Month: April 2020

Trump’s focus on his base complicates path to reelection

WASHINGTON — During times of war and strife, national leaders often aim to unite a broken country and, in the process, broaden their appeal beyond their most loyal supporters. Not President Donald Trump. Confronting a pandemic that has upended his presidency and threatened his reelection prospects, Trump has […]

Invisible virus, invisible fear: How to navigate the unseen?

By TED ANTHONY Back in the early 20th century, the baseball pitcher Walter Johnson confounded opposing batters by throwing the fastest fastball they’d ever seen. “You can’t hit what you can’t see,” they would say. A century later, it’s an apt saying for those navigating this unusual moment. The surreptitious […]

No move to reduce the retirement age of government employees: Dr Jitendra Singh

open view news desk NEW DELHI, APRIL 27: Strongly refuting the reports in a section of media that Government has moved a proposal for reducing the age of retirement of government employees to 50 years, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North […]

Study shows that COVID 19 may affect the Central Nervous System causing loss of smell and taste

open view news desk NEW DELHI, APRIL 26: Scientists of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur have explored the neuroinvasive nature of the COVID 19 virus SARS-CoV-2 highlighting that loss of smell and taste of infected patients makes their entire Central Nervous System (CNS) and the underlying structures […]

COVID-19 death toll rises to 872 in country; cases climb to 27,892: Health ministry

New Delhi, Apr 27: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 872 and the number of cases climbed to 27,892 in the country on Monday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 20,835 while 6,184 people were cured and discharged, and […]

PM addresses 11th Episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat 2.0’

India’s fight against Corona is people driven : PM PM calls for eradicating the spitting habit open view news desk NEW DELHI, APRIL 27: Addressing the 11th Episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat 2.0’, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi said that India’s fight against Corona is people-driven and along […]

Search operation launched along Jammu-Pathankot highway

Jammu, April 27:  Security forces on Monday launched a search operation along the Jammu-Pathankot highway and hinterland areas in Jammu and Kashmir’s Hiranagar sector on intelligence inputs about suspicious movement, officials said. On Sunday, search operations were carried out along the International border (IB) in Samba district. “There […]

RBI announces Rs 50,000 cr special liquidity facility for mutual funds

Mumbai, Apr 27:  The Reserve Bank of India on Monday announced a Rs 50,000 crore special liquidity facility for mutual fund, days after Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund decided to close six debt schemes. In a statement, the central bank said heightened volatility in capital markets in reaction to […]

Trump and Putin issue rare joint statement promoting cooperation

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin issued a rare joint statement on Saturday commemorating a 1945 World War Two link-up of U.S. and Soviet troops on their way to defeat Nazi Germany as an example of how their countries can cooperate. The […]

Coronavirus the musical: U.S. scientists turn virus into melody to aid research

From tinkling harmonies as the virus disarms cells to clashing and stormy as it replicates, U.S. scientists have translated the novel coronavirus’ spiked protein structure to music in an effort to better understand the pathogen. Professor Markus Buehler at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his team used […]

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