India

Opposition is making India a candidate for colonisation

19 Nov 2020 07:37 AM IST

There is an urgent need for the Opposition to hyphenate politics and national interest. If the Opposition is going to condone issues based on politics, of course the world would like to believe we are a fragile country.

Swarleen Kaur & Shefali Chopra, from Talk Room, throw light on significance of having ‘communication skills’

18 Nov 2020 18:48 PM IST

Recently, NewsX was joined by Swarleen Kaur and Shefali Chopra for an exclusive interview for its special segment NewsX A-List. Swarleen Kaur is an author and the founder and CEO of a platform called Talk Room while Shefali Chopra is a storyteller and a TedX speaker. Swarleen started by talking about

“Be focused, dedicated and loyal to your work”: Abhishek Kumar Patni, MD at Abhishek Group Of Companies

18 Nov 2020 16:43 PM IST

Abhishek Kumar Patni, Managing Director at Abhishek Group Of Companies joined NewsX for an exclusive interview. He threw light on what impact the pandemic has had on businesses, especially in the rural areas. Addressing the current situation of the businesses in the rural areas, Abhishek said, “It was really very difficult

“Every low carries potential to give something that can make you go high”: Actor Vijay Varma

18 Nov 2020 14:48 PM IST

NewsX was recently joined by actor Vijay Varma in its special segment, NewsX A-List. Vijay won the hearts of Mirzapur fans by taking a double role in the series. He spoke to NewsX about his twin role in Mirzapur season 2 and how he has been receiving love for the

BANGLADESH CRICKETER APOLOGISES FOR ATTENDING KALI PUJA CELEBRATIONS

18 Nov 2020 07:22 AM IST

Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan on Tuesday tendered a public apology after receiving Islamist threats for attending a Hindu ceremony in Kolkata. The leading Bangladeshi all-rounder, who has recently completed a year’s ban for failing to report corrupt approaches, faced Islamist threats after he attended a Kali Puja ceremony in

SPUTNIK V VACCINE COULD BE PRODUCED IN INDIA, CHINA: RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN

18 Nov 2020 07:21 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called for a joint effort by the BRICS countries on the development of the coronavirus vaccines as he suggested that Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 could be produced in China and India, which are members of the five-nation bloc. “We believe it is

PAKISTAN’S MISINFORMATION WAR AGAINST INDIA TURNS UGLIER

18 Nov 2020 07:19 AM IST

Fake news posts, misleading images, fabricated social media accounts and provocative hashtags are all part of Pakistan’s arsenal for spreading propaganda online and controlling the minds of the Indian masses.

NATIONAL DIGITAL HEALTH MISSION WILL PUT INDIA’S HEALTH DATA ON THE LINE

17 Nov 2020 08:09 AM IST

For a programme dealing with massive quantities of private healthcare data, the National Digital Health Mission needs to be vetted thoroughly to prevent security and privacy breaches. To achieve this, authorities will have to employ robust technologies and train the workforce to use them.

FRANCE RADIO PUBLISHES OBITUARIES OF QUEEN ELIZABETH, PELE, APOLOGISES

17 Nov 2020 08:06 AM IST

France’s RFI public radio apologised on Monday for “mistakenly” publishing obituaries for a number of celebrities still very much alive, including Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Brazilian football hero Pele. Citing a “technical problem” that caused the death notices to be released on its website on Monday, the broadcaster said: “We

VACCINE WON’T BE ENOUGH TO STOP COVID-19: WHO CHIEF GHEBREYESUS

17 Nov 2020 08:04 AM IST

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that a vaccine would not by itself stop Covid-19. The pandemic has so far infected more than 54 million people and claimed over 1.3 million lives. “A vaccine will complement the other tools we have, not replace them,” director-general

BJP COMES TO POWER NOT FOR POLITICS, BUT FOR WELFARE: BIHAR DY CM RENU DEVI

17 Nov 2020 08:04 AM IST

The appointment of Renu Devi as the new Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, along with Tarkishore Prasad, is seen by several poll pundits as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s endeavour to acknowledge both women as well as Extremely Backward Class voters who seemed to have voted in favour of the BJP-JD(U)

NEW EDUCATION POLICY FOR THE COMMONS OF BHARAT

16 Nov 2020 07:19 AM IST

The National Education Policy 2020, contrary to the charges of promoting a neo-colonialist and capitalist agenda, is tailored to favour people from all walks of life, cutting across class, caste and creed divide.