Day: January 6, 2021

Bird flu: FSSAI advises consumers not to eat undercooked chicken; says no need to panic

No trace of bird flu in Telangana: Minister

11:14 pm January 6, 2021

Hyderabad: There are no traces of bird flu in Telangana and people need not panic, state Animal Husbandry Minister T Srinivas Yadav said on Wednesday, as authorities launched preventive measures. Yadav, who held a meeting with officials on the preventive measures to be taken with regard to bird flu, said Central government officials have announced […]

Minor boy killed in accidental firing in J-K’s Kishtwar

11:07 pm January 6, 2021

Jammu: An eight-year-old boy was killed when a teenager accidentally pulled the trigger of a rifle inside a house in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. The boys were playing when Ravi Kumar (13) started fiddling with the .303 rifle of his father, who is a village defence committee (VDC) member, […]

January rain in Delhi maximum in 21 years: IMD

11:04 pm January 6, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi has already recorded 56.6 mm rainfall in January, the maximum for the month in 21 years, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Sporadic rains drenched the national capital for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, has already recorded 56.6 mm rainfall […]

19 new cases push Meghalaya’s COVID-19 tally to 13,525

11:00 pm January 6, 2021

Shillong: Meghalaya’s COVID-19 tally rose to 13,525 on Wednesday as 19 more people tested positive for the infection, a senior health official said. Fourteen more people have been cured of the disease, taking the total number of recoveries to 13,230, he said. East Khasi Hills district reported the highest number of new cases at 12, […]

US, Sudan agree to settle African country’s World Bank debt

8:14 pm January 6, 2021

Cairo : The US and Sudan on Wednesday agreed to settle the African country’s debt to the World Bank, widely seen as a key step toward the nation’s economic recovery after the 2019 overthrow of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir. The move came during Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s visit to Khartoum, making him the first senior American official to land there since President Donald Trump’s administration […]