India needs national strategy to improve access to new cancer therapies: Experts NEW DELHI: India needs a coordinated national strategy to bridge the gap between breakthrough cancer treatments and patient access, ensuring that scientific advances benefit every eligible patient, leading oncologists, cancer survivors and public health experts said on Wednesday.Speaking at a media roundtable on…
Dipke alleged that unnamed sources within the system had informed the organisation that its internal communications were being intercepted NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday alleged that the mobile phones of protesters at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar were under surveillance, claiming that WhatsApp calls and chats were being monitored, as…
Ratna Debnath says all behind RG Kar crime and cover-up will face justice NEW DELHI: BJP MLA Ratna Debnath, the mother of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder victim, on Wednesday said she knows the identities of those involved in her daughter’s killing and the alleged cover-up, asserting that everyone responsible…
Meta-owned app issued key clarification amid safety & privacy concerns WhatsApp on Thursday issued clarifications on its upcoming ‘Username’ feature, addressing privacy, safety and impersonation concerns as users begin reserving usernames ahead of the wider rollout later this year. The Meta-owned messaging platform answered several frequently asked questions, including whether usernames are mandatory, how they…
Over millennia, philosophers have struggled to clearly answer the question: ‘who is rich?’ A useful metric, easy to measure as well as compare, is income. The somewhat subjective factors that affect happiness (Good health? Freedom? Control of one’s time? Leisure?) also correlate well with it: People in high income countries also tend to have more…
NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu govt has moved the Supreme Court against the Madras high court order imposing a blanket ban on the slaughter of cows and calves in the state.In its plea, the Tamil Nadu govt challenged the May 27 order of the high court, which directed the chief secretary and the director general…
NEW DELHI: India and Malaysia on Wednesday reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral military cooperation and expressed satisfaction with the steady progress achieved. The discussions, during the 12th India-Malaysia sub committee meeting on military cooperation in New Delhi, covered ongoing defence engagements, including military-to-military exchanges, bilateral exercises, training, staff talks, capacity building, maritime cooperation, and…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has issued an eviction notice to the Delhi Gymkhana Club, saying that the club is in “unauthorised occupation of public premises” since the land lease ended on May 22. The Land and Development Office (L&DO) under the housing and urban affairs ministry, in the show-cause notice to the club, has sought…
NEW DELHI: In an overhaul of provident fund rules for nearly eight crore active members, Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has said 12% contribution up to the statutory wage ceiling, which is currently at Rs 15,000 a month, is mandatory. Any contribution above that will be treated as voluntary.Even if your basic salary is Rs…
NEW DELHI: Govt has directed Meta-owned WhatsApp not to roll out its proposed usernames feature in India until further consultations are completed, while asking the company to submit a detailed explanation within three days on how the system will operate and prevent misuse.In a notice issued to WhatsApp’s chief compliance officer, MeITY said it had…