Month: October 2021

Payroll Reporting in India – A Formal Employment Perspective

DELHI, OCT 25: The National Statistical Office(NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the press note on Employment Outlook of the country covering the period September, 2017 to August, 2021 based on the administrative records available with selected government agencies to assess the progress in certain […]

Centre rushes multi-disciplinary team to Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh where a case of Zika Virus Disease has been reported

DELHI, OCT 25: Union Health Ministry has rushed a high level multi-disciplinary team to Uttar Pradesh where a case of Zika Virus Disease case has been reported. A 57-year-old male from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh has tested positive for Zika virus disease on 22nd October 2021. The multidisciplinary team […]

EXPLAINER: Just what are ‘The Facebook Papers,’ anyway?

The Facebook Papers project represents a unique collaboration among 17 American news organizations, including The Associated Press. Journalists from a variety of newsrooms, large and small, worked together to gain access to thousands of pages of internal company documents obtained by Frances Haugen, the former Facebook product manager-turned-whistleblower. A separate […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, OCT 25: 102.27 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive 14,306 new cases in the last 24 hours Recovery Rate currently at 98.18%; Highest since March 2020 18,762 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,35,67,367 Active cases account […]

Colombia’s most wanted drug lord captured in jungle raid

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian security forces have captured the country’s most wanted drug trafficker, a rural warlord who stayed on the run for more than a decade by corrupting state officials and aligning himself with combatants on the left and right. President Iván Duque likened the arrest Saturday […]

Biden to meet Pope Francis amid some rifts with US bishops

There’s an intriguing subplot to President Joe Biden’s upcoming meeting with Pope Francis. The world’s two most prominent Roman Catholics will be celebrating a shared outlook on church teaching and vital social issues even as Biden faces unwavering opposition from many U.S. Catholic bishops over his stances on abortion and LGBTQ […]

India’s First Banni Buffalo IVF Calf Born

Government encourages IVF of buffaloes to improve cattle wealth in the country DELHI, OCT 23: With the birth of first IVF calf of a Buffalo breed namely Banni in the country, India’s OPU – IVF work has reached to next level. This first IVF Banni calf is born […]

PM interacts with domestic vaccine manufacturers

PM praises the efforts of the vaccine manufacturers which has resulted in India crossing the 100 crore vaccination milestone PM exhorts that the country needs to institutionalise the best practises learnt during the last one and a half years Vaccine manufacturers praise the vision and dynamic leadership of […]

Trump plan for new media venture gets investors’ thumbs up

NEW YORK — Some investors aren’t waiting to see if former President Donald Trump’s plans for a media company to challenge the likes of Facebook, Twitter and even Disney can actually become reality — they’re all in. Trump said Wednesday that he’s launching Trump Media & Technology Group […]

Is there a constitutional right to food? Mainers to decide

PORTLAND, Maine — Depending on whom you ask, Maine’s proposed “right to food” constitutional amendment would simply put people in charge of how and what they eat — or would endanger animals and food supplies, and turn urban neighborhoods into cattle pastures. For supporters, the language is short […]

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