âA number of low income societies are today confronted with the twin challenges of rising costs and difficulty in access to food grains. Even those like India, who have adequate stocks, have seen an unjustified increase in food prices. It is clear that hoarding and speculation is at work. We cannot allow this to pass unchallenged,â Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said here Wednesday.
India calls out the West, says food grains shouldn#39;t go the way of COVID vaccines
5G set to spawn massive job opportunities: Telecom Secretary
Rajaraman, who was speaking at an event of Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC), said that from BharatNet to space communications, and from 5G to fixedline broadband services, the telecom sector would unlock new job requirements of various categories.
Some short-term benefit of additional booster dose of mRNA vaccine in health workers: WHO
As a general principle, an interval of 4-6 months since completion of the primary series of the vaccine could be considered for a first booster, especially in the context of Omicron, said the World Health Organisation, with the support of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on immunisation and its COVID-19 Vaccines Working Group.
Indian Navy successfully test-fires naval anti-ship missile
The test was conducted at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Odisha#39;s Balasore.
SC grants bail to Indrani Mukerjea in Sheena Bora murder case
A three-judge bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao said the trial is not going to be completed anytime soon.
Delhi govt seeks report from civic bodies on demolition drives in national capital
This comes days after a series of anti-encroachment drives were conducted by the three civic bodies in different parts of the city including Shaheen Bagh, Jahangirpuri Madanpur Khadar, New Friends Colony, Mangolpuri, Rohini, Gokulpuri, Lodhi Colony, Janakpuri among others.
CBI arrests S Bhaskararaman, close associate of Karti Chidambaram, in Rs 50 lakh bribery case
The bribery incident is reported to have taken place in 2011 when Karti Chidambaram#39;s father P Chidambaram was the Union home minister.
Petrol in India cheaper than UK, Germany but costlier than US, China, Pakistan, SL
Rising fuel prices in India have led to considerable debate on which government, state or central, should be lowering their taxes to keep prices under control. The rise in fuel prices is mainly due to the global price of crude oil (raw material for making petrol and diesel) going up.
India intends to operate S-400 missile system to defend against threats from Pakistan, China: Pentagon
As of October 2021, India#39;s military was seeking to procure advanced surveillance systems to strengthen its land and sea borders and boost its offensive and defensive cyber capabilities.
Ramp up Covid vaccination drive for children aged 12-14 years: UP CM to officials
Reviewing the Covid situation in the state, the chief minister said vaccinating all eligible children is the priority of the government and asked officials to ensure the availability of vaccines.