India

MASSIVE FIRE AT PATNA’S SECRETARIAT, RJD CRIES FOUL

21 Oct 2020 10:50 AM IST

A massive fire broke out at the state Secretariat in Patna on Tuesday, resulting in the destruction of files, records and documents of the Bihar Rural Development Department, even as the opposition RJD smelt a conspiracy to “destroy evidence of scams during the NDA rule”. According to fire official, the

VIRUS CAN HIT RECOVERED COVID PATIENTS ONCE ANTIBODIES START DEPLETING: ICMR

21 Oct 2020 10:45 AM IST

‘There are multiple studies which suggest that the antibodies that develop after Covid-19 sustain for up to five months,’ says Balram Bhargava, Director-General of ICMR.

WHY PRESIDENT TRUMP IS A TRUMP CARD FOR INDIA, INDIANS

21 Oct 2020 10:44 AM IST

As the world waits to see who takes charge of the Oval Office, debates have been raging about Donald Trump’s possible re-election. However, for India as well as Indians in the US, having Trump in the White House again may have considerable advantages.

Is it impossible to stay together in a large multi-generational family firm?

20 Oct 2020 06:18 AM IST

Parampara Family Business Institute organises fifth session of online symposium looking for answers.

The big Indian publishing divide

20 Oct 2020 06:15 AM IST

In this era of becoming vocal for local, there is still a bias among writers and the media towards international publishers in India. Why are indigenous and independent publishers in the country still being overlooked?

Twitter under fire for showing Jammu & Kashmir as part of China

19 Oct 2020 06:29 AM IST

A major controversy has erupted after Twitter India showed Jammu and Kashmir as part of Peoples Republic of China in the timelines. The matter was raised Kanchan Gupta, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation (ORF) after tweets showed J&K as a part of China. “So @Twitter has decided to reconfigure geography

United States has most firearms in civilian hands, India comes distant second

19 Oct 2020 06:27 AM IST

As per a latest survey, the United States has most firearms in civilian hands, and it’s leading the next country, India, with much more population, by huge distance. So how many guns are in circulation in the US? The new Small Arms Survey put the number of civilian-held firearms worldwide

How data is the new oil of business

19 Oct 2020 06:26 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi has described data as the ‘new oil’ and said that India has the potential to lead the world in the industrial revolution, which relies on big data analytics and digital technology to improve manufacturing.

‘Dream big and just follow your heart’: Dr Leena S, Founder, The Nail Artistry

16 Oct 2020 10:34 AM IST

Dr Leena S, founder of The Nail Artistry sat with NewsX for an exclusive chat in its special segment called NewsX A-List. Dr S was born and raised in Dubai, she’s a global citizen, a dentist from the Oxford dentist college who found a calling and a dream of founding ‘The

Young, healthy people may not get Covid vaccine until 2022: WHO

16 Oct 2020 04:57 AM IST

The World Health Organization’s chief scientist, Soumya Swaminathan, on Thursday said that young and healthy people may have to wait till 2022 to get the Covid-19 vaccine. She also stressed that health workers and those at highest risks should be prioritised. Swaminathan indicated that, despite the many vaccine trials being

Why Kamal Nath is Congress’ lone ranger in Madhya Pradesh bypolls

16 Oct 2020 04:55 AM IST

Ahead of the by-elections in Madhya Pradesh, it’s seems Congress leader Kamal Nath is fighting a lonely battle against the ruling BJP. The Congress has shifted its focus to Bihar where the party, in alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), hopes to defeat the BJP-JD(U). For Kamal Nath, however,

Is TRP case an attempt at deviating from real issues?

16 Oct 2020 04:49 AM IST

The case of ‘fixing’ television viewership ratings should be professionally and thoroughly investigated, and any wrongdoing must be exposed and the guilty duly punished. But the manner in which it is being handled raises eyebrows.