French Open: Novak Djokovic to face Rafael Nadal in semi-finals

World number one Novak Djokovic will lock horns with defending champion Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the ongoing French Open on Friday. Djokovic on Wednesday (local time) defeated ninth-seeded Italian Matteo Berrettini 6-3, 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5 in the quarter-finals to book the semi-final berth. The Serbian tennis player started off well as he won the […]

No instability in the BJP govt in MP: Narendra Singh Tomar

Refuting the speculations of a change in leadership in Madhya Pradesh, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said there is no instability in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state. Interacting with reporters, Tomar said, “There is no instability in Madhya Pradesh Government. The party has selected Shivraj […]

India reports 92,596 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hrs

With 92,596 new COVID-19 cases registered in the last 24 hours, India reported less than 1 lakh COVID-19 cases for the second consecutive day, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday. India on Tuesday reported 86,498 new COVID-19 cases. On Monday, the country had reported 1,00,636 new COVID-19 cases. The COVID case tally in India has now […]

Tokyo Olympics: IOC looking at redistributing slots held for North Korea

With the Tokyo Olympics round the corner, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is looking at redistributing the slots that were held for North Korea. An IOC official speaking at a press conference explained the need to finalize the allocation of slots to ensure fairness as there are athletes waiting for information about participating in the […]

World’s 1st Liquid Nano Urea to be introduced to J-K farmers, will enhance crop yield: LG

Taking a giant leap in the agriculture sector and adopting environment-friendly farming practices across the Union Territory, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday flagged off the first consignment of IFFCO’s Nano Urea (Liquid) from Kalol area of Gujarat, through virtual mode. “I express my heartfelt gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for encouraging the agricultural scientists […]

UP: Vials of Covid-19 vaccine missing from Aligarh’s primary health centre

Aligarh police on Tuesday registered a case of missing vials of vaccine”>COVID-19 vaccine from the Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Naurangabad. Raghvendra Singh, CO City, Aligarh said “Health Department’s official filed a complaint that vials of COVID vaccines are missing from Primary Health Centre in Naurangabad.” He further said that a case has been registered at the […]

Sonia, Rahul Gandhi don’t have confidence in Indian vaccine, says Pralhad Joshi

Parliamentary Affairs Minister and BJP leader Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday alleged that Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi haven’t got vaccinated stating they don’t have faith in Indian vaccines. “When we started vaccination in January, Congress leaders raised questions on vaccine efficacy. Now, they are taking the vaccine. As per my knowledge, Sonia and Rahul Gandhi haven’t taken vaccine. They don’t have confidence […]

Azerbaijan says member of Armenia’s sabotage group detained on border

The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday that a member of the Armenian armed forces’ sabotage group was detained after crossing into the Lachin sector of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border for laying mines on the Azerbaijani territory. “On June 8, a reconnaissance and sabotage group of the Armenian armed forces took advantage of unfavorable weather conditions and crossed […]

Mental health experts experience extreme upsurge in acute grief, bereavement cases

As the devastating second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is gradually subsiding, mental health experts are observing a surge in number of patients putting up with acute “grief or bereavement” after suffering the loss of the loved ones. According to mental health experts, grief or bereavement is a feeling of permanent […]