A 21-year-old Pakistani man was arrested for alleged public obscenity as he was wandering half-naked around children on the streets of Greece’s Kalivia, local media reported. Greek City Times reported that the man was wandering in a central square in Kalivia with his pants down. He was, however, arrested by the police. […]
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India removes Singapore from list of ‘at-risk’ nations
India has removed Singapore from its list of “at-risk” nations, travellers from where need to follow additional measures on arrival including post-arrival testing. The current list of “at-risk” countries includes countries in Europe including the United Kingdom, South Africa, Brazil, Botswana, China, Ghana, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Hong Kong […]
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Omicron spreading faster, but may be less severe, say researchers
The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading faster but it is likely that it is less severe, according to researchers in South Africa. The Covid-19 virus is spreading faster than ever in South Africa, the country’s president said Monday, an indication of how the new Omicron variant is driving the pandemic, but there are […]
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UNHCR staff members wounded in DR Congo, UN chief calls for full investigation
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed outrage over an attack on a convoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in which one of its vehicles was hit, wounding three staff members. Unidentified attackers opened fire on the convoy which was being escorted by ‘blue helmets’ from […]
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CDS chopper crash: Rajnath Singh to brief President Kovind today
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will call on President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday to apprise him about the chopper crash near Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor that claimed the lives of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 defence personnel. In a statement in Parliament, Defence Minister […]
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Farmers suspend protest, farm leaders to hold review meet on Jan 15
Farmers, who have been protesting against the three farm laws on different borders of Delhi since November 26 last year, announced on Wednesday that they are suspending their year-long agitation and would vacate the protest sites on December 11. The announcement came after the protesting farmers received a letter from […]
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Residents of CDS General Bipin Rawat’s native village Bhamorikhal mourn his loss
Residents of Bhamorikhal, the native village of CDS General Bipin Rawat in Pauri Garhwal district, mourned his demise in a chopper crash on Wednesday. Uncle of General Rawat, Bharat Singh Rawat said that the General had great affection for his family and this place. “It is a painful incident. He had great affection for this […]
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Covid-19 is biggest threat to child progress in UNICEF’s 75-year history
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in a new report on Thursday, said the COVID-19 pandemic is rolling back progress on key childhood challenges such as poverty, health and access to education. This revelation, according to UNICEF, represents the biggest global crisis for children since the agency was founded 75 years […]
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Sessions court upholds magistrate court’s order directing police to lodge FIR in cheating case
A sessions court has upheld a magistrate court order directing Delhi Police to lodge an FIR against a man, accused of cheating another man over the sale of an industrial plot. Special Judge Ajay Kumar Jain upheld a magistrate court order dated November 27, 2021. “Prima facie, the ingredients of […]
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PM Modi recalls first sitting of Constituent Assembly, urges youth to learn about its proceedings
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to members of the first Constituent Assembly that met on this day 75 years ago for the first time and urged youngsters to know more about this gathering’s proceedings and about the eminent stalwarts who were a part of it. Taking to […]
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Goa Assembly polls: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to kick start campaign on Dec 10
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is set to launch the poll campaign in Goa on December 10, ahead of Assembly elections slated for next year. According to sources in the party, the Congress leader will be addressing a public meeting and will interact with various groups. Sources have divulged […]
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Pakistan reports first case of Omicron variant
Pakistan on Thursday reported its first case of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in Sindh province. A private hospital in the city of Karachi reported the first case of the variant in a 65-year-old female patient, Geo News reported citing the provincial health department. The Sindh health department said that the patient had arrived in the country […]
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Nigeria mulls buying Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, getting shot as donation
Nigeria is considering the procurement of Russia’s coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V, but does not exclude the option of receiving it from Russia as a donation, Nigerian Ambassador in Moscow Abdullahi Shehu told Sputnik in his first interview since taking office. “You see there are two ways, either Nigeria will make a budget to acquire or maybe the Russian government can […]
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All you need to know about General Bipin Rawat
The Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat was born in March 1958. As an alumnus of National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy, Rawat was commissioned to the fifth Bn (battalion) of the Eleventh Gorkha Rifles of the Indian army in December 1978. General Bipin Rawat is the first Chief […]
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India expresses displeasure over Sri Lanka’s failure to honour agreements
India expressed displeasure to Sri Lanka over the latter’s failure to honour most of the state-level agreements signed between both sides, sources informed New Delhi has expressed these concerns to Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa during the latter’s two-day official tour to India, where he held discussions with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External […]