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Ex Delhi L-G slams Nizamuddin organisers, says they should have cancelled event Former Delhi L-G Najeeb Jung slammed the Markaz Nizamuddin gathering on Tuesday, saying the jamaat should have cancelled the event as soon as COVID-19 cases began to get reported in India. "It was the duty of the Delhi Police to have cracked down on them, writing a letter to them was not enough," he said, adding that the administration should have been aware of the gathering long time back. "We are now crying over spilt milk," he said. "I beg all religious leaders to shut their places of worship," he told News18. Delhi govt says ban was in place since 13 March, dismisses Markaz clarification as 'not enough'  Delhi government on Tuesday replied to Markaz clarification which claimed that they did not violate the government lockdown, by saying that a ban was already in place since the 13 March reports News18.  On the 16 March, the government further reduced number

COVID-19: Staying healthy amid coronavirus and quarantine  DH Web Desk, MAR 21 2020, 18:59 IST  UPDATED: MAR 21 2020, 18:59 IST  A surge in the number of coronavirus cases and a spike in death toll has everyone scrambling for essentials.(Credit: PPixabay Photo) When asked in an interview whether mankind was doomed, Noam Chomsky said, “There are two problems for our species' survival - nuclear war and environmental catastrophe - and we're hurtling towards them. Knowingly.” This was in 2010. Chomsky’s prediction, forthcoming and rightly so, did not anticipate the calamity that swept the world like a tide- the virus that has threatened to wipe cities away a decade later. A surge in the number of coronavirus cases and a spike in death toll has everyone scrambling for essentials. #socialdistancing has become the new normal and people are struggling to keep up with their new indoor lifestyles and working from home. When anxieties are at a new high, globally, it is impo

South Korea's emergency exercise in December facilitated coronavirus testing, containment Hyonhee Shin 4 MIN READ SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean tabletop exercise on emergency responses to a fictional mysterious outbreak led directly to tools the country deployed less than a month later to manage the arrival and spread of the coronavirus, one of the experts involved said. FILE PHOTO: South Korean soldiers in protective gear make their way while they disinfect buildings downtown, following the rise in confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Daegu, South Korea, March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo According to an undisclosed government document seen by Reuters, on Dec. 17 two dozen leading South Korean infectious diseases specialists tackled a worrying scenario: a South Korean family contracts pneumonia after a trip to China, where cases of an unidentified disease had arisen. The hypothetical disease quickly spreads among the colleagues of the fa

Chomsky On Coronavirus: Why Neoliberalism And Big Pharma Can't Respond Chomsky in 2017 in Mexico City - Alejandro Acosta/El Universal via ZUMA       In two recent interviews, iconic left-wing activist Noam Chomsky says the COVID-19 crisis reveals the inherent weakness of the profit-driven to confront a global pandemic. Carl KarlssonWORLDCRUNCH2020-03-29 For many long-time critics of global capitalism, COVID-19 is a glaring new example of how our prevailing economic system no longer serves the common good. Among those is the 91-year-old public intellectual and self-described anarcho-syndicalist Noam Chomsky, who shared his thoughts on the crisis in two recent interviews. Speaking last week with the Chilean news site El Mostrador, Chomsky pointed out how the crisis is shining a light specifically at the pharmaceutical industry, a.k.a. Big Pharma, and more generally at the neoliberalism system in place in many parts of the world. "Like climate change, the pandemic is anoth

There'll be worse crises than coronavirus if we leave our fate in the hands of ‘sociopathic buffoons,’ Chomsky warns President Donald Trump waves as he walks from Marine One as he returns to the White House HUMANITY will face much greater horrors than the coronavirus pandemic if we continue to leave our fate in the hands of “sociopathic buffoons,” US dissident academic Noam Chomsky warned at the weekend. Speaking with Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25) co-founder Srecko Horvat on Saturday, the veteran left-wing political philosopher said we are racing to the edge of disasters far worse than anything that has happened in human history: nuclear war and global climate breakdown. “The coronavirus could have terrifying consequences, but there will be recovery,” said Chomsky, who is currently staying in isolation at his home in Arizona. “The others there won’t be: it’s finished. If we don’t deal with them, we’re done.” The anti-war activist blasted the US governmen

