US pullout from Afghanistan half done, but questions remain
Washington: The US withdrawal from Afghanistan is more than half done, and US officials say that while it could be completed by July 4, the final exit of equipment and troops more likely will be later in the summer. As early as this week, the top US commander for the Middle East, Gen. Frank McKenzie, […]
Imran Khan grieved over killing of Pakistan-origin family in Canada
Islamabad/Toronto: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday denounced the killing of four members of a Pakistani-origin Canadian family in Canada, saying this “act of terrorism” reveals the growing “Islamophobia” in Western countries. On Sunday, a 20-year-old man, wearing a vest like body armour, slammed a pickup truck into a Pakistani family of five, killing […]
New income tax e-filing website launched
New Delhi: The new e-filing website of the Income Tax Department was launched on Monday with a host of new features for taxpayers. The new URL http://incometax.gov.in replaced the long-existing http://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in, and it went live at 8:45 pm, the tax department said in a tweet. While some users complained on social media that certain features […]
Fire damages structure at Vaishno Devi shrine complex
Jammu: A fire broke out at Vaishno Devi shrine complex in Reasi district on Tuesday, damaging a cash counter, officials said. No one was injured in the fire, which broke out from the structure adjoining the ‘Bhawan’ (sanctum sanctorum), the officials said. They said the fire started around 4.15 pm due to a short circuit […]
NPP bats for restoration of statehood, fresh polls
Jammu: Reiterating its demand for restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, the National Panthers Party (NPP) on Tuesday said fresh assembly elections to form an elected government was the only way out to restore democracy and rule of law in the Union Territory. The demand was raised by the NPP at its working committee […]
Centre to provide free Covid vaccine to states: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced that the central government will provide free coronavirus vaccine to states for inoculation of all above the age of 18 from June 21, and asserted that vaccine supply would be increased significantly in the country in coming days. The Centre has decided to buy 75 per […]
Covishield produces more antibodies than Covaxin: Study
New Delhi: The Covishield vaccine produces more antibodies than Covaxin though both generate a good immune response , says a pan-India study of healthcare workers who had received both doses of the preventives. The yet-to-be-published study, posted on the preprint repository MedRxiv on June 4, covered 515 healthcare workers (HCW) — 305 men and 210 […]