India

8 KILLED AS MYANMAR SECURITY FORCES OPEN FIRE

04 May 2021 03:34 AM IST

NAYPYITAW: Three months after a coup plunged Myanmar into crisis on February 1, as many as eight people were killed as security forces opened fire on some of the biggest protests against the military rule in the country. The protests were coordinated with demonstrations in Myanmar communities around the world

CHINA’S GLOBAL VACCINATION PROGRAM MAY FACE ‘PRODUCTION PROBLEMS’

04 May 2021 03:32 AM IST

Though China’s drive to vaccinate its population with home-made COVID-19 vaccines is being extended to as many as 30 countries around the world, the program faces production problems with an expert believing it to be inadequate to satisfy the domestic and international demand. According to South China Morning Post (SCMP),

‘Imran Khan government gagging media to hide illegitimacy’

04 May 2021 03:29 AM IST

On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that press freedoms in Pakistan has been chained through threats, intimidation, and pressure tactics by the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led regime and called for lifting curbs imposed on the media. “Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

READY TO DISCUSS STRATEGIC STABILITY ISSUES WITH U.S., SAYS RUSSIA

04 May 2021 03:27 AM IST

Russia is noticing signals from the United States indicating Washington’s readiness to discuss the issues of strategic stability and is ready for a dialogue, but will press its missile defense concerns, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik. “We are not yet aware from what angle [US President] Joe Biden’s

141 TALIBAN ATTACKS IN 24 HOURS IN AFGHANISTAN

04 May 2021 03:20 AM IST

In these attacks, at least 20 people were killed including Peramqul Ziaee, a commander of public uprising forces in Takhar

NCPCR writes to states, UTs over issue of children orphaned due to Covid-19

04 May 2021 03:16 AM IST

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has written a letter to the Chief Secretary of all states and Union Territories regarding the issue of children who have become orphan due to the death of both parents due to Covid-19. The commission has requested that if any such information

REMDESIVIR BLACK MARKETING RACKET BUSTED IN PANIPAT

04 May 2021 03:15 AM IST

Haryana Police arrested the ‘kingpin’ of a racket engaged in black-marketing of Remdesivir drug from Panipat district which is in high demand for the treatment of Covid-19 patients on Monday. According to the Haryana Police spokesperson, the primary probe revealed that the arrested accused used to buy injection from a

NEET- PG exam postponed for 4 months

04 May 2021 03:13 AM IST

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) Exam 2021 has been postponed for at least four months, the Centre announced on Monday. It is being done to provide adequate human resources for responding to the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, according to an official statement by the Prime Minister›s Office

COLLEGE BREW HAS INFO ABOUT COLLEGE APPLICATIONS: ANJALI RAGHBEER

04 May 2021 03:12 AM IST

In an exclusive conversation with NewsX as part of the NewsX India A-List series, Anjali Raghbeer, MD, Writers Qi spoke about her journey as an entrepreneur, the inception of Writers Qi, College Brew 1.0, and more.

IMRAN KHAN URGES BALOCHISTAN GOVERNOR TO RESIGN

03 May 2021 03:07 AM IST

Prime Minister Imran Khan has threatened Balochistan Governor retired Justice Amanullah Khan Yasinzai to resign from his post, saying he intends to appoint a new governor in view of the “transformed political challenges” facing Pakistan. In a letter to Yasinzai, Khan said that it had been ‘a pleasure’ to have

RISKS OF CHINA’S LOCAL DEBT GROW AS GOVT SCALES BACK COVID-19 STIMULUS

03 May 2021 03:06 AM IST

As China has started scaling back the COVID-19 stimulus worth trillions of yuan launched last year, local government debt and corporate bond defaults are emerging as the prime financial risks for the communist government. Chinese authorities are currently on high alert for financial problems, particularly in some western and northern

PAKISTAN’S INFLATION SKYROCKETS TO OVER 11%

03 May 2021 03:04 AM IST

Inflation in Pakistan skyrocketed to over 11 per cent amid a surge in food prices amid the Ministry of Finance’s failure to give a realistic and professional assessment of the increasing prices in its monthly reports. The Consumer Price Index jumped to 11.1 per cent in April over the same