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President Joe Biden and Vice President Harris met with Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus leaders in the Oval Office. President says We doubled down on our commitment to combat anti-Asian hate and discussed working together on everything from the American Jobs Plan to immigration.
After public outcry over the Chicago police shooting of a 13-year-old boy shows the youth appearing to drop a handgun and begin raising his hands less than a second before an officer fires his gun and kills him.
A still frame taken from Officer Eric Stillman’s jumpy nighttime body camera footage shows that Adam Toledo wasn’t holding anything and had his hands up when Stillman shot him once in the chest about 3 a.m. on March 29. Police, who were responding to reports of shots fired in the area, say the teen had a handgun on him before the shooting. And Stillman’s footage shows him shining a light on a handgun on the ground near Toledo after he shot him.
The first day of Ramadan will be April 13, Tuesday. The moon sighting committee in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia said that the crescent moon had not been sighted. Accordingly, Monday, April 12, will be the last and 30th day of Shaban 1442 Hijri which means, by default, the first day of Ramadan will be on Tuesday.
Sunday marks the 29th day of Shaban, the month before Ramadan according to the Islamic calendar. Ramadan lasts for one complete moon cycle, which is usually 29 or 30 days. The moon sighting determines the duration.
US President Joe Biden visits vaccination clinic at Virginia Theological Seminary
President says It’s an example of the kind of partnerships we’re seeing around the country — people coming together across different faiths to serve those most in need. It’s America at its best.
New Delhi on Tuesday imposed a night-time curfew until April 30 with much of the country struggling to contain a second surge in coronavirus infections that has eclipsed the first wave.
The next four weeks in India’s fight against COVID-19 will be “very, very critical,” said senior government health official Vinod Kumar Paul, warning that the respiratory disease was now spreading much faster than in 2020.
“The pandemic has worsened in the country…There is a serious rise in cases,” Paul told reporters.
Healthcare and similar frontline workers as well as people over 60 have been the main recipients of vaccinations so far. Inoculations of people above 45 began only on April 1.
Jake Sullivan US National Security Advisor
The U.S. is committed to end the race to the bottom on corporate tax rates and prevent corporations from shifting jobs overseas.
A core piece of our national security strategy is national competitiveness: creating jobs & raising wages at home, not incentivizing tax havens.
The SaudiMinistry of Hajj and Umrah said in a statement that only “immunised people” will be granted permits to perform Umrah as well as prayers in the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca. Umrah pilgrimage, starting from the holy month of Ramadan.
These include individuals who have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, those having received one dose of the vaccine at least 14 days before performing the pilgrimage, or a person who has recovered from the virus, the ministry said The ministry also said it would increase the operational capacity of the holy mosque in adherence with COVID-19 measures and restrictions.
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Taking to Twitter, Akshay Kumar shared the news this morning.
“I wish to inform everyone that, earlier this morning, I have tested positive for Covid-19. Following all the protocols, I have immediately isolated myself. I’m under home quarantine and have sought necessary medical care.
At least four persons and 7 animals have died in a fire that broke out in 62 hectares of forest area in the last 24 hours.
The Principal Chief Conservator has informed that 12,000 guards and fire watchers of the state forest department have been deployed to douse the fire. So far, the fire has destroyed property worth Rs 37 Lakhs
uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat today held an emergency meeting over fire incidents via video conferencing. “We asked the Centre to give us two choppers to take control of fire situation. We have been given the same. We are hoping to douse fire using choppers today,” the chief minister said