NEW DELHI: After nearly a month of surge, Covid-19 cases and deaths due to the virus are on the decline. The number of active cases, which had crossed 7,000 on June 11, has declined to 4,425, govt data shows. One fatality was recorded in the last 24 hours.“Covid-19 is now endemic. It is not a…
After months of mounting criticism over inaction, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has finally launched a national enquiry into grooming gang crimes, marking a major policy U-turn for the Labour government. The move comes in response to widespread public outrage, a damning institutional review, and escalating pressure from campaigners, opposition politicians, and prominent figures, including…
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) settled nearly half of all claims filed this fiscal within just three days, significantly speeding up service delivery, a senior official said on Wednesday. The official attributed the acceleration to automation and said further gains are expected as the upper limit for automated settlement is set to be raised…
NEW DELHI: Active Covid-19 cases in India crossed 6,000-mark with six deaths reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry data released on Sunday. 769 new infections have been reported in the last 48 and Kerala remains the most affected state. This is followed by Gujarat, West Bengal and Delhi. The…
Union home minister Amit Shah (Image credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs on Monday launched the e-Zero initiative to auto-register high-value cybercrimes. The service will automatically convert cyber financial crimes above Rs 10 lakh and registered on the 1930 helpline of the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP), into FIRs, news agency ANI…
Covid-19 is once again making headlines in Asia, with Hong Kong and Singapore witnessing a sharp rise in infections, hospitalizations, and virus activity, challenging assumptions that the disease would slow in warmer months, Bloomberg reported.In Hong Kong, authorities are sounding the alarm. “The virus’ activity is quite high,” said Albert Au, head of the Communicable…
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has granted permission to police to conduct polygraph (lie detection) and photogrammetric (facial and voice analysis) tests on jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan in connection with the May 9 violence. The tests will be carried out as part of investigations into 12 terrorism cases against Khan, stemming from the violent…
Measles roars back in the US, topping 1,000 cases (Photo: AP) The United States’ measles outbreak has surpassed 1,000 confirmed cases with three deaths so far, state and local data showed Friday, marking a stark resurgence of a vaccine-preventable disease that the nation once declared eliminated.The surge comes as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr….
Hours after Donald J. Trump was sworn in for a second term, he issued an executive order laying the groundwork for mass deportations of immigrants and denying them legal assistance. Public interest groups focused on immigrant rights teamed up to fight the order and called in Gibson Dunn, a major law firm with the resources…
The European Union (EU) has released a list of seven countries it now considers “safe” for returning asylum seekers. The move is part of a wider plan to speed up the process of asylum applications faster. These nations include India, Bangladesh, Kosovo, Colombia, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia. According to the EU, people from these places…