New Delhi, 23/12: During the 2021-22 tenure as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, there were instances when India “had to stand alone” but it did not let go of the principles it believed in, New Delhi’s envoy has said. India assumed the monthly rotating presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC)…
New Delhi,23/12: Allaying fears about BF.7 variant of coronavirus, a prominent scientist on Friday said it is a sub-variant of Omicron strain and that India need not worry too much about its severity on the population. Speaking to PTI, Rakesh Mishra, Director, Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS), Bangalore, however, cautioned that wearing face…
New Delhi, 23/12: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will hold a meeting with health ministers of states and Union territories on Friday over rising Covid-19 cases in some parts of the world. Mandaviya made a suo motu statement in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday on India’s preparedness. “We are constantly monitoring the…
New Delhi, 22/12: Besides the Gujarati film and the popular Telugu song, ‘All That Breathes’ has made it to the documentary feature shortlist and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ in the documentary short category, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced. This is perhaps the first time India has made it to four Oscar…
New Delhi, 22/12: Aftab Amin Poonawala, accused of strangling his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar and chopping her body into pieces, withdrew his bail plea on Thursday. Poonawala appeared before the court through video-conferencing and said he wished to withdraw the bail application which was filed before the court on December 15. Poonawala’s…
Dhaka, 22/12: Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat in the second and final Test against India in Dhaka on Thursday as the hosts look to level the series. India, who won the first Test by 188 runs, were again without injured skipper Rohit Sharma who was replaced by KL Rahul. …
New Delhi, 22/12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will review the situation related to Covid-19 in the country at a high-level meeting Thursday afternoon, officials said. The meeting comes a day after Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reviewed the situation and asked people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour, including wearing masks in crowded places, and…
Bangalore, 21/12: A senior software professional was found dead in his car under suspicious circumstances in Kurubarahalli locality of Bengaluru on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as 51-year-old Vijay Kumar. According to police, Kumar’s face was wrapped with plastic cover and a nitrogen pipe was found inserted in his nose. The…
Kathmandu, 21/12: Nepal’s top court ordered on Wednesday the release of Charles Sobhraj, the French serial killer portrayed in the Netflix series The Serpent who was responsible for a string of murders across Asia in the 1970s. The Supreme Court ruled Sobhraj, 78, who has been in prison in the Himalayan republic since…
New Delhi, 21/12: Pressing for the prohibition of instruments like Bitcoin, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday warned that the next financial crisis can be triggered by private cryptocurrencies, if such speculative instruments are allowed to grow. Das has been staunchly opposed to such instruments and the RBI has gone till the…
