Use int’t media to build global opinion against Pak: RS members
New Delhi: A demand for the government escalating its engagements with the international media to build a global opinion against Pakistan for sponsoring cross-border terrorism and harbouring fugitives such as Dawood Ibrahim was made in the Rajya Sabha on Saturday. Through a Zero Hour mention, Sasmit Patra of the BJD said the government should also […]
Citing Covid-19 threat govt to curtail Parliament’s monsoon session
New Delhi: The ongoing monsoon session of Parliament is likely to be curtailed and may end by the middle of next week in view of the threat of the COVID-19 spread among parliamentarians, official sources said on Saturday. At a meeting of the business advisory committee of Lok Sabha, which has floor leaders of all […]
Deeply concerned about India-China border row: Congressman
Washington: An Indian-American Congressman has urged China to end its military provocations of India and pursue a diplomatic resolution to the tense border standoff in Ladakh. Raja Krishnamoorthi said this following a classified briefing on the issue by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, of which he is the first and only Indian-American member. […]
Pak to set up markets along border with Afghan, Iran
Says move will boost trade, curb smuggling
Islamabad: Pakistan will set up 18 markets along its border with Afghanistan and Iran to simultaneously boost trade with the two neighbours and curb the menace of smuggling that has dented the economies on both sides, according to a media report on Friday. According to a decision taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister […]
Companies shifting production out of China ‘normal market phenomenon: China
Beijing: International companies are shifting their production out of China due to increasing costs and intensifying Sino-US trade friction, a top Chinese trade official has acknowledged while downplaying it as a “normal market phenomenon.” Meng Wei, spokesperson for the country’s planning body National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), played down the steady closures by the […]
Individuals from various states have joined IS: MoS Home
New Delhi; Some instances of individuals from different states, including from southern ones, having joined terror group Islamic State have come to the notice of government agencies, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered 17 cases related to […]
COVID-19 will likely become seasonal, but not yet: Scientists
Dubai: Once herd immunity is attained, the novel coronavirus may follow suit and become a seasonal virus in countries with temperate climates, but until that time, COVID-19 will continue to spread across the seasons, a new study says. According to the review research, published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health, when a significant section […]
Fighting Covid-19: UK trials new antibody cocktail for treatment
London: The UK on Monday began human trials of a new antibody treatment for patients hospitalised with COVID-19. As part of the government-backed Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY (RECOVERY) Trials, monoclonal antibodies, or potent laboratory-made antibodies, will be given to about 2,000 patients in the coming weeks to see if they are effective against coronavirus. […]
