Month: May 2022

Taliban order Afghan women to cover faces again

Summary Taliban threaten punishments for closest male relative Face cover order is part of growing restrictions on women Rights advocates unhappy at new rules KABUL, May 7 (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Taliban government ordered women on Saturday to cover their faces in public, a return to a signature policy […]

Desperate search for survivors in Cuba hotel blast; 26 dead

HAVANA — Relatives of the missing in Cuba’s capital desperately searched Saturday for victims of an explosion at one of Havana’s most luxurious hotels that killed at least 26 people. They checked the morgue, hospitals and if unsuccessful, they returned to the partially collapsed Hotel Saratoga, where rescuers […]

Ukraine braces for escalated attacks ahead of Russia’s V-Day

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Ukrainian troops solidified their positions around the nation’s second-largest city Saturday as Russian forces delivered more punishing attacks on an embattled steelworks in a bid to complete their conquest of the southern port of Mariupol in time for Victory Day celebrations. As Monday’s holiday commemorating the […]

Road to J&K’s Prosperity has to pass through its Villages: Lt Governor

SRINAGAR, MAY 07: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today emphasized that the policies and development plans for districts and concerned departments must accord higher priority to rural development as road to prosperity of Union Territory of Jammu Kashmir has to pass through its villages. Highlighting the role of rural […]

All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee, BMSCL delegation call on Lt Governor

SRINAGAR, MAY 07: All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) led by its Chairman, S. Jagmohan Singh Raina called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, at the Raj Bhavan here today. The members of the delegation while meeting the Lt Governor apprised him about various concerning issues of the Sikh […]

PM asks people to participate in Logo Design Contest for India’s forthcoming G20 Presidency

May 7, 2022 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has asked people to participate in Logo Design Contest for India’s forthcoming G20 Presidency.  Replying to a tweet by the official spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs, the Prime Minister tweeted:  “A special competition that celebrates the creativity of […]

PM chairs a high-level meeting to review the progress in the implementation of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020

NEP 2020 is being implemented with the objectives of access, equity, inclusivity and quality : PM Hybrid system of online and offline learning should be developed to avoid overexposure of technology of school-going children : PM PM suggested that secondary schools with science labs should engage with farmers […]

Indian Retail Investors played key role during the last two years: Union Finance Minister

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launches ‘Market Ka Eklavya” – NSDL’s investor awareness program for students NSDL Celebrates Silver Jubilee; Brings NSDL blockchain platform for Debenture Covenant Monitoring Mumbai, May 07, 2022 “Indian retail investors have played a key role especially during the last two years; they have shown […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

MAY 7, 2022 190.00 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive India’s Active caseload currently stands at 20,303 Active cases stand at 0.05% Recovery Rate currently at 98.74% 3,168 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,25,54,416 3,805 new cases […]

Indian opposition seeks higher compensation for COVID deaths after damning WHO report

NEW DELHI, May 6 – India’s main opposition Congress party on Friday demanded a hefty rise in compensation for the families of those who died of COVID-19, after the World Health Organization estimated the country’s toll was nearly 10 times the reported figure. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has rejected […]

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