Govt lacking preparedness to tackle covid: Congress
New Delhi: Slamming the government’s alleged lack of preparedness to deal with the second wave of COVID-19, and terming its vaccine strategy an “abject failure”, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said the BJP-led Centre cannot divert blame this time as Jawaharlal Nehru isn’t in charge, but Narendra Modi is and he should be […]
Early flood warning: Study recommends satellite monitoring of Himalayan glacial catchments
New Delhi: Satellite-based real-time monitoring of Himalayan glacial catchments would improve understanding of flood risk in the region and help inform an early flood warning system that could help curb disaster and save human lives, according to a recent study. This should be the future strategy to reduce loss of human lives during glacial lake […]
French envoy to face expulsion from Pak
Islamabad/Lahore: Pakistan’s Imran Khan-led government on Tuesday decided to introduce a resolution in Parliament to expel the French ambassador and quash all criminal cases filed against the banned radical Islamist party TLP after they reached a deal following a marathon round of talks. The agreement came a day after Prime Minister Khan said that the […]
Rahul Gandhi, Jitendra Singh test positive for COVID-19
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and has mild symptoms. “After experiencing mild symptoms, I’ve just tested positive for COVID,” the 50-year-old posted on Twitter. “All those who’ve been in contact with me recently, please follow all safety protocols and stay safe,” he wrote. Prime Minister […]
Blasphemy in the West: Pak PM says expulsion of French envoy no solution
Islamabad: Expulsion of the French ambassador from Pakistan was not a solution to stop the incidences of blasphemy in the western world, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday as the banned radical Islamist party Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) sought the removal of the envoy. Khan’s statement came after his government held talks with the TLP […]
UK to start Covid ‘human challenge’ trial
Adults to be reinfected to study immune response
London: Healthy young adults who have previously contracted Covid-19 will be recruited to take part in a new human challenge trial to study how the body’s immune system reacts to the deadly coronavirus, for a better understanding to protect against the virus and also for more accurate tests. The Oxford University led human challenge trial […]
Covid surge: British PM cancels India visit
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cancelled his planned visit to India next week due to the coronavirus situation in the country, Downing Street said on Monday. Johnson will instead speak to Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this month to launch their plans for the future UK-India partnership, with their physical meeting expected later […]
Penalise those who disrespect Prophet (PBUH): Imran asks Western govts
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday urged the governments of Western countries to penalise those deliberately spreading their message of hate against Muslims by disrespecting the Prophet in the same way that they had outlawed any negative comment against the Holocaust. Khan, in a series of tweets after the recent violent protest by […]
US plans to send more troops to Afghanistan
Washington: Before the complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by September 11, there might be an increase in number of soldiers to ensure safe and orderly drawdown, the Pentagon has said. “It is not out of the realm the possibility that for a short period of time, there will have to be some additional […]
