An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, while no reports of any casualty or damage to property was received from anywhere so far. It sent tremors across parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi NCR and other parts of North India. A statement issued by the India Meteorological Department […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Hyderabad in Telangana on Saturday to unveil the ‘Statue of Equality’ which commemorates 11th century Bhakti saint Sri Ramanujacharya. The prime minister will also kickstart the 50th anniversary celebrations of ICRISAT during his visit. Modi will unveil the 216-feet tall ‘Statue of Equality’ on Saturday. In a tweet, PM […]
Justin Langer has resigned as Australia men’s head coach after declining the offer of a short-term extension to his contract. The announcement was made via a statement from Langer’s management company DSEG on Saturday, the morning after a lengthy CA board meeting had finished without a resolution, while Langer was flying from Melbourne to Perth.”DSEG […]
Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed in an encounter with security forces here on Saturday, police said. Acting on specific inputs about the presence of militants in Zakura locality of the city, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there during the night, a police official said.He said as the forces were conducting searches […]
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued notice to Administration of Union Territory of Chandigarh over mayoral polls issue. The Court has ordered that the entire record of polls including ballot slips and videography be submitted in sealed cover to the court.The Court was hearing a plea filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP’s) Mayoral […]
Fast track courts for sacrilege incidents, free power up to 300 units, 33 per cent reservation for women in the police force, debt waiver for farmers having up to five acres of land are among many promises made by the BJP and its allies PLC and SAD (Sanyukt) for the February 20 Punjab Assembly polls.The […]
India added 1,49,394 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally to 4,19,52,712, while the active cases further declined to 14,35,569, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,00,055 with 1,072 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.The active cases comprise 3.42 per cent of the […]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday a military response to the ongoing Ottawa protest against COVID-19 measures is not in the cards right now.’Ottawa police Chief Peter Sloly said this week that all options are on the table, including calling in the military, to end the ongoing demonstration that was being called an occupation […]
India has turned down a demand of Elon Musk’s Tesla for tax breaks to import electric cars, saying rules already allow bringing in partially-built vehicles and assembling them locally at a lower levy. “We looked at whether the duties need to be re-jigged, but some domestic production is happening and some investments have come in […]