Day: September 16, 2021

Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID?

Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID? No, there is no scientific evidence showing masks cause harm to kids’ health despite baseless claims suggesting otherwise. The claims are circulating on social media and elsewhere just as virus outbreaks are hitting many reopened U.S. schools — […]

India inflation path shifting down more favourably than hoped-RBI bulletin

MUMBAI, Sept 16 – The softening of prices of various food items is likely to extend into the third quarter and contain the upside price pressures on headline inflation stemming from fuel and core prices, the central bank said in its bulletin on Thursday. “The trajectory of inflation […]

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Sept 16 – Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Asia supercharges vaccination efforts Several Asian nations are quickly ramping up vaccination campaigns from shaky starts to combat growing COVID-19 infections, as supply shipments roll in and people overcome hesitancy in hopes of easing […]

China, France denounce U.S. nuclear sub pact with Britain, Australia

Summary U.S. and allies look for ways to push back against China Security alliance ‘severely’ damages regional peace, China says France accuses Biden of acting like Trump with ‘brutal’ decision WASHINGTON/CANBERRA, Sept 16: – China on Thursday denounced a new Indo-Pacific security alliance between the United States, Britain […]

Union Minister Sarbanand Sonowal to inaugurate the BUMS course of first-ever Government Unani Medical College & Hospital in Jammu & Kashmir

DELHI, SEPTEMBER 16: The Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir is all set to welcome its first-ever Government Unani Medical College & Hospital at Nawab Bagh of Ganderbal district. Union Minister of Ayush and Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal will be inaugurating the BUMS (Bachelor of […]

PM inaugurates the Defence Offices Complexes at Kasturba Gandhi Marg and Africa Avenue

India has taken another step in developing the nation’s capital according to needs and aspirations of a new India in the 75th year of India’s independence: PM A big step towards the construction of a modern defense enclave in the capital: PM The capital of any country is […]

Delhi reported maximum rape cases, murders among metros in 2020: NCRB data

New Delhi, Sep 16: Delhi accounted for nearly 40 per cent of all rape cases and almost 25 per cent murder cases among 19 metropolitan cities in India in 2020, according to latest government data Altogether, 1,849 murder cases and 2,533 rape cases were reported across the country in […]

Friction among Taliban pragmatists, hard-liners intensifies

KABUL, Afghanistan — Friction between pragmatists and ideologues in the Taliban leadership has intensified since the group formed a hard-line Cabinet last week that is more in line with their harsh rule in the 1990s than their recent promises of inclusiveness, said two Afghans familiar with the power […]

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