WHO chief advises reducing sex partners to avoid monkeypox

Washington DC, 27/7: The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday advised men at risk of catching monkeypox to consider reducing their sexual partners “for the moment” following the UN health agency declaring the escalating outbreaks in multiple countries to be a global emergency. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said 98 per cent of…

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Work Towards Realizing Vision of A Just and Equitable Society- CM to APPs

  Bhubaneswar,27/7: Everyone is equal before law. This should not just remain a maxim. The poorest of the poor should experience it and should have absolute faith in our justice delivery system.    Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik today said this while addressing an orientation programme for newly recruited Assistant Public Prosecutors on virtual platform….

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DGCA orders SpiceJet to operate 50% of flights for 8 weeks following multiple snags

New Delhi, 28/5: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered SpiceJet to operate 50 per cent of approved flights for the 8 weeks, following multiple snags.   On July 5, a SpiceJet freighter aircraft, which was heading to Chongqing in China, returned to Kolkata as the pilots realised after the take-off that its…

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Suspension can be revoked if Opposition MPs apologise: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi

New Delhi, 27/7: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday said the suspension of Opposition MPs can be revoked by the Chair if they apologise and assure they would not show placards in the House. As many as 24 opposition MPs – 20 from the Rajya Sabha and four from the Lok Sabha – have…

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7.1-magnitude earthquake hits northern Philippines

Philippines, 27/7: A strong earthquake shook the northern Philippines on Wednesday, causing some damage and prompting people to flee buildings in the capital. Officials said no casualties were immediately reported.     The 7.3 magnitude quake was centered around Abra province in a mountainous area and several aftershocks have followed, the Philippines Institute of Volcanology…

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