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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to examine whether a community it could declare itself a religious or linguistic minority on the basis of its population in a state to allow it to run the institutions of its choice. A bank headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul sought …

[ad_1] Facebook adds gift cards and vouchers to support local businesses. Facebook has expanded its Community Aid feature to make it easier for people to support local businesses and nonprofits. On Tuesday, people will be able to find gift cards and vouchers to support local businesses, donate to local non-profit …

[ad_1] We may have a surprising new ally in our bid to contain the Covid-19 outbreak: its sewage. The Australian government recently announced that the wastewater will be tested for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes Covid-19. Federal health minister Greg Hunt explained that this will be a key part of …

[ad_1] Editor’s Note: This series will focus on the difficulties faced by the medical fraternity in COVID-19 hospitals, their hours of service, access to protective equipment, the facilities they obtain during quarantine, how their families are coping with this new reality in different states of the country. This is the …

[ad_1] KOLKATA: The confrontation between the West Bengal government and Raj Bhavan escalated further on Friday with Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar accusing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of “explicitly appeasing” the minority community. Referring to Banerjee’s Thursday letter to him where she accused him of “repeatedly interfering” in the running of his …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The entire Muslim community cannot be held accountable for the “crime” of one group, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Thursday, reacting to the cases of Muslims accused of the streak in the Covid-19 cases after the Tablighi Jamaat congregation here, and claimed that most members …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: President of Congress Sonia Gandhi on Thursday accused the BJP of spreading the virus of prejudice and communal hatred in the country and said “serious damage” is being done to social harmony. Addressing a meeting of the Congressional Working Committee, Gandhi said that this should concern all …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The government reiterated on Friday once again that it has yet to find evidence of any community transmission in India and that the infection rate remains low, with only 2% of 16,002 samples tested on Thursday testing positive. Also, once again, he assured that the public would …

[ad_1] New Delhi: A new study by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) suggests that community transmission of COVID-19 has started in various parts of India. the study found that of 5,911 people nationwide suffering from severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) since February, 104 were positive for COVID-19. Forty …