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Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 19 (IANS) After seven months, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday evening met the media, akin to his press meets held on a daily basis during the time when Covid hit the world.Vijayan on Tuesday spoke in detail about Nipah virus outbreak reported at Kozhikode last week. “Even though the authorities have been able to contain the spread of Nipah, things are not fully cleared fully. Caution has to be there for a while more and the media personnel going for reporting in the area like the health professionals have to be careful,” he said. “ “A…

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Security has been tightened around the High Commission of Canada in the national capital as a precautionary measure, a senior Delhi Police officer said on Tuesday. “Delhi Police personnel, along with paramilitary forces, have been stationed outside the High Commission of Canada in Chanakyapuri as a precautionary measure,” the officer said.This move follows the escalating tension in diplomatic relations between the two nations.On Monday, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an emergency statement made in the Parliament had accused the Government of India of being involved in the killing of pro-Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on…

London, Sep 19 (AINS) Oil price is continuing its march towards $100 a barrel for the first time in almost a year, creating new inflationary headaches for central bankers, a media report said.Brent crude, the international benchmark, pushed over $95 per barrel on Tuesday, the highest since November 2022, The Guardian reported.Oil is being driven up by concerns of a supply deficit, following recent output cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia.Brent crude began 2022 below $80 per barrel, before soaring to around $130/barrel after Russia invaded Ukraine last February — fuelling the surge in inflation last year, The Guardian reported.Higher oil…

Lucknow, Sep 19 (IANS) The UP health department has recruited 749 more doctors through walk-in interviews, apart from its regular recruitment process, to fill the shortage of general physicians and specialists in various state-run hospitals.A total of 393 MBBS and 356 specialists were selected for contractual jobs in the week-long interviews. These doctors will be working at different government hospitals as per the need and vacancies, said a senior health department official.According to the official spokesman, the state has over 6,000 vacant posts of doctors at hospitals and health facilities in different districts.A total of 4,322 MBBS and 767 specialist…

Islamabad, Sep 19 (IANS) An Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) court in Lahore on Tuesday extended till October 4 the interim bail of PTI leader Asad Umar, party chairman Imran Khan’s two sisters in connection with violent incidents on May 9.Khan’s arrest on May 9 in Al-Qadir Trust case had triggered violence in which important military installations came under attack.On September 2, a Lahore ATC had extended the pre-arrest bail of Umar and Imran’s sisters Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan till September 19.During the hearing on Tuesday, ATC Judge Abhar Gul has sought complete record of the investigation from the police.During…

London, Sep 19 (IANS) As Pirola, the new mutation of Omicron strain of Covid-19, worries health experts, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has asked senior citizens above age 65 to immediately get their top-up booster jabs. People aged 65 and over in England are being urged to get a top-up booster vaccine against Covid at a time when more people are coming into hospitals with the highly-mutated BA.2.86 virus, reports the BBC.The vaccines will soon be provided for free to more vulnerable groups. “Hundreds of thousands of adults who are eligible for winter vaccines — including all aged 65…

Hong Kong, Sep 19 (AINS) China wooed a number of top Western companies with renewed promises to open up its financial industry and create a more welcoming environment as Beijing tries to reverse a record low in foreign investment in the face of mounting economic challenges, the media reported.Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and head of the country’s foreign exchange regulator, chaired a symposium with representatives from foreign companies, including JP Morgan, Tesla, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, Japan’s MUFG Bank, German chemical producer BASF, commodities trader Trafigura and Schneider Electric, according to a post…

San Francisco, Sep 19 (IANS) Remote work can actually result in 54 per cent lower carbon footprint compared with onsite work, a new study has shown.The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that hybrid workers who work from home two to four days per week can reduce their carbon footprint by 11 per cent to 29 per cent, but working from home one day per week is cutting carbon footprint by only 2 per cent.The study, conducted by researchers at Cornell University and Microsoft, used survey data and modelling to incorporate factors sometimes overlooked…

Seoul, Sep 19 (IANS) South Korea, China and Japan are planning to hold a high-level meeting in Seoul next week to discuss three-way cooperation, including setting up a trilateral summit of their leaders.The meeting, set for September 26, will bring together South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Byung-won, Takehiro Funakoshi, Japan’s senior deputy foreign minister, and Nong Rong, China’s assistant minister of foreign affairs, Seoul’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday.Lim Soo-suk, spokesperson for the ministry, said the three sides will discuss various matters related to their trilateral consultative body, and review the current state and future direction of cooperation between…

Tokyo, Sep 19 (IANS) A 5.8 magnitude quake hit Izu Islands in Japan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said.The temblor was epicentred at 31.01 degrees north latitude and 141.99 degrees east longitude.It depth was 10 km.–IANSint/svn