India’s daily Covid surge remained below the 2,000-mark for the entire week even as several countries witnessed a worrying spike in fresh infections. In the last 24 hours, 1,421 new cases were reported, the health ministry said, and the active cases have now dropped below the 16,500-mark, or 0.04 per cent of the nation’s overall […]
A CBI team was in Bengal’s Birbhum for the second day on Sunday to probe the latest violence case in the state, which has reached parliament and the Supreme Court. Eight people – six women and two children – were burnt to death in the horrific incident that has triggered a fresh political row between […]
Indian exports crossing USD 400 billion has filled us with pride as it signifies country’s potential and capability, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said while addressing the nation on his monthly radio programme ‘Mann ki Baat’. When every Indian becomes vocal for local then it does not take long for local products to go […]
Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Chennai Super Kings by six wickets in the blockbuster season opener of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Chasing 132 for the win, Ajinkya Rahane hit a brilliant 44 before skipper Shreyas Iyer scored an unbeaten 20 to steer them past the finish line. Earlier, Umesh Yadav plucked two early wickets before […]
A special police officer (SPO) was shot dead by terrorists while his brother was injured in a terror attack in Chadbugh in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, news agency ANI reported. “At about 8:35 pm, terrorists fired at and critically injured SPO Ishfaq Ahmad near his residence at Chadbugh in Budgam,” a J&K police […]
After a coronavirus pandemic-induced hiatus of over two years, regular international flights are set to resume from Sunday with airports and airlines getting ready for normal overseas operations.Battered by the pandemic, the airline industry is slowly coming back to normalcy and the resumption of normal overseas flights is expected to provide a fillip to the […]
The Narendra Modi government on Saturday extended the Pradhanmantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, the scheme to provide free food grains by another six months. The decision was taken in the cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Modi. “In keeping with the concern and sensitivity towards poor and vulnerable sections of society, the Union Cabinet chaired by […]
In a path breaking initiative aimed at safeguarding the interests of farmers, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr Bhagwant Mann today announced that in future farmers incurring any loss from a natural disaster would be duly compensated prior to completion of assessment (Girdawari). Addressing a gathering during function organised to distribute compensation farmers who have lost […]
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise video appearance on Saturday at Qatar’s Doha Forum, calling on the energy-rich nation and others to increase their output of energy “so everyone in Russia understands that no one can use energy as blackmail”. Zelenskyy’s call is significant as Qatar is a world leader in the export of […]