Negative RT-PCR COVID-19 test report will be mandatory for entry into Tripura for travellers from those states where more than one district has a positivity rate of 5 percent or more irrespective of their vaccination status, said an order issued by the State government on Friday. The order comes in […]
Dwayne Johnson reuniting with ‘Jumanji’ director Jake Kasdan for ‘Red One’
Actor Dwayne Johnson is reuniting with his ‘Jumanji’ director Jake Kasdan for ‘Red One’, the unique Christmas-themed feature project set up at Amazon. As per The Hollywood Reporter, Kasdan will direct the project and will also serve as one of the producers. Johnson is attached to star and is producing with his Seven Bucks Productions cohorts, […]
PM Modi arrives in Vatican City to meet Pope Francis ahead of G20 Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Vatican City on Saturday to meet Pope Francis ahead of the highly anticipated Group of 20 (G20) Summit. PM Modi is accompanied by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar. The Vatican is a city-state surrounded by Rome and is the headquarters of the Roman […]
Uttarakhand: Portals of Tungnath temple to close today for winter months
The portals of the Tungnath temple will be closed today for the winter season, as per the Chardham Devsthanam Board. The doors of Shri Gangotri Dham will be shut on November 5 and that of Shri Kedarnath Dham and Shri Yamunotri Dham on November 6 while the Shri Badrinath Dham will be […]
Aryan Khan reaches home after spending nearly one month in jail
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan reached his home Mannat after being granted bail in the drugs-on-cruise case. Aryan was granted bail on Thursday evening, and after all the formalities were completed, he was released from Arthur Road jail on Saturday morning. A huge crowd gathered outside Mannat and hence SRK and Aryan found it […]
Indo-US joint military exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas’ concludes in Alaska
The 17th Edition of India-US joint exercise Yudh Abhyas 21 on Saturday concluded at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska after a validation exercise. According to the Indian Army, the exercise has strengthened mutual confidence, interoperability and enabled sharing of best practices between the two Armies. “The 17th Edition of India-US joint exercise concluded at Joint […]
T20 WC: Can’t take anything for granted against in-form Sri Lanka, says Keshav Maharaj
South African spinner Keshav Maharaj has said that the Proteas will be taking nothing for granted against Sri Lanka despite recent successes against the same opposition. The Proteas whitewashed Sri Lanka in a bilateral T20 series in September but Maharaj recognises the Lions have shown much better form in the ICC Men’s T20 World […]
Cruise Drug Case: Aryan Khan released from Arthur Road Jail
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, who was granted bail in the drugs-on-cruise case, was released from Arthur Road jail on Saturday. Earlier on Friday, Bombay High Court issued a detailed bail order of Aryan Khan which stated that the accused should appear before Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) every Friday and […]
India reported 14,313 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
A total of 14,313 new Covid-19 cases and 549 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family welfare on Saturday. Also, 13,543 people recovered from Covid-19 taking the overall recovery count (since the beginning of the pandemic) to 3,36,41,175. “The Active Caseload is […]
Karnataka govt files revised affidavit in SC for deporting Rohingyas
The BJP led Karnataka government filed a revised affidavit in the Supreme Court on the deportation of Rohingyas and retracted from its earlier stand that there is no plan to deport Rohingyas living in Bengaluru. The Karnataka State Police has not housed Rohingyas in any camp or detention centre within its jurisdiction. However, 126 […]
Bihar by-polls: 5.08 pc voters turnout recorded till 9 am
Bihar recorded a voter turnout of 5.08 percent till 9 am in the two Assembly constituencies during the by-elections on Saturday. According to the election commission, the Kusheshwar Asthan assembly seat in Darbhanga district recorded 6.45 per cent voters turnout while the Tarapur Assembly seat in Munger district recorded 4 […]
T20 WC: Men in Blue find themselves in must-win territory against Kiwis
After suffering a loss against Pakistan in their opening game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the Virat Kohli-led side find themselves in a must-win situation against New Zealand. India and New Zealand will lock horns against each other in the Super 12 stages of the World Cup on Sunday at the Dubai […]
Himachal Pradesh by-polls: Voting underway in one Lok Sabha, three assembly seats
Voting for by-polls in Fatehpur, Arki, Jubbal-Kotkhai assembly constituencies and Mandi Lok Sabha seat is underway in Himachal Pradesh. The voting for by-polls began at 8 am and will continue till 6 pm. ‘ The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress are frontrunners in the Himalayan state. The necessity to […]
UN Security Council adopts resolution on protection of education in armed conflict
The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution on the protection of education in armed conflict. Resolution 2601, which won the unanimous support of the 15-member council, strongly condemns all violations of applicable international law involving the recruitment and use of children by parties to armed conflict as well as their re-recruitment, killing and maiming, rape and other forms […]
Pakistan among top 10 countries in the world where killers of journalists went free: Report
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has ranked Pakistan at the ninth spot this year on its annual Global Impunity Index, which spotlights countries where members of the press are singled out for murder and the perpetrators go free. Pakistan has been a mainstay on the index since its inception in 2008, Geo News reported. Somalia […]