Month: August 2021

BULLETIN ON COVID-19

Posted On: 14 AUG 2021, Delhi 53.61 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination DriveActive cases constitute 1.21% of total casesIndia’s Active caseload currently 3,87,673Recovery Rate currently at 97.45%3,13,38,088 total recoveries across the country so far35,743 patients recovered during last 24 hoursIndia reports 38,667 […]

India reports 38,667 new coronavirus cases, 478 fresh fatalities

New Delhi, Aug 14:  India saw a single-day rise of 38,667 coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of cases to 3,21,56,493, while the death toll rose to 4,30,732 with 478 fresh fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Saturday. The ministry said the country has now […]

Taliban approach capital’s outskirts, attack northern city

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban seized two more provinces on Saturday and approached the outskirts of Afghanistan’s capital while also launching a multi-pronged assault on a major northern city defended by former warlords, Afghan officials said. The insurgents have captured much of northern, western and southern Afghanistan in […]

Russian bus blast kills two, injures 17 – TASS

MOSCOW, Aug 13 – An explosion on a bus killed two people and injured 17 in the southwestern Russian city of Voronezh on Thursday evening, TASS news agency reported, and counterterrorism officials were coordinating investigations into the blast. The cause of the explosion, which took place near a […]

China cranks up carbon-intensive projects as climate crisis grows, research shows

Summary H1 plans included 18 new coal-fired blast furnaces -research 43 new coal-fired power plant units proposed in half -research China previously said no plans to cut coal use before 2026 Being has pledged to cut emissions to net zero by 2060 Climate crisis is ‘code red for […]

The Taliban’s rapid advance across Afghanistan

Aug 13 – Taliban insurgents control an estimated 65% of Afghan territory, after making rapid advances against local forces who are largely fending for themselves as foreign troops withdraw. Following are some of the major milestones in the Islamist militant movement’s advance in recent months. Other deadly attacks […]

Mob attacks Indian businesses in Congo amid furore over student’s death

KINSHASA, Aug 12 – A mob attacked Indian businesses and vehicles in Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital on Thursday, the police said, part of ongoing fallout from a Congolese student’s death in Indian police custody last week. Several Indian businesses in Kinshasa were looted last week following the […]

Census data: US is diversifying, white population shrinking

No racial or ethnic group dominates for those under age 18, and white people declined in numbers for the first time on record in the overall U.S. population as the Hispanic and Asian populations boomed this past decade, according to the 2020 census data. The figures released Thursday […]

Afghan women forced from banking jobs as Taliban take control

Aug 13 – In early July, as Taliban insurgents were seizing territory from government forces across Afghanistan, fighters from the group walked into the offices of Azizi Bank in the southern city of Kandahar and ordered nine women working there to leave. The gunmen escorted them to their […]

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