Day: April 5, 2021

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Latest attack pushes US Capitol Police further toward crisis

11:14 pm April 5, 2021

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Capitol Police are struggling. One officer was killed and another injured when a driver slammed into them at a barricade Friday afternoon. The attack comes after officers were overrun and injured when a violent mob of Trump supporters overran the Capitol on Jan. 6, breaking through insufficient barriers and pushing their way […]

British PM Boris Johnson says UK and India are natural partners

UK to ease lockdown next week, will test vaccine passports

11:03 pm April 5, 2021

LONDON: Britain’s slow but steady march out of a three-month lockdown remains on track even as coronavirus cases surge elsewhere in Europe, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday, as he confirmed that businesses from barbers to bookstores will be allowed to reopen next week. Johnson said it’s too soon to decide, however, whether U.K. residents […]

Biden to meet Putin in Geneva on June 16: White House

Putin signs law that allows him to serve two more terms

10:56 pm April 5, 2021

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law allowing him to potentially hold onto power until 2036, a move that formalizes constitutional changes endorsed in last year’s popular vote. The July 1 constitutional vote included a provision that reset Putin’s previous terms, allowing him to run for president two more times. The change […]

AAP: Power Minister Satyendar Jain accepts Goa counterpart's 'challenge' for debating Delhi's electricity model

4th wave of COVID pandemic in Delhi, micro-containment zones being created: Jain

10:49 pm April 5, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi is witnessing a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic and to tackle it testing capacity has been ramped up while micro-containment zones were being created where two or more cases are being reported, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Monday. The national capital recorded 4,033 coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the tally […]

Rs 28 lakh in cash, 120 sovereigns of ornaments burgled

8:14 pm April 5, 2021

Coimbatore: Robbers looted 120 sovereigns of gold jewellery and Rs 27 lakh in cash after breaking into house in nearby Tirupur on Monday, police said. The house-owner Shafiullah, running a screen-printing unit, had gone to Udhagamandalam with his family on April 2 when the thieves struck, the police said. This morning, Shafiullah’s brother noticed the […]

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