“India and the U.S. have agreed to remain in contact and exchange assessments on the situation” The unfolding situation in Myanmar was discussed on February 8 during the first telephone conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden, said an official of the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday. “Recent developments in Myanmar were discussed during the telephone conversations between President Biden and Prime Minister Modi on February 8, and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his U.S. counterpart Secretary Blinken on February 9. India and the U.S. have agreed to remain in contact and exchange assessments…
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Malhotra, in his more than two-decade long stint in the cricket industry, has also held senior positions at the ICC and has been responsible for overseeing cricket operations of various ICC events. Delhi Capitals CEO Dhiraj Malhotra will be the BCCI’s new General Manager for Game Development, replacing Saba Karim. Malhotra, in his more than two decade long stint in the cricket industry, has also held senior positions at the ICC and has been responsible for overseeing cricket operations of various ICC events. “Yes, Dhiraj Malhotra has been formally appointed as GM (Game Development). He will be joining from Monday,…
Confined in a glass box in a Moscow courtroom, Alexei Navalny berated the judge, mocked a prison official and sparred with the prosecutor. He was arrested in mid-January after returning from Germany. In turns defiant, mocking, and affectionate, the 44-year trained lawyer has used the court appearances to build up his support, infuriate his opponents and craft an image as Russia’s preeminent political prisoner.Mr. Navalny turned his February 2 hearing — when a judge ordered him jailed for nearly three years on old fraud charges — into a blistering attack on President Vladimir Putin.Mocking the Russian leader over allegations that…
Narendra Singh Tomar makes no mention of the 18-month suspension proposal. The Centre has spent almost ₹8 crore on a publicity campaign for three new farm reform laws, including myth busters, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar told the Rajya Sabha in a written response to a question on Friday. In response to a question about the Centre’s time bound proposal to end farm protests, Mr. Tomar made no mention of the proposal given to unions for suspension of implementation of the laws for a year and a half. Instead, he only mentioned the government’s push for a clause-wise discussion of…
With almost all the political parties behind him, Mario Draghi on Friday entered the final leg in his bid to form a new government to lead Italy through the COVID-19 pandemic.The former European Central Bank chief, called in after the outgoing centre-left coalition collapsed, could visit President Sergio Mattarella as early as Friday to be officially named Prime Minister.Mr. Draghi has spent the last nine days assembling a government of national unity to manage the deadly pandemic that hit Italy almost exactly one year ago, triggering a deep recession.After securing the support late Thursday of the last key player, the…
The population above 50 years of age, and people with co-morbidities in the 20 to 50 years age group are scheduled to start receiving the COVID-19 vaccine from March onwards, said All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Randeep Guleria on Friday, while answering questions related to the COVID-19 vaccination drive. He was speaking at an interactive programme organised by the Health Ministry.Dr. Guleria, while explaining that while it was not clear for how long the COVID-19 vaccination offers protection, said: “A good amount of antibodies will develop in about 14 days after the second vaccine shot. Though the…
Perception that India is mainland and Northeast must align itself to ways of mainland in itself is flawed, he says The “rising footprint” of China in India’s neighbourhood and its attempts to “unilaterally alter the status quo” along India’s disputed borders have created an environment of “confrontation and mutual distrust”, Army Chief Gen Manoj Naravane on Friday stated and asserted that regional and internal connectivity was central to unleashing the potential of the Northeast and “balancing” the influence of China.“A common thread that runs along the Northeast States is lack of coordination amongst various agencies. The policy disconnect is further…
The single line job description said, “mission: make bitcoin the internet’s currency.” Twitter founder and CEO, Jack Dorsey announced that he would endow a trust with 500 BTC or bitcoins (approximately $23.7 million, as of this writing) along with rapper Jay-Z to aid Bitcoin development, with an initial focus on India and Africa.“JAY-Z/@S_C_ and I are giving 500 BTC to a new endowment named ₿trust to fund #Bitcoin development, initially focused on teams in Africa & India. It‘ll be set up as a blind irrevocable trust, taking zero direction from us. We need 3 board members to start:” Mr Dorsey…
Move is part of a plan to roll back immigration policies started under the Trump administration The U.S. government next week will begin to gradually process asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexico under a controversial programme put in place by former President Donald Trump, officials said.The moves are part of a plan by the administration of President Joe Biden to end the programme, known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), an effort complicated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and concerns over illegal immigration.The Trump administration launched the programme in 2019 as part of a wide-ranging crackdown on the ability…
The police can catch Pookoya Thangal if they want. Is the Pinarayi Vijayan’s police so weak? Manjeswaram MLA M.C. Kamaruddin asked. Manjeswaram MLA M.C. Kamaruddin hitting out against the LDF government questioned the police delay in arresting Pookoya Thangal, another main accused in the Fashion Gold Investment scam and the managing director of the company. Speaking to reporter, a day after his release from the jail, where he stayed for 93 days, he said was it a big problem for the police in Kerala to find an accused in the case. The police can catch Pookoya Thangal if they want.…