SynopsisThe Shiromani Akali Dal also questioned his appointment and said that it indicated the concern that the Gandhi family and the Congress high command have for the Sikhs and their sentiments. Maken, who is the Congress general secretary, was appointed the chairman of the screening committee for the shortlisting of candidates for the Punjab Assembly…Continue Reading
The national capital reported 51 cases of COVID-19 and zero death on Tuesday as the positivity rate stood at 0.1 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here. The city had recorded the only death due to the viral disease in December on Monday. Seven fatalities were reported in November, four in…Continue Reading
More than 90 per cent of the solar and wind energy projects evaluated last year received investment-grade ratings of BBB and above, according to a study. This is due to the significantly improved financial viability of India’s renewable energy projects over the last decade on account of favourable policy support from the central government, a…Continue Reading
टीएमसी ने कहा कि पुलिस मामले को देखेगीमालदा (पश्चिम बंगाल): पश्चिम बंगाल के मालदा जिले में एक सरकारी कार्यालय में तृणमूल कांग्रेस (टीएमसी) की एक नेता की बंदूक के साथ पोज देने की एक कथित तस्वीर सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल हो गई, जिससे मंगलवार को राजनीतिक विवाद पैदा हो गया. ओल्ड मालदा पंचायत समिति की…Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department’s crime fighting arm on Tuesday moved to expand reporting requirements for certain domestic and foreign companies as part of a broader push to crack down on corruption and shell companies.FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen at the United States Department of the Treasury headquarters in Washington, D.C.,…Continue Reading
(Reuters) – Several Amazon.com Inc services including Prime Video, its namesake e-commerce website and applications that use Amazon Web Services (AWS) were down for thousands of users in the United States on Tuesday.Amazon said the outage was likely due to issues related to application programming interface (API), which is a set of protocols for building…Continue Reading
DAKAR (Reuters) – Up to one million COVID-19 vaccines are estimated to have expired in Nigeria last month without being used, two sources told Reuters, one of the biggest single losses of doses that shows the difficulty African nations have getting shots in arms.FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker holds a vial with the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus…Continue Reading
(Reuters) -Hawaii prepared for more rainfall on Tuesday after the Pacific island chain was beset with torrential downpours that caused flooding, triggered landslide warnings and prompted the state to take emergency action.A stalled “kona low” weather system brought up to 12 inches (30 cm) of rain over three days, although actual amounts varied greatly throughout…Continue Reading
A man walks into a vaccination centre as part of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign, in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/FilesOTTAWA, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Canada plans to expand existing its existing COVID-19 vaccine mandate to cover banks, telecommunications and other federally regulated workspaces by early 2022, Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan…Continue Reading
(Recasts throughout, adds analyst comment and updates prices)* Global stocks rise as Omicron worries fade* Dollar hovers close to one-week high* FOMC to meet on Dec. 14-15Dec 7 (Reuters) – Gold prices traded in a tight range on Tuesday as investors’ attention turned to U.S. inflation data due this week, which could influence the pace…Continue Reading