Day: January 7, 2021

Farmers agitating against new agri laws at north Delhi’s ground take out tractor march

11:58 pm January 7, 2021

New Delhi: Farmers protesting against the Centre’s new farm laws at north Delhi’s Sant Nirankari ground took out a tractor march in Burari amid heavy security on Thursday. The farmers at the north Delhi’s DDA ground took out the march with around 20 tractors to show solidarity with thousands of farmers who took out a similar marches from various protest sites […]

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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

British Indian postal worker wins harassment case in UK

11:56 pm January 7, 2021

London : A British Indian postal worker has been awarded nearly 230,000 pounds as compensation and loss of earnings after an employment tribunal in the UK accepted his claim of harassment and discrimination on the grounds of race and religion. Mathan Shunmugaraja had taken his former employer, Royal Mail, to the tribunal over unfair dismissal and allegations that […]

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Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts to be blocked until inauguration, says Zuckerberg

Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts to be blocked until inauguration, says Zuckerberg

11:53 pm January 7, 2021

Washington: In an unprecedented move, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s accounts on its popular social media platforms – Facebook and Instagram – would remain suspended until the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on January 20. Announcing the decision, Zuckerberg said the risk of allowing President Trump to continue to use the platform during this period is ”simply too great.” Trump’s account will be […]

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12-year-old boy suffering from bird flu dies at AIIMS in Delhi

Another dry run for COVID vaccination roll-out in Delhi; AIIMS, Safdarjung among sites

11:49 pm January 7, 2021

New Delhi: The authorities will on Friday conduct the second dry run for the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out in Delhi that will span across at least three districts of the national capital, officials said. These districts are South Delhi, South East Delhi and North West Delhi, they said. The first dry run for COVID-19 vaccination roll-out was held in Delhi on January 2 for which […]

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Haryana Health Dept conducts dry run of COVID-19 vaccine

11:46 pm January 7, 2021

Chandigarh: The Haryana Health Department on Thursday conducted a dry run of the COVID-19 vaccine roll out in 22 districts, in which 3,300 beneficiaries were included and 132 sessions held, a senior officer said here. Several end-to-end activities like identification of vaccinators, supervisors and session sites with PIN code tagging and sending of messages to […]

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