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April 7, 2022, 6:07 pm Chandigarh, April 7 : Days after Punjab and Haryana convened special Assembly sessions to stake their claim to Chandigarh, the M cipal Corporation of Chandigarh on Thursday passed a resolution stating that it should remains a on Territory (UT) and sought an Assembly for the city. Only BJP councillors were … Read more
April 7, 2022, 6:12 pm Islamanbad, April 7 : The Pakistan Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on the National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri’s rejection of the no-trust move against Prime Minister Imran Khan. The court will deliver its verdict by 7.30pm. Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial observed that the ruling on no-confidence … Read more
Islamabad, April 7 : The Pakistan Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict for a few hours on a suo motu case concerning the legality of National Assembly deputy speaker’s ruling and subsequent dissolution of the NA by the president on the Prime Minister’s advice. The verdict will now be announced at 7.30pm (7 pm … Read more
April 7, 2022, 6:49 am Moscow, April 7 : The Levi Strauss clothing company said that it was unlikely to resume its work in Russia in the near future. A month ago, the company suspended its activities in Russia over the latter’s military operation in Ukraine. “The way things are going now, I’m not optimistic … Read more
April 7, 2022, 1:46 pm Colombo, April 7 : Sri Lanka’s power regulator has sought a diesel shipment from India to avoid power cuts in the island country during the upcoming traditional New Year. Janaka Ratnayake, Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka, in a letter to the Indian High Commission, said the … Read more
April 7, 2022, 8:01 am Seoul, April 7 : South Korea has reported 224,820 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 14,778,405, the health authorities said on Thursday. The daily caseload was down from 286,294 the previous day, staying below 300,00 for the third consecutive day, according … Read more
April 7, 2022, 9:34 am Washington, April 7 ( /Sputnik) The US Senate has passed a bipartisan legislation that authorises President Joe Biden to reach lend-lease agreements with Ukraine. “This bill temporarily waives certain requirements related to the President’s authority to lend or lease defense articles if the defense articles are intended for Ukraine’s government … Read more
April 8, 2022, 8:37 am Paris, April 8 : As the French presidential election date gets closer, so is the gap between the leading candidates is also being narrowed, BBC reported on Friday. A month ago, far right candidate Marine Le Pen was trailing President Emmanuel Macron by 10 points and fighting for a place … Read more
April 8, 2022, 8:41 am Wellington, April 8 ( /Xinhua) New Zealand recorded 9,906 new comm ty cases of Covid-19 on Friday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. Of the new comm ty infections, 1,804 were detected in the largest city of Auckland, according to the ministry. In addition, 69 new cases of … Read more
April 8, 2022, 8:48 am Tel Aviv, April 8 : A shooting incident in a bar and restaurant in the Israeli capital Tel Aviv has left at least two people dead and several wounded, Khaleej Times reported on Friday. Authorities said that the motive for the shooting was not immediately clear. Reports said that police … Read more
April 8, 2022, 9:23 am Moscow, April 8 ( /Sputnik) The World Health Organization (WHO) said that more than 100 attacks on health care in Ukraine had been carried out since the start of the Russian military operation. “A grim milestone has been crossed today in the war in Ukraine – more than 100 attacks … Read more
April 8, 2022, 9:29 am Taipei, April 8 : A 5.7 magnitude earthquake has been registered near the coast of Taiwan, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said on Friday. The tremor was recorded at 23:36 GMT on Thursday, 44 kilometers (27 miles) southeast of the town of Hengchun. The epicenter of the earthquake was located … Read more
Islamabad, April 7 : The Pakistan Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict for a few hours on a suo motu case concerning the legality of National Assembly deputy speaker’s ruling and subsequent dissolution of the NA by the president on the Prime Minister’s advice. The verdict will now be announced at 7.30pm (8 pm … Read more
April 7, 2022, 7:03 pm Islamabad, April 7 : Just ahead of the Pakistan Supreme Court’s verdict on Thursday on the “unconstitutional” ruling by National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri rejecting the no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari warned that a disputed verdict will make Parliament, judiciary, and the … Read more
April 8, 2022, 8:00 am Kuala Lumpur, April 8 ( /Xinhua) Malaysia recorded 11,994 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the total tally to 4,292,585, the country’s health ministry informed on Friday. The newly reported infections are 25 imported cases and 11,969 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 36 deaths have been … Read more
April 8, 2022, 7:27 am Islamabad, April 8 : Pakistan’s ted opposition announced that it had completed preliminary consultations for the formation of a new federal government as well as the election of the new prime minister after the no-trust motion against Imran Khan’s government to be held on Saturday, Express Tribune reported on Friday. … Read more
April 8, 2022, 6:40 am Beijing, April 8 ( /Xinhua) A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted waters near Pingtung County in Taiwan at 7:36 am Friday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 21.67 degrees north latitude and 121.00 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 10 km, the … Read more
