Author: Chhavi Chaudhary

The Union Cabinet gave its nod Tuesday to The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022, which seeks to unify the Capital’s three municipal corporations — South, North, and East — ten years after the civic body was trifurcated. According to officials, the adjustment will most likely be scheduled during Parliament’s current Budget session.  The Cabinet clearance comes days after the State Election Commissioner’s news conference to announce the MCD election dates was postponed at the last minute after the Centre announced its desire to merge the three civic bodies.  While the BJP has ruled municipal governments for the last 15…

According to a senior national security aide, President Joe Biden plans to announce further penalties against Russia on Thursday while in Brussels for meetings with Nato and European partners.  Biden, who will address the European Council in Brussels and participate in a NATO special meeting, is also expected to emphasize measures to enforce the avalanche of current sanctions issued by the US and its partners.  “He will join our partners in imposing additional sanctions against Russia and tightening existing sanctions in order to combat sanctions evasion and ensure robust enforcement,” White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said, declining to…

Cyclone Asani will travel along  the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, eventually reaching the Bangladesh-north Myanmar shores on March 22,” the IMD stated.Recommending fishermen not to enter into the Bay of Bengal or the Andaman Sea during this time. The system is likely to make its way to the Bangladesh-Myanmar border region.In a tweet on Sunday at 11: 30 IST, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned that Cyclone Asani is anticipated to develop into a deep depression during the next 24 hours. Further elaborating  its advisory, the weather office stated that yesterday’s well-marked low-pressure region condensed into a depression over the…

Around 200 people chanted “Allahu Akbar” as they attacked the ISCON temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The development was confirmed by the administration of the Sri Sri Radhakanta Jiu Mandir. ISCON India has condemned the attack that took place on Dol Yatra and Holi.  Yesterday evening, as devotees prepared for Gaura Purnima, a mob of 200 people stormed the premises of Shri Radhakanta Temple in Dhaka and began vandalizing it,” Radharamn Das, Vice-President ISKCON Kolkata, told ANI. “Three of our devotees sustained injuries in the altercation. Fortunately, they contacted the police and were able to detain the miscreants on the temple…

The exemption, however, will not be applicable to drugs, diagnostic devices, says EU proposal. It is proposed by the European Union (EU) that international pharmaceutical companies’ intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccines be relaxed for up to five years. The proposal comes amid a two-year-old dispute at the World Trade Organization involving India, the United States, South Africa, and the European Union (EU). But this reprieve would not apply to COVID-19 pharmaceuticals and diagnostic devices, despite the fact that the EU has offered a “conversation” on this in the coming six months and has also rejected India’s first proposal for…

First ‘recombination’ variant of the coronavirus, merging elements of Delta and Omicron, allegedly detected in Israeli samples. The strain, combining two sub-variants of the Omicron type of the Covid-19 virus — named BA.1 and BA.2 — was recorded during PCR tests on two individuals arriving at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport. Israel has registered two cases of a new Covid-19 strain; the country’s Ministry of Health stated on Wednesday. “This variant is currently unknown around the world,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that, it will continue to closely monitor the issue. “The two cases of the combined strain, which have…

The recent increase in Omicron cases represents the  country’s “last biggest challenge,” revealed South Korea’s top health official,  Sohn Young-Rae, a top health   in a press briefing.   The government projected caseloads in this range, he explained, adding that they believed they were approaching the Omicron wave’s apex. “By overcoming this crisis, we will be one step closer to normalcy,” he continued. According to WHO data, South Korea leads the world in newly reported cases in the last seven days, with 2,358,878 cases, followed by Vietnam with 1,795,380 cases. The vast majority of South Korea’s eligible population has been vaccinated…

According to Reuters, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has purchased 3 million barrels of Russian Urals oil from a Geneva-based broker Vitol for delivery in May, despite the ongoing sanctions against Russia in course of the Ukraine War. It was India’s first purchase of this grade, since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24. Vitol is said to have sold the cargoes at a discount of $20-$25 per barrel compared to dated Brent oil. In response to Western sanctions against Russia, numerous firms and countries have turned away from the country’s oil, driving down the price of Russian crude to record lows.…

The Kashmir Files, directed by Vivek Agnihotri and based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from Jammu and Kashmir in the 1990s, opened in theatres on March 11 to widespread acclaim and condemnation. Pallavi Joshi, Anupam Kher, and Darshan Kumar feature in the film. It is currently tax exempt in eight BJP-ruled states: Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Tripura, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Uttarakhand. It earned mixed reviews from conventional critics – several dubbed it “exploitative” – but the film quickly sparked a social media firestorm. Supporters argue that it sheds light on a forgotten, deadly period of Kashmir’s history,…

Shashi Tharoor stated that Prime Minister Modi is a man of tremendous vigour and dynamism who has accomplished some remarkable things, particularly politically. We did not anticipate him winning by such wide margins, but he did. Shashi Tharoor, a senior Congress leader and Member of Parliament, lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for directing the BJP to a landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a man of tremendous vigour and dynamism and has done some things which are very impressive, especially politically. We did not expect him to win with such great margins but he did,” said…