Indian Sub-continent

ISLAMABAD, June 25 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Saturday expressed the resolve to take all such measures that could help in increasing the digital transformation and promote literacy and skills of the Pakistani youth in all forms of education and learning.

In a virtual address at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) being held in Kigali, Rwanda, the prime minister said that about more than sixty percent of the total population of the Commonwealth countries comprised of the youth who held the future of their countries in their hands.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani military cargo plane carrying relief goods for Afghanistan’s earthquake-affected people landed at the Khost airport Saturday, officials said, as tents, food and medical supplies rolled into the mountainous region.

Thousands were left homeless or injured by this week’s powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, which state media said killed 1,150 people. An aftershock Friday took five more lives.

Kanpur: Information about the presence of private medical store brokers and Medical Representatives near OPD at Hallett Hospital was received on Friday.

Principal of Medical College Prof. Sanjay Kala and Campus Incharge Dr Ganesh Shankar conducted a surprise inspection.

As many as 7 touts of the private medical stores were found to be present. They were driven out. The Medical Representatives present in the OPD were also taken out of the OPD.

While instructing them, the officers said that if seen here next time, strict action would be taken.

Ahmedabad, Jun 24 (PTI) Tanvir Jafri, son of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, on Friday said he was disappointed by the Supreme Court's verdict dismissing a petition challenging the clean chit given by the SIT to then chief minister Narendra Modi and others in 2002 post-Godhra riots cases.

Mumbai, Jun 24 (PTI) The rupee on Friday slipped 1 paisa to close at its all-time low of 78.33 against the US dollar amid growing concerns over aggressive monetary policy tightening by central banks and relentless foreign capital outflows.

Positive domestic equities and a weak American currency overseas supported the local unit, forex dealers said.

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 78.20 and finally settled at its all-time low of 78.33, down 1 paisa from its previous close.

NEW DELHI, Jun 24 (NNN-PTI) – Over 17,000 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours in India, taking the total tally to 43,362,294, according to the data released by the health ministry today.

Besides, as many as 13 COVID-19-related deaths were reported in the country since yesterday morning, bringing the total death toll to 524,954.

The daily positivity rate stood at 4.32 percent, while the weekly positivity rate had been 3.07 percent, according to the federal health ministry.

NEW DELHI, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Indian Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday he has approved a proposal to introduce the new car assessment program (NCAP), a mechanism wherein automobiles made in India shall be accorded "star ratings" based upon their performance in crash tests.

According to the minister, the move will serve as a consumer-centric platform, allowing customers to opt for safer cars based upon their star-ratings, while promoting a healthy competition among original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in India to manufacture safer vehicles.

NEW DELHI (AP) — India sent family tents, blankets and other relief supplies for a team to distribute in eastern Afghan villages where a deadly earthquake collapsed thousands of timber and stone homes to rubble.

State media reported that close to 3,000 homes were destroyed or badly damaged, and the death toll rose to 1,150 people with scores more wounded after the magnitude 6 quake on Wednesday.

Pictures of the relief effort were accompanied by a tweet from India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar: “India, a true first responder.”

GAYAN, Afghanistan (AP) — An aftershock took more lives Friday and threatened to pile even more misery on an area of eastern Afghanistan reeling from a powerful earthquake that state media said killed 1,150 people this week.

Wednesday’s magnitude 6 quake struck a remote, mountainous region already grappling with staggering poverty at a time when the country as a whole is spiraling deeper into economic crisis after many countries pulled back critical financing and development aid in the wake of the Taliban’s takeover.

Kanpur:  A loco pilot dies of a heart attack at Qasimpur Halt on Friday morning. He was reportedly on duty. He was posted at Head Quarters Partapgarh.

He left with assistant Yogesh Kumar in Inter city Express 14123 from Pratapgarh to Kanpur.

He stepped down the engine after chain pulling at Qasimpur halt to fix the pressure pipe which was reportedly burst during the chain pulling.

Suddenly he felt unsteady and fell down the track. Immediately 108 ambulance took him to Community Health Centre, Fursatganj.