Month: January 2022

Germany’s chancellor must show leadership on Russia – Ukraine envoy

BERLIN, Jan 11 – Germany’s new Chancellor Olaf Scholz must show more leadership in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and take bold steps to force the Kremlin to the negotiating table rather than just rely on dialogue, Kiev’s envoy to Berlin told Reuters. Russia has massed troops […]

World Economic Forum warns cyber risks add to climate threat

LONDON — Cyberthreats and the growing space race are emerging risks to the global economy, adding to existing challenges posed by climate change and the coronavirus pandemic, the World Economic Forum said in a report Tuesday. The Global Risks Report is usually released ahead of the annual elite winter gathering of CEOs and […]

WHO: 7 million new omicron COVID cases in Europe last week

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — There were more than 7 million new cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 across Europe in the first week of January, more than doubling in just two weeks, the World Health Organization said. WHO Europe director Dr. Hans Kluge said at a media […]

DG Horticulture reviews functioning of department, progress of departmental schemes

SRINAGAR, JANUARY 11: The Director General (DG) Horticulture, Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat today took stock of the functioning of the Department and reviewed the progress of departmental schemes, here. The DG took review of all the Departmental schemes like CAPEX, MIDH, PMDP and other centrally and UT sponsored […]

VC KVIB launches awareness programs in border belt Suchetghar

JAMMU, JANUARY 11: Acting swiftly on the directions of Lieutenant Governor to reach out to unemployed youth of border belts with employment schemes falling under the umbrella of JK KVIB, Vice Chairperson, Jammu and Kashmir Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB), Dr. Hina Shafi Bhat, today launched awareness […]

DRDO Flight Tests Final Deliverable Configuration of MPATGM

DELHI, JANUARY 11: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the final deliverable configuration of Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) on January 11, 2022.  The indigenously developed anti-tank missile is a low weight, fire & forget missile and is launched from a man portable launcher, […]

CBDT extends due dates for filing of Income Tax Returns and various reports of audit for the Assessment Year 2021-22 under the Income-tax Act, 1961

DELHI, JANUARY 11: On consideration of difficulties reported by the taxpayers and other stakeholders due to COVID and in electronic filing of various reports of audit under the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act), the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has decided to further extend […]

Djokovic back into swing in Australia, visa questions linger

MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic held a practice session on Tuesday, a day after he left immigration detention, focusing on defending his Australian Open title even while he still faces the prospect of deportation because he’s not vaccinated against COVID-19. The top-ranked tennis star hit the show courts […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, JANUARY 11: 152.89 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive India’s Active caseload currently stands at 8,21,446 Active cases stands at 2.29% Recovery Rate currently at 96.36% 69,959 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,45,70,131 1,68,063 new cases […]

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prison

BANGKOK — A court in Myanmar sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison on Monday after finding her guilty of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus restrictions, a legal official said. Suu Kyi was convicted last month on two other […]

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