Month: October 2021

Statement of Ministry of Women and Child Development on Global Hunger Report 2021

DELHI, OCT 15: Following are the observations of Ministry of Women and Child Development on the Global Hunger Report 2021, released on 14th October, 2021 by Concern Worldwide and Welt Hunger Hilfe, the publishing agencies: “It is shocking to find that the Global Hunger Report 2021 has lowered […]

Blast at Shi’ite mosque in Afghan city of Kandahar kills dozens

KABUL, Oct 15 – A large explosion tore through a Shi’ite mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar killing at least 35 people, the second week in a row that militants bombed Friday prayers and killed dozens of worshippers from the minority sect. There was no immediate […]

Hungry for fuel, China looks to the U.S., Europe eyes relief plans

Summary Chinese firms in talks with U.S. LNG suppliers – sources Coal prices hit record high in in China amid shortages Poland, Germany take steps to support consumers Oil prices hit fresh three-year high EU summit next week to discuss emergency measures Oct 15 (Reuters) – China’s energy […]

Court to pass order on Aryan Khan’s bail plea on October 20

Mumbai, Oct 14: A special NDPS court here would pronounce its orders on bail applications filed by Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, and two others on October 20 in a case of alleged seizure of drugs from a cruise ship off Mumbai. After hearing extensive […]

Dussehra celebrated across Punjab, Haryana

Chandigarh, Oct 15: Huge effigies of demon king Ravana went up in flames as Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh joined the nation on Friday in celebrating Dussehra, marking the triumph of good over evil. Effigies of Ravana, his son Meghnad and brother Kumbhakaran were set on fire and crackers burst […]

J&K records 51 new COVID-19 cases

Srinagar, Oct 15: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 51 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Friday, taking the number of infected persons to 3,30,885 while no fresh death was reported in the past 24 hours, officials said. Of the 51 fresh cases, four were from the Jammu division and 47 […]

#MeToo, 4 years in: ‘I’d like to think now, we are believed’

NEW YORK — To Charlotte Bennett, the new book that arrived at her Manhattan apartment this week — Anita Hill’s “Believing” — was more than just a look at gender violence. It was a dispatch from a fellow member of a very specific sisterhood — women who have […]

At least 46 killed in Taiwanese apartment building inferno

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — At least 46 people were killed and another 41 injured after a fire broke out early Thursday in a run-down mixed commercial and residential building in the Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung, officials said. Neighborhood residents said the 13-story building was home to many poor, […]

India’s wholesale price inflation in double digits for 6th month

NEW DELHI, Oct 14 – India’s annual wholesale price-based inflation, a proxy for producers’ prices, loitered in the double digits for the sixth month in a row in September, fuelling concerns of inflationary pressures as energy and raw material costs surge for companies. The gap between retail and […]

Midnight vigils, snaking queues as some Indians await COVID vaccines

SILIGURI, India, Oct 14 – Residents of a city in northeast India are spending nights in snaking queues outside vaccination centres awaiting their turn for a COVID-19 shot, an anomaly in a country with a surplus of vaccines. In Siliguri, a city in West Bengal state close to […]

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