Mob in Pakistan’s Punjab province lynches Sri Lankan citizen over ‘blasphemy’
Lahore: A mob in Pakistan on Friday lynched a Sri Lankan national before burning his body over alleged blasphemy in the country’s Punjab province. Priyantha Kumara, who was in his 40s, was working as the general manager of a factory in Sialkot district, some 100 kms from here, a Punjab police official told PTI. “Mr […]
Opposition, BJP face-off in Parliament premises
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday mounted counter-protests outside Parliament where 12 suspended opposition members of Rajya Sabha were on a sit-in demonstration against the action on them. There were some tense moments as BJP members, carrying placards, marched towards the opposition members near the Gandhi statue in Parliament premises to condemn their “undemocratic actions” […]
International delegates shun PAC centenary celebrations amid fresh COVID threat
New Delhi: In the wake of rising threat by the new Covid-19 variant, none of the delegates invited from various countries will attend the centenary celebrations of the PAC, parliamentary panel Chairperson Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said on Friday. The two-day centenary celebrations of parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will be held from December 4. Addressing […]
Global Hunger Index doesn’t reflect India’s true picture; index flawed measure of hunger: Govt
New Delhi: The Global Hunger Index (GHI) does not reflect India’s true picture as it is a flawed measure of hunger, the government said on Friday. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Food and Consumer Affairs Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said the India’s ranking is 101st in the Global Hunger […]
Govt seeks Par nod for Rs 62K cr infusion in AIAHL as part of Rs 3.73 lakh cr extra spending
New Delhi: The government on Friday sought Parliament’s nod to infuse over Rs 62,000 crore into the company that holds residual assets and liabilities of Air India after its privatisation, as part of over Rs 3.73 lakh crore additional spending planned in the current financial year. The extra spending would include Rs 58,430 crore by […]
Need to convert Fintech initiatives into Fintech revolution for financial empowerment of masses: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday underlined the need for converting Fintech initiatives into a Fintech revolution with a view to ensure financial empowerment for every single citizen. The Fintech industry has achieved huge scale and found acceptability among the masses, he said while inaugurating the Infinity Forum. “Now, it is time to […]
Scheme to support Covid orphans received over 5k applications for help: WCD Ministry
New Delhi: The PM CARES for Children scheme to support children who have lost parents or guardians to the coronavirus pandemic has received 5491 applications, of which 3049 have been approved, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani informed Parliament on Friday. In reply to a question in Lok Sabha, Irani said the PM CARES […]
Consider booster dose for those above 40: INSACOG
New Delhi: Top Indian genome scientists have recommended a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines for those above 40 years with preference to high-risk and high-exposure population. The recommendation was made in the weekly bulletin of the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Sequencing Consortium (INSACOG), a network of national testing labs set up by the government to monitor genomic […]
WHO says measures against delta work for omicron variant too
Manila: World Health Organisation officials in the Western Pacific say border closures adopted by some countries may buy time to deal with the omicron coronavirus variant, but measures put in place and experience gained in dealing with the delta variant should remain the foundation for fighting the pandemic. While a few regional countries are facing surges, […]
Cold wave grips Kashmir valley
Srinagar: Kashmir reeled under intense cold wave as the minimum temperature settled below the freezing point across the valley, officials said on Friday. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday night, down from minus 1.8 degrees Celsius the previous night, the officials said. The city had recorded its lowest minimum temperature […]
