PNB Scam: Mehul Choksi captured in Dominica

India does not have an extradition arrangement with Dominica. Mumbai: Mehul Choksi, fugitive diamantaire, was captured in Dominica and is in its Criminal Investigation Department (CID) custody. According to reports, they are going to deport him directly to India.  India, however,  does not share an extradition treaty or arrangement with Dominica. “If they are going […]

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Teachers not happy promoting students

Due to the closure of schools, online exams were conducted and students were promoted without learning anything in the previous academic year. Haryana: Students of first and second standards were given marks based on oral assessment through Shiksha Mitra’s contact numbers, while students of third, fourth, and fifth standards had to give online exams through […]

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World Telecommunication Day: India’s digital divide widens

More than 80 percent of Indian students couldn’t access online schooling during the lockdown, Oxfam. Haryana: The 52nd World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) will be celebrated on May 17, 2021.  India is the world’s second-largest market in terms of total internet users. Its total internet usage grew 1.82 percent in the last quarter […]

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Covid warriors on duty without jabs

Primary school teachers have been doing non-teaching work amid the Covid-19 pandemic without getting vaccinated. Haryana: Primary school teachers are currently being asked to conduct a Covid-19 awareness drive in the state due to a surge in the cases. To ensure their safety, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on May 12, asked their respective […]

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Farmers continue protests despite lockdown, Covid second wave

Several groups of farmers are sitting at toll plazas supporting the farmers’ protest in Delhi amidst the lockdown in the state of Haryana. Haryana: Groups of farmers continue to protest on highway toll plazas in Haryana despite the state-wide curfew. Since late 2020, farmers from wheat bowl states have been protesting at the borders of […]

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Second wave: Covid warriors await pending salaries

Months have passed but Anganwadi workers/helpers-turned covid-warriors have not received their salaries in Haryana. Haryana: Aasha Nain, an Anganwadi helper for 25 years, has taken up domestic work during the pandemic. She works for six households, while she waits for her salary to get credited to her account.  She was receiving her salary on the […]

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To stay or not to stay, that’s the question

Migrant workers have no choice but to adapt to the situation and survive the second wave of mutated Covid-19. Bengaluru: Chotu Kumar from Bihar, who is a helper at a restaurant in Bengaluru, has started working on alternate days after the Karnataka government imposed restrictions on restaurants and hotels. “I have to adjust to the […]

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