UK to ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030, reports FT
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to announce next week a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030, five years earlier than previously planned, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. Britain had originally planned to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel-powered cars from 2040, as part of […]
India needs 1.7b Covid vaccine doses for adult population
New Delhi: According to a research by Credit Suisse, India needs about 1.7 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses to vaccinate majority of its adult population. It targets to administer 400-500 million doses by July 2021. “The key vaccines India is banking on are from Oxford/AstraZeneca, Novavax and J&J (temperature range is 2-8-degree Celsius) and the earliest […]
Exit polls give RJD-led alliance advantage in Bihar elections
New Delhi: It will be a tight race between the NDA and the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan with the latter having an edge in Bihar, exit polls have predicted soon after the third and final phase of polling for the 243-member Assembly concluded Friday. Some exit polls are also indicating a hung house. The third phase voting […]
Online application process for Hajj 2021 from Nov 7 to Dec 10
New Delhi: The Hajj Committee of India has issued the action plan for Haj pilgrimage 2021 with precautionary measures in place due to coronavirus pandemic. The guidelines will be issued soon. The online application process for Hajj 2021 will start on November 7 that will continue till December 10. The last date to submit the […]
India willing to talk, says Pak PM’s NSA
‘We are ready to discuss Kashmir and terror”
New Delhi: In the first interview to the Indian media by any Pakistani official after the constitutional changes in Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019, the Advisor on National Security and Strategic Policy Planning to Prime Minister Imran Khan has revealed that India has sent a message expressing a desire for talks. “We have got […]
6 lakh unemployed J&K youth to take govt job exam
New Delhi: Around 6 lakh unemployed youth in Jammu and Kashmir are preparing to appear in the job examination to be conducted by the J&K Services Selection Board (SSB) in late October or November 2020. While the UT government has started its first employment drive for selection of incumbents for 10,460 Class III and Class […]
India, China commanders meet at border point
Eastern Ladakh standoff
New Delhi: Corps Commanders of the Indian and Chinese armies met Monday for the first time after the Galwan Valley incident in which 20 Indian Army personnel were killed in violent clashes with Chinese troops. XIV Corps Commander Lt General Harinder Singh and South Xinjiang Military District Commander Major General Liu Lin met at Moldo […]
Saudi Arabia mulls cancelling Hajj for first time: Report
Riyadh: Saudi Arabian authorities were considering cancelling the annual Hajj pilgrimage season for the first time since the establishment of the Kingdom in 1932, after the number of coronavirus infections exceeded 100,000, a senior official said. “The case has been carefully studied and various scenarios are being considered. A formal decision will be taken within […]
PM chairs high-level meeting over Ladakh situation
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a meeting with the country”s top defence and foreign affairs officials and the National Security Advisor (NSA) over the prevailing situation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China. NSA Ajit Doval and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, were part of the […]
Will build Pandit townships, rebuild temples in Kashmir: Amit Shah
Jammu, Feb 18: Ten special townships and renovation and rebuilding of temples were among the promises made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah to a delegation of Kashmiri Pandits on Tuesday. The delegation, which included Utpal Kaul, Col Taj Tikoo, Dr Surinder Kaul, Sanjay Ganjoo and Parekisht Kaul, met Amit Shah to “express gratitude” to […]