Coronavirus lockdown | Air quality improves in over 90 cities PTINEW DELHI, MARCH 29, 2020 23:32 IST UPDATED: MARCH 30, 2020 12:32 IST Lockdown has reduced vehicular traffic across the country, leading to a drop in PM2.5, NOx levels With a nationwide lockdown in place, over 90 cities, including Delhi, recorded minimal air pollution in the last few days. Welcoming the reduction in pollution, environmentalists urged the government to treat it as a “wake-up call” and stop its “obsession” with “development” at the cost of the environment. India is currently under the biggest lockdown with around 130 crore people asked to stay home in view of the COVID-19 outbreak. The government has urged people to avoid unnecessary travel, significantly reducing the traffic movement across the country. According to the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the measures against COVID-19 have led to a drop in PM2.5 (fine particulate pollutant) by 30%

ఎవరు రాసారో తెలియదు.. కానీ, అందరూ చదవాలి, మిగతా అందరికీ పంచాలి.. మనందరికీ కనువిప్పు కలగాలి. ఒక సూక్ష్మ జీవి.. కంటికి క‌న‌ప‌డ‌దు. దాన్ని చూసిన వాళ్లెవ‌రూ లేరు. అయినా న్యూయార్క్‌లోని ఒక వెయిట‌ర్‌, బెంగ‌ళూరులోని కూలి, తెలంగాణ‌లోని మొక్క‌జొన్న రైతు, కువైట్‌లోని సెలూన్ వ‌ర్క‌ర్ దాంతో యుద్ధం చేస్తున్నారు. బ‌తుకుని కోల్పోతున్నారు. నిశ్శ‌బ్దంగా అన్నీ కుప్ప‌కూలి పోతున్నాయి. ఎక్క‌డో చైనాలో వ‌చ్చింది.. మ‌న‌కేం కాదులే అనుకున్నాం. చైనా వాళ్లు ఏం చేసినా ఓవ‌ర్ యాక్షన్ అనుకున్నాం. త‌మ దేశానికే గోడ క‌ట్టుకున్న మొండివాళ్లు, వైర‌స్‌ని కూడా అంతే మొండిగా త‌రిమేశారు. అది ప్ర‌పంచం మీదికి వ‌చ్చి ప‌డింది. ఇదేదో చిన్న విష‌యం అనుకున్నాం, కానీ ఇట‌లీ ఒక పెద్ద యుద్ధ‌మే చేస్తోంది. ఎంత పెద్ద యుద్ధ‌మంటే.. 80 ఏళ్లు పైబ‌డిన వాళ్లు చ‌చ్చినా ఫ‌ర్వాలేద‌నుకునే యుద్ధం. ప్ర‌పంచంలోని అన్ని రాజ‌కీయాలు ప‌క్క‌కెళ్లిపోయాయి. అమెరికా అధ్య‌క్ష ఎన్నిక‌ల గురించి ఎవ‌రికీ ఆలోచ‌న లేదు. సిరియా సంక్షోభంపైన వార్త‌లు లేవు. ఇరాన్ రాజ‌కీయాలు మానేసి, ప్ర‌జ‌ల్ని ఎలా కాపాడుకోవాలా అని ఆలోచిస్తూ ఉంది. జిహాద్ అని అరిచేవాళ్లు కూడా ఈ కొత్త శ‌

Coronavirus Cases In India Cross 1,000-Mark, 27 Dead: 10 Points Coronavirus Cases India: The flight of migrant labourers continues, with several of the interstate bus stations in Delhi becoming heavily crowded areas. All IndiaEdited by Anindita SanyalUpdated: March 29, 2020 10:43 pm IST New Delhi: The government today asked states to ensure the 21-day lockdown, asking them to help curb the exodus of migrant workers from cities, as the overall number of COVID-19 positive people crossed the 1000 mark. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who declared a 21-day lockdown this week, warned against violation of the restrictions, saying those doing so were "playing with their own lives". He also apologized for the lockdown decision inconveniencing the poor, but made it clear that it was the need of the hour. Here are the top 10 developments on Coronavirus India Lockdown: "I apologize for taking these harsh steps which have caused difficulties in your lives, especially the poor

