Covid-19: UK coronavirus deaths pass 70,000
More than 70,000 people in the UK have now died within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test, official figures show. Source link
Day: 25 December 2020
2020 was a terrible year. But the world’s in better shape than you might think
Still, the overbearing Covid-19 pandemic kept it from front pages and ensured that a near-fatal blow to a deadly disease occurred with little fanfare. “It doused the massive jubilation, and publicity, and recognition such a milestone deserves,” said Dr. Tunji Funsho, the person more responsible than anyone else for the eradication of wild polio from … Read more
2020 was a terrible year. But the world’s in better shape than you might think
Still, the overbearing Covid-19 pandemic kept it from front pages and ensured that a near-fatal blow to a deadly disease occurred with little fanfare. “It doused the massive jubilation, and publicity, and recognition such a milestone deserves,” said Dr. Tunji Funsho, the person more responsible than anyone else for the eradication of wild polio from … Read more
New demand-driven scheme in the works to create more entrepreneurs
New Delhi: The government is readying a scheme to help create entrepreneurs and handhold young enterprises that are struggling, as it foresees the Covid pandemic taking a toll on the job market. The plan is to train more than 300,000 youth to become entrepreneurs over the next five years, facilitate loans to them and connect … Read more
Tenders worth Rs 40k cr cancelled or modified due to discriminatory, restrictive conditions
NEW DELHI: Tenders worth Rs 40,000 crore was cancelled or modified due to discriminatory and restrictive conditions with an aim to promote ‘Make in India‘ in government procurement, according to the commerce and industry ministry. Releasing its achievements for 2020 on Friday, the ministry also said that unique products with export potential have been identified … Read more
Shankersinh Vaghela plans March from Ahmedabad to Delhi
Gandhinagar: Former Gujarat chief minister Shankersinh Vaghela announced that he would take out a rally from Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad to Rajghat in Delhi from Saturday in support of the agitating farmers. Vaghela slammed the Union government for demonising the farmers and said he would travel to Rajghat along with a hundred volunteers and hold … Read more
‘Love Jihad’ law: A match made in heaven, judged on earth
A veritable buzz in the background competes with Rashid’s voice as he narrates over the phone his ordeal of being arrested and jailed for marrying a girl he loved; a Hindu girl. “The relatives have come to see us,” he tells. The sense of relief is palpable—both in his voice and in the background energy … Read more
$2,000 second stimulus check: House to vote Monday to stop a government shutdown
American’s stimulus package is once again in trouble. Here’s the situation with a second stimulus check. CNET The House of Representatives will vote Dec. 28 on a standalone bill to authorize a second stimulus check for up to $2,000 apiece. If successful, a $2,000 stimulus check would replace the $600 payment authorized in the $900 billion stimulus bill passed … Read more
Time to step on dragon’s Tibet toe: Why India needs to gather momentum over China issue
Mao Zedong reportedly said that Tibet was China’s ‘right hand palm’ and Ladakh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and the area known today as Arunachal Pradesh the palm’s ‘five fingers’. Mao believed it was the duty of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to ‘liberate’ the territories India had ‘occupied’ — Ladakh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh — as … Read more
Boko Haram kill villagers in Christmas Eve attack
The Islamist group also burnt down the church in the Christian village in northeast Nigeria. Source link