Geneva,1/9: The World Health Organization has said it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as “Mu”, which was first identified in Colombia in January. Mu, known scientifically as B.1.621, has been classified as a “variant of interest”, the global health body said Tuesday in its weekly pandemic bulletin. The WHO said the variant has…
New Delhi, 1/9: Wearing masks and carrying umbrellas as heavy rains lashed Delhi, students of classes 9-12 returned to schools after they reopened on Wednesday following a long hiatus due to Covid-19. Some institutions, however, chose to adopt a wait-and-watch approach and have decided to call children for physical classroom studies only after a few…
New Delhi, 1/9: With India entering the festive season, there is good news for those looking to buy gold. Amidst the strengthening of the rupee, a fall in the prices of gold has been recorded in the Indian markets today. On MCX, gold futures fell to Rs 47,095 per 10 grams. While silver futures fell…
New Delhi, 1/9: Janmashtami festival was celebrated on 30 August at the house of senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal. During this, leaders of the G-23 group also gathered at Sibal’s house. These include disgruntled Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Manish Tewari, Shashi Tharoor, Mukul Wasnik, Vivek Tankha and Bhupinder Singh Hooda. During this…
Kabul, 1/9: While the Taliban is busy forming a government in Afghanistan, Pakistan, on the other hand, is concerned about the security situation in its neighboring country. In fact, Pakistan fears that terrorists of Pakistani Taliban group from Afghanistan may cross the border and carry out terrorist attacks in it. Thousands of Pakistani citizens have…
New Delhi, 1/9:The common man has got a big setback on the first day of the month i.e. 1st September. Government oil companies have once again increased the price of domestic LPG cylinder by Rs 25. Rising prices of cooking gas have spoiled the budget of the people’s house and due to this the general…
Bhubaneswar, 31/8: Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik today held a video conference with the High Commissioner of Australia, Barry O’Farrel AO, to discuss India’s further cooperation with Australia in various fields. During the meeting, the High Commissioner praised the Chief Minister for the way Odisha is promoting the Indian hockey team and the way Odisha…
:In a major development, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday imposed a complete ban on the sale of liquor and meat in Mathura. The officers concerned are directed to make plans for the ban as well as for the engagement of people involved in such activities in some other trade, he said. The…
Tokyo, 31/8: Defending champion Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar won a silver and bronze respectively in the men’s high jump T42 event as India’s medal tally at the Paralympics touched an unprecedented 10 on Tuesday. Mariyappan cleared 1.86m while the American gold winner Sam Grewe succeeded in soaring above 1.88m in his third attempt. Kumar…
Kolkata,31/8: Trouble is increasing for the BJP in West Bengal as the exodus of their leaders from the party is not taking the name of stopping. On Tuesday too, BJP MLA Vishwajit Das joined the ruling party Trinamool Congress (TMC). BJP counselor Manotosh Nath was also among those who joined TMC with Das. This is the…
