India recorded 20,408 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Saturday. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country now stands at 4,40,00,138 including 1,43,384 active cases. Active cases account for 0.33 per cent of the total cases. The government data […]
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CWG Day 2: India eyes gold in weightlifting, athletics, gymnastics
After a thunderous Day 1 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Team India looks to retain momentum on the second day with all eyes on Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, the Tokyo Olympic silver-medallist and 2018 CWG gold medallist on Saturday. Badminton and Table Tennis teams looking to make a progress […]
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All-round India completes clean sweep, crushes West Indies by 119 runs in third ODI
Top bowling spells from spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and pacers Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur helped India crush West Indies by 119 runs in the rain-hit third and final ODI of the series here at Queen’s Park Oval on Thursday. India has completed a clean sweep of 3-0 over the hosts. […]
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How can Citizenship be taken away and obtained in India?
Like other countries of the world, there are two types of people living in India. One is Indian and the other foreign. Indian citizens get some special rights which foreigners do not get. After the passing of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 in the country, many people have become afraid […]
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India reported 14,830 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
India reported 14,830 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. A total of 36 deaths were reported with 18,159 recoveries in the last 24 hours. India’s active caseload currently stands at 147,512. Its daily positivity rate is at 3.5 percent. As […]
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India raises concern over resurgence of terrorist activity in Libya
India on Monday (local time) raised concern over the resurgence of terrorist activity in Libya at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). In a briefing at UNSC on Libya, Charge d’affaires at India’s Permanent Mission to the UN Ambassador R Ravindra said, “We remain concerned at the resurgence of terrorist activity in Libya, […]
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India reported 16,866 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
India reported 16,866 fresh COVID-19 cases, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. The country on Sunday had reported 20,279 new infections. A total of 41 deaths were reported with 18,148 recoveries in the last 24 hours. India’s active caseload currently stands at 1,50,877. Its daily positivity […]
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Droupadi Murmu takes oath as India’s 15th President
Droupadi Murmu on Monday took oath as the 15th President of India. Chief Justice of India NV Ramana administered the oath of office of the President to her in the Central Hall of Parliament. The 64-year-old defeated opposition presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha to become the first tribal and the second […]
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India contributes USD 2.5 million to UNRWA for Palestine refugees
India contributed USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Director of the West Asia and North Africa Division of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, Sunil Kumar presented the cheque of USD 2.5 million to the UNRWA Director of Partnerships […]
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India major contributor as Singapore visitor arrivals increase 12-fold
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) predicted in a statement that it expects international visitor arrivals to the city-state to reach as much as six million this year. With the country reopening its borders in April to all vaccinated travellers, it received more than 1.5 million visitors for the first half […]
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Lok Sabha passes Bill to form regulatory framework for India’s Antarctic activities
Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 which aims to provide a regulatory framework for India’s research activities in the Antarctic and protect the Antarctic ecosystem. The Bill was moved by Union Minister of Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh. The Bill is intended at having India’s own national […]
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India reported 21,411 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
India reported 21,411 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours with a daily case positivity rate of 4.46 percent, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday. The active caseload in the country now stands at 1,50,100 accounting for 0.34 percent of the total cases. […]
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India beats West Indies by three runs in last-ball thriller, take 1-0 lead in ODI series
Brilliant half-centuries from Kyle Mayers and Brandon King went in vain as West Indies succumbed to a painful three-run defeat to India in the first ODI of three-match series here at Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad on Friday. With this victory, India has a 1-0 lead in the series. Fans […]
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India extended Line of Credit worth USD 1.85 bn to Sri Lanka in 10 years: S Jaishankar
India has extended 8 Lines of Credit (LOCs) to Sri Lanka amounting to USD 1850.64 million in the past 10 years, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said on Friday. “Government of India has extended 08 Lines of Credit (LOCs) to Sri Lanka amounting to USD 1850.64 million in sectors […]
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NIA searches across Tamil Nadu in case related to narcotics, arms trafficking in India & Sri Lanka
The National Investigation Agency conducted searches at multiple locations in Tamil Nadu, in connection with a case of trafficking of narcotics and arms to India and Sri Lanka, and has recovered and seized gadgets and incriminating documents, officials said. A total of 22 premises of accused and suspects were searched by the officials. The illegal activities were […]