WHO says COVID-19 is not over; sets five focus areas with a warning

October 20, 2022

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic remains a global emergency. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu, WHO director-general, said, "This pandemic has surprised us before and very well may again."The statement comes amid new sub-variants sparking concern in some parts of the world, a month after Tedros...

World leaders congratulate PM Narendra Modi on launching Mission LiFE

October 20, 2022

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Mission LiFE movement (Lifestyle for the Environment), world leaders from France, Argentina, Georgia, and Estonia sent congratulatory messages to the Prime Minister.Mission LiFe is expected to be an India-led global mass movement to ensure individual and collective action to protect and preserve the...

Karnataka police to fine ₹1,000 to those who do not wear rear seat belts in cars

October 20, 2022

An order has been passed by the Karnataka police to the top officers to enforce a fine of ₹1,000 on those who do not wear rear seat belts in cars. The rule applies to SUVs, MUVs, hatchbacks, and sedans, which are classified as M1. The order became effective from Wednesday.In...

Bihar commercial taxes department seizes firecrackers worth ₹6 crore

October 17, 2022

Ahead of the Diwali festival, the Bihar commercial taxes department has reportedly seized firecrackers worth ₹6 crore during raids at 13 locations across the state, including in capital Patna.Many dealers procured huge consignments without proper documents and tax payments under the goods and services tax (GST) and it came into...

First lady Jill Biden booed at football game, according to reports

October 17, 2022

Reports said that US First lady, Jill Biden, who was an honorary captain for the American football team Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday was met with loud boos by several people in attendance.Several people who attended the game tweeted about the apparent loud boos Jill Biden faced as she was accompanied...

Swati Maliwal’s cars vandalised and residence attacked

October 17, 2022

Swati Maliwal, chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) said on Monday that her residence in north Delhi’s Civil Lines was attacked and an attacker also vandalised two parked cars. She also told that the attack took place when they were not home and the two cars which were...

Chennai based jewellery brand has set the bar high for Diwali bonus by gifting cars and bikes to their employees

October 17, 2022

As the much awaited auspicious occasion of Diwali comes, employees across companies look towards their annual bonuses and gifts. A Chennai-based jewellery brand, Challani Jewellery, has set the standards high as cars and bikes were gifted to the staff as Diwali gifts on Sunday.Jayanthi Lal, the owner of the brand,...

According to the reports, WhatsApp to add ‘Edited label’ on modified messages

October 14, 2022

WhatsApp is about to add a new Editing Messages feature, with the help of which users will be able to edit the even sent message. Now it is hinted that along with the edited message, users will also see the label of Edited.According to WABetaInfo, a website which tracks updates...

Actors Charu Asopa and Rajeev Sen’s relationship update on unfollowing each other on Instagram

October 14, 2022

Actors Charu Asopa and Rajeev Sen’s relationship is going through a rough patch and some ups and downs for quite some time. The two announced separation and then after a few months, shared that they have decided to keep their marriage. As the fresh reports surfaced, both of them have...

10-year-old raped and murdered by her tuition teacher in Karnataka

October 14, 2022

The Malavalli police informed on Thursday that a 51-year-old tuition teacher has been arrested for allegedly raping and murdering a 10-year-old minor girl in the Mandya district of Karnataka.The accused has been identified as Kantaraju and he has been working at the tuition centre for 15 years where the victim...