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Cambridge University academic makes history as first Indian-origin department head

11:36 pm September 30, 2020

London: An academic from Newnham College at the University of Cambridge, Dr Manali Desai, has made history as the first woman of Indian heritage to take over as the Head of the Sociology Department of the prestigious UK varsity in its over 800-year history. Desai, a Reader in Comparative and Historical Sociology and Fellow of Newnham College whose work focuses on social movements, […]

COVID-19 deaths rise for second week as tougher curbs imposed in UK

8:20 pm September 29, 2020

London: The number of fatalities as a result of COVID-19 have registered a rise for the second consecutive week across England and Wales, from 99 to 139, according to official statistics released on Tuesday. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that with the northern parts of England reported the biggest rise in deaths from the deadly virus, just as the region […]

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

Original plan of Patna’s Hardinge Park included statue of Lady Hardinge too: Archives

7:09 pm September 28, 2020

Patna: An eponymous memorial committee set up exactly 107 years ago to build Patna’s famed Hardinge Park had proposed to erect life-size statues of the Viceroy who was instrumental in the creation of the new province of Bihar and Orissa, and also of his wife, according to rare archival documents. Named after Viceroy Lord Hardinge and built as Patna’s first public park, it was […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Upgrad appoints Saranjit Sangar as CEO – UK, Europe, Middle East

2:28 pm September 28, 2020

London: Edutech firm Upgrade on Monday announced the appointment of former Amazon executive Saranjit Sangar as CEO for the UK, Europe, and the Middle East as it aims to garner USD 1 billion revenue from these markets in the next 4-5 years. The company has been providing online courses in several overseas markets but this is the first time it has appointed […]

Travellers from Dubai, UK contributed maximum COVID-19 importations into India: IIT study

1:12 pm September 27, 2020

New Delhi: Travellers from Dubai and the UK were primary sources of COVID-19 importations into India, according to an analytical study done by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi. According to the research, which has been published in the Journal of Travel Medicine, COVID-19 got induced into Indian states mainly due to international travels. The study has also found that infected cases […]