Twitter bans Trump’s account
Washington, Jan 9: US President Donald Trump has been permanently suspended from Twitter due to the “risk of further incitement of violence”, the social media giant has announced, days after his supporters stormed the US Capitol and caused the deaths of four civilians and a police officer. “……we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence,” Twitter said in a statement on Friday. (PTI)
Hospital fire claims 10 infants
Bhandara, Jan 9: In what is considered a shocking lapse, 10 infants were killed and another 7 were saved after a fire ravaged through the children’s ward of a government hospital here on Saturday. The fire, caused by a suspected electrical short-circuit, broke out at around 1.45 am in the Sick and Newborn Care Unit of the Bhandara District General Hospital, when the mothers and other relatives of the infants were asleep. (IANS) nSee P-9
World watching India: PM
New Delhi, Jan 9: Noting India’s image as the world’s pharmacy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday it is ready with two locally manufactured COVID-19 vaccines to “protect” humanity, and asserted the world is not only waiting for them but also watching as to how the nation runs the globe’s biggest vaccination programme. Talking about India’s fight against the pandemic, he said the country is among the nations with the lowest fatality rate and the highest recovery rate. (PTI)