Day: June 22, 2021

Palestinians, settlers clash in tense Jerusalem neighborhood

JERUSALEM — Palestinians and Jewish settlers hurled stones, chairs and fireworks at each other overnight in a tense Jerusalem neighborhood where settler groups are trying to evict several Palestinian families, officials said Tuesday. The threatened evictions fueled protests and clashes in the runup to last month’s 11-day Gaza […]

Union Minister Dr Jitendra launches“Vaccines for All-Free for All” at the holy town of Katra-Vaishno Devi in J&K

Calls for extending drive-in Vaccination facility for candidates in their own vehicles DELHI, JUNE 21: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today called for extending drive-in Vaccination facility, wherein the individual seeking vaccination has the option to drive-in to the nearest Vaccination centre in his or her own vehicle […]

Duterte threatens to arrest Filipinos who refuse vaccination

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president has threatened to order the arrest of Filipinos who refuse COVID-19 vaccination and told them to leave the country if they would not cooperate with efforts to end a public health emergency. President Rodrigo Duterte, who is known for his public outbursts […]

Kim sister derides US official, dismisses chances for talks

SEOUL, South Korea — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed prospects for an early resumption of diplomacy with the United States, saying Tuesday that U.S. expectations of talks would “plunge them into a greater disappointment.” Kim Yo Jong’s blunt statement indicates that the […]

Iran’s election unsettles Biden’s hope for a nuclear deal

WASHINGTON — Biden administration officials are insisting that the election of a hard-liner as Iran’s president won’t affect prospects for reviving the faltering 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran. But there are already signs that their goal of locking in a deal just got tougher. Optimism that a deal was imminent […]

PM shares a blog post on reforms and policy-making

Reforms by Conviction and Incentives  DELHI, JUNE 22: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today shared his blog post on reforms, center-state bhagidari, innovative policy making during Covid times. The post was posted on LinkedIn platform.  In a tweet the Prime Minister said:  “Reforms by Conviction and Incentives…my […]

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