April 8, 2022, 7:35 am Beijing, April 8 ( /Xinhua) The Chinese mainland reported 1,540 new locally-transmitted confirmed Covid-19 cases on Thursday, the National Health Commission said Friday. Of the local confirmed cases reported Thursday, 824 were in Shanghai, 617 in Jilin, 20 in Fujian, and 13 in Jiangsu. The rest were reported in 16 … Read more
April 7, 2022, 4:01 pm Paris, April 7 : As the French presidential election nears, the race between Emmanuel Macron, Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon has tightened. According to The Telegraph, Macron’s lead has dwindled over the past few weeks, as opponents from both the far-Right and far-Left see an eleventh hour rise in … Read more
April 7, 2022, 3:51 pm Colombo, April 7 : Multiple countries, including the US, UK and Australia have issued travel warnings for Sri Lanka as a result of the ongoing protests and the dire economic situation. The US has urged its citizens to reconsider travel to Sri Lanka as the country is experiencing shortages of … Read more
April 7, 2022, 12:21 pm Islamabad, April 7 : Pakistan’s Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Thursday said that ruling on no-confidence motion by National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri was a violation of the constitution. The apex court’s five-member larger bench — headed by Justice Bandial and comprising Justice Muneeb Akhtar, Justice Aijazul Ahsan, … Read more
April 7, 2022, 6:10 am Ei Paso, April 7 ( /Sputnik) Texas will send illegal immigrants to the US capital by bus so that the Biden administration can deal with the influx in the ted States as a result of its open border policy, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on Wednesday. “Texas is providing charter … Read more
April 7, 2022, 6:06 am Belgrade, April 7 ( /Sputnik) Croatia plans to expel Russian diplomats from the embassy in Zagreb due to Moscow’s special operation in Ukraine, Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grliс Radman said. “We will do this out of solidarity and as a reaction to what is happening, to these terrible pictures from … Read more
April 7, 2022, 10:25 am Colombo/New Delhi, April 7 : India provided much-needed consignments of petrol and diesel to Sri Lanka, amid a spiralling economic and political crisis in the island nation. The Indian Embassy in Sri Lanka said in a tweet: “#Indian credit line for fuel at work!!! One consignment each of 36,000 MT … Read more
April 7, 2022, 10:16 am Islamabad, April 7 : A prospective ally of the PTI, the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), has jumped side, and warned that Imran Khan is conspiring to abrogate the Constitution and urged the Supreme Court to protect the Constitution. Delivering a comm que issued after the TLP Central Shoora meeting on Wednesday … Read more
April 7, 2022, 10:10 am The Hague/ New Delhi, April 7 : President Ram Nath Kovind held productive talks with Prime Minister Mark Rutte of Netherlands during which he proposed a New Age Partnership with the Netherlands. He also suggested scaling up joint efforts to address global challenges, promoting cooperation in AI and emerging technology, … Read more
April 7, 2022, 6:13 am Washington, April 7 ( /Sputnik) The ted States is introducing a ban on any new investment in Russia in coordination with the Group of Seven (G7) nations, a senior Biden administration official said. “Today, in alignment with the G7 in the EU, we’re announcing a ban on new investment in … Read more
April 7, 2022, 6:22 am Washington, April 7 : US President Joe Biden sent a college recommendation letter for the child of his son Hunter Biden’s business partner in China in 2017, Fox News reported. The emails revealed comm cations between Hunter and his business partners Devon Archer and Jim Bulger from Rosemont Seneca’s joint … Read more
April 7, 2022, 6:57 am Colombo, April 7 : Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed an advisory group on debt sustainability composed of economic and financial experts, the president’s media division said. The members of the advisory group include Indrajit Coomaraswamy, former governor of the central bank of Sri Lanka, Shanta Devarajan, former chief … Read more
April 7, 2022, 6:52 am Washington, April 7 ( /Sputnik) US sanctions against Sberbank and Alfa Bank are a direct blow to ordinary Russian citizens, Russian Ambassador to the ted States Anatoly Antonov told reporters. “The [US] administration’s non-stop sanctions attacks demonstrate the true aspirations of the ted States. An example is the restrictions against … Read more
April 7, 2022, 6:01 am Kabul, April 7 ( /Sputnik) The Taliban movement (under UN sanctions for terrorist activities) has killed two terrorists of the Islamic State group (IS, banned in Russia) in the city of Jalalabad, a source in the Nangarhar province told Sputnik. The Taliban stressed that they had searched for the two … Read more
April 6, 2022, 9:30 pm Washington, April 6 ( /Sputnik) New sanctions targeting top Russian officials and their families are about advancing US and Ukrainian interests and not provoking an emotional reaction, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Wednesday. The ted States earlier on Wednesday announced additional sanctions on people including the adult daughters … Read more
April 7, 2022, 6:35 am Warsaw, April 7 : Polish President Andrzej Duda said that there was no sense in maintaining dialogue with Russia despite the opposite position of other European nations. “Dialogue with Russia has no sense … One has to present very tough conditions to Vladimir Putin. One has to say, ‘Unless you … Read more
