Satish Poonia, who heads the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Rajasthan, has demanded that the assembly Speaker CP Joshi should resign from his post on moral grounds, as his political leaning of saving the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government has been exposed. He made the demand following the surfacing of a […]
Relive the Ramayana era: Ayodhya gears up for August 5 Ram Temple groundbreaking ceremony
The Ayodhya administration is gearing up for the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the city on August 5 for foundation laying ceremony of Lord Ram temple. The popular stories and incidents in the holy Ramayana are being engraved on the walls, it further said. The portraits of all […]
India records more than 50,000 Covid-19 cases for second straight day
India recorded more than 50,000 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours, for the second day in a row, pushing its infection tally to more than 1.63 million, according to the Union health ministry data. According to health ministry data, India has added 1,053,377 cases […]
India now fifth in terms of Covid-19 fatalities, rate of recovery improves
India has achieved another grim milestone in terms of the number of Covid-19 fatalities. The country is already recording over 50,000 daily cases (the number stood at 55,078 on Friday) which has taken the countrywide tally to over 1.6 million (16,38,870 to be exact). Another 779 deaths in the last […]
Twitter says hackers broke into system by calling employees
Twitter Inc. revealed additional details about the highest-profile security breach in its history, confirming that hackers gained entry to its computer systems by reaching out to employees on their phones. In an update on its internal investigation, Twitter said the July 15 incident targeted employees using a phone spear phishing […]
India praises Canada for disavowing SFJ’s Punjab Referendum
India praised Canada for disavowing the Punjab Referendum 2020 organised by the secessionist group Sikhs for Justice or SFJ. India believes that in clearly disavowing the referendum the Canadian Government has set a precedent that should be emulated by other countries, particularly in the West. “Canada taking a lead is good start,” […]
Landslide at Badrinath national highway as incessant rains lash Uttarakhand
A landslide occurred at Uttarakhand’s Badrinath national highway in Bajpur of the Chamoli district on Thursday, due to incessant rainfall. Landslide on the highway has disrupted the traffic movement, and an operation to clear the route is underway, officials said. On July 16, the Badrinath Highway at Pagal Nala and […]
First-ever EU cyber sanctions hit Russian, Chinese, North Koreans
The European Union has imposed its first-ever sanctions over cyberattacks, slapping them on alleged Russian military agents, Chinese cyber spies and organisations including a North Korean firm. The six people and three groups hit with sanctions include Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency. EU headquarters blamed them in a statement for […]
UK scientists to immunize hundreds with experimental Covid-19 vaccine
Scientists at Imperial College London say they are immunizing hundreds of people with an experimental coronavirus vaccine in an early trial after seeing no worrying safety problems in a small number vaccinated so far. Dr Robin Shattock, a professor at the college, told The Associated Press that he and colleagues […]
Uttarakhand: Red alert issued in area around Banbasa barrage after excessive rain
The district administration has issued a red alert in the area near Banbasa barrage on the Sharda river which is flowing above the danger mark due to excessive rainfall in the past two days. “2,31,000 cusec water has been released from Banbasa barrage. There are apprehensions that this may cause a flood in the area around the […]
Tripura Police arrest 10 people accused of gang-raping a minor girl
Ten people have been arrested in Tripura in connection with the gang-rape of a minor girl at a village of Teliamura in Khowai district more than a week ago, the police said. “We have arrested 10 persons so far including five who were involved in gang-rape on July 21. Two […]
CRPF jawan arrested on rape charges in Chhattisgarh after complaint from woman: Police
A jawan of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was arrested for allegedly raping a woman in Maoist-hit Sukma district, police said on Thursday. The jawan was posted in CRPF camp in Dubbakota area of South Sukma. “The victim came to us on Wednesday evening and lodged a complaint. We […]
Triple talaq law contributed to woman empowerment: Javadekar
On the first anniversary of the triple talaq bill’s passage in Parliament, the BJP Thursday hailed its impact, saying it has contributed to woman empowerment and given women the dignity they deserve in society. “One year ago on 30th July, 2019, Narendra Modi government abolished #TripleTalaq. It has contributed to […]
NEP 2020: Vice President Naidu hails new policy, teachers differ on language
The National Education Policy (NEP), unveiled by the government on Wednesday, is generating a lot of buzz. While many in the government and otherwise are welcoming the change in the education sector, others, including teachers, have varied views. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday expressed happiness over NEP 2020 and called […]
Covid-19 vaccine development progressing well, says AstraZeneca
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has said it has had “good data so far” on its vaccine for Covid-19, developed in partnership with the University of Oxford, which is already in large-scale human trials. There are no approved vaccines for the illness caused by Sar-Cov-2 but AstraZeneca’s vaccine is being widely considered […]