Month: April 2022

US signals focus back on China, QUAD summit on May 24

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that he shared the US Senator perspective that India-US was alliance of good and would have an impact on Chinese Communist Party’s future moves. With White House announcing the QUAD summit during US President Joseph Biden’s bilateral visit to Japan and South Korea on May 24, Washington has signaled that it has not forgotten Indo-Pacific amidst the never-ending turmoil in Ukraine. While the White House statement makes it clear that President Biden will build on more than an year of intensive diplomacy with the Indo-Pacific…

MHA cancels FCRA licence of 2 Odisha-based NGOs

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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has revoked the FCRA licences of two Odisha-based Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs). The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday cancelled the FCRA registration of two Odisha-based NGOs for allegedly violating various provisions of the law, officials said. The Heavenly Grace Ministries and the Peoples Organisation For Empowerment Of Tribals (POET) have been barred from receiving funds from abroad. The two NGOs allegedly violated the provisions of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) 2010, leading to cancellation of their licence granted under the law, a home ministry…

Bengal post-poll violence: Lawyers’ group to meet President Ram Nath Kovind

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A lawyers’ group called ‘Lawyers for Justice’ will meet President Ram Nath Kovind on April 29, along with victims of post-poll violence from Bengal. A delegation of ten advocates, who are part of an association named ‘Lawyers for Justice’, said on Wednesday they will meet President Ram Nath Kovind on April 29 to demand justice for the victims of post-poll violence in West Bengal last year. The delegation will meet with Home Minister Amit Shah on the same day. The association’s convener, Kabir Shankar Bose, told a press conference that…

Over 20,000 devotees register for Amarnath Yatra through J&K Bank counters

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The Amarnath Temple will reopen on June 30 after a two-year hiatus. Over 20,000 pilgrims have registered for the Amarnath Yatra through J&K Bank counters. Over 20,000 devotees have registered for the annual Amarnath Yatra through J&K Bank counters in less than two weeks since the registration began, indicating a growing response to the pilgrimage to the south Kashmir cave shrine, an official said on Wednesday. The yatra, which will take place from June 30 to August 11, is being held after a gap of two years. J&K Bank has…

China reports first human infected with H3N8 strain of bird flu

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China’s health authority informed on Tuesday that the country has recorded the first human infection with the H3N8 strain of bird flu. It however said that the risk of it spreading among people was low. A four-year-old boy from central Henan province was found to have been infected with the variant after developing a fever and other symptoms on April 5. The National Health Commission said in a statement that no close contacts were infected with the virus. The child had come in contact with chickens and crows raised at…

Bill passed at TN Assembly empowers the govt to appoint VCs of 13 varsities

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The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Monday has adopted a Bill empowering the state government to appoint Vice-Chancellors to 13 universities in the state. Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy tabled the Bill to amend the Tamil Nadu Universities Laws to allow the state government to appoint VCs to the varsities. The Bill is seen as an attempt to clearly restrict the power of the Governor as it has been adopted in the Assembly on a day when the Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi is holding a two-day conference of vice-chancellors of…

Did the US consider blasting the Moon with nuclear explosives?

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As per a report published by The Sun, the officials of Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) reportedly examined the possibility of untested proposals such as sending nuclear explosives into outer space. Unidentified flying objects (UFOs) or unexplained aerial phenomena (UAPs) were studied by the US Government’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), which was unclassified and unpublicized. With a total investment of $22 million, the funding for the program began in 2007 and continued for over five years until the appropriations ended in 2012. The program was first made public…

Bhalswa landfill fire: Firefighting operation underway for 15 hours to douse flames in north Delhi

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A massive fire broke out at the Bhalswa landfill site in north Delhi on Tuesday. Efforts are on to douse a fire at the Bhalswa landfill site in north Delhi which has been raging for over 15 hours, officials said on Wednesday. According to them, five fire tenders are working at the site.  The fire department said that a call was received about the blaze around 5.47 pm on Tuesday following which 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Later, three more fire tenders were pressed into service. Environment…

Union Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar will chair the special programme on Fasal Bima Pathshala

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Government of India will conduct ‘Fasal Bima Pathshala’ under ‘Kisan Bhagidari Prathmikta Campaign’ during the period from 25th April to 1st May 2022 as a Jan Bhagidari movement under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar will chair the National level special programme on ‘Fasal Bima Pathshala’ on 27th April 2022. He will connect with farmers in all the Implementing States across the country through specially organized ‘Fasal Bima Pathshala’ coordinated by CSC from 1 lakh locations across the country. Under sprint campaign from…

AIIMS nurses call off strike after Delhi HC order

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Advocate Satya Ranjan Swain, appearing for AIIMS, told the court that Kajla instigated, threatened and created an atmosphere of fear among nurses and other staff. At least 40 surgeries were cancelled at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Tuesday due to a protest by the nurses’ union — seeking reinstatement of their suspended president — which was called off at night after the Delhi high court, noting “crippling of the hospital’s functioning”, directed the nurses to resume work “immediately”. Since the action of the union would cause…