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After Kota & Bikaner, Rajasthan government clamps section 144 in Ajmer
Officials informed that section 144 has been clamped in view of festivals like Ram Navami falling on April 10 and Mahavir Jayanti being celebrated on April 14. Both the festivals witness grand processions in Ajmer. Recently, communal violence was reported in Karauli when stones were pelted on a procession taken out to celebrate the Hindu New Year. Many shops and vehicles were gutted during the violence.
Russia collecting bodies in Mariupol for propaganda purposes: Zelensky
In his nightly video address, the President said: "More and more information is coming that Russian propagandists are preparing, so to speak, a 'mirror response' to the shock of all adequate people from what they saw in Bucha. "They are going to show the victims in Mariupol as if they were not killed by the Russian military, but by Ukrainian defenders of the city. The invaders collect corpses on the streets, take them out. And then can use dead bodies somewhere else in accordance."
Russia-Ukraine war complicates ECB's rate hike considerations
Commodity prices have surged and energy prices in the euro area have hit record highs since the eruption of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. "The resulting energy price rise had contributed to a substantial reappraisal by markets of the euro area inflation outlook," Xinhua news agency quoted the ECB as saying on Thursday.
Delhi sizzles at 42.8 degrees C, no respite in sight
Meanwhile, the highest temperature of 42.8 degrees Celsius was recorded in the Sports Complex weather station. The minimum temperature recorded on Thursday was 19.4 degrees Celsius which will increase above 20 in the coming days, as per the IMD. As per the IMD, the temperature is likely to touch the 42-degree mark by Saturday at the Safdarjung weather observatory. Delhi had witnessed a "dry March" after a gap of four years as no rainfall occurred throughout the month.
XE variant slightly tuned up version of Omicron: Covid task force co-chairman
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday announced that a 50-year-old woman with a travel history to South Africa may have been infected with the newly-discovered 'XE' variant of the coronavirus. However, the Union Health Ministry denied the report which claimed that the first case of COVID-19 variant XE has been detected in India.
Al-Qaeda can't comment on our internal matter: Maken on video on hijab row
The current controversy erupted after Al-Qaeda's global terrorist Zawahiri in a nine-minute video praised Muskan Khan, a college student from Mandya district, for raising the slogan 'Allahu Akbar' to counter a mob chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' in the college premises at the height of the hijab crisis in Karnataka. In the video titled 'The Noble Woman of India', Zawahiri could be heard reciting a poem he composed to praise Muskan.
Russia accuses US of increasing military biological capability globally
Washington is creating biological laboratories in different countries and connecting them to a unified system, said Igor Kirillov, chief of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defence Forces of the Russian Armed Forces, Xinhua news agency reported. In territories bordering Russia and China alone, there have been about 60 facilities modernised since 2005 with funding from the US military, he said at a meeting.
Govt working tirelessly to augment India's health infrastructure: PM Modi
In a series of tweets on 'World Health Day', Modi said: "Greetings on World Health Day. May everyone be blessed with good health and wellness. Today is also a day to express gratitude to all those associated with the health sector. It is their hard work that has kept our planet protected." He said that the government's focus is on ensuring good quality and affordable healthcare to our citizens.
Leave us alone: Muslim girl's father tells Al-Qaeda chief
Reacting to Muskan's video and praising her, al-Zawahiri called the Mandya student 'the Noble Woman from India'. Snubbing the Al-Qaeda chief, Hussain on Wednesday said his daughter is more interested in studies. Speaking to the media, Hussain said his family does not want any "unwanted attention".
Health Ministry denies detection of XE variant in India
The clarification came shortly after reports, citing the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), claimed that a female costumes designer of South African origin has been found to be infected with the new XE variant in the city. The FastQ files in respect of the sample, which is being said to be the XE variant, were analysed in detail by genomic experts of INSACOG .
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