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09 Apr

Pakistan Assembly to shortly resume debate on no-trust vote, Imran behind in number game

editor0 CommentsInternational, PoliticalPAKISTAN

Pakistan’s Parliament on Saturday commenced its integral session to take up the no-confidence resolution towards defiant Prime Minister Imran Khan amid indications that the no-trust movement against him should be delayed after the government pressed for a dialogue on the so-called "foreign conspiracy" against it. The National Assembly will shortly resume the debate on the no-trust vote against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. The session which started out at eleven am was adjourned with the aid of the Speaker till 1 pm. The Prime Minister is not existing in the House, however 51 members of his birthday party are existing…

09 Apr

Gujarat reports its first case of XE variant of Covid-19

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, HealthGujarat

According to top sources in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, a case of XE, a sub-variant of Omicron which may be the most transmissible strain of the coronavirus yet, has been detected in Gujarat. The patient tested positive for Covid-19 on March 13 and recovered within a week. After genome-sequencing, it was found that the infected person was infected with the XE version of the coronavirus. However, the sample will be re-tested to confirm whether it is the XE variant, official sources said. Meanwhile, one case each of the XM variant has also been determined in Mumbai, Gujarat…

09 Apr

KumKum Bhagya’s actor Shabir Ahluwalia quits Ekta Kapoor’s show

editor0 CommentsEntertainmentShabir Ahluwalia

'KumKum Bhagya' by Ekta Kapoor is undoubtedly one of the much-loved and longest-running shows on television screen. It revolves around the love story of Abhishek and Pragya and has been going on for over years. It has been in the BARC list of top 5 shows week after week. A few months back both the leading actors went missing from the show, giving rise to talks about their quitting. Now, the news of the same has been confirmed by the actor himself. Shabir revealed in an interview that he is finally bidding the show goodbye after seven years and will…

09 Apr

Fire breaks out in Azad market area in Delhi

editor0 CommentsIndia, Latestazad market, Delhi, fire break

A massive fire broke out in a few shophouses in Delhi's Azad Market area on the morning of Saturday April 9, which later spread across three buildings. The fire was brought under control. 20 fire engines reached the spot to control the fire. An information shared by the Delhi Fire Service said that five persons sustained minor injuries in the cylinder blast during the fire fighting operation and the injured are now safe and stable. A disaster management team has been called in to remove the debris from a collapsed building at the site of the fire. No casualties have…

08 Apr

Pakistan anti-terrorism court sentences 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed in fresh cases

editor0 CommentsIndia, InternationalPAKISTAN

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced Lashar-e-Taiba co-founder Hafiz Saeed to 31 years in prison after he was found guilty in two separate cases of terror financing. Saeed, the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, is an UN-designated terrorist and one of India's most wanted. On Friday, the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) decided to extend the 32-year sentence to Saeed in two FIRs registered using the Punjab Police's Counter-Terrorism Department, court docket authorities said. He further said that he was sentenced to 15.5 years and 16.5 years respectively. Following his arrest, Pakistani authorities confiscated Saeed's notable community mosques, schools, seminaries…

08 Apr

Chorus grows for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for all adults

editor0 CommentsCovid-19

An expert team on immunization under the Union fitness ministry will decide whether to recommend the COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for all people above the age of 18, but scientists say the Center allows all willing adults to take an extra dose. According to virologists and epidemiologists, giving these boosters above 18 will limit transmission of the virus and enhance protection against disease. Until now, the booster or precautionary dose is only given to healthcare and frontline workers and those over 60 years of age, equipped 9 months after their 2nd dose. Last week, scientists at the Indian Council of…

08 Apr

39 person Killed abd 100 Injured In Ukraine Train Station Rocket Attack

editor0 CommentsInternational, PoliticalRussia-Ukraine crisis

At least 39 people were killed today in a rocket attack on a command station in the Jap Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, which was used for civilian evacuation. Russia has denied the attack. At least 39 people, including four children, were killed in Russian rocket fire in eastern Ukraine as civilians tried to flee to safer parts of the country, the country's security services said. In addition, the country's railway company said that more than a hundred were injured. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described Russia as "boundlessly evil" after the rocket attack. “They are brutally destroying the civilian population. It…

08 Apr

Sri Lanka arranges expert panel, imposes tax on rich

editor0 CommentsInternational, Politicalsri lanka crisis

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has formed a professional panel to bail out his United States from an exceptional financial disaster characterized by shortages of essential goods and massive protests. A panel of eminent economists has been mandated to come up with a solution of $8. 6 billion dollars in debt and inflation, luring the IMF and various potential lenders. The President's Advisory Group on Multilateral Engagement and Debt Stability will include Indrajit Kumaraswamy, former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and former Director of Financial Affairs at the Commonwealth Secretariat, an announcement issued from the Office of…

08 Apr

Real GDP growth projected at 7.2%

editor0 CommentsNorth East

The Reserve Bank of India has kept the key lending rate that is the repo rate unchanged in the first monetary policy of the new financial year. The real GDP growth for 2022-23 has been projected at 7.2%. India has kept the repo rate unchanged for about two years. https://twitter.com/RBI/status/1512282899252273158?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1512282899252273158%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindustantimes.com%2F Inflation is expected to rise to 5.7% from 4.5%. Marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and bank rate remain unchanged at 4.25%. RBI has been decided to restore the LAF corridor to the 50 basis points. The RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said that, “To leave the repo rate unchanged at 4%,…

08 Apr

Sonu Sood is all set to host Roadies 18

editor0 CommentsEntertainmentRoadies 18, SONU SOOD

Actor Sonu Sood said he didn’t feel any pressure replacing Rannvijay Singha as the host on the upcoming season of the show “MTV Roadies”. Rannvijay was the winner of the show season in 2003 and was involved with the series for the last 18 years, either as a competitor, host or coach. He is no longer a part of the show for its 18th season, titled “MTV Roadies – Journey in South Africa”, where Sonu Sood makes his TV debut as a host, when Sood was asked if he felt the pressure of stepping into Singha’s shoes, the actor told,…