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 …
Read More »We have given 57 lakh vaccines to Telangana : Kishan Reddy
Hyderabad, May 15 (PMI): Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy today said that the central government had given 57 lakh Covid vaccines to Telangana state so far. He said that the central government was extending requisite support to the state for the prevention of the virus. He …
Read More »Israel-Gaza conflict rages as US envoy visits
15-05-2021 TEL AVIV/ GAZA/ WASHINGTON: A US envoy has arrived in Tel Aviv for de-escalation talks as unrest between Israel and the Palestinians continues. Hady Amr will take part in talks with Israeli, Palestinian and UN officials and reinforce what US diplomats said was the need for a “sustainable calm”. …
Read More »‘China uses Uyghur’s slave Muslims to make solar panels’
15-05-2021 LONDON/ BEIJING: A new report warns against the use of Uighur forced labor (slaves) by China in the global supply chain of solar panel manufacturing. The study by the United Kingdom’s Sheffield Hallam University said Chinese “labor transfers” in the northwest Xinjian region, where rights groups say the Muslim-minority …
Read More »Ahmadinejad registers to run for Iran’s president again
15-05-2021 By SJA Jafri + Agencies TEHRAN: Former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has once more signed up to become Iran’s next president, but the anticipated top candidates for the June election have yet to register. The ultraconservative, who was president from 2005 to 2013, tried to run again in 2017 but …
Read More »China lands its Zhurong rover on Mars
15-05-2021 BEIJING: China has successfully landed a spacecraft on Mars, state media announced early on Saturday. The six-wheeled Zhurong robot was targeting Utopia Planitia, a vast terrain in the planet’s northern hemisphere. The vehicle used a combination of a protective capsule, a parachute and a rocket platform to make the …
Read More »Congress members slam US support for Israel
15-05-2021 WASHINGTON/ JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: Several Democratic members of the House of Representatives have spoken out against the United States’ military support for Israel and called for the protection of Palestinians’ rights, in contrast to other Democrats and Republicans who expressed their full support for Israel during the ongoing escalation …
Read More »HC angry over stoppage of ambulances at Telangana borders
Hyderabad, May 14 (PMI): The Telangana High Court today express its anger over the decision of the state government to stop the ambulances which are coming from neighbouring state Andhra Pradesh, on the borders of the state. It asked the state government as to who gave the power to the …
Read More »India’s COVID crisis pushes up cost of living & dying
14-05-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies SATARA/LUCKNOW/ NEW DELHI: Ashok Khondare, a 39-year-old vegetable seller in the western Indian city of Pune, had already borrowed money to pay for his sister’s treatment when she died in a private hospital two weeks after contacting COVID-19. While trying to overcome the tragedy, he …
Read More »PM Modi assures country to overcome challenge of Corona pandemic with strength & dedication
News delhi May 14;2021 –Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured that the country will overcome the challenge of the Corona pandemic with our strength & dedication. He asserted that India is not a nation that will lose hope in tough times. Speaking at a virtual event after releasing the 8th …
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