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20 Oct

Suella Braverman resigned as home secretary

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsworldBritain, international

Britain's Suella Braverman resigned as home secretary on Wednesday, saying she had to go after she breached government rules but had concerns about the direction of Prime Minister Liz Truss' government. The second senior minister to leave the government in less than a week, Braverman's departure has piled more pressure on Truss as she battles to hold on to power just over six weeks after entering Downing Street. Braverman said in a letter to Truss posted on Twitter, “I have made a mistake, I accept responsibility; I resign,”.She said she had sent an official document from her personal email to…

15 Oct

Harry Potter’s beloved Hagrid Passes away at 72

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsNorth EastCinema, Harry Potter, hollywood, international

Robbie Coltrane, the infant-faced comedian and character actor who played more than a hundred roles including the crime-solving psychologist in the TV series 'Cracker' and the gentle half-giant Hagrid in the famous movie 'Harry Potter', has died. He was 72 years old. The actor's agent, Belinda Wright, stated he died on Friday at a hospital in Scotland. He did not give a reason. In her statement about his death, Belinda Wright stated that "as well as being a wonderful actor, he was forensically intelligent, brilliantly intelligent and after 40 years of being proud to be his agent, I will miss…

14 Oct

US ambassador makes a rare visit to Bhutan

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsInternational, TravelBhutan, Business, INDIA, international

US Chargé d'Affaires Patricia Lacina recently made a rare visit to Bhutan to commemorate the successful US-Bhutan partnership in health to advance and fight the Covid pandemic, the US Embassy revealed, about 12 days after the end of the five-day visit. October 1 Bhutan does not have diplomatic relations with any of the five permanent members of the UNSC, and US interests are served by embassies here. From September 26 to October 1, During her visit to Bhutan, the US Chargé d'Affaires joined the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Lyonpo Yeshey Penjo in an official ceremony.The US Embassy statement said,…

14 Oct

Hoax bomb threat on Delhi-bound flight

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndiabomb, Delhi, flight, international

An investigation into the bomb threat against a Delhi-bound flight that landed in the national capital on Friday morning has begun, Police stated.As per the report of PTI, The Central Industrial Security Force received a warning of a bomb on the Moscow-Delhi flight through an email.All passengers and crew members on board the flight were immediately disembarked and the flight was checked. According to a PTI report, A senior police official informed that nothing has been found so far and the plane has been dismantled, .“Last night a call came in about a bomb on a flight coming from Moscow…

13 Oct

Action against Cough Syrup Scandal

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsHealthINDIA, international, Scandel, Syrup

Maiden Pharmaceuticals, which was flagged by the World Health Organization(WHO) after the deaths of nearly 70 children in The Gambia. As per the report, they did not test the quality of the raw materials used to manufacture any of its drugs.Investigations are currently ongoing in India and The Gambia. Regulators said they had suspended all manufacturing operations at the New Delhi-based firm after it violated safety norms.Haryana drug controllers listed 12 points of contraventions that were detected during the inspection of the company's Sonepat unit.

23 Sep

India joined Brazil and South Africa and send message to China

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsIndia, International, worldINDIA, international

India joined Brazil and South Africa in expressing serious concern over the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and the need to immediately end hostilities and pursue the path of diplomacy and dialogue. In a joint statement after the 10th IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) Tripartite Ministerial Meeting held on the sidelines of the ongoing UNGA session, the three countries stressed that the current global system is "anchored on international law, the UN Charter of States, sovereignty and territorial integrity". External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Brazilian counterpart Carlos Alberto Franco Franca and South African Health Minister Joe Fahla for the…

03 Aug

UAE lifts ban on transit flights from India, Pakistan, other countries

editor0 CommentsInternationalCovid-19, international

The United Arab Emirates will lift the ban on entry of passengers from India and five other countries from 5 August, the National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority (NCEMA) said on Tuesday. While restrictions on travel from India to UAE are still in place, those Indians who have a valid residency permit and are fully vaccinated -- at least 14 days prior to the travel -- are included in the exempted category. The UAE, a major international travel hub, has banned passengers from many South Asian and African countries for several months due to the coronavirus pandemic. NCEMA said on…

03 Aug

North Korea releases army rice reserves amid shortage: Seoul

editor0 CommentsInternationalinternational

North Korea is releasing emergency military rice reserves as its food shortage worsens, South Korea's spy agency said on Tuesday, with a heat wave and drought reducing the country's supply. The country's moribund economy is continuously being battered by the protracted Covid-19 pandemic, and while mass starvation and social chaos have not been reported, observers expect further deterioration of North Korea's food situation until the autumn harvest.Seoul's National Intelligence Service told a closed-door parliamentary committee meeting that North Korea is supplying rice reserved for wartime uses to citizens left with little food, other laborers and rural state agencies, according to…

26 Jul

US general Kenneth McKenzie vows to continue air strikes supporting Afghan troops

editor0 CommentsInternationalinternational, world

The US will continue airstrikes in support of Afghan forces fighting the Taliban, a top US general said Sunday. Violence has surged across the country in recent months after the Taliban launched a sweeping assault just days after the US-led foreign forces began their final withdrawal. Speaking to reporters Sunday in Kabul, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, head of the US Army Central Command, said, "The United States has increased airstrikes in the support of Afghan forces over the last several days, and we are prepared to continue this heightened level of support in the coming weeks if the Taliban continue their…

13 Jul

At least 44 killed, 67 injured in coronavirus hospital fire in Iraq

editor0 CommentsInternationalCovid-19, international

At least 44 people were killed and over 67 injured in a fire likely caused by an oxygen tank explosion at a coronavirus hospital in Iraq's southern city of Nassiriya, health officials and police said on Monday. As rescuers combed the smoke-charred building in search of more bodies, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi held urgent meetings with senior ministers and ordered the suspension and arrest of health and civil defense managers in Nassiriya, his office said in a statement. The manager of the hospital was also suspended and ordered to be arrested, the statement added. Haydar al-Zamili, the local health authority's…