Online desk ; Sharing the dais with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday refused to speak at an event to celebrate Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s 125th birth…
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Russia arrests over 350 protesters rallying for Navalny’s release
Online desk ; Thousands of supporters of Russia’s jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny rallied in Moscow and other cities on Saturday, answering his call for nationwide protests against President Vladimir Putin’s rule….
Fabric facemasks still work against virus variants: WHO
Online desk ; The World Health Organization said Friday it had no plans to change its guidance recommending fabric facemasks as new coronavirus variants spread, because the mutated strains are transmitted in…
Ukraine nursing home fire leaves 15 dead
Online desk ; At least 15 people were killed and five others injured in a fire at a private nursing home in Kharkiv, Ukraine, authorities said. According to the press service of…
Google threatens to withdraw search engine from Australia
Online desk ; Google has threatened to remove its search engine from Australia over the nation’s attempt to make the tech giant share royalties with news publishers. Australia is introducing a world-first…
Covid-19 claims 21 lakh lives worldwide, over 7cr recovered
Online desk ; With over 9.8 crore COVID-19 cases globally, the total number of fatalities due to coronavirus reached 21 lakh-mark on Friday, report agencies. Meanwhile, the total number of recoveries also…
Biden rolls back Trump policies on wall, climate, health, Muslims
Online desk : US President Joe Biden signed 15 executive actions shortly after being sworn on Wednesday, undoing policies put in place by his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, and making his first…
Indian state renames dragon fruit ‘lotus’
Online desk : An Indian state’s decision to rename dragon fruit because of the original name’s “association with China” has set off a storm of jokes and memes. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay…
28 dead as twin suicide bombings rock central Baghdad
Online desk : Twin suicide bombings ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital Thursday, killing at least 28 people and wounding 73 others, officials said, reports The Associated Press from…
US virus deaths top WWII fatalities as Biden warns worst yet to come
Online desk : New US President Joe Biden has warned the worst of the pandemic is still to come, as the number of American coronavirus deaths surpassed the country’s troop fatalities in…
5 dead in fire at India’s Covid vaccine facility
Online desk ; Five people were found dead after a massive fire broke out on Thursday at vaccine-maker Serum Institute of India’s Pune facility, at a building that is under construction, reports…
One in eight COVID-recovered patients die within 140 days: Study
Online desk : The novel coronavirus has inflicted a lot of physical and emotional pain on people across the globe.In a bid to relieve the masses of all the health risks and…