NASA, while responding to OpIndia's queries seeking clarification on the Diksha Shinde saga, said that she is neither employed by NASA nor has been awarded fellowship as that opportunity is only for US citizens.
The test positivity rate in Kerala was 19.03% on Wednesday. That means, for every 100 people who got tested, 19 came out positive. Last one week's average positivity ratio stands at 17.3% in Kerala.
Praising the Taliban for taking over Afghanistan after the withdrawal of the US forces, the Popular Front of India (PFI) leader Parappurathu Koya termed the Taliban's onslaught as a "resistance" against the US occupation.