One lakh jobs will be provided every year, says Congress in manifesto
The Hindu :Two days ahead of the polling for the Punjab Assembly election, the Congress on Friday released its election manifesto with a slew of...
International
Six African countries to get own mRNA jab production
BSS :Six African countries have been chosen to establish their own mRNA vaccine production, said the World Health Organization on Friday, with the continent largely...
Videos of Russian military on the move spread on TikTok
Al Jazeera :On February 1, Igor, a middle-aged truck driver from Krasnodar posted a video on TikTok of a Russian military convoy cruising down a...
New Zealand police reject calls to clear anti-vax camp
BSS :New Zealand police ruled out forcibly clearing anti-vaccination protesters camped around the parliament in Wellington on Friday, saying they did not want to provoke...
2022 Pakistan polio vaccinations key to eradication goal: Bill Gates
Al Jazeera :Continuing and sustained polio vaccination efforts in Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2022 are likely to determine whether the world can entirely eradicate the...
Hundreds rescued after fire on ferry
Al Jazeera :Hundreds of people have been rescued from a ferry that caught fire between Greece and Italy, according to Greek authorities, and there were...
Afghans face new uncertainties, after months in army bases in US
Al Jazeera :Nep six months after they left Kabul, Sayed* and his family are starting a new life in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Their journey involved repeated attempts...
Saudi Arabia: 28,000 apply for 30 female train drivers’ posts
Al Jazeera :A job advertisement to recruit 30 female train drivers in Saudi Arabia has attracted 28,000 applicants, highlighting the scale of pent up demand...
UK to present Covid vaccine to all children aged 5-11
BSS :All children aged five to 11 in England will be offered a Covid-19 vaccine, the UK government said Wednesday, following similar announcements in the...
$600m pledged for Haiti earthquake relief
BSS :The international community pledged $600 million Wednesday to help rebuild Haiti’s devastated south, where an earthquake killed more than 2,200 people six months ago.“These...
13 killed after falling down well in India
BSS :Thirteen women and girls died after accidentally falling down into a well during marriage celebrations in northern India, police said on Thursday.The victims were...