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WTO Postpones Ministerial Conference Amid Concerns Over New Covid Variant ‘Omicron’

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization postponed the 12TH Ministerial Conference (MC12) in Geneva, Switzerland on Saturday following the discovery of ‘Omicron’, a new strain of the coronavirus. The conference was scheduled to take place from 30 November 2021 to 3 December 2021. *ANNOUNCEMENT* The imminent Ministerial Conference is postponed after an outbreak of a new strain […]

After Global Alert On Omicron Strain, PM Modi Chairs Big Meet On COVID 19

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a key meeting on Saturday morning on the evolving situation of COVID 19 in the world and its effect in India amid an alert on new dangerous strain and need for a further intensified vaccination drive that saw India last month crossing the 100-crore mark. The meeting has […]

Cop Param Bir Singh Accused Of Withholding Crucial Evidence In 26/11 Terror Case

MUMBAI: Param Bir Singh, the controversial Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Maharashtra cadre, has been accused of destroying the mobile phone used by Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab during the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. Shamsher Khan Pathan, a retired Assistant Police Commissioner (ACP), has written a letter to the Mumbai Police Commissioner Hemant Nagrale and […]

MSP A Matter Of Life And Death For The Farmers, Says Yogendra Yadav

NEW DELHI: Jai Kisan Andolan leader, Yogendra Yadav, on Friday credited the sheer resilience of the farmers during the past one year of protest as the reason for the government agreeing to its demands of repealing the three contentious farm laws. He, however, insisted that for the farmers, the issue of Minimum Support Price (MSP) […]

Congress Issues Show-Cause Notice To Amarinder Singh’s Wife Preneet Kaur Over ‘Anti-Party’ Activities

CHANDIGARH: Congress’ Punjab in-charge Harish Choudhary on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to Congress MP from Patiala Preneet Kaur who is wife of former chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh, seeking an explanation over her “anti-party” remarks. The notice was issued days after Congress MP Preneet Kaur gave enough indications that she would soon be the […]