COVID-19 aftereffects likely to vanish: PM Modi
Says India returning to normal business activity
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said business activity in India is returning to normal levels with consumption and demand fast approaching pre-COVID levels. A protracted lockdown imposed to curb spread of coronavirus has resulted in severe disruption of industrial production and consumer spending, with GDP growth forecast to contract sharply. Speaking at […]
COVID-19 vaccines could be available before end of this year: WHO
London: The World Health Organisation’s chief scientist, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, on Thursday said that the agency is optimistic and hopeful that the COVID-19 vaccines could be available before the end of this year. Addressing a press briefing from Geneva on the latest coronavirus drug trial findings, the top WHO scientist also said that clinical trials […]
Revoking PSA: PDP’s Nayeen Akhtar, NC leader’s son set free
Srinagar: The detention of Hilal Ahmad Lone, son of National Conference Lok Sabha MP Mohammad Akbar Lone, and PDP leader Nayeem Akhtar under the Public Safety Act was revoked on Thursday, officials said here. “The detention of Nayeem Akhtar and Hilal Ahmad Lone under the PSA has been revoked by authorities concerned,” the officials said. […]
Detention under UAPA: HC asks police to file status report on Safoora Zargar’s bail plea
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday asked the Delhi Police to file status report on a plea by Jamia Coordination Committee member Safoora Zargar, who was arrested under the anti-terror law –UAPA — seeking bail in a case related to communal violence in northeast Delhi during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in February. […]
Anti-China protests, calls for boycotting Chinese products grow
Jammu: Several parts of Jammu and Kashmir witnessed anti-China protests on Thursday, days after 20 Indian soldiers lost their lives in a clash with the Chinese army in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley. Calls to boycott China-made goods grew louder in the region as some locals smashed Chinese-made goods in the streets. The Congress and Bharatiya Janata […]
Faceoff at LAC: China, India agree to ‘cool down’ tensions
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and the two leaders agreed to “cool down” tensions on the ground “as soon as possible” and maintain peace and tranquility in the border area in accordance with the agreement reached between the two countries, an official statement said here. The telephonic […]