Government Passes Investments Worth Rs. 86,824 Crore for Electronics

Government Passes Investments Worth Rs. 86,824 Crore for Electronics

The Indian government’s electronics and IT ministry has approved a total of 314 applications with proposed investments of Rs. 86,824 crore under a modified special incentive package scheme till May 31, an official note said. The proposals that were approved in May included an investment of Rs. 596 crore from Bosch Automotive Electronics Private Limited, … Read more

HIV Testing Plummeted During Pandemic

HIV Testing Plummeted During Pandemic

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Testing for HIV suffered a sharp setback during the first year of the pandemic, new government data shows. The number of HIV tests funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and administered in health care settings dropped 43% between 2019 … Read more

Opinion | No, Justice Alito, Reproductive Justice Is in the Constitution

Opinion | No, Justice Alito, Reproductive Justice Is in the Constitution

Now, 80 years later, Mississippi has already made a “clear, pointed, unmistakable discrimination,” as if it has “selected a particular race or nationality for oppressive treatment,” which the court specifically struck down and condemned in Skinner. What today’s Supreme Court strategically overlooks, legal history reminds us with stunning clarity, specifically the terrifying practices of American … Read more

Chinese censors scrub internet after senior party official’s speech on zero-Covid timeline

Chinese censors scrub internet after senior party official’s speech on zero-Covid timeline

Beijing Daily, the official Communist Party newspaper for the Chinese capital, earlier reported that the city’s party chief, Cai Qi, said Monday that “for the next five years, Beijing will resolutely implement Covid-19 pandemic control measures and uphold the ‘zero-Covid’ policy to prevent imported cases from coming in and domestic cases from rebounding.” The reported … Read more

Russian missiles hit crowded shopping mall in central Ukraine: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Russian missiles hit crowded shopping mall in central Ukraine: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy

A Russian missile strike hit a crowded shopping centre in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk on Monday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. He said more than 1,000 people were in the shopping centre at the time of the attack. He gave no details of casualties but said: “It is impossible to even imagine the number … Read more

Poco X4 Pro 5G Review: Does It Have the ‘X’ Factor?

Poco X4 Pro 5G Review: Does It Have the ‘X’ Factor?

The Poco X3 Pro was touted to be a successor to the fan-favourite and gamers’ delight, the Poco F1. While it did prove its worth in games and overall performance with its Snapdragon 800-series SoC, it wasn’t a standout device. The new Poco X4 Pro 5G is the follow-up to the X3 Pro, but instead … Read more

Uddhav Thackeray planned to resign on June 22, plans changed: Here’s why

Uddhav Thackeray planned to resign on June 22, plans changed: Here’s why

Facing a revolt within his own ranks, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was ready to resign on June 22 at 5 pm after it was clear that there was “no way out” of the political crisis facing Maharashtra government but MVA allies convinced him not to resign, sources said. The sources said that Uddhav Thackeray … Read more

Queen’s secret influence on laws revealed in Scottish government memo

Queen’s secret influence on laws revealed in Scottish government memo

A Scottish government memo obtained by the Guardian reveals that “it is almost certain” draft laws have been secretly changed to secure the Queen’s approval. Under an arcane mechanism known as Queen’s consent, the monarch is routinely given advance sight of proposed laws that could affect her personal property and public powers. Unlike the better-known … Read more