Added on April 15, 2021 Press Trust of India

SARS-CoV-2 alters Lung Cell Metabolism, reveals research model

Kolkata: A model has been developed by Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur researchers predicting alteration in metabolic reaction rates of lung cells post SARS-CoV-2 infection. The research would lead to a better understanding of metabolic reprogramming and aid the development of better therapeutics to deal with the viral pandemics, an institute spokesperson said on Wednesday. […]

Added on April 15, 2021 Press Trust of India

Pakistan bans TLP

Islamabad/Lahore: Pakistan on Wednesday decided to ban a Islamist party under the Terrorism Act after its supporters clashed with the law enforcement agencies for the third consecutive day, leaving seven persons dead and over 300 policemen injured. Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed told the media that the Tehreek-i-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) was being banned under the […]

Added on April 14, 2021 Press Trust of India

US recommends ‘pause’ for J&J covid vaccine

Reports of potentially dangerous clots reported

Washington: The US is recommending a pause in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday they were investigating unusual clots that occurred 6 to 13 days after vaccination. The clots occurred […]

Added on April 14, 2021 Press Trust of India

Covid Surge: Curfew in Maharashtra for 15 days from April 14: CM Thackeray

Mumbai: Maharashtra Government on Tuesday announced a 15-day long statewide curfew from April 14 amid the spike in coronavirus cases in the state. The curfew, which excludes essential services, will come into effect from 8 pm on Wednesday, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said in his address via social media to people of the state. Section […]

Added on April 13, 2021 Press Trust of India

Celebrating ‘vaisakhi’ festivities: Over 800 Indian Sikhs reach 16th century Lahore Gurdwara

Lahore, April 12 (PTI) Over 800 Indian Sikhs arrived in Pakistan’s Lahore on Monday to attend the 10-day harvest festival of ‘vaisakhi’ at a 16th Century gurudwara in Punjab province, among other historically important shrines in the country. Also known as ‘baisakhi’, ‘vaisakhi’ is a spring season harvest festival for Sikhs and Hindus. It marks […]

Added on April 13, 2021 Press Trust of India

Attempts to link climate issues to economic recovery unfair: India

New Delhi: India has denounced attempts to link climate issues to economic recovery amid the coronavirus pandemic at the forthcoming G20 talks, saying it will impose a huge developmental cost on developing countries. The US administration has been pushing for a strong climate agenda as part of the process of recovery from the pandemic. Senior […]

Added on April 13, 2021 Press Trust of India

Pak human rights defender, journalist I A Rehman dies

Lahore: Eminent Pakistani human rights activist and journalist I A Rehman, a strong voice for the country’s minorities including Christians and Hindus and an advocate of peace between India and Pakistan, died here on Monday at the age of 90, according to his family. Rehman, who was born in 1930 in Haryana in the pre-partitioned […]

Added on April 11, 2021 Press Trust of India

No backchannel talks going on with India: Pak

Says need for enabling environment for meaningful dialogue

Islamabad: Pakistan stopped short of categorically denying its involvement in some kind of backchannel talks with India though Islamabad has been insisting publicly that New Delhi should create an “enabling environment” for “meaningful dialogue”. Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry at the weekly press briefing was asked by several journalists about reported backchannel talks with […]

Added on April 11, 2021 Press Trust of India

Eastern Ladakh Row: India, China agree to resolve outstanding issues expeditiously

New Delhi: India and China held detailed deliberations on disengagement in remaining areas of eastern Ladakh and agreed to jointly maintain stability on the ground, avoid any new incidents and resolve the outstanding issues in an “expeditious manner”. A day after the 11th round of military talks that lasted for 13 hours, the Indian Army […]

Added on April 10, 2021 Press Trust of India

Vaccine imbalance is shocking: WHO

Geneva: The head of the World Health Organisation said that over 87 per cent of the more than 700 million doses of coronavirus vaccine that have been administered worldwide have been given in wealthier countries. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that on average, one in four people in rich countries have received at least […]