A total of 25 cases of new Covid variant Omicron have been detected so far in India, across five states, a top Health Ministry official said on Friday,Addressing a press conference to brief on Omicron emergence in India, Joint Secretary, Lav Agarwal said these 25 cases have been detected in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka and…Continue Reading
The government on Friday sounded alarm over declining mask usage in India and urged the people to maintain Covid-appropriate behaviour amid concerns over the rapid spread of Omicron Covid strain in the country. The ministry of health warning comes as 25 cases of Omicron variant have been detected so far in India. Referring to an…Continue Reading
A new study by researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) shows that India can leapfrog to a more sustainable power system by 2030, thanks to dramatic cost reductions in battery storage and wind and solar energy. In the publication, “Least Cost Pathway for India’s Power System Investments”, the researchers examined a least-cost…Continue Reading
India evacuated 104 people, including 10 Indians and 94 Afghans, from Kabul under ‘Operation Devi Shakti’, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. The MEA informed that a special Kam Air flight was arranged by India to retrieve the evacuees. “Under Operation Devi Shakti, a special Kam Air flight arranged by India has…Continue Reading
A special flight with more than 100 people onboard has arrived in New Delhi on Friday. The flight carried several Afghan Sikhs and Indians, a PTI report said citing people familiar with the matter. Also Read | Afghanistan’s economic collapse is happening ‘before our eyes’: UN It seems the group is also looking to bring three Guru…Continue Reading
A flirty secret message sent by a Starbucks employee to a coffee shop customer has got people talking, but for all the wrong reasons.Written in black marker on the side of the cup alongside an arrow, the worker directs the drinker to a “secret message” located at the base of the cardboard container.On closer inspection,…Continue Reading
The Biden administration will not push companies to drop sponsorship of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing or speak out against China’s human rights record, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Thursday.Raimondo’s remarks came just days after the Biden Administration announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Games due to human rights concerns, prompting…Continue Reading
Democratic Senator Joe Manchin may be holding up his party’s Build Back Better Act, but he could be key to ending a blockade on approving President Joe Biden’s diplomatic nominees.Senate Republicans have joined Democrats in expressing concerns about Senator Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) moves to delay the confirmation of dozens of American ambassadors, especially at a…Continue Reading
A brutal review of the Italian city of Lecce’s only Michelin-starred restaurant has gone viral online, after writer Geraldine DeRuiter, also known as The Everywhereist, was served a series of micro dishes including a bizarre plate of the chef’s mouth.DeRuiter visited Bros’ with eight friends, and they were served the only thing offered to them—a…Continue Reading
Five months have passed since President Joe Biden declared the United States was “closer than ever to declaring independence” from COVID-19 and the country’s seeing increased cases and deaths and now has to grapple with a new variant.After Biden campaigned on being the candidate who could turn the pandemic around, the American people are losing…Continue Reading