Mob in Pakistan lynches Sri Lankan over alleged blasphemy
Colombo says it expects Pakistan authorities to take required action over lynching of Sri Lankan national
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December 2021
Pakistan allows ‘Afghan trucks’ for transport of 50,000 MT wheat from India
Islamabad, Dec 3 Pakistan on Friday agreed to allow the use of Afghan trucks to transport 50,000 MT of wheat from India through Wagah as humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan.
Earlier, Pakistan had been insisting on the use of Pakistani…
Belarusian moves towards strategic relations with China
Minsk, Dec. 3 : President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on Friday signed a directive on the development of relations between Belarus and China.
According to the presidential press service, the document is aimed at further deepening the…
KL Rahul faces suspension on IPL franchise ‘skipping’
New Delhi, Dec, 02,NewsonRadar Bureau: Punjab Super Kings of IPL are reported to have objected to the manner in which their incumbent Captain KL Rahul was negotiating with other franchises for the IPL Season 2022, according to sources.…
First Omicron cases detected: 2 Karnataka samples show strain
The Union Health Ministry said Thursday that Omicron, the latest Covid variant of concern, has been detected for the first time in India in two cases from Karnataka through genomic surveillance.
The Ministry, however, stressed that there…
Explained: What’s in ART, Surrogacy Bills
On Wednesday, Lok Sabha passed the Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill, 2020, which makes provisions for the safe and ethical practice of assisted reproductive technology (ART) services in the country.
Another key bill to…
Kerala: Clerics’ body against idea, IUML drops protest at mosques
Facing heat within the community and as well as an influential body of clerics, Indian Union Muslim League, an ally of Congress in Kerala, Thursday dropped its plan to use mosques as a venue of protest against the CPI(M)-led state…
CM Channi announces Research Centres and Chairs in Universities
Chandigarh, Dec.02, NewsonRadar Bureau: Chief Minister Charanjit S Channi announced that Bhagwan Parshuram Chair would be established at Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Punjab State Open University. Likewise, the state government has also decided to…
Omicron may soon cause over half of Covid infections in Europe: EU
The European Union’s public health agency said on Thursday that the Omicron variant could be responsible for more than half of all Covid-19 infections in Europe within a few months.
The estimate could lend weight to preliminary…
Gita Gopinath to take on new role at IMF as First Deputy Managing Director
Indian-American Gita Gopinath, the chief economist of International Monetary Fund, is being promoted as IMF’s First Deputy Managing Director, the fund announced Thursday.
She would replace Geoffrey Okamoto who plans to leave the Fund…
Shinzo Abe warns China invading Taiwan would be ‘economic suicide’
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said China should be aware that any crisis with Taiwan would pull in Japan and its ally the US, warning of the disastrous effect on the economy of any military action.
The comments drew a protest…
Snow in Scandinavia forces sleepover at IKEA in Denmark
As the snow blanketed Scandinavia on Wednesday evening, six customers and 25 employees at an IKEA near the city of Aalborg found themselves stranded and forced to spend the night on the beds and sofas of the Swedish furniture superstore.…
Davis Cup: Medvedev puts Russia back in semifinals
Daniil Medvedev maintained his perfect record at the Davis Cup Finals to put Russia into the last four.
Medvedev defeated Mikael Ymer 6-4, 6-4 Thursday to give Russia an insurmountable 2-0 lead over Sweden in the quarterfinals of the…
Michael Carrick leaves Manchester United after stint as interim manager
Michael Carrick is leaving Manchester United after completing an unbeaten three-match stint as the club’s interim manager.
United made the announcement minutes after United’s 3-2 win over Arsenal in the Premier League on Thursday, which…
With Rangnick in stands, Ronaldo rescues United against Arsenal with 800th career goal
Sitting high in the stand with a blanket covering his legs on a chilly night at Old Trafford, recently appointed Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick was treated to a rip-roaring introduction to life in the Premier League.
One of the…
HP: Winter session of assembly will start at Tapovan from Dec 10
Dharamsala, Dec 2 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Vipin Singh Parmar on Thursday said that the winter session of the Legislative Assembly will be held at Tapovan Sidhbadri from December 10 to December 15, a total of five sittings…
‘The trailer makes you emotional about the World Cup win’: Kapil Dev
With the release of the trailer of ‘83’, a sports drama directed by Kabir Khan and based on the Indian cricket team’s triumph in the 1983 cricket World Cup, the spotlight is yet again on the winning team and its captain, Kapil Dev. Dev,…
US sets up 1st prodn unit to extend life of ‘Gravity Bomb’
Washington, Dec 3 (UNI/Sputnik) The US government has successfully set up its First Production Unit (FPU) to extend the operational life of the nation’s arsenal B61 directly dropped or “gravity bomb” nuclear weapons, the National Nuclear…
Dhoni is top tax payer: Rs 13 crore paid as advance tax
Ranchi, Dec 2 (UNI) Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the former captain of the Indian cricket team,
has once again topped in paying taxes.
According to sources in the Income Tax Department, in the current financial year 2021-22,
he has deposited Rs…
Business tycoon Gautam Adani calls on CM Mamata at state secretariat
Kolkata, Dec 2 (UNI) Business tycoon Gautam Adani on Thursday called on West Bengal Chief
Minister Mamata Banerjee at her secretariat office Nabanna and spent around an hour discussing investments in the state, sources said.
Adani Group…
