Daily Archives: February 15, 2022

International rights groups back Sri Lankan activist, condemn govt’s ‘harassment’

Colombo, Feb 14 (PTI) Eight international organisations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have condemned the Sri Lankan government's response to a prominent...

Mob attacked scholar over allegations of blasphemy in Pakistan’s Punjab

Lahore, Feb 14 (PTI) An enraged mob attacked and injured a Shia scholar for allegedly burning the pages of a religious book in Pakistan's...

China, India should follow through on border agreements, Beijing in response to Jaishankar’s remarks

Beijing, Feb 14 (PTI) China and India should "follow through" on the border agreements to uphold peace and tranquility at the Line of Actual...

New antibody helps block Covid transmission in cells: Study

Los Angeles, Feb 14 (PTI) Researchers have engineered a novel antibody that can directly interfere with and block the cell-to-cell transmission ability of SARS-CoV-2,...

Indian-origin project manager jailed in Singapore for bribing assistant engineer

Singapore, Feb 14 (PTI) An Indian-origin project manager in Singapore was on Monday sentenced to over seven months' imprisonment for giving USD 33,513 in...