Author: Anushka Saha

According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India had 2,451 new Covid-19 cases and 54 fatalities in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. on Friday. India’s overall number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 4,30,52,425, with 14,241 active cases and the recovery rate remaining at 98.75 percent. Delhi Makes Masks Mandatory in Public Places, Rs 500 Fine on Violators In a set of COVID-19 instructions announced for schools on Friday, the Delhi government stated that students and employees should not be permitted to enter school grounds without thermal scanning. If a child tests positive for the…

Residents of an Andhra Pradesh hamlet were put under lockdown after superstition claimed that a flesh-eating demon was killing people. According to the villagers, the deaths of four persons in the previous several days were attributed to demonic spirits. Residents of a village in Andhra Pradesh went on their lockdown to get rid of ‘Pishacha’ [flesh-eating demons]. After the strange deaths of four neighbors in less than a month, residents of Vennelavalasa village placed a lockdown on themselves. In addition, the village’s government office was shut down. Outsiders were not permitted to enter the community, which had constructed fences to…

Swarna Kumari, a lady who adopted the victim after her mother died of COVID in June 2021, drove the 13-year-old girl into prostitution. The incident was brought to light after the girl’s father approached authorities in an attempt to locate his daughter. According to reports, a 13-year-old girl was reportedly pushed into prostitution for about eight months and raped by more than 80 persons in separate brothels in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The youngster was rescued on Tuesday, and 74 people have been detained in connection with the case. The Guntur West police detained ten people on Tuesday, including a…

Last month marked the centenary of the Pal-Dadhvav massacre. Over 1,200 people were killed when the British opened fire on tribals demonstrating in what is now Gujarat on March 7, 1922. There are rising calls for Boris Johnson to address the issue as he begins his two-day tour from Ahmedabad. The massacre On March 7, 1922, the catastrophe occurred in the Sabarkantha district’s Pal-Chitariya and Dadhvaav villages, which were then part of Idar state (Gujarat). According to historical sources, a group of tribal people headed by Motilal Tejawat assembled on the banks of the Heir River to oppose the British…

Farmer leader Kodihalli Chandrashekar, who leads the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) group, joins the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday in Bengaluru, in the presence of the party’s convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Arvind Kejriwal, the convener of the Aam Aadmi Party and Delhi Chief Minister, attended a farmers’ conference in Bengaluru on Thursday ahead of Karnataka’s Assembly elections next year.  Kejriwal had been invited by the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) faction, led by Kodihalli Chandrashekar, to launch the convention at National College Grounds in Basavanagudi. It is being held to demand that the state government…

On Tuesday, Netflix reported recording the most extensive loss of customers in over ten years. In the first quarter, the streaming service lost 200,000 customers worldwide and has predicted much more difficulties. Following its rise to prominence during the epidemic, the company that sparked the streaming revolution now finds itself in uncharted territory. Although Netflix continues to be the most popular streaming service globally, with 222 million customers worldwide, it is expected to slow down following a rise in revenue during the pandemic. It was announced on Tuesday that Netflix had lost 200,000 subscribers in its first three months of…

Liechtenstein proposed to convene the United Nations General Assembly to consider a draught resolution requiring the Security Council’s five permanent members to justify using the veto. The United Nations is scheduled to debate a measure that would compel the Security Council’s five permanent members — the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China, and Russia – to explain invoking their veto rights. The UN Security Council reform has been discussed for years, but it has received new impetus in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Current rules of procedure provide that the Security Council’s five permanent members have the…

Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United announced his newborn son’s death on Instagram, saying, “We will always love you.” Cristiano Ronaldo and his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez confirmed the death of their newborn boy on Monday. Last October, Ronaldo announced on social media that he and his wife were expecting twins. They revealed the birth of a baby girl in a tweet on the Manchester United forward’s Twitter account. “It is with great regret, that we must inform you that our newborn son has died away. In a joint statement, Ronaldo and Rodriguez said, “It is the worst anguish that any parent…

“President Joe Biden will conduct a secure video call with allies and partners to address our continuing support for Ukraine.”, the statement said. According to the White House, US President Joe Biden will call allies on Tuesday to discuss the Ukraine crisis, including how to cooperate to hold Russia accountable. “As part of our tight cooperation, the President will conduct a secure video conversation with allies and partners to discuss our sustained support for Ukraine and measures to hold Russia responsible,” it said in a statement. Japan to participate in the video call with the US along with other allies…

The West is speeding up arms shipments to Ukraine to protect itself against Russia. But who pays for this anti-air, anti-armor, drones, radars, helicopters, howitzers, and other weapons? And who is winning in this 50-day-long war?  The US has announced that it will provide an additional $800 million to Ukraine in guns, ammunition, and other security support. “The US and its allies and partners have given Ukraine a consistent supply of armaments that have been crucial in continuing its battle against the Russian invasion,” US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday.     Since Russian soldiers invaded Ukraine on February 24, the…