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News channel airs dummy post-mortem of Sushant; RIP journalism say viewers

Netizens were shocked to find a 'dummy post-mortem' being conducted on a news channel on Sunday, sharing clips of the session carried out by 'experts'. Unimpressed netizens wondered if there weren't bigger issues to report about.

Aug 3, 2020

Farooq Abdullah says probe into Kashmiri Pandit exodus will clear many minds

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah in a webinar today has urged for a probe into the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kahmir valley.

Aug 2, 2020

Milking COVID: Haldi ice cream to immunity-boosting products by Amul, KMF

Recently, everything has been about health and immunity, and it has everything to do with the ongoing pandemic. Dairy companies are now drawing on home remedies to make pandemic-themed milk products that will help 'boost immunity'. Amul launched its Haldi ice cream to uncertain reactions from netizens and Karnataka Milk Federation only just announced it's range of immunity-boosting flavoured milk products. Would you give them a try?

Aug 2, 2020

Home Minister Amit Shah tests COVID positive; admitted to hospital

Home Minister Amit Shah has tested positive for COVID-19. The minister got himself tested after showing symptoms for the virus, now on the advice of doctors he has been admitted to Medanta hospital.

Aug 2, 2020

Fact-Check: COVID victim Dr. Aisha does not exist; fake images, fake story go viral

Dr Aisha tugged at the heartstrings of India. Her posts on Twitter, her moving story on how she lost the battle to COVID-19 and more. Many celebrities and the media prayed for her and sympathised. It was then alleged that the woman (or a man) is actually running a fake Twitter account. This has led to much confusion about the identity of the 'doctor'.

Aug 2, 2020

FDA approves 'Corona canon': Bengaluru firm's invention kills 99.9% virus, gives India hope

Since the outbreak, scientists and innovators have been in a race against time to find possible solutions to mitigate and combat Coronavirus. In the latest development, a Bengaluru organisation De Scalene has found a workable solution that can thwart 99.9% of Coronavirus in the air, this technology has been approved by the US FDA and EU.

Aug 2, 2020

Former SP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh dies at 64 in Singapore

The 64-year-old member of Rajya Sabha Amar Singh had recently been undergoing treatment in Singapore. After a long and hard battle the politician has succumbed.

Aug 1, 2020

Eid al-Adha celebrations in pictures: Muslims celebrate Eid amid Covid pandemic

The world has woken up to prayers on the morning of Eid al-Adha, here are some glimpses of how the celebrations went of in the Muslim community amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aug 1, 2020

Viral video: Two male rat snakes caught in fierce battle for dominance

A new viral video has mesmerised the internet, as two male rat snakes were caught on camera fighting. The raging battle for dominance clearly has many takers.

Jul 31, 2020

President Ram Nath Kovind gifts bicycle on Eid to budding cyclist

On Eid al-Adha, the President of India Ram Nath Kovind gifted a young cyclist from Bihar a cycle who sees dreams as a racer.

Jul 31, 2020

Rafale factory already operational in Kanpur since a year; NO not the jet but pan masala

We've been eagerly waiting for the rafale fighter jets to take off. We didn't know we already had Rafale pan masala in Kanpur.

Jul 30, 2020

Students see hope as SC admits PIL; UGC to respond within 3 days

The Supreme Court heard the batch of pleas against the current guidelines for the university final year exams issued by UGC.

Jul 27, 2020

Zomato, Swiggy will eat away India's F&B sector without strong reforms: Anurag Katriar, President, NRAI [Exclusive]

Emphasising on the need for policy reforms and liquidity support from the government to tide over the Covid-19 crisis, Anurag Katriar, President, NRAI veers off to sharing views on the food aggregators' aggressive push and dominance in the F&B sector, responsible for denting profit margins and hurting industry growth prospects.

Jul 19, 2020

H-1B visa ban: Reunite Indian families in US; Chauthaiwale urges US ambassador

Dr Vijay Chauthaiwale, the in-charge of the Foreign Affairs Department of India, wrote to the US ambassador about the grievances of stranded Indians due to the ban on H-1B visas.

Jul 17, 2020

SRMJEE 2020: BTech entrance exam at SRM Institute cancelled due to Covid-19

The SRMJEE sat by students across India and the Middle East has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the SRM Institute of Science and Technology announced on Monday.

Jul 13, 2020

'Worried for Congress' says Kapil Sibal after Sanjay Jha as Rajasthan political drama unfolds

Kapil Sibal tweeted today, 'Worried for our party' as Congress faces testing times ahead amid the political crisis in Rajasthan.

Jul 12, 2020

Bombay HC questions right to privacy: Should names of Covid-19 positive patients be revealed?

As per the ICMR guidelines, the names of Covid-19 positive persons cannot be declared so as to avoid their stigmatisation.

Jul 10, 2020

Thousands of pilots losing jobs in Middle East, India as COVID-19 crisis continues

More than 2,500 pilots have lost jobs among all Middle East carriers, and pilots in India have been affected too because of the unprecedented Covid-19 crisis, many can't join airlines back as their Indian license has expired or is about to expire due to archaic DGCA rules.

Jul 10, 2020

Govt reverses merger, instead to infuse Rs 12,450 cr into 3 public sector insurance companies

Govt reverses the merger of three PSGICs namely National Insurance Company, United India Insurance Company, and Oriental Insurance Company Limited announced earlier.

Jul 8, 2020

Syama Prasad Mukherjee birth anniversary: Man who laid foundation of Jan Sangh

Today is the birth anniversary of the Indian politician and barrister Syama Prasad Mukherjee, the founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the predecessor to India's ruling party today.

Jul 6, 2020