Written by Deeptiman Tiwary | New Delhi | Updated: October 22, 2020 7:20:26 am Compared to 2004, annual homicide cases decreased 21% in 2019, which is better than the 16% drop in the national average during the same period. However, between 2009 and 2019, murder cases increased by 5% in …
Read More »Remembering a Misadventure in Pakistan: What Happened on October 22, 1947?
Written by Nirupama Subramanian | Mumbai | Updated: October 22, 2020 7:39:31 am On October 22, thousands of tribal invaders crossed into Kashmir invading the outposts of Hari Singh’s state forces in Muzaffarabad, Domel and other places on the way to Srinagar. Kashmiri people have traditionally observed October 27 as …
Read More »America sues Google: what it means
Written by Aashish Aryan | New Delhi | Updated: October 22, 2020 7:43:31 am A Google sign is displayed on a Google building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, USA, October 20, 2020 (Reuters Photo: Carlo Allegri) United States Department of Justice (DoJ) sued Google on …
Read More »Kaziranga opens up to tourists; CM Sonowal hopes it will help reactivate tourism after the closure
Written by Tora Agarwala | Guwahati | Updated: October 21, 2020 5:20:22 pm CM Sonowal said that the reopening of Kaziranga would help revive Assam’s tourism sector (Source: KNTPR) After being closed for nearly eight months, the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR), famous for its one-horned rhinos, was …
Read More »US Election Recap, Oct 21: Battlefield States in Focus; Trump’s tax records reveal his Chinese bank account
By: Express Web Desk | October 21, 2020 12:00:04 pm U.S. President Donald Trump works with the crowd after speaking at a campaign rally Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo / Ross D. Franklin) With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, the Associated Press …
Read More »IIT Kharagpur’s ‘COVIRAP’ diagnostic test obtains ICMR certification
Written by Anuradha Mascarenhas | Pune | October 21, 2020 1:32:22 pm ‘COVIRAP’ is a diagnostic machine developed by researchers at IIT Kharagpur. (Official YouTube / IIT Kharagpur) ‘COVIRAP’, a diagnostic machine developed by researchers at IIT Kharagpur, has been successfully validated for its efficacy in detecting COVID-19 by the …
Read More »Protests against the government of Thailand: the problems and what is different this time
Written by Mehr Gill | New Delhi | Updated: October 21, 2020 11:53:51 am In Bangkok on Tuesday. The three-finger salute has become one of the symbols of protest. (AP Photo: Sakchai Lalit) Over the past few months, Thailand has witnessed demonstrations in favor of democracy with protesters demanding the …
Read More »Paliganj: In Yadav seat, LJP scare makes NDA’s task difficult
Written by Dipankar Ghose | Patna | Updated: October 21, 2020 12:10:43 pm Usha Vidyarthi’s field vehicle. BJP cadres openly support her. Dipankar ghose Adorning Sandeep Sourav’s field vehicle on the Paliganj Assembly seat are both colors red and green. Red for the CPI (ML) and green for the RJD, …
Read More »Explained: What Punjab’s Three New Farm Bills Say, What They Seek To Accomplish
Written by Manraj Grewal Sharma, edited by Explained Desk | Chandigarh | Updated: October 21, 2020 11:09:15 am Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh, along with the MLAs, is meeting Tuesday with Vice President of Governor Singh Badnore, to seek his consent to the agricultural bills passed by the Assembly. (Photo: …
Read More »Bihar Elections: Tejashwi Campaigns Promising Jobs and Change
Written by Dipankar Ghose | Patna | Updated: October 21, 2020 7:37:44 am In a sign that the Tejashwi rallies are having an effect on the rival camp of the JDU, the party’s hard-working chairman Ashok Choudhary recently posted photos of a rally Nitish Kumar held in Bhore in Gopalganj, …
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