April 6, 2022, 9:14 pm Dhaka, Apr 6 : Asian Development Bank (ADB) has commended Bangladesh for achieving a GDP growth rate of 6.9 percent in 2021 despite starting from a higher base while some other countries in the region contracted during this period. ADB outlook for Bangladesh predicts a growth rate of 7.0 percent … Read more
April 6, 2022, 8:36 pm New Delhi, April 6 : The climate change is expected to cause an additional 2,50,000 deaths every year between 2030 and 2050, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday. According to the UN agency’s South-East (SE) Asia t, the region, which is home to more than 2 billion people, … Read more
April 6, 2022, 8:34 pm Islamabad, April 6 : Pakistan Muslim League(Nawaz) leader Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday described the proposal of former CJP Gulzar Ahmed’s name for of caretaker prime minister as a “blatant attempt to subvert the Constitution”. Sharif said that such a proposal should not have been made as the Supreme Court is … Read more
April 6, 2022, 6:48 pm Islamabad, April 6 : The Punjab Assembly was on Wednesday sealed with barbed wires atop its boundary walls, this comes amid uncertainty over the scheduling of a session for the election of the province’s new chief minister. A large police contingent has been deployed outside the assembly, water cannons and … Read more
April 6, 2022, 7:53 pm Dhaka, Apr 6 : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told the parliament that there is no possibility of a Sri Lanka type economic crisis in the country as it’s economic base is very strong. “We’re very much aware,” she said as Deputy Opposition leader GM Quader apprehended a … Read more
April 6, 2022, 4:31 pm Geneva, April 6 : In order to bring about a turnaround in soil health in 8-20 years time, Isha Foundation Founder Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev said that policy making needs to take place right now. “Policy making needs to happen now, not tomorrow for the world to reverse and halt further … Read more
April 6, 2022, 6:06 pm Beijing, April 6 ( /Sputnik) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday that the mass civilian deaths in the Ukrainian town of Bucha have to be investigated and all accusations should be supported by evidence. “The truth and circumstances of what transpired [in Bucha] must be discovered and … Read more
April 6, 2022, 6:09 pm Abuja, April 6 ( /Sputnik) An armed group with suspected links to Boko Haram (terrorist group affiliated with the Islamic State terrorist organization) has attacked a military base in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna, leaving 17 soldiers dead and 40 others injured, the Vanguard newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing … Read more
April 6, 2022, 12:58 pm Colombo, April 6 : Amid the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka and growing calls for Sri Lankan President’s resignation, the government on Wednesday said that Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign under any circumstances. According to NewsWire, the members of the opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) party held a protest … Read more
April 6, 2022, 12:48 pm Islamabad, April 6 : The lawyer fraternity of Sindh led by Sindh Bar Council Vice Chairman Zulfiqar Jalbani said that President Arif Alvi, Prime Minister Imran Khan and the law minister should be tried for high treason – the p shment for abrogation of the Constitution and observed a strike … Read more
April 6, 2022, 1:48 pm Islamabad, April 6 : Pakistan President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday wrote to the Election Commission of Pakistan(ECP) to propose dates for holding general elections in the country under Article 224(2) of the Constitution. This after the National Assembly deputy speaker dismissed a no-confidence motion against PM Imran and the … Read more
April 6, 2022, 1:35 pm Bengaluru, April 6 : Al Qaeda has praised a Karnataka student who insisted on wearing a hijab in educational institutions and condemned in the same breath not only India but several Muslims countries too. A purported Al Qaeda video claimed its chief Ayman al-Zawahiri as praising the Karnataka student for … Read more
Kolkata, April 6 : With climate change emerging as the single biggest threat facing humanity and nearly 13 million lives lost every year due to avoidable environmental causes, the World Health Organization is calling for prioritizing equitable health and accelerating steps to protect ecological systems and health to build well-being societies. “Climate change is putting … Read more
April 6, 2022, 2:40 pm Kyiv, April 6 : More than 300 dogs were found dead at an animal shelter in Ukraine’s Borodyanka after Russian forces withdrew from the area. Daily Mail quoted the UAnimals shelter in Borodyanka, just north of Kyiv, as saying that up to 485 dogs were locked in their cages by … Read more
April 6, 2022, 12:35 pm Islamabad, April 6 : Imran Khan has requested the Pakistan Supreme Court to set up a Memogate-style commission to probe into an alleged foreign conspiracy angle which is trying to topple his government, Express Tribune reported on Wednesday. “The said commission must analyse the incriminating evidence, take notice of the … Read more
April 6, 2022, 12:21 pm Kyiv, April 6 : After horrific pictures of dead bodies of civilians in Ukraine’s Bucha emerged, the town of Borodianka has also reported dozens of people missing or presumed dead. According to New York Times, as many as 200 people are missing and presumed dead under the rubble of Borodyanka, … Read more
April 6, 2022, 11:42 am Rome, April 6 ( /Sputnik) One in three people inside conflict-torn Ukraine are at risk of sliding into food poverty, according to Ljubica Vujadinovic, the comm cations officer at the World Food Programme. “WFP estimates one-third of the people in the country, and more than half of internally displaced people, … Read more