman for the pharmaceutical AstraZeneca said on Thursday. The study participant in the late-stage trials reported symptoms consistent with transverse myelitis, a rare inflammation of the spinal cord, company spokesman …
Read More »Twitter reacts to Jofra Archer’s shy ‘last laugh’ after hitting for six straight
Jofra Archer had a brilliant spell of fast bowling at the first ODI in Manchester when he started three wickets, but what caught everyone’s attention was his epic celebration after firing Cummins. Maxwell seemed keen to help the Australians cross 300 with his hitting, but Archer had the “last laugh.” …
Read More »Swami Agnivesh, Firebrand social worker and leader of Arya Samaj, passes away
Well-known social activist and leader of Arya Samaj, Swami Agnivesh, who suffered from cirrhosis of the liver for a long time, died of multi-organ failure in a Delhi hospital, doctors said. He died just 10 days before his 81st birthday. Agnivesh was seriously ill and admitted to an ICU at …
Read More »Rafale Crash News FACT CHECK: No Rafale Aircraft Crashed Near Ambala Air Base; fake ‘IAF tweet’ in circulation, says GDP
No Rafale jet has crashed near Ambala air base: GDP (@PIBFactCheck) | Photo credit: Twitter Key points Rafale is a 4.5 generation aircraft Five Rafale aircraft were formally incorporated into the IAF on September 10, 2020 New Delhi: A tweet claiming that a Rafale fighter plane crashed near the Ambaba …
Read More »Covid-19 Roundup: India Cases Above 45 Lakh Mark; more than 28 million infected worldwide and more | India News
NEW DELHI: India’s number of Covid-19 cases surpassed the 45 lakh mark on Friday, while the number of deaths rose to more than 76,000. A new study has predicted that the country may witness more than 7 million cases by the first week of October. Meanwhile, the number of cases …
Read More »Bihar Elections 2020 – After Leaving RJD, Raghuvansh Writes Nitish With Some Suggestions
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 11, 2020 5:48:23 pm Raghuvansh Prasad Singh and Nitish Kumar. (File photo) After resigning from RJD, former trade union minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has written to Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with a number of suggestions, including an amendment to …
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