Month: April 2022

India starts administering precaution dose of Covid vaccine to all adults above 18 years

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Starting from yesterday – Sunday, India has started administering precaution doses of Covid vaccines to all adults.  People aged above 18 years and who have also completed nine months after taking the second dose have been given the jab at private vaccination centres.   All states and UTs have been informed by t The Centre has informed all states and UTs that people will get inoculated with the precaution dose of the same vaccine that they have taken in the past.  Not just this, it has also said that the…

Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ successfully flight tested

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Indigenously developed helicopter launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ was successfully flight tested on April 11, 2022 at high-altitude ranges as part of user validation trials. The flight-test was jointly conducted by the teams of scientists from Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Indian Army and Indian Air Force (IAF). The flight trials were conducted from an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) and the missile was fired successfully engaging simulated tank target. The missile is guided by an Imaging Infra-Red (IIR) Seeker operating in the Lock on Before Launch mode. It is…

Is General Dvornikov the new Russian military commander in Ukraine?

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According to reports, Captain-General Aleksandr Dvornikov has been appointed by President Putin as the overall in charge of the Ukraine campaign. The appointment comes at a time when President Putin’s forces are struggling to annex key areas in Ukraine including Kyiv amid fierce resistance. Reports claim Dvornikov is the mastermind behind the recent attack on Kramatorsk railway station in Ukraine in which at least 52 people had died including children. He has been the commander of the troops of the southern military district and led the Russian task force in Syria in September…

Odisha journalist allegedly chained to hospital bed by cops for exposing corruption; probe ordered

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Odisha journalists have strongly condemned the incident and the state’s DGP has ordered an inquiry into this matter. Bhubaneswar: In yet another shocking incident, a journalist from Odisha’s Balasore district was chained to his hospital bed allegedly by cops for publishing a piece of news regarding corruption in the Nilgiri Police Station area of the district. Loknath Dalei, a reporter with a local media house in Balasore, was arrested for allegedly thrashing a cop. According to sources, Dalei was reportedly called by Nilagiri Police on Wednesday morning for allegedly abusing and…

Supreme Court sends out notice to centre on PIL seeking Aadhaar Cards

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All India Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev, a bench of Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat, and PS Narasimha issued notice to the Union Government, the Registrar General of India, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), and the State of Assam. New Delhi: On Monday, the Supreme Court issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation petition asking directions to issue Aadhaar cards to approximately 27 lakh people who were added to the Assam National Register of Citizens’ supplementary list released in August 2019. In the case filed…

9.1 billion euros donations pledged worldwide to help displaced Ukrainians

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Donors on Saturday pledged a combined 9.1 billion euros in donations, loans and grants to support refugees fleeing the war following Russia’s invasion. The donors included the Canadian government and the European Commission. The fundraising event that was held in Warsaw, Poland, yielded 1.8 billion euros to support internally displaced people inside Ukraine, and 7.3 billion euros for refugees who have fled the country to neighbouring states. Governments, companies and individuals together pledged 4.1 billion euros in donations. The fund will be distributed largely via the Ukrainian authorities or the…

Bhubaneswar: Two-and-a-half years old child makes world record for creating 72 paintings

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A two-and-a-half years old child prodigy, Anvi Agarwal from Bhubaneswar featured in the World Book of Records for creating 72 paintings. The tiny tot started her abstract art journey when she was just nine months old. The gifted child has forayed into 37+ techniques of art like a magnet, pendulum, colours of wheels, reflection art, human spirography, bubble painting, and many more. Besides excelling in art, the talented child has also got entry in India Book of Records at the tender age of 1 year and nine months for speaking…

Twitter handle of UP CM’s office hacked on Friday night

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A senior official has informed that the official Twitter handle of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s Office was hacked late Friday night. He said the hackers sent out 400-500 tweets from the account. “The account was hacked for around 29 minutes in the night. The hackers posted around 400-500 tweets, and the account was suspended on grounds of unnatural activity. Efforts are on to restore it,” the official said on Saturday. The Twitter handle will be restored soon, he said while asserting that the strictest action will be taken against…

Pakistan crisis: Race between Shehbaz Sharif and Shah Mahmood Qureshi for the PM post

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After failing the no-confidence motion moved by the opposition following a day-long political drama, Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government in Pakistan on Saturday midnight. The votes in favour of the resolution were recorded by as many as 174 members.   Pakistan’s parliament had begun voting on a no-confidence motion against Khan, ending a 13-hour impasse over the vote he was expected to lose.  Incidentally, no prime minister has ever completed a full term in Pakistan, with the army ruling the state for half its 75-year post-colonial history. However Khan is the…

PM Narendra Modi to hold virtual talks with US President Joe Biden today

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PM Modi and US president Joe Biden will discuss a range of issues including the Covid-19 pandemic, climate crisis, global economy and Indo-Pacific.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold a virtual meeting with US President Joe Biden on Monday (April 11, 2022) to further deepen ties between India and the US.  The two leaders will discuss a range of issues including the Covid-19 pandemic, climate crisis, global economy and Indo-Pacific. President Biden and Prime Minister Modi will discuss cooperation on a range of issues including ending the COVID-19 pandemic, countering the…