NEW DELHI: In a major boost to India’s readiness to face the Chinese at the Royal Line of Control (LAC), the Indian army has received the initial shipment of extremely cold weather clothing from the United States for its troops deployed to the border with China. “An initial large quantity …
Read More »Modi mocks Cong’s contractual influence in parliament, says people punish him for false promises | India News
FORBESGANJ / SAHARSA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi mocked Congress on Tuesday for its dwindling numbers in the two Houses of Parliament that have fallen below 100, claiming that people were punishing the party for its false promises to eradicate poverty and farm loan exemption. Mount a relentless assault on the …
Read More »Active Covid-19 Cases in India Fall Below 5.5 Lakh; recoveries exceed active cases by 70 lakh | India News
NEW DELHI: Achieving a significant milestone in the fight against coronavirus, India’s active Covid-19 cases have fallen below 5.5 lakh and now account for only 6.55 percent of total infections as the number of recoveries exceeded 76 lakh, the Union Health Ministry said Tuesday. The drop in active cases is …
Read More »Quad Nations Launch Malabar Exercise, Eyeing China | India News
NEW DELHI: The ‘Quad’ is back after a lapse of 13 years, with an expansionist China firmly in its sights. Another “like-minded” country, Germany, has also declared that it will deploy a warship to patrol the Indo-Pacific to safeguard the “rules-based international order” in the critical region starting next year. …
Read More »West Bengal Guv is BJP’s ‘Speaker’: TMC | India News
CALCUTTA: On Thursday, the ruling Trinamool Congress hit hard on west bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar for his alleged “partisan” approach called him “an embarrassment to the Raj Bhavan” and accused him of acting as a speaker “for the BJP. Dhankhar, who is currently in New Delhi and met with Union …
Read More »Pakistani Minister Admits Imran Government Role in Pulwama Attack, Calls “Great Success” | India News
NEW DELHI: A Pakistani minister admitted on Wednesday that Islamabad was behind last year Pulwama terrorist attack on the jaws of CRPF, describing the cowardly attack as a “great success” of the Imran khan leadership. “Humne Hindustan ko ghus ke maara (We came to India at his home). Our success …
Read More »SC Maintains Order of Uttarakhand HC Leading CBI Investigation Against CM | India News
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed Uttarakhand High Court order directing the CBI investigation against the state prime minister Trivendra Singh Rawat to investigate the corruption allegations against him. The supreme court said that the petitioner had not asked for such an address and the HC approved the …
Read More »Air Pollution in Delhi: Center Introduces New Law through Ordinance to Address Air Pollution in Delhi-NCR | India News
NEW DELHI: The Center has introduced a new law through an ordinance to address the problem of the air pollution in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) and adjacent areas. This law takes effect with immediate effect. The law establishes a powerful permanent Commission of more than 20 members for air quality …
Read More »CIC detains government for ‘evasive’ response from RTI on who created Aarogya Setu | India News
NEW DELHI: In strict order, the Central Information Commission (CIC) issued an exhibition notice to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) and the National Center for Informatics (NIC) to explain why a sanction under the RTI Law they should not be slapped for obstructing information about Aarogya Setu …
Read More »Indian Trials of Russian Sputnik-V Vaccine May End in March: Dr. Reddy’s | India News
BENGALURU: Pharmaceutical drugmaker Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd released a preliminary schedule for Indian trials of Russia’s coronavirus vaccine candidate on Wednesday, with the final stage expected to be completed in March 2021. Israeli Executive Director Erez said enrollment for the Sputnik-V vaccine mid-stage trial will begin in the coming weeks …
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