Month: October 2022

Massive learning setbacks show COVID’s sweeping toll on kids

The COVID-19 pandemic devastated poor children’s well-being, not just by closing their schools, but also by taking away their parents’ jobs, sickening their families and teachers, and adding chaos and fear to their daily lives. The scale of the disruption to American kids’ education is evident in a […]

VC SKUAST-K inaugurates 2 Walnut Processing Units at Zirhama & Sogam

VC SKUAST-K inaugurates 2 Walnut Processing Units at Zirhama & Sogam Asks farmers, growers to take benefits of WPUs KUPWARA, OCTOBER 27: The Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-K, Prof. Nazir Ahmad Ganai today inaugurated 2 Model Hi-Tech Walnut Processing Units (WPUs) at Sogam and Zirhama in Kupwara district in presence […]

Amit Shah addressed a two-day ‘Chintan Shivir’ at Surajkund, Haryana

Taking inspiration from Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, this ‘Chintan Shivir’ will provide a platform to face all challenges before the Nation in unison Areas affected by Left Wing Extremism, Jammu and Kashmir and the North East, which were once hot spots of violence and unrest, are now […]

CBDT extends due date for filing of TDS statement in Form 26Q for the second quarter of Financial Year 2022-23

OCT 27, 2022 Considering the difficulties in filing of TDS statement in the revised and updated Form 26Q, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the due date of filing of Form 26Q for the second quarter of Financial Year 2022-23 from 31st October, 2022 to […]

1,112 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours

OCT 27, 2022 219.58 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.01 cr Second Dose and 22.05 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive 1,22,555 doses administered in last 24 hours India’s Active caseload currently stands at 20,821 Active cases stand at 0.05% Recovery Rate currently […]

India’s women to receive same national appearance fees as men

NEW DELHI, Oct 27 – India’s men and women cricket teams will be paid the same appearance fees to represent their country, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah said on Thursday. The agreement will see women’s players at international level receive the same […]

Analysis: Xi’s new generals offer cohesion over possible Taiwan plans

HONG KONG, Oct 27 – Chinese President Xi Jinping’s new generals may have been selected for their political loyalty to him, but those ties could serve at least one vital military purpose in any Taiwan invasion plan: ensuring cohesion and decisiveness. Although the Politburo’s seven-man Standing Committee would […]

Ukraine battles intensify; Russia eyes space retaliation

KYIV, Ukraine — Moscow-appointed authorities have fled the capital of southern Ukraine’s Kherson region along with tens of thousands of residents as Ukrainian forces attacked Russia’s hold on the city Thursda y while fighting also intensified in the country’s east. Amid the battles, a senior Russian official warned […]

India’s defence minister warns against nuclear weapons in call with Russian counterpart

Oct 26 – India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday that nuclear weapons should not be used by any side in the Ukraine war, according to an Indian government statement. “The prospect of the usage of nuclear or radiological weapons goes against […]

Factbox: Monkeypox cases and deaths around the world

Oct 26 – More than 90 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease, which the World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency. Confirmed cases have reached 76,757 and non-endemic countries have reported their first related deaths. Below is a list […]

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