India’s apex child rights body ‘not in favour’ of PUBG relaunch in India
New Delhi: India’s apex child rights body NCPCR has said it will not be appropriate to relaunch popular gaming app PUBG in the country until legislations are in place for such online games, according to officials. PUBG was among 118 Chinese mobile applications banned by the government in September this year. The government had said […]
Scientists develop new inhalation delivery system for vaccines
New York: Scientists have developed an inhalation delivery system for vaccines which generates potent immune responses in mice and non-human primates, without causing lung damage, an advance which may lead to new therapeutics for respiratory diseases like COVID-19. The findings, published in the journal Med, suggests that a safe and effective lung delivery system could […]
Congress calls for holding assembly elections in JK
Says if DDC polls can be happen, why assembly polls are delayed
Jammu: If District Development Council (DDC) polls can be held in times of COVID-19, Assembly elections can too, Jammu and Kashmir Congress in-charge Rajni Patil said on Thursday as she demanded for an elected government in the union territory. She said the BJP ferried dozens of Union ministers, national leaders and film personalities to campaign […]
Imran dares opposition to table no-confidence motion against his govt
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has dared the Opposition alliance to table a no-confidence motion in Parliament to oust him, as he criticised its call to lawmakers for mass resignations to force him to call snap polls. Khan said he did not backtrack from holding a national dialogue to steer the country out of […]
With eye on trade Iran, Afghanistan open first rail link
Tehran: The leaders of Iran and Afghanistan on Thursday inaugurated the first railway link between the two countries, expressing hope it would enhance trade links across the region. The 140-kilometer (90-mile) line running from eastern Iran into western Afghanistan will eventually be expanded by 85 kilometers to reach the Afghan city of Herat, providing a […]