Railways, Air Force being deployed to reduce transportation time for oxygen tankers: PM
New Delhi: Amid several states flagging scarcity of medical oxygen in the COVID-19 fight, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said Railways and Air Force are being deployed to reduce the transportation time for oxygen tankers and all state government need to work together to meet requirements of life-saving gas and medicines. Chairing a high-level […]
Ladakh reports 198 new COVID cases, one death
Leh: One more person died due to coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the death toll to 135 on Friday, while 198 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 12,937, officials said. The fatality was reported from Leh. The death toll stands at 135 — 91 in Leh and 44 in Kargil. Of the fresh cases, 183 […]
COVID-19: Over 3.32 lakh fresh cases in India in single day, record 2,263 fatalities
New Delhi; India added a record over 3.32 lakh new coronavirus cases in a single day taking the country”s tally to 1,62,63,695, while active cases crossed the 24-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll increased to 1,86,920 with a record 2,263 new fatalities. The country recorded a single day […]
India records highest-ever single-day spike in any country
New Delhi: India registered over 3.14 lakh new coronavirus cases in a day, the highest-ever single-day count recorded in any country, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases in the country to 1,59,30,965. According to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday, a total of 3,14,835 fresh infections were registered in a span of […]
Registration for COVID vaccination on CoWIN for above 18’s to begin from Apr 28
New Delhi: Registration for vaccination against COVID-19 for all those aged above 18 will begin on the CoWIN platform and Aarogya Setu app from April 28, officials said on Thursday. The inoculation process and documents to be submitted to get the jab remains the same as before. The central government had announced that the vaccination […]
Army felicitates 36 military widows in Doda
New Delhi: The Indian Army on Thursday conducted a felicitation ceremony for 36 military widows, called “Veer Naris”, in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, said an official statement. The Indian Army collaborated with War Widows Association to conduct this ceremony wherein “a cheque of Rs 10,000 was presented” to the 36 widows, it noted. […]
Ammunition recovered during search ops in Samba
Jammu: Security forces conducted search operations at two places in Samba district and recovered a rusted grenade and ammunition, officials said on Thursday. A CRPF and police party launched a search operation in Khidya village in Bari Brahmana area and recovered one rusted grenade, 191 rounds of ammunition and 20 charger clips on Wednesday night, […]
Du Plessis makes my job easier: Gaikwad
Mumbai: Young Chennai Super Kings opener Ruturaj Gaikwad says Faf du Plessis’ ability to play innovative shots and take on the bowlers makes his ” job easier” at the other end. Gaikwad (64), du Plessis (95) and pacer Deepak Chahar (4/29) were the architects of CSK’s 18-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL […]
General: Afghan military will collapse without some US help
Washington: Afghanistan’s military “will certainly collapse” without some continued American support once all U.S. troops are withdrawn, the top U.S. general for the Middle East told Congress Thursday. Gen. Frank McKenzie also said he was very concerned about the Afghan government’s ability to protect the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, […]
Modi announces launch of India-US clean energy partnership at global climate summit
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursday that India and the US are launching an “agenda 2030” partnership on green collaborations as he pitched for concrete action at a “high speed” and on a “large scale” globally to combat climate change. Addressing a virtual summit on climate change convened by US President Joe […]
