New Delhi (Reuters): The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), trying to recover from a sexual harassment scandal, suffered a fresh setback when the sports ministry suspended it and sacked a new slate of officers it elected. The ministry took the actions on Sunday after the federation elected a president backed by his predecessor, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been charged with sexual harassment and criminal intimidation. Singh denies any wrongdoing and is out on bail. “Newly elected body appears to be in complete control of former office bearers,” the ministry said in a letter seen by Reuters. “The business

New Delhi [India], December 25 (ANI): Amit Chakravarty, HR head of news portal NewsClick, has moved an application before the court concerned saying that he wants to become an approver in the case and is ready to give his statement under 164 Crpc before Magistrate in the case registered under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, following allegations that News Portal NewsClick received huge money for pro-China propaganda. Chakravarty moved an application before the Additional Sessions Judge, Hardeep Kaur, under relevant sections to turn approver in the case. The approver, an accomplice who decides to testify against

New Delhi, Dec 24 (PTI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged countries in South-East Asia to strengthen surveillance in view of the increasing cases of respiratory diseases, including due to COVID-19 and its new sub-variant JN.1, and influenza. The WHO also urged people to take protective measures. “The COVID-19 virus continues to evolve, change, and circulate in all countries globally. While current evidence suggests the additional public health risk posed by JN.1 is low, we must continue to track the evolution of these viruses to tailor our response.”For this, countries must strengthen surveillance and sequencing, and ensure sharing of