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Indian-American economic advisor Daleep Singh is leading the efforts of the Joe Biden administration to impose punitive sanctions on Russia over its actions against Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees to recognise Ukraine’s regions of “Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics” as “independent”, escalating the tension in the region and increasing fears of Moscow’s invasion …

A court in Gujarat has sentenced 38 people to death in the Ahmedabad serial blasts that killed 56 people in 2008. The court on Friday sentenced 38 of the 49 convicts to death under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The 11 others were sentenced to life in jail till …

The Thane District Administration in Maharashtra has decided to cull nearly 25,000 birds after some 100 chickens had died in a poultry farm due to avian influenza. The chicken were found dead in a poultry farm in Vehloli village of Shahapur tehsil in Thane district, and birds falling in a kilometre radius of it will be killed in the coming …

A 48-year old woman from Boisar in Palghar district died after she suffered grievous internal injuries in a fight that took place between two families on February 10, allegedly over a Whatsapp status put up by her college-going daughter, police said. Three people, including two women, have been arrested for culpable homicide and have been remanded to police custody. iStock …

India is slowly doing away with quarantine provisions for international arrivals in the country. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has released detailed guidelines for international arrivals at airports and seaports in the country. Now international passengers arriving at the IGI Airport will not require to undergo mandatory weeklong quarantine as new Covid-19 guidelines of the Ministry of Health …

Amid the hijab row in Karnataka’s schools and colleges, a Congress MLA in the state claimed that the rate is highest in India because some women don’t wear hijab. “Hijab means ‘parda’ (veil) in Islam. It is for hiding the beauty of girls when they come of age. Today you can see that the rape rate is the highest in …

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited and Canadian pharmaceutical company SaNOtize Research & Development Corp. has launched FabiSpray in India for the treatment of COVID-19. Jump To Who can use it and, when? What does it do? How much time does it take to work? Why is it crucial? Have trials been conducted in India? Has it been approved or sold in other …

With the Omicron cases rapidly coming down around the world there is renewed hope that we may finally see the end of the COVID-19 pandemic that has paralysed the world for more than two years. But the World Health Organisation (WHO) has reiterated its warning that the next COVID-19 variant will be more transmissible, and perhaps, deadlier than its predecessors.  …

Photos of the world’s highest railway bridge, being built across a deep gorge of the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir, are out. The pictures first shared by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw have been stunning people online. The picture was shared on the Koo app by the minister with the note, “The world’s highest arch Chenab Bridge over the clouds.” …

Parts of Himachal Pradesh including the capital Shimla got yet another spell of snowfall on Saturday adding to the delight of holidaymakers in the hill states. Due to heavy snowfall and weekends, the influx of tourist vehicles in Shimla has also increased manifold. The temperature of the area dropped following the fresh snowfall.  Many locals and tourists took to social …