NEW YORK: US health officials warned on Tuesday that the coronavirus is likely to spread in communities in the United States. They urged individuals to get themselves and their families ready. But what can you do? Infectious disease experts stressed that people should not panic and offered practical advice. ‘; […]
Women’s T20 World Cup: India beat NZ in a thriller, enter semifinals
MELBOURNE: Shafali Verma‘s 34-ball 46 followed by a superlative performance from the bowlers helped India notch up a narrow four-run win over New Zealand in a crucial group A match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS ‘; var randomNumber = Math.random(); var isIndia = (window.geoinfo && […]
Why taxmen are raking up 3-yr-old note ban cases
MUMBAI: Indian jewellers have received surprise tax notices asking them to turn over money they made from customers who scrambled to buy gold after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2016 ban on high-currency notes, according to a dozen jewellers and tax officials. When PM Modi announced a sudden ban on Rs […]
India’s day of shame
Atithi Devo Bhava in Sanskrit means that the guest is God. The guest may be anybody, the lowest of the low or the mightiest of the mighty. At such times, one cleans house and welcomes the guest with open arms. On Tuesday, 25 February 2020, Donald Trump was visiting Delhi […]
Murderous riots show that the Delhi police themselves need policing
The savage riots that ransacked northeast Delhi for over 48 hours, claiming more than 20 lives, including that of a police constable, have given the lie to the motto of the Delhi police: With you, for you, always. The police very conspicuously weren’t with the victims of the riots as […]
Central government utterly failed the people of North East Delhi; now it must compensate every person for their losses
As North East Delhi takes stock of its losses, it has become incumbent upon central government, with its responsibility over people’s safety and control over Delhi Police, to compensate survivors for the loss of lives, livelihood and property. Even if the damage runs into thousands of crores, government cannot escape […]
Judge’s transfer: Law minister counters Congress
NEW DELHI: Reacting to the transfer of Delhi High Court Justice S Muralidhar to the Punjab and Haryana High Court, law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday tweeted that the transfer was done pursuant to the recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium headed by the Chief Justice of India. “Transfer […]
Dr Narthaki Nataraj : India’s transgender icon and soft power ambassador
In November 2017, Chennai was named as part of UNESCO’s (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Creative Cities network. With this, Chennai joined the illustrious list of 180 cities in 72 countries that are part of this network. One of the main reasons that UNESCO attributed for Chennai […]
Delhi riots: What authorities could have done differently
What started as a peaceful protest against Citizenship Amendment Act in December last year turned into a pain of a lifetime in past three days when violent clashes in northeast Delhi claimed 28 lives. The Delhi Police came under heavy scrutiny from left, right and centre due to it’s failure […]
India is incredible says Trump after India visit
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has said that the US’ relationship with India is “extraordinary” right now and a lot of progress was made in bilateral ties during his maiden official visit to the country where America will be doing a lot of business. Talking to reporters, after his return from […]