Andhra Guv approves bills for trifurcation of state capital

Amaravati: Clarifying the decks for trifurcation of AP capital, Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan on Fri. gave his own assent to the AP Decentralisation & Inclusive Development (devt) of All Areas Bill, 2024, & the AP Capital Area Development (devt) Authority (Repeal) Bill, 2024, moved by this State Legislature. Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy-led govt on Jul 17 …

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Hamas refuses $15 bn for dismantling arms: Official

Gaza: A top officer of the Islamic Hamas Movement stated that it refused $15 billion for dismantling arms, as per a information record. “Hamas refused a proposal of carrying out multiple economic projects, involving an air port & a seaport in Gaza for dismantling the arms of the movement & modifying its strategies towards Israel,” Ismail …

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Technology infuses ancient Hajj rites amid global pandemic

Dubai(AE-DU): The vast white marble floors surrounding Islam’s holiest website, the cube-shaped Kaaba in Mecca, would usually be packed with hundreds of large number of pilgrims from across the globe the day before the Hajj. On Tue., although, only some authorities & labour putting last minute preparations in place have been witnessed in the Grand …

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Herd immunity doesn’t seem to work for COVID-19: Dr Bogoch

New Delhi: A specialist of infectious diseases Issac Bogoch, in the University of Toronto, Canada, imagines otherwise. Bogoch demands that COVID-19 is an extremely contagious infection, & it could be devastating for citizens over 60 yrs. of age. What’s precisely herd immunity? It’s a kinda indirect protection from infectious diseases. ‘Herd immunity’ assures that a …

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3 billion animals killed, displaced in Aus wildfires

Canberra: Nearly 3 billion animals have been died (or) displaced during this devastating 2019-20 Australian bushfires, as per a new record released on Tue.. The findings meant it has been 1 of “worst wildlife disasters in modern biography”, as per the Globe Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), that commissioned the record, the BBC recorded. The mega …

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Indonesian Prez warns of possible COVID-19 2nd wave

Jakarta: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tue. alerted of a possible 2nd wave of the COVID-19 transmission. The caveat had come amidst the resurgence of the infection in some of the foreign countries after the relaxation of lock-downs & re-opening business operations, records Xinhua press agency. He named on the officials to keep & step up …

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