Friday, Aug 14, 2020 | Last Update : 02:34 PM IST

142nd Day Of Lockdown

Total Cases

2,416,169

61,252

Recovered

1,712,913

54,974

Deaths

47,325

835

Maharashtra54831338184318650 Tamil Nadu3145202563135278 Andhra Pradesh2641421709242378 Karnataka1964941126333511 Delhi1494601343184167 Uttar Pradesh140775887862280 West Bengal98459671202059 Telangana8647563074665 Bihar8274154139450 Gujarat71064542382652 Assam5883842326145 Rajasthan5249738235789 Odisha4592731785321 Haryana4163534781483 Madhya Pradesh3902529020996 Kerala3811424922127 Jammu and Kashmir2489717003472 Punjab2390315319586 Jharkhand185168998177 Chhatisgarh12148880996 Uttarakhand96326134125 Goa871259575 Tripura6161417641 Puducherry5382320187 Manipur3752204411 Himachal Pradesh3371218114 Nagaland30119738 Arunachal Pradesh223115923 Chandigarh1595100425 Meghalaya11154986 Sikkim9105101 Mizoram6203230

Discourse

Armed with attitude and confidence

Three separate assessors, who are trained by the DIPR, DRDO, carry out the assessment.

When the going gets tough: All 600 staff members at The Taj, Mumbai, were well-trained and each one of them was aware of escape routes available in the hotel, but not even one chose the path to flee.

The power of being run-of-the-mill

India’s talent, the perfect balance of cerebral power coupled with hard work, is a well-recognised aspect across the world.

24 Dec 2017 1:45 AM

Each transgender person has a different story and different need — including general healthcare and support system that is unrelated to his/her transition status.

Live and let live

One needs to understand that all transgenders are not alike and need different things from healthcare.

17 Dec 2017 2:47 AM

An extraordinary mother: Gauri Sawant, the transgender mother who adopted Gayatri, an orphan, after her mother, a sex worker died of AIDS in Kolkata.

Transgender persons deserve respect and support

A transgender person feels distressed from the time of puberty and feels that he/she is imprisoned in the body of the other gender.

17 Dec 2017 2:44 AM

Time to bring about a positive change

The government needs to listen to the various histories and lived realities of the various segments of this constituency.

17 Dec 2017 2:36 AM

Evolution includes current cellular technologies — various flavours of LTE (Long Term Evolution); co-existence with WiFi; machine type communication (MTC) or Machined to Machine ( M2M), IoT etc.

Testing is done wirelessly

Commercial millimetric Wave and Massive MIMO are bringing a new paradigm to 5G-centric testing.

11 Dec 2017 2:51 AM

It will be the essential fabric for societal transformation and a critical national infrastructure for India.

‘Father of MIMO’ guides Indian 5G efforts

MIMO is the sixth most influential technology in the history of wireless recognised by the US Patent Office.

11 Dec 2017 2:47 AM

Connecting vast country with 5G may be challenging

Technology options are available to remedy some of the connectivity issues.

11 Dec 2017 2:44 AM

Mobile chip leader Qualcomm has announced that it has achieved the world’s first 5G data connection and launched the first 5G chipset — the X50.

5G chip is Ready

All chip-shaped for 5g.

11 Dec 2017 2:41 AM

The test bed at IIT Delhi has been created by with help from global telecom player Ericsson and serves as an incubation centre for startups.

Next stop, 5G

Qualcomm readies design for world's first-ever 5G device.

11 Dec 2017 2:35 AM

The biggest social media risk lies in not involving one’s employees, as socially engaged employees are overall viewed as the most credible voices on its work culture, ethics, innovation and practices. (Representational image)

Employees doing time pass in virtual space?

One cannot wish away the importance of social media at workplaces, just like we cannot wish away the importance of the internet.

03 Dec 2017 2:53 AM

Social media connects us to the big wide world outside but ironically disconnects us from the real one. This yawning chasm between the offline and online only further isolates us, defeating the very purpose of going online at all. (Representational image)

Connected online but disconnected still

The greatest casualty in this, the war between the offline and the online is that of attention.

03 Dec 2017 2:48 AM

Social media, created to connect people, has turned into an effective tool for propagandists to manipulate public opinion. They feed off the fact that people trust messages sent by their friends and families. A complex regulatory mechanism involving various stake holders is need to end the menace.

Breeding misinformation in virtual space

A well-informed citizenry and institutions that provide good information are fundamental to a functional democracy.

03 Dec 2017 2:44 AM

What you think is a pest serves a purpose in nature. Keeping Pests away is easier and better than killing them with chemicals. All violence is harmful to humans and insecticides prove my point!

Don’t resort to violence to get rid of ‘pests’

There are many humane and harmless ways to keep insects at bay at your home.

26 Nov 2017 3:01 AM

Most disease-carrying mosquitoes need a blood meal from an infected source that then needs to be transmitted with the parasite or the virus to the end recipient in order to transmit a disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

Small bite that carries a big threat

The patient’s immune system and immune response also have a major impact on disease.

26 Nov 2017 2:55 AM

Abandonment of pets In abundance

A pet is not a toy that should be bought on a whim and then given away.

20 Nov 2017 2:40 AM

Be Indian, adopt Indian

Most breeders and dog shows hand out C-Class certificates.

20 Nov 2017 2:37 AM

Ongole, Kandhari and Deoni from the Deccan

Trouble in desi animal farm

In Punjab and Haryana alone, more than 75 per cent of the stray cattle on the street belong to exotic breeds.

20 Nov 2017 2:35 AM

Child abuse is not just corporal punishment, physical aggression or pain. It manifests in many forms. (Representational image)

Parental neglect, emotional, physical abuse can have a life-long impact on kids

The sad part is that these parents are not criminals, sociopaths or psychopaths.

12 Nov 2017 2:29 AM

The harsh fact is that parental abuse is one of the most prevalent forms of abuse that children face both nationally and globally.(Representational image)

Abusive parents, don’t skip this page

In India, it’s the child welfare committees that would ascertain what would be in the “best interest” of the child.

12 Nov 2017 2:24 AM

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