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Study: In pandemic era, older adults isolated but resilient

11:17 pm January 13, 2021

Washington: Since the pandemic’s descent, they have generally been viewed as among those at higher risk — older Americans, some of them medically vulnerable, figuring out how to navigate life in a COVID-saturated, increasingly isolated world. That’s one type of health — physical. When it comes to mental and emotional health, older adults in the United States are […]

Mumbai: British national, 2 others held with high-grade drugs

10:55 pm January 9, 2021

Mumbai : The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)on Saturday arrested three persons, including a British National, for allegedly supplying imported strains of ganja in the metropolis, an official said. One of those arrested is a suspect in the drug case being probed after the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput in June last year, he […]

Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts to be blocked until inauguration, says Zuckerberg

11:53 pm January 7, 2021

Washington: In an unprecedented move, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s accounts on its popular social media platforms – Facebook and Instagram – would remain suspended until the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on January 20. Announcing the decision, Zuckerberg said the risk of allowing President Trump to continue to use the platform during this period is ”simply too great.” Trump’s account will be […]

EU calls for ”immediate release” of Hong Kong activists

7:27 pm January 6, 2021

Brussels: The European Union called for the immediate release Wednesday of the 53 former lawmakers and pro-democracy activists who have been arrested in Hong Kong after being accused of violating a new security law. The mass arrests, including of former lawmakers, were the largest crackdown on Hong Kongs democracy movement since the law was imposed by China last June to quell dissent in […]

India’s S-400 deal with Russia may trigger US sanctions: Congressional report

7:58 pm January 4, 2021

Washington : India’s multi-billion dollar deal to purchase the Russian-made S-400 air defence system may trigger US sanctions on New Delhi, a US Congressional report has warned. The Congressional Research Service (CRS) – an independent and bipartisan research wing of US Congress – in its latest report to Congress, said India is ”eager for more technology-sharing and […]