Covid origins: Genetic ghosts suggest pandemic started in market

Covid origins: Genetic ghosts suggest pandemic started in market

Getty Images Racoon dogs are implicated as one of the potential animals that could have been the source of Covid A team of scientists say it is “beyond reasonable doubt” the Covid pandemic started with infected animals sold at a market, rather than a laboratory leak. They were analysing hundreds of samples collected from Wuhan, … Read more

Everything has been snatched from us, don’t take away vote now: Mehbooba Mufti writes to ECI after BJP, others suggest postponing polls

Everything has been snatched from us, don’t take away vote now: Mehbooba Mufti writes to ECI after BJP, others suggest postponing polls

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti. File | Photo Credit: ANI Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti was up in arms on April 26, as a group of parties, including the BJP, wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to postpone elections for the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat. … Read more

Meta’s Ray Ban smart glasses will suggest you clothes, identify landmarks and more  

Meta’s Ray Ban smart glasses will suggest you clothes, identify landmarks and more  

Meta (formerly known as Facebook) has developed a pair of smart glasses in partnership with Ray-Ban. These glasses are equipped with advanced technology, including artificial intelligence (AI) features. The company has announced that they will allow some people to try out the most exciting AI functions of these glasses, but it’s an early trial phase … Read more

Congress minorities declaration to suggest ₹5,000 crore for minority welfare

Congress minorities declaration to suggest ₹5,000 crore for minority welfare

File picture of Congress senior leader and TPCC minorities declaration draft committee chairman Mohammed Ali Shabbir | Photo Credit: K.V. Ramana Congress senior leader and TPCC minorities declaration draft committee chairman Mohammed Ali Shabbir said that the minorities declaration of Congress would guarantee the empowerment of minorities in Telangana with an allocation of ₹5,000 crore … Read more

T.N. Governor Ravi: Did not suggest changing the name of Tamil Nadu to ‘Tamizhagam’

T.N. Governor Ravi: Did not suggest changing the name of Tamil Nadu to ‘Tamizhagam’

T.N. Governor R.N. Ravi | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ Seeking to put an end to the two-week-old controversy over his suggestion to use the word ‘Tamizhagam’, instead of Tamil Nadu, Governor R.N. Ravi on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, clarified that he had referred to the word ‘Tamizhagam’ while dwelling upon the age-old historical cultural connect … Read more

Gujarat election result live updates | Trends suggest BJP headed for a sweeping victory

Gujarat election result live updates | Trends suggest BJP headed for a sweeping victory

The counting of votes for 182 Assembly seats in Gujarat is underway. The polls were held in two phases with 89 seats voting on December 1, while the second phase of polling was held on December 5 in 92 Assembly segments. Gujarat registered a voter turnout of 64.33% for the recently-concluded elections, a drop of over … Read more

New Studies Suggest Omicron Infections Are Less Severe Than Delta Ones

New Studies Suggest Omicron Infections Are Less Severe Than Delta Ones

Dec. 22, 2021 — People who get COVID-19 infections caused by the Omicron variant are less likely to need hospital care, compared with those infected by the Delta variant, according to two large new studies from the U.K. and South Africa. The findings, which were released ahead of peer review, add to previous glimmers of … Read more