New Delhi: After meeting the Hathras victim‘s family, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Saturday listed their demands which included a judicial inquiry through the Supreme Court and suspension of the district magistrate. Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi met the family and declared that they will fight for ensuring justice to the Dalit woman … Read more
At one point, when they were reeling at 122 for 6 in the 14th over of their 229-run chase, it looked like Kolkata Knight Riders would be the only team to not cross the 200-run in Sharjah, which has been a nightmare for even the best bowlers so far at IPL 2020. However, a Rahul … Read more
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSenator Mike Lee, who later tested positive for Covid-19, seen hugging other attendees US President Donald Trump’s tweet on Friday confirming that he and his wife had tested positive for coronavirus shocked the world. With Mr Trump now in hospital, there are growing questions about how the … Read more
Salford (8) 24 Try: Watkins, Inu, Greenwood, Lussick Goals: Inu 4 Warrington (14) 22 Tries: King, Austin, Murdoch-Masila Goals: Ratchford 2, Widdop 3 Spirited Salford came from behind to beat Warrington 24-22 and reach their first Challenge Cup final in 51 years. Holders Wolves led 14-8 at the break as scores from Toby King and … Read more
In the wreckage that the novel coronavirus is leaving in its wake, there has been an unexpected social benefit. Hundreds of thousands of sanitation workers — who have been dismissed and discriminated as kudawallah and safaiwallah — are being recognised as frontline health warriors. When they don their PPE kits to collect garbage from containment … Read more
Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog, says in an email interview to Shantanu Nandan Sharma that the government wants private players to bring the best technologies to sanitation sector and help enhance the societal dignity of workers. Edited excerpts: What can make sanitation work a dignified profession in India? With the government’s explicit attention towards … Read more
The Maharashtra Government on Saturday issued COVID-19 safety guidelines for restaurants and other eateries which have been allowed to reopen from October 5. Hotels, food courts and restaurants can operate from Monday at 50 per cent of their seating capacity. As per the guidelines, customers should be screened at the entry point for coronavirus symptoms … Read more
How do we account for frequent rapes, especially of Dalit women, and callous, often criminal, police response to the rapes, leading to impunity rather than punishment of rapists, in our democracy where people vote to elect governments and hold them accountable? Caste and patriarchy are readily blamed for the phenomenon. After 70 years of working … Read more
New Delhi: The much-hyped mass trial of a Chinese coronavirus vaccine in Bangladesh has become uncertain and may even be a non-starter after drugmaker Sinovac Biotech Ltd asked the Hasina government to co-finance the initiative. Sinovac Biotech Ltd in a letter on September 24 said the trial would be delayed unless the Bangladesh government provided … Read more
White House physician Sean Conley answers questions during an update on the condition of US President Donald Trump, on October 3, 2020, at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images When asked about President Trump’s vitals, such as heart rate, blood pressure and temperature, his physician, Dr. Sean Conley, said Saturday, “So, … Read more