Day: January 14, 2021

COVID-19 vaccination: Over 8000 health workers to be vaccinated in Delhi on scheduled days

2:16 pm January 14, 2021

New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the Delhi government has completed all preparations for rollout of the Coronavirus vaccine from January 16, with over 8000 health workers to be vaccinated on every scheduled day in the city. The Delhi government has received 2.74 lakh doses of the vaccine so far from the Centre which would be sufficient for 1.2 lakh health workers. […]

World’s oldest known cave painting found in Indonesia

2:14 pm January 14, 2021

New Delhi: Archaeologists have discovered the world’s oldest known cave art — a life-sized picture of a wild pig that was painted at least 45,500 years ago in Indonesia. The cave painting uncovered in South Sulawesi consists of a figurative depiction of a warty pig, a wild boar that is endemic to this Indonesian island. The finding, published on […]

Rahul Gandhi witnesses jallikattu in Tamil Nadu

2:08 pm January 14, 2021

Madurai: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday witnessed the popular bull taming sport jallikattu at Avaniapuram here, with DMK Youth Wing Secretary Udhayanidhi Stalin joining him on the dais. Gandhi, who flew from Delhi to the southern city, was accompanied by senior party leaders KC Venugopal, TNCC chief KS Alagiri and Puducherry Chief Minister V […]

Plastic pens covered under Plastic Waste Management Rules: NGT

2:05 pm January 14, 2021

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has held that plastic pens are covered under Plastic Waste Management Rules and directed the environment ministry to finalise the Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) regime for management of waste. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel also asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to coordinate with the state PCBs and State Level Monitoring […]

Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Dorsey: Trump Twitter ban is ‘right’ but ‘dangerous’

2:02 pm January 14, 2021

New York: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has defended his company’s unprecedented decision to permanently suspend US President Donald Trump from the popular social media site, but warned that it could set a “dangerous precedent” and reflective of the company’s failure “to promote healthy conversation” across its platforms. Dorsey broke his silence since the company’s major decision in a series […]