NEW DELHI — The World Health Organization has called on countries with sway on the global vaccine supply and high complete immunization levels to hold the thought of providing booster shots to their people until the end of September. “WHO is calling for a moratorium on boosters until at least the end of September to enable at least 10 percent of the population of every country to be vaccinated,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization. “To make that happen, we need everyone’s cooperation, especially the handful of countries and companies that control the global supply of vaccines.” A small group…
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NEW DELHI — The controversial Ram Temple, which is being constructed in the northern Indian city, Ayodhya, will be opened for devotees across the globe from December 2023. Garbagriha, all the five mandaps, and the first floor is supposed to be ready by December 2023, and the temple will be opened for the devotees, said multiple sources of the temple. “Aug. 5 will be remembered in history,” said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his conference with Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. “Two years ago on this day, Article 370 was abrogated in Jammu and Kashmir. On this…
KABUL — Mohammad Haneef Atmar, Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, called Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, his Indian counterpart, on Aug. 3 to ‘discuss convening an emergency session of the UN Security Council on Afghanistan.’ Atmar, on Twitter, said that the United Nations and the international community should take more responsibility and play a greater role in stopping the unfolding tragedy in Afghanistan due to the violence and the atrocities caused by the Taliban. “Called Indian FM Dr. S Jaishankar to discuss convening an emergency UN Security Council Session on AFG. UN & the international community must play a greater role to stop the unfolding tragedy…
WASHINGTON — If U.S. President Joe Biden continues to ignore the country’s leadership, Pakistan has other options, said Moeed Yusuf, National Security Adviser of Pakistan. He, however, did not elaborate on the options he was talking about. Amidst the growing frustration in Islamabad over Biden’s snub to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, this comment erupts a new dimension. Incidentally, Biden did not call Khan since he took over the presidential chair in January 2021. “The President of the United States has not spoken to the prime minister of such an important country who the U.S. itself says is make-or-break in some…
KAVARATTI, India — Indian archipelago Lakshadweep is supposed to get water villas soon, similar to those in South Asian country Maldives. India’s smallest Union Territory Lakshadweep, off the coast of the southern state of Kerala, is an archipelago consisting of 36 islands with an area of 32 square kilometers (12 square miles). It has 12 atolls, three reefs, five submerged banks, and 10 inhabited islands. It falls in an eco-sensitive area with protected coral reefs. However, the draft proposals talk about the construction of highways, canals, railways. Taking to Twitter, Lakshadweep Administrator Praful Khoda Patel, on Aug. 4, said water villas…
Forest rangers who discovered a brown bear cub trapped between trees were able to rescue it on Aug. 5. The freed cub was reunited with its mother. Though workers in Italy’s northern Trentino province understood the danger of approaching a cub while its mother was nearby, they realized the cub had little chance of getting down on its own. One of its legs was trapped between two trees in the Val di Non in the San Lorenzo Dorsino area. The rangers were alerted to the situation after they heard an animal in distress while conducting routine checks of the area. The…
NEW DELHI — A new report by the British information provider, IHS Markit Services, has said that the Indian service sector remained in the red during July largely due to the Covid-19 pandemic and local restrictions. The latest IHS Markit Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was released on Aug. 4. Business activity, new orders, and employment declined further, but in all cases, rates of contraction moderated from June. Looking ahead, firms were pessimistic about the 12-month outlook for output for the first time in a year, as per the report. The latest data also pointed to an intensification of inflationary pressures across the…
MUMBAI, India – Indian firm Reliance Industries Ltd ( RIL ) is doubling its PET plastic recycling capacity by setting up a recycled polyester staple fiber (PSF) manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh. Reliance Industries Ltd, India’s largest private sector company, said the move is part of its commitment to lead the industry on the circular economy, enhance its sustainability quotient and bolster the entire polyester and polymer value chain. As a part of this endeavor, Srichakra Ecotex India Pvt Ltd will build and operate the new-recycled polyester staple fiber wash-line in Andhra Pradesh, exclusively for RIL. The recycled polyester staple…
NEW DELHI — The Indian apex body for child rights, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), criticized Indian Congress leader Rahul Gandhi allegedly for violating the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act by revealing a rape victim’s identity. The body also sent a notice to Twitter India asking them to take action against the Twitter handle of Gandhi for revealing the identity of a rape victim from Nangal in the national capital Delhi. “The child rights body took action after taking cognizance of reports saying the Congress leader sabotaged the identity of the minor rape…
NEW DELHI — V.M. Singh, National Convenor of Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan, chaired a meeting of a farmers delegation amid uproar over the Centre’s three farm laws. “Rashtriya Kisan Morcha will write a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighting their issues,” he said. Around 100 farmers’ organizations from different states participated in the meeting at Rakabgunj Gurudwara to hold discussions over farm laws. “We have constituted an organization called Rashtriya Kisan Morcha,” said Singh. “Around 125 Kisan organizations came here at Rakabgunj Gurudwara. Through video conferencing, Raju Shetty, PV Rajgopal, Rajendra Singh, and many other leaders joined us from different…