16-05-2021 Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ RIYADH: Pakistan has urged the international community to take measures to end the massacre in Gaza being conducted by Israeli forces, in an emergency meeting held by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday. Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi was addressing the meeting where he …
Read More »HM Amit Shah chairs review meeting to assess preparedness of States, UTs to deal with Cyclone Tauktae
May 16”2021 Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a review meeting with the Chief Ministers of Gujarat, Maharashtra & Administrator of Daman & Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli today to assess preparedness of States, UTs & Central Ministries & Agencies concerned to deal with the situation arising out of Cyclone …
Read More »Cyclonic storm Tauktae likely to intensify during next 24 hrs: IMD
May 16’2021 New delhi-India Meteorological Department, IMD has said that very severe Cyclonic Storm Tauktae is very likely to intensify during next 24 hours. It is likely to move north-north-westwards and reach Gujarat coast in the evening tomorrow and cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva around Tuesday early morning. …
Read More »Police stops MP Revanth Reddy
Hyderabad, May 16 (PMI): The city police tosh stopped MP A. Revanth Reddy who was going to Gandhi Hospital to distribute food to Covid 19 patients and their family members. The act of the police led to an argument between the MP and Begumpet police. The police told the MP …
Read More »Telangana enters green Zone within five days of Lockdown
Hyderabad, May 16 (Press media of india): The State has entered in the green zone thanks to the reduction in air pollution. The imposition of lockdown has led to the reduction of the air pollution. The neighbouring AP state has also entered the green zone. The two states have entered …
Read More »Biden speaks with Netanyahu & Abbas
16-05-2021 WASHINGTON: The US President, Joe Biden, has spoken to both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in a new diplomatic push to end the conflict between Israel and militant group Hamas, during which at least 145 Palestinians and 10 Israelis have died. “The President …
Read More »Israel vows to continue Gaza strikes
16-05-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY/ MELBOURNE/ LONDON/ NEW YORK/ ISTANBUL/ TEHRAN/ KARACHI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to “continue to respond forcefully” to rocket attacks as conflict with Palestinians in Gaza enters a seventh day. Israeli air strikes in Gaza killed …
Read More »Australian flight arrives half empty from India
16-05-2021 Bureau Report DARWIN/ CANBERRA: Australia has carried out its first repatriation flight from India after ending its controversial travel ban from the COVID-hit country. The government said 80 people arrived in Darwin on Saturday, and would be quarantined for a fortnight. Their Qantas flight was originally scheduled to carry …
Read More »No denial of vaccine or COVID-related service if person does not have Aadhaar: UIDAI
UIDAI said that Aadhaar should not be misused as an excuse for denial of any essential service. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Saturday asserted that no one should be denied vaccine, medicine, hospitalisation or treatment just because they do not have an Aadhaar. UIDAI said that Aadhaar …
Read More »PM Modi calls for localised containment strategies & scaling up vaccination process to contain Covid pandemic
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed the need for ramping up the speed of vaccination, testing and augmentation of the health care resources to effectively deal with the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. He has also emphasised on the implementation of the localised containment strategies and the proper distribution of …
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