Beijing, 26/5: China is likely to see its Covid-19 wave peaking at about 65 million infections a week toward the end of June, according to a senior health adviser, while authorities rush to bolster their vaccine arsenal to target the latest omicron variants. XBB has been fueling a resurgence in cases across China since late…
New Delhi, 26/5: Yoga guru Ramdev has called spirituality as the “soft power” of India, and said that yoga offers a solution to problems like stress and anxiety that people across the world are experiencing now. He appealed to the Goa tourism department to introduce yoga and meditation programmes at hotels for holidayers. …
New Delhi, 25/5: As many as 25 parties are expected to attend the inauguration of the new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday even as 20 Opposition parties have decided to boycott the event. Apart from the 18 members of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), including the BJP, seven…
Islamabad, 25/5:A prominent Pakistani television journalist known for his public support of former Prime Minister Imran Khan has gone missing, the police, his family and his employer said. Sami Abrahim’s disappearance was first announced in a police tweet late Wednesday, hours after he went missing. His family and the Karachi-based independent BOL television,…
Allahabad, 25/5: The Allahabad High Court, hearing an appeal by a man against the dismissal of his divorce petition by a family court, on Thursday observed that denying sex to a spouse for a long time without sufficient reason amounts to mental cruelty. The high court said that it was evident from the record that,…
Sriharikota, 25/5: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will on May 29 launch NVS-01 navigation satellite which incorporates L1 band signals additionally to widen the services from the second launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The GSLV-F12 will take off at 10.42 am on Monday with the NVS-01 navigation satellite, weighing about 2,232…
New Delhi, 25/5: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi Party has decided to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building, Thursday sought to know from Prime Minister Narendra Modi why it was not being inaugurated by the president. The Aam Aadmi Party had earlier this week said it will boycott the inauguration…
Bangladesh, 25/5:Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has put on hold tenders for infrastructure projects worth Rs 20,000 crore that were approved by the previous BJP administration, including the union government’s flagship Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). In a note to chief secretary Vandita Sharma, Siddaramaiah has stated that there are complaints that the infrastructure works in question are…
Bangalore, 25/5: A 38-year-old man was hacked to death by a gang of five to six miscreants in Chowdeshwarinagar Nagar near Laggere in North Bengaluru. The incident took place late Wednesday night. The deceased has been identified as Ravi Kumar alias Matti Ravi, a resident of Laggere. Ravi was a Congress party worker and…
New Delhi, 25/5: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal will meet Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar in Mumbai on Thursday. Kejriwal and his party comrade and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday evening. The two CMs on Wednesday met Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav…
