Rahul Gautam

‘They all have gone vacationing in Poland’

June 3, 2022

Our first destination was Budapest, Hungary, where rescue operations of Indian students stuck in Ukraine was in full swing. Every student rescued was a story of trauma, pain and hope. It was overwhelming to learn that several bus drivers who brought students from areas close to conflict zones were Hungarian...

Victim narrates Gaighat Shelter Home sexual horror

May 30, 2022

Patna’s Gaighat shelter home case came to light on 30 January when a girl inmate of Ghazipur, who was released from the shelter home, claimed immoral activities are taking place at a large scale and its Superintendent Vandana Gupta is directly involved in it. Now, in a video shared by...

How insurgency in Manipur is finally fizzling out

September 22, 2021

Driven to the wall by security forces, pushed to the brink by their own leadership and utilised as cannon fodder by the Myanmar Army, it seems days for insurgent groups operating in Manipur are numbered now. Valley-Based Insurgent Groups (VBIG) is a term used to identify all Meitei insurgent groups...

As Covid cases rise in South India, school reopening remains a big dilemma

August 31, 2021

As new Covid-19 cases rise in the country, mainly due to increasing cases in Kerala in the aftermath of recent festivities of Onam and Bakrid, Tamil Nadu has decided to ban Ganesh Chaturthi processions to avoid mass public gathering ahead of the upcoming festive season. As per new directives, while...

India reports 25k new Covid cases, lowest in 154 days

August 18, 2021

In a major relief, India reported 25,166 new Covid infection cases on Tuesday, the lowest figure in last 154 days, while nearly 50 lakh doses were administered in the last 24 hours. According to data shared by the Union Health Ministry, the recent dip in fresh cases has further decreased...

ICMR wants schools reopened with fully vaccinated teachers, support staff

August 13, 2021

With many states still not decided on reopening schools owing to Covid infection apprehensions, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has advised parents not to be scared with isolated cases of children getting infected since latest serosurvey has showed that 55 percent children had already contracted coronavirus and possess...

REOPEN SCHOOLS IN DISTRICTS WITH LOW COVID POSITIVITY RATE: ICMR

August 6, 2021

Showing the way ahead, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended reopening of schools at least in those areas where the Covid positivity rate is negligible along with strict appropriate guidelines. In an exclusive conversation with The Daily Guardian, Dr Sandip Mandal, scientist, ICMR, said that schools can’t...

SECOND WAVE FAR FROM OVER IN INDIA, BUT KERALA ALREADY STARING AT THIRD

August 4, 2021

Warning people over the spread of Covid-19 in the country, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said that India’s R-factor or the reproductive rate of a virus that signifies the spread of Covid-19 is more than one in eight states, including Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu and Kerala....

PARLIAMENT WORKED FOR JUST 18 HOURS IN 2 WEEKS, RS 133 CRORE WASTED

August 3, 2021

Around Rs 133 crore of taxpayers’ money has gone down the drain as Parliament has functioned for 18 hours out of the scheduled 107 hours, owing to repeated disruptions from Opposition mainly on the issue of Pegasus. According to sources, so far 89 hours have been washed off in the...

India logs highest new Covid cases in three weeks

July 31, 2021

The Delta variant, responsible for disastrous second Covid-19 pandemic in India during the months of April and May, is said to be much more contagious and spreads as easily as chickenpox, according to an internal document from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The document, obtained by The...

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