After three weeks of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border point between Nepal and China reopened on Thursday. The border point, which is one of the key trade routes between the two country, was closed after a Nepali worker tested positive for the Covid-19, Xinhua reported. Earlier, it reopened in early July after it was closed for nearly six months firstly due to snowfall in the bordering Chinese region and later because of the Covid-19 outbreak. “Two containers of medical goods entered into Nepal after the reopening of border point on Wednesday,” senior customs officer at Rasuwagadhi,…
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With festive season nearing in India, mobile brand Lava is planning to launch four to five devices in the beginning of November, boosting its portfolio with fresh products in the festive season. The new portfolio of products could include one device above Rs 10,000, marking the entry of the brand in a new price segment as it looks to give Chinese brands dominating the India smartphone market some competition. Currently, the brand offers smartphones only in the lower range segment, under Rs 8,000. To cater to different customer groups, Lava is likely to launch the phones in a variety of…
United Arab Emirates will resume issuing visas to foreign visitors to all seven of its regions as of Thursday after a six-month suspension imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic, state media reported. Dubai, the region’s tourism and business hub and one of the seven emirates that make up the UAE, had already lifted its own visa ban in July. The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship said in a statement carried in state media that the decision was taken as part of the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in the Gulf state as well as efforts to support economic recovery plans.…
Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi is being treated at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital in the national capital. He was diagnosed with Covid-19 and dengue at the same time earlier this month. The latest health bulletin from the state-run LNJP Hospital says that Manish Sisodia’s platelet count is falling rapidly owing to dengue. He was admitted to the facility on Wednesday after he complained of fever. Sisodia first tested positive for Covid-19 on September 14 and made the announcement in a tweet. He also informed the public about his decision to opt for home isolation.…
Islamic leader M Shahid Rafiq Madni of Tehreek-e-Labbaik (Jalali Group) was arrested for sexually assaulting a minor boy at a seminary. As per the FIR registered by the boy’s father, the 13-year-old boy was a student at Dar-ul-Uloom Ghousia Rizvia. On 16th September, after Isha prayers, the cleric forced himself on the boy. “He did not let the teenage boy leave the seminary for three days,” the report suggested. The boy’s father has urged the police to arrest the cleric and hold him accountable for his deeds. Many such cases of child sexual abuse in religious institutions have been reported…
Kings XI Punjab skipper KL Rahul broke batting stalwart Sachin Tendulkar’s 8-year-old record to become the fastest Indian to reach the 2000 run-mark in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday. Notably, Sachin Tendulkar achieved the milestone in 63 innings whereas KL Rahul scored his 2000th run in his 60th inning against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Dubai. Rahul’s teammate Chris Gayle is the fastest batsman to score 2000 IPL runs as he tops the inning list with only 48. KL Rahul, who is leading Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2020 in UAE, lost the toss against his former side Royal…
Kings XI Punjab skipper KL Rahul broke batting stalwart Sachin Tendulkar’s 8-year-old record to become the fastest Indian to reach the 2000 run-mark in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday. Notably, Sachin Tendulkar achieved the milestone in 63 innings whereas KL Rahul scored his 2000th run in his 60th inning against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Dubai. Rahul’s teammate Chris Gayle is the fastest batsman to score 2000 IPL runs as he tops the inning list with only 48. KL Rahul, who is leading Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2020 in UAE, lost the toss against his former side Royal…
Sputnik V, the first batches of Russia’s Covid vaccine Sputnik V has been made available “civil circulation” in capital Moscow, state media reported on Thursday. While details on the process were not immediately available, Russia has repeatedly stressed on producing the vaccine at the earliest, a belief met with international scepticism. Earlier this month, the Russian health ministry had said that batches of the Covid-19 vaccine were being produced for public distribution and would be supplied to different regions soon. “The first batch of the vaccine for preventing the novel coronavirus infection, Gam-COVID-Vac (Sputnik V) developed by the Gamaleya Research…
The Uttarakhand government has eased coronavirus norms for tourists, exempting them from producing a negative test report on arrival. In a revised set of guidelines for tourists, Chief Secretary Om Prakash said it’s not mandatory for them to bring coronavirus negative report before checking into a hotel or homestay. Moreover, the need of a compulsory stay of a minimum two days during a hotel or homestay also will not be required anymore, he added. However, it’ll be mandatory for tourists coming to the state by any mode of transportation to register on the Smart City portal before their travel, the…
Singer Zayn Malik and his supermodel girlfriend Gigi Hadid have become parents. Gigi has given birth to a baby girl and Zayn shared her first picture on Twitter on Thursday morning. The photo shows the bay clutching Zayn’s hand. “Our baby girl is here, healthy & beautiful Folded hands Red heart to try put into words how i am feeling right now would be an impossible task. The love i feel for this tiny human is beyond my understanding.Grateful to know her, proud to call her mine, & thankful for the life we will have together,” he wrote in his…