The police on Saturday confirmed Naxal involvement in a bomb blast that took place on the railway line between DEMU railway station and Richughutta railway station on Dhanbad Division in the early hours of Saturday. “A bomb blast on both up and down railway line took place at around 12:30 am today by Naxalites,” said Hemant Kumar, Senior Commandant, Railway Police Force. “Police, […]
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Sanjay Mishra’s ‘Andaman’ movie trailer garners widespread applause
Sanjay Mishra, Rajesh Tailang and Anand Raaj starrer quarantine drama ‘Andaman’ unveiled its trailer earlier today. Helmed by debutante director Smita Singh and produced by 8 Pillar Motion Pictures, the film is set to release independently on November 20 with a unique social media campaign highlighting the covid crisis. Check […]
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Number of farmers protesting at Ghazipur border goes down after Centre announces repealing of three farm laws
The number of farmers protesting at Delhi’s Ghazipurt border has gone down as fewer farmers were seen at the protest site on Saturday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the repeal of the three farm laws. However, the farmers are still protesting, demanding a law on Minimum Support […]
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Rashtriya Sainik Sansthan to launch AI based project on Telemedicine – Jan Mitr in Uttarakhand
In a facilitation ceremony organized by ex-servicemen in Dehradun in November, 2021, Uttarakhand Governor, Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh (Retd.), shared his vision of empowering Uttarakhand and focusing on rural rejuvenation, women empowerment, youth employment and uplifting the ex-servicemen and their families staying in rural areas. During this event the ex-servicemen requested […]
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J-K: Unidentified terrorist killed in ongoing encounter in Kulgam
An unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter that is underway in the Ashmuji area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam, said the Kashmir police. “Police and security forces are on the job,” said the policed. Further details shall follow, the police added. “Encounter has started at Ashmuji area of Kulgam. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow,” tweeted […]
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Indore ranks India’s cleanest city for 5th consecutive year
Madhya Pradesh’s Indore has been ranked India’s cleanest city for the fifth time in a row by the Centre. President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday presented the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2021 at New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan. Gujarat’s Surat was named the second cleanest city, while Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh was […]
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Research explores how genetic differences leave immune cells at disadvantage
New research findings show how genetic variations are linked to severe cases of COVID-19 affecting our immune cells. The study, led by scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), is one of the first in-depth look at the connections between COVID-19 severity and gene expression in many types of […]
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‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ release date moved to Baisakhi 2022
Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan-starrer ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’, which was earlier scheduled to release in February 2022, will now hit the theatres on April 14, 2022. The film, which has been delayed multiple times, was initially slated to release this Christmas. Announcing the new release date of the movie on social media, Aamir Khan Productions […]
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Rajasthan: Oath-taking ceremony of new ministers to take place tomorrow
The oath-taking ceremony of new ministers in the Rajasthan government will take place at the Governor’s house on Sunday at 4 pm, according to sources. This comes after three ministers of Rajasthan Cabinet — Govind Singh Dotasra, Raghu Sharma, and Harish Chaudhary had written to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, expressing their […]
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‘Afghanistan’s farmers, herders desperate for seed, food and cash’
“Catastrophic and famine-like conditions” hang over Afghanistan’s farmers and herders, whose needs continue to rise with the onset of winter, UN humanitarians said on Friday. While humanitarian access has never been better, prices are soaring and needs continue to outpace the resources provided, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) explained. “The situation is disastrous. Every farmer we’ve […]
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UK admits it faces “severe” terror threat after two violent incidents in past one month
The United Kingdom has raised its level of threat from Islamist terrorism to “severe” after two violent incidents in Liverpool and Essex in the last one month, a Canada-based think tank reported. International Forum For Rights And Security (IFFRAS) citing counter-terror experts reported that more future threats are expected in the United Kingdom, adding that […]
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Ind vs NZ: Always admired Rohit’s batting, he has made my job easier, says KL Rahul
India batter KL Rahul lavished praise on skipper Rohit Sharma for making his job easier as an opener during the T20Is against New Zealand. The duo has been on a roll in the shortest format and on Friday, the batters registered their fifth consecutive 50-run partnership in T20Is. Rahul said he enjoys batting with Rohit […]
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Indian Navy set to commission INS Visakhapatnam on Nov 21, Submarine ‘Vela’ on November 28
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be the Chief Guest at the commissioning ceremony of INS Visakhapatnam, the first ship of Project 15B, informed the Indian Navy on Saturday. The commissioning ceremony is scheduled to take place on November 21 at the Naval Dockyard of Mumbai. Also, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh will be […]
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Navjot Singh Sidhu reaches Kartarpur Corridor to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib today
Punjab Pradesh Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday reached the integrated check post of the Kartarpur Corridor at Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur in Pakistan. His visit comes after a fresh tussle erupted in Punjab Congress following the exclusion of Sidhu’s name from Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi-led delegation comprising of […]
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India administers over 51 lakhs Covid vaccine jabs in last 24 hrs
India administered 51,59,931 COVID-19 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Saturday. With this, the cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage in the country has exceeded 115.79 crore. “As many as 1,15,79,69,274 vaccine doses of vaccines have been administrated as per provisional reports till 7 am […]