Trump backs off quarantine of New York area in favor of 'strong' travel advisory by Daniel Chaitin  | March 28, 2020 08:33 PM President Trump backed down from issuing a quarantine of New York and the surrounding area to stop the spread of the coronavirus in places he has described as "hot spots." Facing strong resistance from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who said a quarantine would be a "federal declaration of war" on the states, the president said instead that he has asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue a "strong" travel advisory. "On the recommendation of the White House CoronaVirus Task Force, and upon consultation with the Governor’s [sic] of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, I have asked the @CDCgov to issue a strong Travel Advisory, to be administered by the Governors, in consultation with the Federal Government. A quarantine will not be necessary," Trump said Saturday evening in a pair of tweets

India 2020-21 budget of Rs 3,042,230 Crore  Budget 2020 expectations for India’s healthcare sector Updated: February 1, 2020 8:33:09 AM Budget 2020 India: India ranks 184 th out of 191 in terms of GDP% spend on healthcare, as per WHO. Budget 2020 India expectations In order to help specialised services reach out widely to the masses, these healthcare services need to be brought to ‘zero-slab’ under the GST provisions. By Vivek Tiwari Union Budget 2020 India: Despite being one of the largest and fastest-growing in the world, expected to reach USD 133.44 billion by 2022 (IBEF report), India’s healthcare industry still needs to be strengthened manifold. As technological advancements in the healthcare space continue to influence trends internationally, with the beginning of the new decade, what the Budget 2020 delivers on the healthcare front can prove to be a catalyst for this at a national level. The allocation of additional funds, new reforms and the introduction of more targ

February 2016: 400 Years Ago the Catholic Church Prohibited Copernicanism  By Maurice A. Finocchiaro Portrait of Galileo Galilei by Justus Sustermans, 1636 In February-March 1616, the Catholic Church issued a prohibition against the Copernican theory of the earth’s motion. This led later (1633) to the Inquisition trial and condemnation of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) as a suspected heretic, which generated a controversy that continues to our day. Do these Church actions prove the incompatibility between science and religion? What lessons can be learned from the thought and actions of Galileo, who became the “Father of Modern Science”? In 1543, Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) published On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres. This book elaborated the (geokinetic and heliocentric) idea that the earth rotates daily on its own axis and revolves yearly around the sun. Since antiquity, this idea had been considered but rejected in favor of the traditional (geosta

China issues 'solemn apology' to doctor reprimanded for early coronavirus warnings BY MARTY JOHNSON - 03/20/20 11:01 AM  China issues 'solemn apology' to doctor reprimanded for early coronavirus warnings The Chinese government has exonerated and apologized to the family of a scientist who had issued an early warning about the outbreak of the coronavirus and later died from the illness, signaling a rare admission of guilt from the country's ruling Communist Party. When he was alive, Dr. Li Wenliang had been threatened with arrest by police in the city of Wuhan, where the outbreak — now a global pandemic — started. The government said that a "solemn apology” had been issued to Li's family, The Associated reports. Li's death and the subsequent spread of the virus around the world sparked anger at the country's communist government and its absolute control over information. Originally the epicenter of the outbreak, Wuhan on Friday marked i

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Chinese officials claiming US created coronavirus does not violate Twitter rules by Jerry Dunleavy  | March 23, 2020 05:40 PM Twitter won’t ban Chinese Communist Party officials and diplomats spreading falsehoods about the origins of the novel coronavirus. Beijing has engaged in a war of words with the United States, claiming the COVID-19 outbreak, which is widely believed to have originated in China, instead started with the U.S. military. As Chinese officials took their allegations to Twitter, two Republican lawmakers, Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska and Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, wrote to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey last week, calling for the suspension of accounts "waging a massive propaganda campaign to rewrite the history of COVID-19 and whitewash the Party’s lies to the Chinese people and the world." A company representative declined to provide the Washington Examiner an on-the-record explanation for Twitter's inaction but pointed to a 2019 blog post outli