In focus, 12th Sep 2020, News & Stories from India

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12 Sep 2020

After Kangana Ranaut incident, DGCA bars videos and photos in flights

As per the DGCA rules, an airline can put an unruly passenger on its no-fly list for a certain period of time after an internal enquiry

12 Sep 2020 10:05 PM

The government should work promptly on consulting with industry players and civil society on changes that are required in the draft rules for e-pharmacies and notify them on priority. (Photo | Pixabay - Steve Buissinne)

Tech This Week | Regulating online pharmacies must be an inclusive exercise

The draft amendments and the e-pharmacy space needs to be more platform friendly as we advance.

12 Sep 2020 8:39 PM

Kangana mocks Sonam Kapoor's sympathy

Friendships in tinsel town are fake and fickle. Kangana, hated by most of Bollywood, suddenly gets support from Sonam Kapoor

12 Sep 2020 8:28 PM

Photo posted by the BJP's Twitter handle, @BJP4India, showing Bihar chief minister welcoming BJP president J P Nadda to the talks at this residence 1 Anne Marg. (Twitter)

Nadda meets Nitish to kick off seat haggling

The JD(U) boss wants the BJP to accommodate LJP within its share of seats

12 Sep 2020 7:56 PM

Tamil Nadu Opposition toughens anti-NEET stance as another aspirant hangs self

The death comes days after another medical aspirant in Ariyalur in the state also allegedly committed suicide.

12 Sep 2020 7:31 PM

Rhea has been seen as supportive of the inquiry proceedings, yet, SSR’s family too, has been behaving unfairly with her.

Media trial over Sushant's case questionable, experts say

In the last few weeks, Rhea has been subjected to media trial even as the probe by three different agencies has been ongoing

12 Sep 2020 7:27 PM

Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty (C) leaves the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office after being questioned in relation with the investigation of the suicide case of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, in Mumbai. PTI Photo

AA Edit | Media on trial

The Bombay high court was incensed at the way the media was chasing the suicide of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput

12 Sep 2020 7:10 PM

File photo of a researcher working on the development of a vaccine against the new coronavirus COVID-19, in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. AP Photo

AA Edit | COVID-19 vaccine: Forget the hype, invest in policy

The spotlight is now back on Moderna Therapeutics which has a year-end launch tentatively lined up for its messenger RNA jab

12 Sep 2020 6:54 PM

Videograb of prime minister Narendra Modi speaking at the virtual housewarming ceremony for welfare housing built under the PM Awas Yojna in Madhya Pradesh. (PTI)

PM's new slogan on COVID-19 is quite a mouthful

As corona count reaches 46.6 lakh, prime minister says we must not take it lightly

12 Sep 2020 6:52 PM

Ambulances belonging to Indian army moves along with the army convoy on the Srinagar-Ladakh highway at Gagangeer, northeast of Srinagar. PTI Photo

Syed Ata Hasnain | On Sino-Indian border: Skirmish, war or peace?

While jingoism will rule the airwaves under such conditions and every Indian becomes an analyst, the term “war” adopts a romantic hue

12 Sep 2020 6:42 PM

With an eye on China, IAF seeks land in Uttarakhand for military facilities

Uttarakhand is a state bordering China and Nepal

12 Sep 2020 6:32 PM

Still from the movie Agraharathil Kazhutai. Source: iffigoa.org

Saeed Naqvi | How Congress fell between two stools and I lost Lucknow

I once prided my hometown of Lucknow as the world centre for satire, wit and an elegant inter-communal irreverence

12 Sep 2020 6:23 PM

A man wearing a mask as a precaution against the coronavirus sits and guides as a Hindu family performs the last rites of a deceased relative on the banks of the Periyar river in Kochi, Kerala. (AP file photo)

Kerala crosses one lakh corona mark seven months after first case

However, the case load has been spurting in the past few days

12 Sep 2020 6:09 PM

In the middle of this perfect storm created by Coronavirus, the firm has evolved as the one-stop shop for all the Digital PR needs

Know about India’s only digital PR marketplace Savin Communication

In the times of Corona, Savin Communication has become a savior of sorts for the struggling business sector

12 Sep 2020 5:36 PM

Luisa Zhou, the entrepreneur and teacher taking online education to a new level

Today, Zhou is the creator of one of the best digital courses available on building your own online business

12 Sep 2020 5:27 PM

Refugees and migrants from the Moria camp protest near Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos, on September 12, 2020, a few days after a fire destroyed the Moria refugee camp. - Tension was simmering on September 12 on Greece's Lesbos island as thousands of asylum seekers remained homeless four days after Europe's largest migrant camp was destroyed by fire. Round-the-clock efforts to find temporary shelter for over 11,000 people including thousands of children were still inadequate, rights groups said as local authorities continued to oppose camp reconstruction plans. (AFP)

Teargas fired during migrant protests on Greek island of Lesbos

Thousands of asylum seekers have been sleeping rough on roads since Wednesday when the Moria camp was destroyed in apparent arson attacks

12 Sep 2020 4:38 PM

Regina King, director of One Night in Miami. (AP file photo)

TIFF diary: The audacity of Regina King and an imagined evening

'One Night In Miami', about a fictional conversation between Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, Jim Brown, Cassius Clay is a sure-shot Oscar contender

12 Sep 2020 4:35 PM

5 Arunachal men allegedly abducted by PLA handed over to Indian Army

All such individuals were brought back home safely following consistent efforts and coordination by the Indian Army

12 Sep 2020 3:36 PM

$The woman, Julija Adlesic, was detained early last year for allegedly cutting off her hand at the wrist with a circular saw to get nearly 400,000 euros ($470,000) in insurance compensation. (Image: Twitter\ @English14755403)$

22-year-old Slovenia woman jailed for cutting off hand for insurance payout

She left the hand behind rather than bringing it with her to the hospital, hoping to receive higher compensation for permanent disability

12 Sep 2020 3:23 PM

Britain's prime minister Boris Johnson leaves after a virtual press conference at Downing Street. (AFP file photo)

Farrukh Dhondy | So, you're telling me there is no corruption in Vilayat?

This British government’s corruption has taken advantage of the coronavirus crisis to hand billions of pounds to their cronies

12 Sep 2020 3:16 PM

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