Clean care – everyday measure to prevent, prepare for, respond to, recover from health emergencies
Copenhagen, : Hand Hygiene Day on 5th May is a chance to promote the “Clean hands save lives” campaign. Everyone has the right to expect clean care, whether that care is administered in a field hospital, a care home or a state-of-the-art operating theatre. The simple act of cleaning hands is part of a bigger […]
Tokyo police probing reports of drones flown near imperial palace: Reports
Tokyo, : The Japanese police are investigating reports of drones flown near the Imperial Palace and other locations linked to the royal family across Tokyo, where these activities are prohibited by law, local media reported on Friday. The Kyodo news agency reported, citing investigative sources, that the drones flew above the site, flashing red and […]
Ecuador’s court remands Swedish national linked to Assange in custody – Prosecutors
Mexico City, : An Ecuadorian court has dismissed an appeal launched by the defense of Swedish national suspected of having links to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, reaffirming that he should remain in pre-trial detention, the Prosecutor General’s Office said in a statement. Ola Bini, 37, was detained on suspicions of having a role in hacking […]
Landfall impact of extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani started in Odisha, Over 1 million evacuated
Bhubaneswar, : The land fall impact of extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani has started this morning and the cyclone Fani is moving north northeastwards and cross Odisha coast between Gopalpur and Chandbali close to Puri with maximum sustained wind speed of 170-180 kmph gusting to 200 kmph Heavy rainfall with wind speed reaching over 115 […]
Pulwama had a big role in ensuring UN listing of Azhar as a global terrorist: BJP
New Delhi, : The ruling BJP on Thursday strongly countered notion that no reference to Pulwama attack in UN decision to list Masood Azhar as a global terrorist is a ‘compromise’ to India’s interest and asserted that the recent aggression shown by global community including the change of stance by China came only on the […]
PM chairs high-level meeting to review preparedness for cyclone Fani
New Delhi, : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review preparedness for cyclone Fani where he was briefed on the likely path of the cyclone, and the ongoing precautionary and preparatory measures being undertaken. The meeting was attended by the Cabinet Secretary, the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, the […]
Alleged hate speeches by PM, Amit Shah: Decide by Monday, apex court directs poll panel
New Delhi, : After hearing a petition filed by Indian National Congress MP, Sushmita Dev, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India to decide by May 6 the rest of the alleged hate speech complaints against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah. The three-judge bench was […]
Odisha govt begins evacuation process as cyclone Fani advances to Puri coast
Bhubaneswar, : The Odisha government started evacuation process from the low lying areas along the coast and deployed NDRF and ODRAF and Fire Brigade teams as the extremely severe cyclonic storm “FANI‟ advancing towards the Puri coast. The government has deployed 28 NDRF teams and 20 ODRAF teams besides the 525 Fire Brigade teams for […]
Five women of family killed in Karnataka road accident
Chitradurga, : In a gruesome road accident, Five women belonging to the same family, were killed near Metakurkin village in Hiriyur taluk in the district on Wednesday evening. According to police sources the mishap occurred when the ill-fated vehicle in which they were travelling, jumped off the lane and fell on the other side of […]
Sensex up by 108 pts
Mumbai, : The benchmark index of Bombay Stock Exchange on Thursday rose by 108 points to 39,139.77 as fresh buying was seen across the board. The Nifty of National Stock Exchange (NSE) too increased by 20 points to 11,768.80. The sensex registered intra day high and low at 39,189.95 and 38,882.99 points respectively. The Nifty […]