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28 Apr

DCW issues notice to Women & Child Development dept on the condition of shelter homes

editor0 CommentsIndiaDelhi Commission for Women

The Delhi Commission for Women on Thursday issued a notice to Department for Women and Child Development, Delhi Government seeking a detailed report on the condition of shelter homes housing women and girls in Delhi. The Commission over the past several years has been regularly visiting shelter homes and raising the shortcomings therein. DCW had shared the report of TISS on the condition of shelter homes in Delhi with the Department of Women and Child. A high – level meeting was held in the Delhi Secretariat in 2019 where in the Department was asked to take remedial measures for improving…

28 Apr

Calcutta University tops higher education ranking list, Mamata Banerjee expresses pride

editor0 CommentsEducation, West BengalMamta banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took to Twitter to express satisfaction at Calcutta University being ranked Number 1 among the central and state-aided public universities in India via the Times Higher Education Impact Ranking 2022. "Glad to study that the Calcutta University has been ranked 1st in India among all Central and State aided public Universitites and Institues by using Times Higher Education Impact Ranking 2022," she wrote. Calcutta University has been awarded the 14th rank in the total work in the sub-category of 'Decent Work and Economic Growth'. "In sub-category 'Decent Work and Economic Growth', CU has been…

28 Apr

2 terrorists killed in Pulwama encounter identified

editor0 CommentsIndiaPulwama encounter

Two terrorists killed in an encounter between terrorists and security forces at the Mitrigam area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district have been identified. The encounter took place on Wednesday. The two terrorists killed were involved in several terror attacks on migrant labourers hailing outside Jammu and Kashmir in Pulwama district during March and April this year, police said. The firefight between terrorists and security forces took place after a joint team of the police and the security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about the presence of terrorists. As the…

28 Apr

President Joe Biden to meet PM Modi at Quad summit in Tokyo next month: White House

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US President Joe Biden will travel to South Korea and Japan subsequent month and attend the Quad summit in Tokyo, at some stage in which he will also meet India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the White House has said. Biden’s time out to South Korea and Japan has been scheduled for May 20 to 24. "This time out will boost the Biden-Harris Administration’s rock-solid dedication to a free and open Indo-Pacific,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday here. Biden will additionally keep bilateral meetings with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of…

27 Apr

A mother of 2 child and wife of a doctor, Karachi suicide bomber held a master’s degree

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The woman who carried out the Karachi suicide bombing — that killed 4 persons, consisting of three Chinese nationals — was a exceptionally educated mother of two. The suicide bomber, 30-year-old Shari Baloch from Niazar Abad in Balochistan’s Turbat, had accomplished MSc in zoology and was married to a doctor. She was at present pursuing M Phil and was once a practising science teacher according to a announcement launched via the Afghanistan-based militant organisation, Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), which claimed duty for the attack. Shari Baloch joined the one of a kind self-sacrifice squad of the BLA’s Majeed Brigade two…

27 Apr

PM Modi Urges States To Reduce Taxes On Fuel In Spirit Of Cooperative Federalism

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi nowadays requested states to decrease the Value Added Tax (VAT) on fuel "in the spirit of cooperative federalism". Listing fuel prices in cities throughout the country, PM Modi pointed out that states which had decreased VAT have decrease fuel prices. Stressing the spirit of cooperative federalism enshrined in the Constitution, he stated the us of a strongly fought a long war against Covid via that spirit and ought to additionally do the identical for financial troubles given the influence of international troubles like the ongoing "war-like situation". "Let me supply you a small example. The Centre…

27 Apr

India Reports 2,927 Fresh COVID Cases In 24 Hours

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India stated 2,927 fresh Covid cases today, bringing the complete quantity of infections to 4,30,65,496. According to the Union Health Ministry, the active cases accelerated to 16,279,India also reported 32 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the whole wide variety of covid-related fatalities to 5,23,654. The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the whole infections, while the countrywide COVID-19 recovery price was once recorded as 98.75 per cent, the ministry said. An amplify of 643 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

27 Apr

PM Modi to interact with chief ministers on COVID-19 situation today

editor0 CommentsCovid-19PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with Chief Ministers through video conferencing regarding the COVID-19 situation in the country. The meeting came as the rise in COVID-19 cases is being witnessed in the country in the past two weeks. India recorded 2,483 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The active caseload is 15,636, while the positivity rate is 0.55 percent, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare bulletin on Tuesday. PM Modi on Sunday’s Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast urged people to stay alert for COVID-19 during the festival season. He advised people to wear masks…

27 Apr

China Reports 1st Human Case Of H3N8 Bird Flu, 4-Year-Old Found Infected

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China has confirmed the first known human case of the H3N8 strain of avian flu, but health authorities say there is a low risk of widespread transmission among people. H3N8 is known to have been circulating since 2002 after first emerging in North American waterfowl. It is known to infect horses, dogs and seals, but has not previously been detected in humans. China's National Health Commission on Tuesday said a four-year-old boy living in central Henan province tested positive for the strain after being hospitalised earlier this month with a fever and other symptoms. The boy's family raised chickens at…

26 Apr

Following CM Yogi’s order, volume of loudspeakers at 17,000 religious places in UP lowered down

editor0 CommentsPoliticalUttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath

Last week, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated that loudspeakers can be used at non secular places in the kingdom with permission however the sound have to not be heard backyard the premises concerned. Now, the quantity of loudspeakers at 17,000 religious places throughout the nation has been lowered. Those in cost of the spiritual locations have taken this step themselves. Additionally, audio system have been eliminated from a hundred twenty five places, as per the Additional Director General (Law and Order) of Uttar Pradesh Police. ADG (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar also stated that protection arrangements are being…