NEW DELHI: In a major move to boost national defense manufacturing, the government on Wednesday approved the export of nationally developed ground-to-air. Akash missile system and create a high-level committee to authorize the sale of the main platforms to various countries. The defense ministry said that a committee made up …
Read More »WTC points table | World Test Championship Points Table: New Zealand Remains Third After Winning Over Pakistan, India Second
WTC points table: New Zealand overtakes India for second place | Photo credit: AP Key points The World Test Championship table saw a big change in ranking New Zealand still in third place after winning Test 1 against Pakistan The ICC recently changed the structure of the WTC in the …
Read More »Aden airport explosion | The death toll rises to 22; 50 wounded
The source of the blast was not immediately clear, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack on the airport. No one on the government plane was injured. A large explosion hit the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Wednesday, shortly after a plane carrying the newly …
Read More »Around 150 Madhya Pradesh farmers allegedly cheated out of the Rs 5 crore harvest
Across the state, nearly 250 farmers have allegedly been misled after the Mandi Model Law was passed. Bhopal: In a potentially embarrassing incident for the BJP in Madhya Pradesh, around 150 farmers in four districts were scammed out of nearly 2,600 quintals of crop worth more than 5 million rupees. …
Read More »I never denied the departure of any ship
The cargo ship MV Jagannath has been anchored in China since June 13: Anurag Srivastava, MEA spokesperson New Delhi: China said on Wednesday that the “real” reason for the Indian sailors trapped in China is that “the freight forwarder does not want to adjust plans due to commercial interests.” The …
Read More »Coronavirus | 20 found with a mutant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus reported from the UK: Ministry of Health
The Health Ministry said that apart from the six who tested positive on Tuesday, these cases were reported in Delhi and Bengaluru. A total of 20 people (14 on Wednesday) were found with the mutant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus reported from the UK, the Health Ministry confirmed on Wednesday. …
Read More »The government is likely to extend the mandatory use of FASTag for paying tolls on national highways
NEW DELHI: The government is scheduled to extend the deadline for the collection of 100% of tolls in the National Highways (NH) network through FASTag. Previously, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) had announced that it would completely end cash transactions for paying tolls as of January 1. Sources …
Read More »Why the Oxford vaccine could be India’s best chance against Covid | India News
NEW DELHI: The UK on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford-AstraZeneca. India is likely to follow suit soon. The Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest producer of vaccines, has already produced almost 50 million doses …
Read More »Nepal: Prachanda faction toughens its stance to pursue a “policy of balance” with India and China | India News
NEW DELHI: As China seeks to hold communist alliance together, despite division in government Communist Party of Nepal (NCP), the party’s PK Dahal Prachanda-Madhav Nepal faction told TOI on Wednesday that the only way to restore unity was through the reinstatement of the House of Representatives by Prime Minister KP. …
Read More »Angry mob destroys Hindu temple in northwestern Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: An angry mob led by local clergymen burned a Hindu temple in the Karak district of Pakistanin the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday. “The decision made last week (in Teri village in Karak) was implemented today and the temple was destroyed while extremists chanted Allah-o-Akbar (God is …
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