Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar and Mohammed Bin Nasser Bin Ali AL Zaabi, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Defence of Oman attended the 11th meeting of the India-Oman Joint Military Cooperation Committee on Monday. Kumar, from the Indian side, said that India is keeping records of all vaccinated individuals digitally with the help of the Aadhar identification system. Notably, Oman is a strategic partner […]
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleges Centre misleading Parliament, SC on Pegasus matter
Congress Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday alleged that the Central government is misleading the Parliament, the Supreme Court and the people on the Pegasus matter. Speaking to ANI today, the Congress leader said, “We have moved the Privilege motion in House on Pegasus. This government is misleading the House, […]
EU sees Beijing’s treatment of Lithuania as a threat to European countries
The spat between Lithuania and China has pulled European Union (EU) interests in Beijing’s treatment of Lithuania as a threat to other EU nations. Luke McGee, writing in CNN said that Brussels is taking a more hardline stance on China, though there are reservations about whether doing so could prompt […]
SAD leader Bikram Majithia gets SC’s protection from arrest till Feb 23 in view of Punjab polls
While observing that the election in Punjab will be held on February 20, the Supreme Court on Monday granted protection from arrest to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia till February 23 in the drug case. A Bench of Chief Justice of India Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana and Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli asked […]
Punjab polls: Charanjit Singh Channi files his nomination from Bhadaur Assembly
Punjab Chief Minister and Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi filed his nomination from Bhadaur Assembly constituency in Barnala district on Monday ahead of Punjab Assembly polls. The Congress party on Sunday released its third list of eight candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Punjab which revealed that sitting Chief […]
Punjab polls: Amarinder Singh to file nomination from Patialia seat today
Punjab Lok Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh sought blessings from the sword of Guru Gobind Singh before heading for filing the nomination from Patiala on Monday. Amarinder Singh resigned as chief minister in September last year, subsequently left the Congress party and formed the Punjab Lok Congress. After the Central government withdrew the three contentious farm […]
Budget Session: FM Sitharaman tables Economic Survey 2021-22 along with Statistical Appendix in Lok Sabha
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday tabled the Economic Survey 2021-22 along with Statistical Appendix in the Lok Sabha on the first day of the Budget session of Parliament. Later, the Lok Sabha was adjourned till tomorrow. The Economic Survey will now be tabled in the Upper House. The Budget […]
Peshawar: Bishop seeks protection for Christians in Pakistan after priest killed in gun attack
The most senior bishop in the Church of Pakistan, Azad Marshall, condemned the attack on a priest on Sunday urged the Pakistani government to give justice and protection to Christians, reported DW News. Taking to Twitter Marshall said, “We demand justice and protection of Christians from the Government of Pakistan.” A Christian priest was slain and another was wounded […]
PM Modi will address these five districts of western UP through virtual rally today
For the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will once again address the public through a virtual rally today. PM Modi will interact with the people today for the elections to be held in West Uttar Pradesh in the first phase. PM will simultaneously address 49,000 people of […]
Tamil Nadu student who cleared NEET twice requests govt for financial help
A student from the Panamooppanpatty village in Madurai who cleared the NEET despite financial odds has urged the government to help her to mitigate financial woes “Government is only paying my tuition fees and I have no money for other expenses like accommodation. In such a case, I had to […]
CPI’s Viswam moves privilege motion over Pegasus issue against Ashwini Vaishnaw in RS
Communist Party of India Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam on Monday moved a privilege motion notice against Union Minister of Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw for his statements on the floor of the House regarding Pegasus, in light of the recent report by a US-based newspaper. Sources told ANI that in […]
Budget session: Congress plans to target Centre on Pegasus issue
As the Union Budget session begins on Monday, the Congress has planned to target the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government on the issue of Pegasus snooping. Speaking with ANI, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge slammed the Centre and said that the Monsoon session of the Parliament was affected due to the Pegasus issue. “We had been […]
Uttarakhand Assembly Elections: CM Pushkar Singh Dhami will campaign door-to-door in Pauri today
Assembly elections are going to be held in Uttarakhand on 14th February. Preparations are going on regarding this. In the midst of these preparations, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will take a meeting of party officials and workers at Pauri headquarters on Monday. After this, Chief Minister Dhami will appeal […]
Omicron variant lung damage ‘milder than Delta in animals’: Study
Studies conducted by a group of international researchers on Monday said that the COVID-19 variant Omicron causes less severe symptoms in the lungs of hamsters than the Delta variant. The researchers examined differences in symptoms in hamsters separately infected with the Omicron and the Delta variants, reported NHK World. They said that, three days after becoming infected, the hamsters with the Omicron variant had […]
Delhi airport implements one-hand bag rule with some exceptions
With some exceptions, Delhi airport implemented the rule which allowed a domestic passenger to carry only one piece of luggage or handbag as cabin luggage. A Delhi airport official informed that the following advisory from Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), only one piece of hand baggage is permitted per […]