At the start of a week of virtual International AIDS Conferences, the UN said the world was already way off course in its plan to end the public health threat even before COVID-19. Although AIDS-related deaths have fallen by 60 percent since the peak of the HIV epidemic in 2004, in 2019 around 690,000 still … Read more
In a letter to the Union Higher Education Secretary, it said that the final Term Examinations are to be compulsorily conducted as per the UGC Guidelines on Examinations and Academic Calendar for the Universities and as per the Standard Operating Procedure approved by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The pause at leading online social network Facebook and its popular messaging service WhatsApp would remain in place “pending further assessment” of the new national security law, and would include “formal human rights due diligence and consultations with human rights experts,” a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement. “We believe freedom of expression is a … Read more
The encounter began in the early hours between security forces and terrorists in the area that falls under Pulwama. More details are awaited.
The 38-year-old, who has undergone two knee surgeries this year, had already announced he will not play again until next year. This week was scheduled to be the second week of Wimbledon, where Federer has won a record eight men’s singles titles, but the tournament was cancelled for the first time since World War II … Read more