Author: IANS

Bishkek, Oct 7 (IANS) Kyrgyzstan’s Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov has resigned following widespread post-election agitations which plunged the country into political chaos. Boronov has now been replaced by Sadyr Japarov, who protesters released from jail the day before. Opposition groups had earlier seized control of parliament, protesting election results they[Read More…]

Geneva, Oct 7 (IANS) Roughly 10 per cent of the world’s population may have been infected with the Coronavirus, leaving the vast majority vulnerable to the Covid-19 disease, the World Health Organization has said. “Our current best estimates tell us about 10% of the global population may have been infected[Read More…]

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a notice on a petition filed by an interfaith couple challenging the procedure of issuance of public notice inviting objections to the registration of the marriage for a period of 30 days under the Special Marriage Act. A[Read More…]

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The Federation of Resident Doctors Association has shot a letter to Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and Commissioner of North Delhi Municipal Corporation over the non-payment of salaries to doctors and staffers of the Hindu Rao Hospital from the last three months. Irked over non-payment[Read More…]

New York, Oct 7 (IANS) In a major study, researchers have found that there’s considerable risk that humans transmit SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, to wildlife. The study, published in the journal Mammal Review, noted that if SARS-CoV-2 were to infect and spread among wild mammals, it could potentially[Read More…]

Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh), Oct 7 (IANS) The sixth edition of the Khajuraho International Film Festival (KFII) will be held in the Madhya Pradesh cultural tourism hub here from December 17 to 23, said festival organiser and actor Raja Bundela. Foreign guests, he said, will not participate in this year’s event[Read More…]

Orlando, Oct 7 (IANS) After facing a loss in Game 3 — mostly due to an exceptional performance from Jimmy Butler — LA Lakers’ star duo LeBron James (28p, 8a, 12r) and Anthony Davis (22p, 4a, 9r) helped their team take one step closer to the Championships with a 102-96[Read More…]

By Mohammad Suaib Khan New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The early morning hustle and bustle of customers, once the hallmark of the Ghazipur wholesale flower market in Delhi, too has been swept away by the coronavirus pandemic. Resultantly, business at the market has come to almost a standstill. Shopkeepers who[Read More…]

London, Oct 7 (IANS) In some patients who died of Covid-19 and respiratory failure, a jelly was formed in the lungs and now researchers have established that the active agent in the jelly can be the key to new effective therapies. “There are already therapies that either slow down the[Read More…]

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Diesel and petrol prices remained unchanged on Wednesday with the oil marketing companies continuing to press the pause button in wake of stable global oil market. This is the fifth consecutive day when both petrol and diesel prices have remained unchanged. In fact, petrol prices[Read More…]

San Francisco, Oct 7 (IANS) Leading enterprise video conferencing solution Cisco Webex is aiming to make meeting experience on the platform 10x better than in-person interactions by introducing new tools following the acquisition of BabbleLabs to deliver noise removal and speech enhancement technology. By the end of this month, technology[Read More…]

Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) Superstar Salman Khan on Wednesday celebrated Wajid Khan’s birth anniversary — the first since the late composer passed away after battling Covid. Sohail Khan and Wajid’s brother Sajid Khan were also present on the occasion. Sajid shared a video on the Instagram account and wrote: “Happy[Read More…]

Los Angeles, Oct 7 (IANS) Eddie Van Halen, the lead guitarist of iconic rock group Van Halen, has died, confirmed his son. He was 65. He died on Tuesday morning after a long battle with cancer, reports variety.com. Van Halen’s son Wolf tweeted: “He was the best father I could[Read More…]

Hyderabad, Oct 7 (IANS) Telugu star Ravi Teja resumed shooting for his upcoming film on Wednesday, going by his latest post on social media. Ravi took to Instagram, where he shared a poster of the film. In the image, the actor is seen holding a gun while he is walking.[Read More…]

By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The central government is planning to expand the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme through its integration with several banks, that may include those from the private sectors too. As part of the plan, the Ministry of Housing and[Read More…]

Balrampur (UP), Oct 7 (IANS) In a major development, the family members of the Balrampur rape victim have demanded a compensation of Rs 1 crore from the Uttar Pradesh government. The family met District Magistrate Krishna Karunesh on Tuesday evening and submitted a charter of demands to Chief Minister Yogi[Read More…]

Srinagar, Oct 7 (IANS) A wreath laying ceremony was held on Wednesday in Srinagar, where family members and colleagues remembered and paid tributes to constable Altaf Hussain of Jammu and Kashmir Police. Hussain was killed in action after terrorists fired upon a BJP leader in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on[Read More…]

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has interacted with Henrik Anderson, President and CEO, Vestas on the issues related to the wind energy sector and highlighted Indias efforts to harness renewable energy. “Had an insightful interaction with Mr. Henrik Andersen, President and CEO, @Vestas . We discussed[Read More…]

Panaji, Oct 7 (IANS) The Goa government is planning to develop a parallel city at a short distance from Panaji, on the lines of Mumbai’s Navi Mumbai township, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday. Speaking at a function organised by the state government-run Economic Development Corporation, Sawant also said[Read More…]

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) A week after the AIIMS-Delhi submitted its report to the CBI in Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case to rule out murder, the legal team of Sushant’s family has written to CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla to claim that the medico-legal report by the[Read More…]

Srinagar, Oct 7 (IANS) Pakistan used small arms and mortar shelling to target Indian positions on the Line of Control (LoC) on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Defence Ministry spokesman, Colonel Rajesh Kalia said, “Pakistan initiated the unprovoked ceasefire violation along the LoC in the Keran sector of[Read More…]