New Delhi, 9/4: The increase in the number of people dying prematurely from exposure to air pollution was the highest in cities in South Asia. In India, it caused an estimated 1,00,000 premature deaths in Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Surat, Pune and Ahmedabad, according to a study. Around 1,80,000 avoidable deaths…
Ahmedabad, 9/3: In major development, Gujarat on Saturday detected its first case of Omicron’s new sub-variant XE as a man from Mumbai tested positive in Vadodara, according to officials.
Bhubaneswar 9/4: In a major development, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) names Manjulata Kanhar who is Corporator of Ward no 22, as its BMC Deputy Mayor candidate. In the meantime, BJD’s Sulochana Das took oath as mayor of BMC.
Islamabad, 9/4: Pakistan’s parliament will vote on Saturday on whether to remove Imran Khan as prime minister, days after he blocked a similar attempt, potentially adding to political and economic uncertainty in the nuclear-armed country. Ahead of the vote that Khan is widely expected to lose, the former cricket star vowed to “struggle”…
Islambad, 8/4:Shehbaz Sharif, the person most likely to be Pakistan’s next prime minister, is little known outside his home country but has a reputation domestically as an effective administrator more than as a politician. The younger brother of three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz, 70, is leading a bid by the opposition in…
New Delhi, 8/4: A Delhi court on Friday directed Aakar Patel, activist and former executive director of Amnesty International India, not to leave the country without its permission. It also stayed a direction by a magisterial court to the CBI director to tender a written apology to him for causing mental harassment to…
New Delhi, 8/4: Reserve Bank of India on Friday said it has imposed a penalty of Rs 93 lakh on Axis Bank for various violations, including those related to KYC guidelines. The central bank has also slapped a fine of Rs 90 lakh on IDBI Bank. A monetary penalty of Rs 93…
New Delhi, 8/4: Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Friday rued the beginning of a new trend in which governments were maligning judges, terming it unfortunate. Hearing a matter related to quashing of FIR against former principal secretary of Chhattisgarh, a three-judge bench presided by Justice N V Ramana expressed its…
Shimla, 8/4: Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur has rubbished AAP leader Manish Sisodia’s claims that the former was being replaced with Anurag Thakur as the chief minister of the state ahead of the Assembly polls. After AAP’S recent roadshow in Mandi, Sisodia had said that the ruling party wanted to change the…
New Delhi, 8/4: Precaution dose of Covid-19 vaccines will be available to all aged above 18 years at private vaccination centres from April 10, the Union Health Ministry announced on Friday. All those above the age of 18 who have completed nine months after the administration of the second dose will be eligible…
