By: Trends Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 17, 2020 3:44:05 pm Since it was shared online, the video has sparked various reactions from netizens with many saluting the guard for his bravery. (Source: ANI / Twitter) A local guard is being hailed as a hero after he risked …
Read More »IPL 2020: Before the tournament in the United Arab Emirates, fans on social networks are filled with memes
By: Trends Desk | New Delhi | September 17, 2020 6:11:53 pm Fans are ready to witness the tournament to help them fight the crown blues. After a long wait, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to kick off in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Saturday and fans …
Read More »Express Investigation Part 4: Foreign Security, Niti CEO Listed; Facebook bans Zhenhua data
Written by Kaunain Sheriff M, Jay Mazoomdaar, P Vaidyanathan Iyer | New Delhi | Updated: September 17, 2020 2:02:55 pm Policymakers such as NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, academic historian Romila Thapar, and political psychologist Ashish Nandy, are also monitored by Zhenhua Data, a firm that has ties to the …
Read More »Sudarshan TV case: the Center tells SC not to establish ‘more guidelines’ for the rest of the traditional media
By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: September 17, 2020 2:03:52 pm Sudarshan TV is directed by Suresh Chavhanke. (File photo) The Center has urged the Supreme Court to limit the matter to a Sudarshan News program, which claimed to “expose” the “infiltration of Muslims” into the public …
Read More »No ground was lost in Depsang, but India hasn’t had access to large parts for 15 years
Written by Krishn Kaushik, Nirupama Subramanian | New Delhi | Updated: September 17, 2020 7:59:32 am An IAF plane in Leh on Wednesday amid the protracted standoff between India and China. PTI Clarifying the situation on the Depsang Plains in Ladakh, where China has been blocking India’s access to four …
Read More »Government Establishes Group Under Cyber Security Chief To Investigate China Watching, Will Report In 30 Days
Written by Manoj CG, Liz Mathew, Shubhajit Roy | New Delhi | Updated: September 17, 2020 6:59:34 am The “targets”, as the ongoing investigation has revealed, include President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, key opposition leaders, and men and women from a variety of disciplines, political, legislative, scientific …
Read More »Explained: Why China collects data from India
Written by P Vaidyanathan Iyer, Jay Mazoomdaar | New Delhi | Updated: September 17, 2020 6:54:16 am The Indian Express attempts to frame the context given the prevailing situation on the India-China border, the scale and legality of the operations, the technology involved and the possibilities of end use, given …
Read More »Following Express investigation, government establishes panel to study #ChinaWatching reports
Written by Manoj CG | New Delhi | Updated: September 16, 2020 10:03:00 pm Hours earlier, Congress raised the issue of surveillance of prominent Indian personalities in both Houses of Parliament. The government today created a “Committee of Experts” under the National Cyber Security Coordinator to study revelations, as reported …
Read More »What is the Uttar Pradesh Special Security Force (UPSSF)?
Written by Maulshree Seth, edited by Explained Desk | Lucknow | Updated: September 16, 2020 7:26:34 am Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, at Lok Bhawan in Lucknow. (Express photo: Vishal Srivastav) Amid the controversy over the provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Special Security Force (UPSSF) allowing arrests “without a …
Read More »Quixplained: Covid-19 Vaccine Development Stages and History So Far
By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: September 16, 2020 7:37:30 am The AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine was among the leading global candidates. AstraZeneca, which is creating a vaccine for the new coronavirus in partnership with the University of Oxford, halted its global vaccine trial on September 6 after a participant …
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