Author: Priyanka Mishra

After the World Health Organization suspended the COVid-19 vaccine COVAXIN from its COVAX facility, Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech clarified on Sunday that there is “no impact on efficacy and safety of COVAXIN.” The vaccine certificates supplied to millions of people who have received Covaxin are still valid because there is no influence on the vaccine’s efficacy and safety, according to a statement released by Bharat Biotech in response to the WHO’s suspension. These improvements were indispensable as all current facilities had been regenerated for the manufacture of COVAXIN, with nonstop production for the past year to meet the public health emergency…

 A handwritten peace offer forwarded by his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy enraged Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Tell him I will thrash them,” Putin reportedly replied when Russian oligarch and unofficial peacemaker Roman Abramovich gave President Vladimir Putin a handwritten note from Ukrainian President Zelensky. According to a report in The Times, the handwritten paper outlined Ukraine’s conditions for stopping the war. Earlier this month, sanctioned Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich agreed to assist Ukraine in peace talks to resolve the conflict that began on February 24. Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich is said to have been hopping between Istanbul, Moscow,…

Punjab AAP Chief Raghav Chadha said that Aam Aadmi Party will emerge as a national and natural replacement for Congress. Aam Aadmi Party seems to be leading in Assembly Election Punjab by sweeping out its other competitor. It has taken a lead in 88 of the 117 assembly seats after the first round of vote counting on Thursday. With the early trends from the assembly poll counting, celebrations have been started at the residence of the Aam Aadmi Party’s CM candidate Bhagwant Mann. According to the website of the Election Commission, Assembly poll counting indicates AAP surpassed halfway in Punjab.…

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann stated that the tradition of taking the benefit for each term served will be phased out and  Former MLAs will henceforth receive a pension for only one term. For one term, an MLA receives a pension of roughly ₹75,000 per month. Following that, each successive period he/she receives an additional 66 per cent of the pension sum. Currently, more than 250 former MLAs are receiving pensions.   Punjab CM Mann said in a video message that ex-MLAs in Punjab will now earn a pension for one term only, regardless if they had won twice, five times,…

After a two-day Kathmandu trip to firmly promote the Belt-Road Initiative (BRI) in Nepal, Chinese foreign minister and State Councilor Wang Yi is slated to visit India on an “exploratory” mission to boost bilateral relations. Wang Yi is anticipated to visit Nepal on March 26-27 before coming to India. The real reason for the Chinese foreign minister’s visit, according to diplomats in New Delhi and Kathmandu, is to balance the equations in Kathmandu, with the Sher Bahadur Deuba government ratifying the USD 500 million grant from the US for improving Nepal’s electricity supply and roads on February 27, 2022. The…

The nationwide strike called by a joint forum of central trade unions against various government policies is on its second day, and banking, public transportation, and other services are expected to be impacted again in areas of the country on Tuesday.  Due to the nationwide strike that began on Monday, a bandh-like situation was reported in at least eight states: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Assam, Haryana, and Jharkhand, according to the statement of joint forum of central trade unions.   While the second day of the strike is expected to see certain banking and transportation services disrupted,…

Since March 22, petrol prices have risen by Rs 4 per liter and diesel prices hike by Rs 4.10 per liter. On Monday, the price of petrol was increased by 30 paise per liter, and the price of diesel was increased by 35 paise, bringing the total increase in rates in the last week to Rs 4-4.10 per liter. According to a price announcement from state fuel dealers, petrol will now cost Rs 99.41 per liter in Delhi, up from Rs 99.11 earlier, and diesel will cost Rs 90.77 per liter, up from Rs 90.42 previously. Prices have been raised…

Country’s largest banking chain, State Bank of India (SBI) stated that banking services possibly to get affected due to the strike. Workers from several sectors viz, steel, coal, oil, telecom, postal, income tax and few others are likely to take part. A joint forum of central trade unions, chaired by the All-India Bank Employees Association, has called for a 2days all-India strike today (March 28) and tomorrow (March 29), to protest against the Central government’s policies affecting employees, farmers, and the public. The decision has come after trade unions stated they would protest the Centre’s “anti-worker, anti-farmer, anti-people, and anti-national…

Yemen’s Houthi rebels, backed by Iran, have assaulted an oil store in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, before of a Formula One race. On Friday, Houthi militants in Yemen assaulted an oil facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ahead of a Formula One race. It was the rebels’ most high-profile attack yet, despite Saudi authorities’ assurances that the forthcoming Grand Prix would go on as planned. The attack was on the same gasoline store that the Houthis had hit in recent days, the North Jeddah Bulk Plant, that is located just southeast of the city’s international airport and serves as a vital stopover…

The state government has increased the annual honorarium provided under Rule-120 of the Odisha Service Code as a Utkal Divas gift to government employees.  On the occasion of Utkal Divas, The State government has increased the annual honorarium provided under Rule-120 of the Odisha Service Code as a gift to government employees. An honorarium is usually given to a government employee for work that is irregular or intermittent, either tedious or of such exceptional worth that it warrants a special reward.   The maximum honorarium that can be paid to government employees in a financial year has been increased from Rs 40,000…