A lot of non-essential movement of people and vehicles has been reported, says govt. Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Haryana government on Monday announced night curfew between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., effective Monday night.The government said movement of individuals for all non-essential activities has been barred. “No person shall leave their homes or shall move on foot or by vehicle or travel or stand or roam around any road or public places during the said hours,” said the State Disaster Management Authority.“The order shall come into force with effect from 9 p.m. to 5 p.m. on April…
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Supreme Court judge, Justice V. Ramasubramanian, recused himself on Monday from hearing a plea by PDP leader Abdul Nazir Maudany to relax his bail condition and permit him to stay in his hometown in Kerala till the pendency of the trial in the 2008 Bengaluru bomb blast case, in which he is an accused.The Bench, headed by Chief Justice Sharad A. Bobde, and also comprising Justice A.S. Bopanna, adjourned the hearing.Justice Ramasubramanian recollected in court that he had appeared for Maudany, presently represented by senior advocate Jayant Bhushan and advocate Haris Neeraj, before the Madras High Court several years ago.The…
Industrial output shrinks 3.6%; ‘we are far from seeing sustained recovery, need government support’ India’s industrial output fell for the second successive month in February 2021, contracting 3.6% year on year, even as retail inflation quickened to a four-month high of 5.52% in March, as per data released by the National Statistical Office on Monday.Electricity was the only sector to register positive growth of a meagre 0.1%, while manufacturing output shrank 3.7% and mining slipped 5.5%, as per the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).Revised dataThe IIP had contracted 0.87% in January, as per revised data, compared to a 1.6% dip…
The comments, released late Sunday in an 1,800-word written statement, are Mr. Cameron’s first since Greensill Capital collapsed more than a month ago, threatening thousands of jobs at a British steelmaker it had financed. Former British Prime Minister David Cameron has broken his silence on allegations that he improperly lobbied government officials on behalf of a financial services firm, saying there are “important lessons to be learnt” from the scandal.The comments, released late Sunday in an 1,800-word written statement, are Mr. Cameron’s first since Greensill Capital collapsed more than a month ago, threatening thousands of jobs at a British steelmaker…
Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering, single-orbit flight made him a hero in the Soviet Union and an international celebrity. Crushed into the pilot’s seat by heavy G-forces, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin saw flames outside his spacecraft and prepared to die. His voice broke the tense silence at ground control: “I’m burning. Goodbye, comrades.” Gagarin didn’t know that the blazing inferno he observed through a porthole was a cloud of plasma engulfing Vostok 1 during its re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere, and he was still on track to return safely.It was his quiet composure under pressure that helped make him the first human…
Its small population helped Bhutan move fast, but its success has also been attributed to its dedicated citizen volunteers and established cold chain storage used during earlier vaccination drives. When plotted on a graph, the curve of Bhutan’s COVID-19 vaccination drive shoots upwards from the very first day, crossing Israel, United States, Bahrain and other countries known for vaccinating people rapidly.Those countries took months to reach where they are, painstakingly strengthening their vaccination campaigns in the face of rising coronavirus cases. But the story of Bhutan’s vaccination campaign is nearly finished — just 16 days after it began.The tiny Himalayan…
Iranian authorities described the incident a day earlier as an act of “nuclear terrorism” and said, “Tehran reserves the right to take action against the perpetrators.” Iran blames its regional arch-foe Israel for the April 11 incident at the Natanz nuclear site and will take its revenge, state TV quoted Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as saying on April 12.Iranian authorities described the incident a day earlier as an act of “nuclear terrorism” and said, “Tehran reserves the right to take action against the perpetrators.”“The Zionists want to take revenge because of our progress in the way to lift sanctions…
Rahul Gandhi said this as part of “SpeakUpForVaccinesForAll” campaign launched by the Congress on social media Batting for coronavirus vaccine for all, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on April 12 said it is the need of the country as everyone has the right to a safe life.He said this as part of “SpeakUpForVaccinesForAll” campaign launched by the party on social media, demanding COVID-19 vaccine for all citizens to protect them from the virus.“Corona vaccine is the need of the country. You all should also raise your voice for it. Everyone has the right to a safe life,” he said in a…
Rising crude oil prices, foreign fund outflows, spiking COVID-19 cases and heavy selling in domestic equities too weighed on the domestic currency. The rupee opened on a weak note and fell below the 75 per U.S. dollar level in early trade on Monday amid lacklustre opening in domestic equities ahead of the release of key macro-economic data.Moreover, rising crude oil prices, foreign fund outflows, spiking COVID-19 cases and heavy selling in domestic equities weighed on the domestic currency.At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 74.97 then lost further ground and fell to 75.14 against the U.S. dollar, showing…
As per the deal, a new fulfilment centre spread across 5.34 lakh sq. ft. will be opened in Mumbai. Flipkart, one of India’s largest e-commerce firms, has entered into a strategic and commercial partnership with the Gujarat-based Adani Group for logistics and data centre-related businesses. In this partnership, Flipkart will work with Adani group’s entity Adani Logistics Ltd to strengthen Flipkart’s supply chain infrastructure and enhance its ability to serve its customers. “Homegrown e-commerce giant Flipkart is our new strategic partner. In the two-prong partnership, AdaniConneX will build their new Tier 4 data centre and Adani Logistics, Indias leader in…