Hope and fears as pandemic raises visions of apocalypse
A Sreenivasa Reddy
(AP)
The biblical apocalyptic headline has rattled the Indian establishment as it insinuated a complete breakdown and chaos due to mismanagement.
Indian leaders were stung by an Australian newspaper headline so much so they had to shoot off a letter to the editor objecting to the tenor of their language. The word that touched their raw nerve was apocalypse.
The ‘offending’ headline in The Australian Modi leads India out of lockdown . into a viral apocalypse spurred the Indian High Commissioner to issue a detailed rejoinder in which he slammed their story as “baseless, malicious and slanderous”. The envoy accused the editor of publishing the report with “sole objective of undermining the universally acclaimed approach taken by the Indian government to fight the pandemic”. The biblical apocalyptic headline has rattled the Indian establishment as it insinuated a complete breakdown and chaos
Chattogram Bureau,
bdnews24.com
Published: 05 May 2021 09:59 PM BdST
Updated: 05 May 2021 09:59 PM BdST
Police have arrested Zakaria Noman, the publicity secretary of Hifazat-e Islam’s recently dissolved committee, on charges related to violence in Chattogram’s Hathazari during celebrations of Bangladesh’s 50th anniversary. );
}
He was held at Chakaria Upazila in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday in a case over the violence during protests against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on Mar 26 Independence Day, said SM Rashidul Hasan, Chattogram superintendent of police.
Hifazat activists, who objected to Modi’s visit over his government’s policy towards Muslims, attacked Hathazari Police Station during the deadly protests. They also carried out arson attacks on land offices.
Took 8 years to analyse Hefajat’s 2013 mayhem as it was a ‘big incident’: DMP Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
Because the mayhem that Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh carried out across the country on May 5, 2013 was such a big incident , it took around 8-years to analyse the footage, sort out the evidence and take the testimony, police said today.
AKM Hafiz Akter, additional commissioner (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police said this while addressing a reporter s query at the media centre in the capital s Minto road today.
The accused in the cases are now being arrested in following investigation but it may take some more days to complete the investigation, said Hafiz, also the chief of DMP DB police.
Canada authorizes Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 15
From CNN’s Paula Newton in Ottawa
A healthcare worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Vancouver, Canada, on Thursday, March 4. Canada announced Wednesday that it has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15. Jennifer Gauthier/Bloomberg/Getty Images
Canada announced Wednesday that it has authorized the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15.
Clinical trial results of Pfizer/BioNTech s Covid-19 vaccine showed its efficacy is 100% and it is well tolerated in youths ages 12 to 15, the company said.
“The most commonly reported side effects were temporary and mild, like a sore arm, chills or fever,” said Dr. Supriya Sharma, Health Canada’s chief medical advisor.
Twitter Bans Bollywood Actor For Raising Her Voice albawaba.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from albawaba.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.