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Israel, Hamas fighting intensifies despite truce efforts by Egypt; at least 90 dead
Gaza City (Gaza Strip): Hamas sent a heavy barrage of rockets deep into Israel in a matter of minutes Thursday and Israel pounded Gaza with more airstrikes. The relentless escalation of hostilities came even as Egyptian negotiators held in-person talks...
GoI increases interval between Covishield doses to 12-16 weeks; says decision ‘science-based’
New Delhi: The Centre Thursday approved extending the gap between the two doses of the Covishield vaccine to 12-16 weeks following a recommendation from a government panel, and said it is a ‘science-based decision’ taken with confidence that there will...
After Buxar, bodies of suspected COVID-19 patients found floating in Patna
Patna: After Bihar's Buxar, several decomposed dead bodies of suspected COVID-19 patients were found floating in the Ganga near Patna's Gulabi Ghat Thursday, officials said. District Magistrate Chandrasheker Singh has directed municipal authorities to retrieve the dead bodies and cremate...
Drug racket with links to Kandahar, Kashmir busted; heroin worth Rs 250 crore seized
Leaked videos show Jharpada jail inmates singing, dancing inside prison
DCGI allows Phase II-III clinical trial of Covaxin on 2-18 year olds
New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has accorded permission to conduct the Phase II-III clinical trial of Covaxin (COVID vaccine) in the age group of two to 18-years-old to its manufacturer Bharat Biotech Ltd, Union Health Ministry said Thursday. "The trial will be conducted in 525 healthy...
Read moreUPSC postpones June 27 civil services preliminary exam; to be held Oct 10
New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Thursday postponed the civil services preliminary examination, scheduled to be held in June, to October 10 in view of the alarming COVID situation in the country. The commission conducts civil services examination annually in three stages -- preliminary, main and interview -- to select officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others. "Due to...
Read moreVitalik Buterin donates $1.14bn in Ethereum, meme coins to COVID-hit India
New Delhi: Vitalik Buterin, the Russia-based co-founder of the world's second-largest cryptocurrency Ethereum, has donated 500 coins and over 50 trillion SHIB meme coin worth around $1.14 billion to India COVID-Crypto Relief Fund, as the country grapples with the lethal second wave of the pandemic. Sandeep Nailwal, the man behind India COVID-Crypto Relief Fund, said in a tweet late Wednesday that they will not "do anything which hurts any community specially...
Read moreUsing term ‘Indian variant’ for B.1.617 strain has no basis, WHO has not done so: Health ministry
New Delhi: Taking umbrage at the B.1.617 mutant of the novel coronavirus being termed an ‘Indian variant’, the Union health ministry Wednesday said the WHO has not used the word ‘Indian’ for this strain in its document. The ministry dismissed as "without any basis and unfounded" media reports that have used the term "Indian variant" for the B.1.617 mutant strain, which the WHO recently said was a "variant of global concern"....
Read moreIndia may overtake China as most populous country before 2027
Beijing: Chinese demographers say India will become the world's most populous country earlier than the United Nations' projection of 2027, surpassing China where a steady drop in the birth rate has been recorded in the last few years. India is expected to add nearly 273 million people to its population between now and 2050, a UN report said in 2019, forecasting that the country will cross China as the world's most...
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Israel, Hamas fighting intensifies despite truce efforts by Egypt; at least 90 dead
Gaza City (Gaza Strip): Hamas sent a heavy barrage of rockets deep into Israel in a matter of minutes Thursday and Israel pounded Gaza with more airstrikes. The relentless escalation of hostilities came even as Egyptian negotiators held in-person talks with the two sides, intensifying efforts at mediation. Previous fighting between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers, including...
GoI increases interval between Covishield doses to 12-16 weeks; says decision ‘science-based’
New Delhi: The Centre Thursday approved extending the gap between the two doses of the Covishield vaccine to 12-16 weeks following a recommendation from a government panel, and said it is a ‘science-based decision’ taken with confidence that there will be no extra risk. However, the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) has suggested no change...
After Buxar, bodies of suspected COVID-19 patients found floating in Patna
Patna: After Bihar's Buxar, several decomposed dead bodies of suspected COVID-19 patients were found floating in the Ganga near Patna's Gulabi Ghat Thursday, officials said. District Magistrate Chandrasheker Singh has directed municipal authorities to retrieve the dead bodies and cremate them properly. According to eyewitnesses, the majority of the dead bodies are partially burnt. "After the emergence...
India tells China to curb rising prices of COVID-19 medical supplies, restore frequency of cargo flights
Beijing: India has asked China to help stop the sharp increase in prices of essential medical supplies being procured from Chinese manufacturers by private Indian traders to deal with the COVID-19 surge in the country and restore the normal frequency of cargo flight services to maintain a steady supply chain. Soaring prices of medical supplies like oxygen...
Drug racket with links to Kandahar, Kashmir busted; heroin worth Rs 250 crore seized
New Delhi: Delhi Police's Special Cell Thursday said that it has busted an international drug racket with its links to (Afghanistan's) Kandahar and Kashmir with the arrest of five persons with over 54 kg of heroin valued at Rs 250 crore. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Special Cell, Pramod Singh Kushwah said that Altaf aka Mehrajuddin Darji, Abid...
Auto dealers seek fiscal support as second COVID wave batters auto sector
New Delhi: Automotive dealers have sought fiscal support, including an extension of GST payment for the next three months, to survive the second wave of COVID-19. As per industry sources, the automotive dealers' body FADA has written to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, apprising them of the difficulties being faced by the sector...
US budget deficit hits record USD 1.9 trillion so far this year
Washington: The US budget deficit surged to a record of USD 1.9 trillion for the first seven months of this budget year, bloated by the billions of dollars being spent in coronavirus relief packages. In its monthly budget report, the Treasury Department said Wednesday that the shortfall so far this year is 30.3 per cent higher than...
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Dark clouds hover over Cuttack sky Decorated boats being placed at Bindu Sagar in Bhubaneswar ahead of Chandan Yatra A car cruises along Sachivalaya Marg in Bhubaneswar amid heavy rains Denizens violate social distancing norms while buying vegetables at Nayapalli market in Bhubaneswar Waterlogging at Laxmisagar Square in Bhubaneswar amid heavy rains
Blood-stained body of woman found in Paralakhemundi, murder suspected
Paralakhemundi: The blood-stained body of a woman was found lying under mysterious circumstances at Naraharipur village under Paralakhemundi police limits in Gajapati district Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Ambika Sabar from Munisingh village under Seranga police limits. Some local people spotted the body with stains of blood lying in a private nursery at Naraharipur village....
Khurda chemists threaten to shut shops sans COVID warrior status
Khurda: After teachers in Odisha demanded ‘frontline COVID warrior’ status at par with police, health workers and journalists, the chemists of Khurda district have demanded the same. The chemists Thursday warned that some 20,000 shop owners would shut their shops in coming days if the state government doesn’t take any favourable decision within 15 days. Their demand...
