Even as China, South Korea and Singapore make progress controlling the new coronavirus, its spread raises alarm in many more parts of the globe as the pathogen’s toll on human health and world economies climbs. In the past week many more citizens have had to stay at home in the hope that infection rates can…Continue Reading
The global crisis triggered by the spread of the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19, continues to take fresh and dramatic turns, causing havoc in dozens of countries around the world. Stock markets remain volatile, having recorded historic collapses in share prices. US S&P500 Intraday volatility (the swing from high to low within one day) is approaching…Continue Reading
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden will hold a virtual meeting on Monday to review the ongoing bilateral cooperation. They will also exchange views on the recent developments in South Asia, the Indo-Pacific region and global issues of mutual interest, according to the press statement released by India’s Ministry of External…Continue Reading
So, it begins. India has started to administer precaution dose of Covid vaccines to all adults on Sunday. The jab was given to people aged above 18 years, who have also completed nine months after taking the second dose, at private vaccination centres. All states and UTs have been informed by the Centre…Continue Reading
Two Pakistan-based terrorists from Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit were killed during an encounter in Srinagar’s Bishembar Nagar area. During a joint operation of Jammu Kashmir Police and the paramilitary force, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the terrorists, involved in the attack on CRPF personnel at Maisuma area of Srinagar on April 4 were, neutralised. The security…Continue Reading
In India, police are currently making concerted efforts to nab members of a gang accused of stealing a bridge. Yes, you read it right. The gang had dismantled a 60-feet-long iron bridge and sold its parts as scrap metal, a Reuters report said citing officials on Sunday. The incident, which has happened in…Continue Reading
Union Home minister Amit Shah on Sunday inaugurated the Indo-Pak border viewing point in Nada Bet in Gujarat`s Banaskantha district. The viewing point has been built on the lines of the Wagah-Atari border of Punjab. Nada Bet, as per the Gujarat Tourism website, is a small slice of land jutting into a sprawling lake, where…Continue Reading
Several students were injured as clashes broke on Sunday at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here between the members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the Left alliance over the serving of non-vegetarian food.The clashes erupted on Sunday afternoon following an argument between the two groups.The Left alliance members accused the ABVP of…Continue Reading
With the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) choosing new faces over senior leaders for the Deputy Mayor post in Bhubaneswar, Berhampur and Cuttack Municipal Corporations, one thing is evident that the conch party is giving priority to young leaders. While the party played ‘slum’ and ‘woman’ card in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, it dashed the hopes of several…Continue Reading
As the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team probing the Birbhum violence case made further progress on Sunday by arresting another accused, the officials are trying to trace the “higher-level political and administrative links” of the accused as well as the victims. This is the fifth arrest by the CBI in this case.The probe agency…Continue Reading
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