Noor Inayat Khan, an Indian-origin British secret agent executed by the Nazis, will be honoured with a “blue plaque” in the United Kingdom on Friday. She worked as an undercover radio operator in Nazi-occupied France in 1943 and was captured and killed in the Dachau concentration camp in 1944 at the age of 30. The […]
Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday flagged off Corona Testing Mobile Clinic and Ambulance, which has been donated by Vikramjit Sahney, chairman of Sun Foundation & International. Explaining the salient features of the mobile clinic, Sahney said that it has contact-less thermal testing with nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab tests. “The fully air […]
After protests by businessmen and shopkeepers, Chandigarh Administration lifted the weekend lockdown on Friday. Now, shops and markets will remain open on Saturdays and Sundays. According to sources, it was decided in the meeting that the weekend lockdown will not be imposed, although the odd-even concept will be applicable in some markets. Along with this, […]
Five months after India and Pakistan sealed the borders to curb the spread of Covid-19, a team of 10 Pakistani engineers will cross over to India on Thursday to discuss the construction of a bridge in the Kartarpur Corridor. They will meet officials of Border Security Force (BSF), National Highways of India (NHAI) and […]
Days after Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic welcomed their baby boy to the world, Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma on Thursday announced the arrival of their baby. In a tweet, Sharma shared a picture flaunting her baby bump and announced, “ “And then, we were three! Arriving Jan 2021.” Considering the […]
Chitkara University became the first University in the region to offer a postgraduate program on Pharmacovigilance in alliance with leading clinical research organization (CRO) Chitkara University announced the launch of a 2-year M.Sc Program in Pharmacovigilance & Clinical research, in collaboration with Parexel,a leading provider of solutions to accelerate the development and delivery of innovative […]
Haryana chief minister (CM) Manohar Lal Khattar, 66, who was admitted to a private hospital in Gurugram for the treatment of Covid-19, is stable, hospital authorities said on Thursday. A press statement said, “CM Haryana continues to remain stable and active. His vitals are being maintained. He is kept under strict observation and monitoring in […]
In a move to bolster the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) surveillance capabilities, the government is all set to acquire two PHALCON airborne warning and control systems (AWACS) aircraft from Israel by next week. Sources say that the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) is all set to give its final nod to the deal after extensive […]
Less than four months after joining the video app, TikTok chief executive officer (CEO) Kevin Mayer resigned on Thursday amid pressure from the US government over its ties with China. In a letter to employees, Mayer said his decision to leave comes after the ‘political environment has sharply changed’. The app, which is owned by […]