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Thursday, October 3, 2024
TopicCOVID-19

Topic: COVID-19

WhatsApp doubles limit on group calls as world is using the platform ‘more than ever before’

WhatsApp said people globally have been spending over 15 billion minutes every day on both voice and video calls in the past several weeks.

Govt estimates show Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata could see big spike in Covid cases by 15 May

The health ministry has made projections on how many new Covid-19 cases and hospital bed shortages India could face in districts across several states.

These are the rules UGC panel wants colleges to follow when they re-open

In a report to the UGC, the expert panel has suggested that colleges should develop a foolproof plan and follow social distancing norms after they re-open to curb spread of Covid-19.

Two ThePrint journalists and driver test positive for Covid-19 in Vadodara

The three have been quarantined at a railway facility in Vadodara. All three are asymptomatic and are doing well.

There’s a zoonotic viral disease in south India and it peaks every summer

While there is no evidence so far that monkey fever is transmitted from humans to humans, it has been known to prove fatal. And humans may be making it worse. 

Aarogya Setu is ‘priority’ as Modi govt plans big publicity campaign for its Covid work

The publicity campaign, also featuring fake news busted by PIB fact check unit, will be carried out by the I&B ministry in at least 13 states.

American Idol goes virtual: How reality competition shows are dealing with lockdown life

Singing contest American Idol is adapting to new lockdown life by airing from the homes of the show’s contestants, musicians, judges, mentors and hosts.

Maharashtra coronavirus cases climb to 9,318, death toll rises to 400

Mumbai reported an increase of 393 Covid-19 cases, taking its tally to 6,169.

Zoom, Google Meet classes ‘next to impossible’ as J&K students struggle with 2G speed

Teachers and students in the Valley complain that it takes hours for them to upload and download files due to the poor internet speeds. 

Delhi sees highest recoveries from Covid-19 in single day while cases rise to 3,314

No death was reported for the third consecutive day in the national capital.

On Camera

Gaza, Ukraine being fought on techno-battlefields. Indian military is 3 decades behind

My assessment is that the Indian armed forces are adopting emerging technologies for incremental change and not transformation—which is the need of the hour.

Even as SEBI lays down new curbs on F&O market, discount brokerages are changing business models

SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?