Day: January 14, 2021

State media: Iran fires cruise missiles during naval drill

9:32 pm January 14, 2021

Tehran: Iran fired cruise missiles Thursday as part of a naval drill in the Gulf of Oman, state media reported, amid heightened tensions with the US. State TV showed footage of missiles being launched from both land units and ships at sea but didn’t elaborate on their range or other details. In July, Iran said it test-fired cruise missiles […]

Plea in HC to direct CBSE affiliated schools to publish docs on criteria to calculate class 10 marks

Raped minor moves court for abortion; HC asks medical board to examine her

9:27 pm January 14, 2021

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court asked a medical board of LNJP Hospital on Thursday to examine a 16-year-old rape victim and determine the feasibility of terminating her around 24 week old pregnancy. Justice Anu Malhotra issued the direction on a plea moved by the girl’s mother. The court directed that the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP) medical board to give […]

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

Sikkim bans entry of poultry products from other states for 1 month

9:24 pm January 14, 2021

Gangtok: The Sikkim government on Thursday banned the import of all poultry products from other states for a month in the wake of the outbreak of avian influenza in various places across the country. A notification on the ban was issued by the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services Department Secretary, S D Subba. ”In the […]

Health Official says new UK variant of COVID-19 enters Sri Lanka

9:23 pm January 14, 2021

Colombo : The new UK variant of COVID-19 has entered Sri Lanka, health officials have said, adding that England cricketer Moeen Ali had been tested positive for the new strain of the virus when he was tested here. The England cricket team is currently touring Sri Lanka for a 2 Test series. Ali had been tested positive on January 4, Hemantha Herath, the deputy director […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Enduring 2nd impeachment, Trump stands largely silent, alone

2:19 pm January 14, 2021

Washington: His place in the history books rewritten, President Donald Trump endured his second impeachment largely alone and silent. For more than four years, Trump has dominated the national discourse like no one before him. Yet when his legacy was set in stone on Wednesday, he was stunningly left on the sidelines. Trump now stands with no equal, the […]