By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 11, 2020 12:04:00 pm A female member of Congress was assaulted by party workers at an event in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly questioning the decision behind presenting a rape accused for the next electoral assembly. (Source: ANI) A female member …
Read More »CBI takes over Hathras investigation amid outrage
By: Express Web Desk | Updated: October 10, 2020 9:59:48 pm Flowers scattered on the funeral pyre of the 19-year-old. (Express Photo by Gajendra Yadav) The Center issued a notification on Saturday that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will take over the investigation into the alleged theft and murder …
Read More »‘Anguished, troubled’: Ranchi Catholic Church issues statement on Stan Swamy’s arrest and demands his release
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | October 9, 2020 10:52:27 pm Father Stan Swamy is a Jharkhand-based Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist. Ranchi Catholic Church issued a statement on Friday regarding the arrest of Father Stan Swamy saying they are “distraught” and “concerned” by the way the …
Read More »IAF showed determination during confrontation with China: Air Chief RKS Bhadauria
By: Express News Service | Hindan Air Force Station (top) | Updated: October 9, 2020 7:38:05 am IAF chief Bhadauria at the ceremony. (Express photo by Praveen Khanna) Appreciating the swift response of the Indian Air Force in deploying its assets off the northern borders in the context of the …
Read More »NIA charge sheets eight defendants in the Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case
By: Express News Service | Mumbai | Updated: October 9, 2020 4:31:43 pm From the right: Gautam Navlakha, Stan Swamy, Hany Babu and Anand Teltumbde. The National Investigative Agency (NIA) on Friday filed a supplemental charge sheet in a Mumbai court against eight individuals in the Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon Case. …
Read More »World Food Program wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 9, 2020 3:23:04 pm The efforts of the World Food Program focus on emergency assistance, relief and rehabilitation, development assistance and special operations. (Twitter / Nobel Prize) The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday was awarded to the World Food …
Read More »Forbes India 2020 Rich List: Mukesh Ambani Leads for 13th Consecutive Time; see full list
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 8, 2020 6:14:21 pm (Left to right) Reliance Group Chairman Mukesh Ambani, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani, and HCL co-founder and tech mogul Shiv Nadar. Forbes 2020 List: Despite the Covid-19 pandemic that has severely affected the Indian economy, the …
Read More »Great Support for Elderly Couple Performing ‘Baba ka Dhaba’ in Delhi After Viral Video
By: Trends Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 8, 2020 3:53:41 pm In the video, 80-year-old Kanta Prasad shows dal, curry, parathas stored in large plates, ready to serve at around Rs 30 to Rs 50 per plate. A widely shared video of an elderly tearful owner of a …
Read More »As stubble burning season begins, agricultural fires increase
Written by Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi | Updated: October 8, 2020 1:43:44 pm The first six days of October saw five times the number of stubble burning incidents in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh than in the corresponding period last year, official data shows. (Representative image) The first six …
Read More »Explained: Nobel Prize in Chemistry for gene editing scissors
Written by Amitabh Sinha | Pune | Updated: October 8, 2020 7:25:53 am First, the researchers artificially create a guide RNA, which helps guide the genetic scissors to the place in the genome where the cut will be made. To edit a gene, they specially design a small DNA template. …
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