The Army apprehended three suspects and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara on Monday. An Indian Army spokesperson said that a joint search operation was launched along with Jammu and Kashmir Police late on Monday night in which one AK rifle and two pistols […]
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Bihar polls will be held on time, says Election Commission
The Election Commission has rejected the demand of the political parties in Bihar to postpone the Assembly elections in the state. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora reiterated on Monday that elections in Bihar will be held on time, and that the poll panel is making preparations keeping in view the […]
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Taskforce for vaccine distribution to meet tomorrow, says health ministry
The expert committee on vaccine administration, chaired by NITI Aayog’s Dr VK Paul, will meet on Wednesday to consider “logistics and ethical aspects” of procurement and administration of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), which has affected more than 2.2 million people and killed over 44,000 in the country, the […]
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Centre should take steps to undo economic disruption: Manmohan Singh
Protecting people’s livelihood, making adequate capital available for businesses and ensuring the autonomy of the financial sector are the three steps the government should take “immediately” to undo the economic disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in an interview to BBC, urging the government […]
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PM Modi reviews preparedness to tackle flood situation in 6 states
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a meeting via video conferencing with the chief ministers and ministers of six states – Kerala, Karnataka, Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra – to review the flood situation there. The meeting, which was attended by the chief ministers of Kerala, Assam, Bihar, […]
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‘They’ve got nothing to do with Sushant Singh Rajput case’: Sanjay Raut slams Bihar govt
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday slammed Bihar government for its involvement in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case, saying “they’ve got nothing to do with the matter”. “Mere angne me tumhara kya kaam hai? (What business you’ve got in my courtyard). The investigation is taking place here (Maharashtra),” Raut […]
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India gets ready for UNSC role, boosts diplomatic strength at New York
India has decided to upgrade its diplomatic presence at the United Nations in preparation for taking over as a non-permanent member of the Security Council in January 2021 with an additional deputy permanent representative (DPR) and a counsellor appointed to handle the UNSC matters. External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will […]
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Over 15 lakh people beat Covid-19 in India, recovery rate nears 70%
India’s Covid-19 recoveries have crossed 1.5 million, or 15 lakh, with a recovery rate of almost 70 percent, the government stated on Monday. The country reported the highest ever single-day cases of Covid-19 recoveries in the last 24 hours as 54,859 people beat the deadly contagion or were discharged from […]
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Former President Pranab Mukherjee tweets he is coronavirus positive
Former President Pranab Mukherjee tweeted this afternoon that he has tested positive for coronavirus, requesting people who have come in contact to self-isolate. Mukherjee said he found out about his positive status when he went for a routine check up. “On a visit to the hospital for a separate procedure, […]
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China sends fighter jets as US offers Taiwan ‘strong’ support
Chinese air force jets briefly crossed over the mid-line of the Taiwan Strait on Monday and were tracked by Taiwanese missiles, Taiwan’s government said, as US health chief Alex Azar visited the island to offer President Donald Trump’s strong support. Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday as the highest-level US official […]
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Sachin Pilot reaches out to Congress leadership, puts in an appointment request
Exactly a month after Sachin Pilot and 18 dissident Rajasthan legislators left Jaipur to rebel against chief minister Ashok Gehlot, the former deputy chief minister has now reached out to the Congress’s top leadership, according to two senior party leaders familiar with the matter. The two leaders added that Pilot […]
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Indian Rafales practise mountain night flying for Ladakh in Himachal Pradesh
India’s newly-acquired five Rafale fighters are practising night flying in the mountainous terrain of Himachal Pradesh so that the Golden Arrows squadron with its Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile and SCALP air-to-ground stand-off weapon will be ready if the situation deteriorates on the 1,597 km-long Line of Actual Control (LAC) in […]
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Sushant Singh Rajput case: Rhea Chakraborty reaches ED office for questioning
Bollywood actor Rhea Chakraborty reached the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office on Monday morning for another around of questioning in the money laundering case linked to actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. The actor was accompanied by her brother Showik Chakraborty. Rhea Chakraborty’s previous questioning with the ED went on for nearly […]
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Submarine OFC an early gift for people of Andaman-Nicobar on I-Day: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the submarine Optical Fibre Cable between Chennai and Port Blair via video conferencing on Monday morning. The submarine optical fibre cable link will deliver bandwidth of 2 x 200 Gigabits per second (Gbps) between Chennai and Port Blair, and 2 x 100 Gbps between Port […]
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PM Modi inaugurates submarine optical fibre cable connecting Chennai, Port Blair
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the submarine optical fibre cable (OFC) connecting Tamil Nadu’s Chennai and Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The submarine cable will also connect Port Blair to Swaraj Dweep (Havelock), Little Andaman, Car Nicobar, Kamorta, Great Nicobar, Long Island, and Rangat of the Island. […]