84-year-old Kerala woman gets both doses of Covid vaccine 30 minutes apart
An 84-year-old Kerala woman was administered two doses of the Covid vaccine within a gap of 30 minutes. The incident was reported from the state-run-hospital at Aluva in Ernakulum district. Thandamma Pappu, who was accompanied by her son for the vaccination, said: “I was given the first dose and I returned from the room and […]
Unicef urges all states to reopen schools
MANILA: The United Nations children’s agency Unicef has urged education authorities to reopen schools as soon as possible in countries where millions of students are still not allowed to return to classrooms 18 months into the Covid-19 pandemic. Schools in around 17 countries remain fully closed, while those in 39 countries remain partially closed, according […]
India Should Focus On Both Physical And Cyber Security: Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria
Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria has said there is a need for critical analysis to enhance operational preparedness and the focus (of India) should be on maintenance practices, robust at both physical levels and at cyber security. He was addressing the annual commanders’ conference of the Indian Air Force’s Central Air Command in Allahabad in […]
$12m seized from former Afghan officials
KABUL: Afghanistan’s central bank said on Wednesday that the Taliban had seized more than $12 million in cash and gold from the homes of former government officials, as a financial crunch threatens the group’s rule one month after they took back power. Most government employees have yet to return to work — and in many […]
India, Italy sign MoU on disaster management
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Italy on cooperation in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management. The MoU was signed in June this year between the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) (India) and the Department of Civil Protection (Italy) on Cooperation in the field of […]
Taliban probing bank accounts linked to former Afghan officials
KABUL: The Taliban are investigating the accounts of former high-ranking Afghan government members to check for ill-gotten gains, officials said on Tuesday. The investigation may lead to the freezing of assets and accounts of former civil servants, ministers and lawmakers, an official at Da Afghanistan Bank said. A manager of a private bank confirmed a […]
CJI Slams Centre For Delay In Tribunal Appointments, Says Litigants Can’t Be Left In Lurch
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to make tribunal appointments within two weeks, which are facing a severe crunch of presiding officers as well as judicial and technical members, and inform the court of reasons if persons from the recommended list are left out in the process. There are around 250 posts lying […]
North Korea tests new long-range cruise missiles
North Korea said on Monday that it successfully tested new long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, the first known testing activity in months. The state-run Korean Central News Agency reported that the missiles showed they can hit targets 1,500km away on Saturday and Sunday. State media published photos of a projectile being fired from a […]
India logs over 25,000 fresh Covid cases, 339 casualties in a day
India logged 25,404 new COVID-19 cases, taking the infection tally in the country to 3,32,89,579, while the count of active cases declined to 3,62,207, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Tuesday. The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 4,43,213, with 339 fresh fatalities being recorded, the data updated at 8 […]
Lebanon finally gets new govt amid economic misery
BEIRUT: Lebanese leaders agreed to a new government led by Sunni tycoon Najib Mikati on Friday after a year of feuding over cabinet seats that has exacerbated a devastating economic collapse, opening the way to a resumption of talks with the IMF. The breakthrough followed a flurry of contacts from France which has led efforts […]