Newly appointed state Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo speaks during a press conference at Neo City Academy in Kissimmee, Florida. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) This article originally appeared on Raw Story According to a report from Christine Jordan Sexton of Florida Politics, Florida’s newly-appointed Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo was asked by a state senator to…Continue Reading

Bangladesh violence: ISKCON devotees hold protest in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Followers of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) held a peaceful march on Saturday in Hare Krishna Hill area of Bengaluru to condemn the attack on Hindu minorities in Bangladesh. An ISKCON temple in Noakhali city in Bangladesh was vandalised and a devotee was killed by a mob on October 16. Protest in…Continue Reading

Tamil Nadu extends lockdown restrictions with some relaxations till Nov 15

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has further extended the lockdown restrictions till November 15 with some relaxations in the state to stop the spread of Covid-19. The order passed on Saturday by the state government, allows Intra and inter-district and inter-State air-conditioned buses, except Kerala to occupy 100% seats from November 1. “All school classes…Continue Reading

India records nearly 16k new cases of Covid, active cases continue to decline

New Delhi: India added 15,906 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally to 3,41,75,468, while the active cases declined to 1,72,594, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 4,54,269 with 561 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am. Kerala has reconciled 399 fatalities from…Continue Reading

Statehood for Jammu & Kashmir after delimitation, polls: Amit Shah

Srinagar: Union home minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir would be restored only after the delimitation and holding of Assembly elections in the Union Territory. “They (opposition) are asking for stopping the delimitation (process). That is because their politics suffers. Why should we stop delimitation? Nothing of the…Continue Reading

China Launches New Satellite In Bid To Solve ‘Space Debris’ Problem

China successfully launched a new satellite on Sunday to test and verify space debris mitigation technologies. It was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The satellite, named Shijian-21, was launched by a Long March-3B carrier rocket and it entered the planned orbit successfully. The satellite will be mainly used…Continue Reading

ENG vs WI, T20 World Cup 2021: West Indies Must Forget England Mauling And Move On, Says Kieron Pollard

Skipper Kieron Pollard urged his West Indies to forget the horrendous batting display against England and move on to focus to defend their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title.  (More Cricket News) The 34-year-old was one of ten batters to fall for a single-figure score as his side was bowled out for 55 in a rematch…Continue Reading

Diwali 2021: London’s Trafalgar Square Decks Up As Indians Celebrate Festival Of Lights

The Indian diaspora in the United Kingdom has celebrated Diwali in London’s busy Trafalgar Square on Saturday, bringing cheer and joy to Indians across the UK. The celebrations started at 4 pm and went on till 10 pm. Images and videos on social media showed the iconic square lit up with festive lights, festoons and…Continue Reading