In a drastic move to curb paper leaks and cheating in public examinations, the Odisha Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Mohan Majhi on Wednesday approved the framing of a new legislation to curb multiplicity of exam-related irregularities.
US President-elect Donald Trump is nominating South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as his Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, which controls immigration-related agencies
Meanwhile, in the Northeast, weather officials issued red flag warnings from New Jersey to Massachusetts after a bout of modest weekend rainfall failed to douse the region's wildfire threat
At least 16 people were killed and two others injured after a passenger coach fell into a river in Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region, an official said.
Two men were killed in Israel's northern city of Nahariya in a rocket attack from Lebanon, Israeli authorities said.
While 62 per cent of California residents said their finances today were the same as a year ago, those with lower income were more likely than others to say they were worse off financially than a year ago, who expressed dissatisfaction with their finances and said it would be difficult to pay for a $1,000 emergency expense, PPIC reported.
The country's regulatory authority Medsafe has already approved the use of Pfizer as a booster for people above 18, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins told a press conference.
The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu held a function on Monday to commemorate the occasion, at which Namgya C. Khampa, Deputy Chief of Mission, announced that the Owner Driven Reconstruction Approach adopted by Kathmandu has resulted in the completion of 50,000 private houses, as pledged by the Centre in New Delhi.
According to UNOCHA, 71 per cent of Somalis will continue to live below the poverty line in 2022, especially in areas where humanitarian access remains a challenge.
The IEA has played an active role throughout, participating in a range of events addressing the ways in which the energy sector can help solve the world's climate challenge.
