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Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Miscreants hoist Khalistani flag on Moga admin building amid I-Day altets

11:50 pm August 14, 2020

Chandigarh: Amid the Independence Day alerts, two miscreants managed to hoist a Khalistani flag atop Moga administrative building after removing the tricolour, prompting Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to order the state police chief to ensure their immediate arrest. Following the incident, the Punjab police announced a reward of Rs 50,000 to anybody for giving any information leading to the arrest of the duo, […]

Beirut explosion bares pitfalls of sending aid to Lebanon

8:06 pm August 9, 2020

Beirut: Hospitals and schools, then shattered and bent water pipes, then the crater that once was Lebanon’s port. The rebuilding needs of Lebanon are immense, but so is the question of how to ensure the millions of dollars promised in international aid is not diverted in a country notorious for missing money, invisible infrastructure projects and its […]

Plea in HC to direct CBSE affiliated schools to publish docs on criteria to calculate class 10 marks

Matrimonial disputes: From pens to property, HC wants spouses to list every penny spent

8:12 pm August 6, 2020

New Delhi: Brand of mobile, wrist watch, pen, wages of maid, expenditure incurred on functions and festivals are among a long list of details which a husband and wife, embroiled in matrimonial dispute, will now have to disclose in the affidavits to be placed before the courts to determine their true income. This directive came […]

France won’t ratify Hong Kong’s extradition agreement

10:57 pm August 3, 2020

Paris: France has decided not to ratify an extradition agreement with Hong Kong after China’s central government in Beijing imposed a new national security law on the city. The French Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson said in a written statement on Monday that “in light of the latest developments, France won’t proceed with the ratification” of the 2017 extradition agreement with Hong Kong “as it […]

Low-cost moist heat treatment of N95 masks eliminates coronavirus: Study

2:50 pm August 2, 2020

Toronto: Scientists have found that moist heat treatment of N95 masks eliminates the novel coronavirus which causes COVID-19, an advance which could allow reuse of these scarce resources in hospitals and long-term care facilities. According to the study, published in Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), moist heat treatment of masks for 60 min at 70 degrees Celsius […]