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10 Apr

Former PM Imran Khan Out, Shehbaz Sharif And Shah Qureshi In Race For Pak PM

editor0 CommentsInternational, PoliticalPAKISTAN

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan became the first US Prime Minister to be ousted by a vote of no confidence. Mr Khan, who was defiant "till the last ball", was gracefully ousted shortly after midnight after much drama in the day-long Pakistan Assembly. On the other hand, Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party nominated Shah Mahmood Qureshi as their candidate. The National Assembly will go with the new Prime Minister tomorrow. The Joint Opposition - a rainbow of socialist, liberal and radical spiritual events - secured the lead of 174 participants in the 342-member assembly, more than the 172 required to…

09 Apr

Covishield, Covaxin Prices down To Rs 225 Day Before Booster Dose Begins

editor0 CommentsCovid-19

A day before the Covid vaccine booster shots become effective for all Indian adults, the cost of Covishield and Covaxin has been slashed by more than half in non-public hospitals. A dose of both the vaccines will now cost Rs 225. Covishield has been reduced from Rs 600, Covaxin from Rs 1,200 per dose. Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla and Bharat Biotech co-founder Suchitra Ella made the announcement on Twitter today. A decision was taken once in consultation with the Centre. Mr Poonawala advised NDTV that CoviShield will be priced at Rs 600 plus tax (as before). “We…

09 Apr

Topcem cement spreads Bohag Bihu cheer to old age homes and child care homes

editor0 CommentsAssam

On the occasion of Bohag Bihu, Topcem Cement held "Topcem Rongali Bihu Celebration 2022," a festive programme for old age homes, child care facilities, and differently abled youngsters from various institutions. The Bohag Bihu, also known as the Rongali Bihu, is a famous celebration that commemorates the beginning of spring. Bohag Bihu is also known as the season of joy, celebration, and enjoyment, among other things. It's also the gifting season. With their yearly Bohag Bihu celebration events, Topcem Cement has devoted itself to spreading the Bohag Bihu cheer among elderly inhabitants of old age homes, youngsters of Child Care…

09 Apr

Sri Lanka May Run Out Of Diesel By April End Despite India’s Help

editor0 CommentsInternationalsri lanka crisis

Sri Lanka is predicted to exhaust $500 million in fuel resource furnished by means of India to mitigate the island nation’s power crisis with the shipping of 120,000 tons of diesel and 40,000 heaps of petrol over the subsequent two weeks. India is scheduled to ship three 40,000 ton-shipments of diesel on April 15, 18 and 23, with a petrol cargo of the equal volume to be despatched on April 22. India on Wednesday despatched two extra fuel consignments to Sri Lanka – 36,000 lots of petrol and 40,000 heaps of diesel. Amid fears Sri Lanka may run out of…

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

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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…