After a deadly night of the explosion which rocked Beirut and left more than 130 people dead and thousands injured, the city woke up to hope and solidarity when a group of young volunteers came together to clean the roads. In Beirut’s beloved bar districts, hundreds of young Lebanese ditched beers for brooms on Wednesday …
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Even If A COVID-19 Vaccine Works, Normalcy Is Not Happening Anytime Soon, Says WHO
Bringing a reality check on the high hopes of finding a COVID-19 vaccine, WHO said there may never be a ‘silver bullet’ solution to combat the pandemic, as per a TNN report. “We all hope to have a number of effective vaccines that can help prevent people from infection. However, there’s no silver bullet at the moment and there might …
Read More »Friend Smokes Hookah With 23 Others, Now All Of Them Test Positive For COVID-19 In Haryana
The Jind district administration in Haryana has sealed up the village of Shadipur in Julana after 24 residents tested positive for COVID-19, as per a TOI report. It seems one villager came from a wedding in Gurugram on July 8 and smoked hookah with friends that spread the virus. The other 23 came into contact with him. The panchayat right …
Read More »No Restrictions On COVID-19 Sick Leaves In US, Judge Rejects Trump Administration's Leave Rules
A judge voided parts of a Trump administration rule which restricted paid sick leave and emergency family leave for millions of workers affected by COVID-19, according to a Reuters report. U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken said the Department of Labor overstepped its authority by denying eligibility for benefits to workers of many groups. Reuters The rule was adopted in April …
Read More »Delhi Recovery Rate Climbs Over 89%; Missing Patients In Lucknow + More Top News
BCCL The national capital, that seems to have achieved the peak, reported 15 deaths due to the viral infection on Sunday. The toll is the lowest in about 2.5 months. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) 2290 COVID Patients In Lucknow Gave Wrong Information During Tests And Now 1100 Are Untraceable PTI The case of “missing” …
Read More »This Tiger Has Travelled Over 300 Kms From Maharashtra And Made Karnataka Its New Home
Tigers are territorial animals and are extremely protective of their territories from invaders. Tigers are also known to migrate long distances in search of territories. They use what is known as tiger corridors to migrate to faraway places, often in search of food or a mate covering both forests and human settlements. BCCL The National Tiger Conservation Authority in collaboration …
Read More »Domestic Violence have Increased in India during Lockdown: 392 complaints In May 2020
Since late March, the majority of Indians have been confined to their houses and rooms due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown. This included a large section of the working population, whose offices were shut and were working from home for the first time. . One of the unintentional consequences of the lockdown was the rise in the number …
Read More »3 Assam Rifles Jawans Killed In Ambush; Manipur Cyclists Feeding Homeless + More Top News
TOI Three Assam Rifles personnel have been killed along with 6 wounded after an ambush by who are suspected to be PLA militants in Chandel, Manipur which is along the border with Myanmar, according to reports. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: Jump To 1) Since The Lockdown Began, This Group Of Cyclists Have Been Feeding The …
Read More »Ahmedabad Shocker – Man Allegedly Tears Off Woman's T-Shirt And Thrashes Her After She 'Glares' At Him For Spitting
In a real shocker, a man allegedly tore off a 24-year-old woman’s T-shirt before beating her up. This was after she ‘glared’ at him because he spat near her in Ahmedabad. The woman has lodged a complaint and the accused has been identified as Ravi Rajput. As per the woman’s statement, Rajput, who hails from the same locality as her, …
Read More »Amid Pandemic & Rising Sea, How A Schoolboy's SOS To President Shows Struggle Of Kerala Village
Chellanam village in Ernakulam District is a typical fisherman village and like most of them, Chellanam too faces rising sea waters, and land erosion every year during the annual monsoon season. BCCL This year too, things are no different, sea incursions have caused much misery to the residents, who have seen their homes and land flooded. Usually when the sea …
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