Seoul, Feb 23 (IANS) Those who violate social distancing restrictions will not be eligible for an upcoming batch of emergency cash handouts, South Korea’s Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said on Tuesday. He was warning of stern measures, including the so-called “one-strike, you’re out” punishment, amid continued reports of some shops,[Read More…]
San Francisco, Feb 23 (IANS) Hayley Arceneaux, a 29-year-old physician assistant at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the US will be the second crew member of Inspiration4, the world’s first all-civilian mission to space, SpaceX has announced. Arceneaux, who was treated as a child for bone cancer at St.[Read More…]
Beijing, Feb 23 (IANS) Chinese smartphone maker OPPO on Tuesday announced its flash charging project ‘The Flash Initiative’ to help bring faster charging to every area of consumers’ lives. The project’s new partners include FAW-Volkswagen, Anker and NXP Semiconductors –leaders in their respective fields of automobiles, portable charging, and chip[Read More…]
Lahore, Feb 23 (IANS) The election appellate tribunal court of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday dismissed an appeal by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) former Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid against the rejection of his nomination papers for Senate elections by the Returning Officer. Last week, Rashid challenged the impugned[Read More…]
Christchurch, Feb 23 (IANS) England secured a comprehensive eight-wicket win over New Zealand on Tuesday in the first ODI to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. All seven of England’s bowlers took wickets to blow the hosts away for just 178 after which captain Heather Knight (67 not[Read More…]
Kabul, Feb 23 (IANS) Afghanistan officially launched its coronavirus vaccination program on Tuesday at an event held at the Presidential Palace. President Ashraf Ghani participated, along with officials from the Health Ministry and elsewhere. In this first round, Afghan security force members, journalists and doctors received the vaccine, TOLO news[Read More…]
By Rahul Kumar New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) India’s considerable success in containing terrorism within its borders can be attributed not only to its intelligence, police and the security forces, but also to community response in keeping radicalisation and fundamentalist tendencies at bay, says Adil Rasheed, Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar[Read More…]
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) The officials of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday interrogated Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP and Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee’s wife Rujira at their south Kolkata residence for over one hour. After quizzing Rujira, the federal investigation agency investigators left. According to sources, the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Shantanu Muluk, an accused in the ‘Toolkit’ conspiracy case, filed an anticipatory bail application in a Delhi court on Tuesday. Muluk, along with climate activist Disha Ravi and Nikita Jacob, are the three accused in the case. The Bombay High Court had granted transit anticipatory[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Enterprises in India are leveraging cloud for objectives beyond business continuity and cost and about 20 per cent of organisations in the country will adopt connected Cloud strategies by 2023, an IDC report said on Tuesday. By 2024, over 50 per cent of enterprises will[Read More…]
By S. Ravi New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Millennials and those belonging to generation Z have been dancing to the tune of Radio Garden — a free app which allows listeners to tap a jaw dropping 30,000 stations across the world. Covid-19 pandemic which kept millions at home is at[Read More…]
Kochi, Feb 23 (IANS) The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) and the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) have inked a memorandum of understanding to synergise their various programmes in the interest of export-oriented capture and culture of fisheries and allied sectors for bringing better value to the stakeholders. The[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Terrorism and sedition charges have been framed against Kashmiri separatist and Dukhtaran-e-Millat Chief Aasiya Andrabi for allegedly conspiring to commit terror acts and waging war against the country with support from Pakistan. On February 20, Andrabi and two of her associates — Sofi Fehmeeda and[Read More…]
Manali, Feb 23 (IANS) Actress Kangana Ranaut has ventured into the food and beverage business by opening a cafe and restaurant in her hometown Manali. On Tuesday, Kangana shared photographs from the location where her cafe will be set up. The actress calls this her dream venture, revealing that apart[Read More…]
Macao, Feb 23 (IANS) The Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) started inoculating local residents who are not in prioritised groups with Covid-19 vaccines produced by the mainland. Around 2,600 residents made reservations for inoculation on the first day at 12 medical facilities, which can offer services to 5,000 people in[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Farmers organised a ‘Turban Day’ at the Delhi borders to further boost the protests against the farm laws on Tuesday. Farmers wearing regional turbans displayed their opposition to the government’s three agricultural laws. The peasants celebrated ‘Turban Day’ on the Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders[Read More…]
Seoul, Feb 23 (IANS) The Seoul city government vowed on Tuesday to respond strictly to all illegal rallies held in downtown squares on March 1 Independence Movement Day. Conservative groups have again announced plans to stage rallies denouncing President Moon Jae-in, a liberal, at Gwanghwamun Square in the city centre[Read More…]
Panaji, Feb 23 (IANS) The Goa chapter of the Indian Medical Association has sought a bigger role for private healthcare operations in the rollout of Covid-19 vaccination drive, saying the involvement of the private sector would help faster vaccination coverage and streamline effective delivery of the vaccine. “We request the[Read More…]
By Atul Aneja New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The India-China rivalry has now pushed into the Russian Far East, where Modi administration is planning significant investments in the energy and other sectors. China is a top investor in the region, but the Russians wary of putting all their eggs in[Read More…]
New York, Feb 23 (IANS) Adolescents and teens may be more likely to be bullied by their friends or friends-of-friends than peers who are not closely linked, a new study suggests. The study, published in the American Journal of Sociology, found that peer aggression occurred at higher rates between friends,[Read More…]
Jaipur, Feb 23 (IANS) Rajasthan Congress chief whip Dr. Mahesh Joshi has sought the withdrawal of an SLP (Special Leave Petitions) which was filed in the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of 19 Congress MLAs’ membership, including Sachin Pilot, last year after the latter camp opened rebellion against state leadership. The[Read More…]
Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) NASA has released a new video from its Mars 2020 Perseverance rover chronicles major milestones during the final minutes of its entry, descent, and landing (EDL) on the Red Planet on February 18. A microphone on the rover also has provided the first audio recording of[Read More…]
Bangkok, Feb 23 (IANS) Thailand approved Sinovac Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for the country to receive its first vaccine shipment from the Chinese biopharmaceutical firm on Wednesday. The country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Sinovac vaccine for emergency use, and the first[Read More…]
Seoul, Feb 23 (IANS) The World Food Programme (WFP) could suspend its operations in North Korea this year as restrictions on imports remain in place due the coronavirus pandemic, a report on its website showed on Tuesday. According to the report, the UN aid agency has continued to be faced[Read More…]
London, Feb 23 (IANS) Covid-19 infection in pregnancy is not associated with stillbirth or early neonatal death, says a new study. The findings indicated that no babies died from Covid-19. There was also no increase in risk of stillbirth or low birth weight. However, the data suggested a higher risk[Read More…]
