A Russian airstrike devastated a maternity hospital Wednesday in the besieged port city of Mariupol amid growing warnings from the West that Moscow’s invasion is about to take a more brutal and indiscriminate turn. Ukrainian officials said the attack wounded at least 17 people, including women near childbirth. The ground shook more than a mile
READ MOREAir India has canceled flights to Hong Kong between April 18-April 23, 2022, due to ‘restrictions imposed by the Hong Kong authorities and limited demand on the sector, as per an update shared by the airline on Twitter. Earlier, Hong Kong had banned Air India services till April 24 after three passengers on one of its
READ MOREAccording to data published on Monday by the Union Health Ministry, India’s Covid case positive rate surpassed 1% for the first time in over two months, as the country saw a single-day increase of 3,157 infections and 26 fatalities. According to the data, the increase on Monday brought the total number of Covid cases and
READ MOREWith both Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech asking private hospitals to start offering COVID-19 vaccine booster shots at the revised rates, promising that the price differential would be compensated through free doses later, healthcare providers have now decided to join the drive. Their decision to join the expansion of the nationwide vaccination drive
READ MOREAFSPA Extension AnnouncementThe Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) has been extended for an additional six months in the districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, and Sivasagar in Assam. This decision comes in light of concerns regarding the growing instability in neighboring Bangladesh, which the state government fears could negatively impact internal security. Rationale Behind the
READ MOREIn May of this year, India’s palm oil imports fell by 33.20 percent to Rs 5,14,022 tonnes, while refineries sent more RBD palmolein oil, according to the industry group Solvent Extractors Association (SEA). In May 2021, India, the world’s largest importer of vegetable oils, bought 7,69,602 tonnes of palm oils. This year in May, the
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