The Leader of the Opposition (LOP) in the Dominica House of Assembly, Lennox Linton, on Monday slammed Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit’s government and issued a strong statement on the entire episode of India-born businessman Mehul Choksi, saying ‘no law, no constitution’ lives in the country. “‘No Law, No Constitution’ and Dominica’s deteriorating international image,” Linton said […]
Delhi school turns junior wing into Covid Care Centre
As the national capital battles to contain the coronavirus, a private school in Delhi has turned its classrooms into a Covid Care Centre for covid warriors, goverment workers and their families. Delhi’s GD Goenka School in Vasant Kunj has taken up this initiative in association with the NGO Sewa Bharti. […]
Mumbai Police arrests ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’ actor Karan Mehra after fight with wife
‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’ fame actor Karan Mehra was arrested by Mumbai Police on Monday night after he allegedly had a fight with his actor wife Nisha Rawal. A case has registered against Mehra at Goregaon Police Station in Mumbai. Meanwhile, police also recorded the statement of the actor. According to Mumbai […]
Belarus imposes new rules restricting citizens from leaving country
Belarus’ border security agency has announced a severe tightening of already strict rules limiting citizens’ ability to exit the country to curb the spread of the COVID-19. The changes, which the agency said were temporary and designed to stop the spread of the coronavirus, essentially block all land border crossings. However, […]
The next big shift in wall construction: Magiclite Wall Panels
Magicrete introduces ALC Wall Panels (Autoclaved Lightweight Concrete) the next big breakthrough in wall construction technology in India. With great success in global markets, the ALC Wall Panel technology offers durable & high-quality construction in the shortest possible time. With the launch of this product under brand MagicLite Wall Panels, […]
Father of Bihar girl, who cycled 1200 km last year carrying him, dies
Images of Jyoti Kumari, the teenager who had cycled, with her injured father riding pillion, for 1,200 kilometres from Gurugram to Bihar’s Darbhanga during last year’s national lockdown had captured the imagination of people in the country. Over a year after that remarkable feat, Jyoti Kumari has lost her father, who died of a cardiac arrest […]
Indian manufacturing sector heads towards stagnation: IHS Markit
Although the health of the Indian manufacturing sector continued to improve in May, the latest results show a significant loss of growth momentum, according to the latest IHS Markit Manufacturing PMI released on Tuesday. Due to the intensification of the Covid-19 crisis and its detrimental impact on demand, companies observed the slowest rise […]
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals launches Rufinamide Tablets USP, 200 mg and 400 mg
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited (Glenmark) has launched Rufinamide Tablets USP, 200 mg and 400 mg, a therapeutic equivalent of Banzel® Tablets, 200 mg and 400 mg of Eisai, Inc. Glenmark was one of the first ANDA applicants to submit a substantially complete ANDA for Rufinamide Tablets USP, 200 mg and 400 mg, with a paragraph IV certification and […]
UK Tour: Indian players pleased as punch as BCCI gets travel clearance for families
With the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) getting the clearance from the UK government for the families of the players and support staff to accompany them for the 3-month long England tour, the Indian contingent is pleased as punch. While the families were already in quarantine with […]
Lakshadweep crisis: Amit Shah assures BJP delegation on resolving all concerns
A delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Lakshadweep met party chief JP Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday and discussed the situation in the union territory and the concerns of the locals. Amit Shah assured the BJP delegation that all concerns of the locals will be addressed. “A BJP delegation from Lakshadweep met party chief JP […]
Mizoram reports 312 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
Mizoram reported as many as 312 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Mizoram informed on Tuesday. The state’s positivity rate is at 7.93 percent. The number of cumulative cases in the state has mounted to 12,399 including 9214 discharges and 40 deaths. There are 3,145 […]
Nigerian President instructs security agencies to rescue kidnapped school children
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday condemned the kidnapping of children from a school in the north-central state of Niger on Sunday and urged agencies involved to do their utmost to rescue the kidnapped kids. A statement from the State House on Monday said Buhari has ordered the nation’s security and intelligence […]
China’s newly-announced 3-child policy receives unenthusiastic response
In the face of a looming demographic crisis, China on Monday eased its two-child policy to allow couples to have three children. However, this step has received a notable lack of enthusiasm on Chinese social media. According to CNN, reasons for not wanting a third child – or any child – were […]
Here is your horoscope for 1 June 2021
Aries Built-up resentments can emerge in disruptive or subtle ways at times today, dear Aries, and it’s a good idea to recognize this pattern so that it doesn’t drive your behavior. Fortunately, a Sun-Chiron aspect is imminent, influencing the day, and it helps balance things out. At the very least, […]
French Tennis Federation head ‘sorry and sad’ over Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal
French tennis federation president Gilles Moretton said he was “sorry and sad” for World number two Naomi Osaka following the Japanese player’s withdrawal from the ongoing French Open on Monday. Osaka, the Japanese tennis player, pulled out of the French Open citing mental health and revealing that she suffered long bouts of depression since the US Open in 2018. “The […]