Global community must continue to work as partners to stop, ameliorate devastation in Ukraine: PMNCH
New Delhi: The WHO’s Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH) said there is no time to lose in view of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and and the international community must continue to work as partners, with pace and urgency, to stop and ameliorate the devastation. In a statement, the PMNCH, a global […]
PM rues lack of reforms in internal security apparatus post-1947, stresses need for training
Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said there was a need for reforms in the internal security apparatus after Independence, but the country lagged behind in this area. Addressing the first convocation of Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) at Lavad in Gandhinagar district, he said during British rule internal security revolved around instilling fear among […]
7 killed as fire breaks out in shanties in northeast Delhi: Officials
New Delhi: Seven people were killed after a fire broke out in shanties in northeast Delhi’s Gokulpuri area in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. A senior official of the Delhi Fire Services said information regarding the blaze near pillar number 12 of Gokulpuri village was received at 1.03 am. Thirteen fire-tenders were rushed […]
AAP’s Bhagwant Mann meets governor, stakes claim to form government in Punjab
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister-designate Bhagwant Mann on Saturday staked claim to form government in the state after meeting Governor Banwarilal Purohit here. After the meeting, Mann told reporters outside the Raj Bhawan that he handed over a letter of support of his party MLAs to the governor who accepted it. “We staked claim to form […]
NIA files charge sheet against two in Voice of Hind case
Srinagar: National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed supplementary charge sheet against two accused before the NIA Special Court, Patiala House, New Delhi under sections 120B, 124A, 153A of IPC & Section 18, 38, 39 of UA (P) Act, 1967, a spokesperson of the Agency said in a statement issued today. The accused, both residents of […]
India regrets, says missile fired accidentally, orders high-level probe
Pakistan summons Indian diplomat over violation of its airspace by 'super-sonic flying object'
Islamabad/New Delhi: Pakistan on Friday summoned India’s Charge d’Affaires here and conveyed its strong protest over the alleged unprovoked violation of its airspace by an Indian-origin “super-sonic flying object” while as India regretted saying the missile was fired “accidentally” due to a technical malfunction. The Indian diplomat who was summoned to the Foreign Office was […]
Class 10 & 12 term-II board exams to start from Apr 26, CBSE announces date sheet
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Friday announced that the term-II board exams for Class 10 and 12 will commence from April 26, as it released the schedule for the papers. The board said that it has kept a considerable gap between any two papers in the term-II exams owing to the […]
India, China hold 15th round of military talks to resolve eastern Ladakh row
New Delhi: India and China on Friday held another round of high-level military dialogue to resolve the 22-month-long standoff in certain remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh, two months after the last round of such talks failed to yield any significant outcome in resolving the row. The 15th round of Corps-Commander level talks began at […]
Chinese Premier says situation in Ukraine grave; slams sanctions against Russia
Beijing: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday called for utmost efforts to support the ceasefire negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, even as he opposed sanctions imposed by the US and the EU on Moscow, stating they will hurt the world economy from recovering amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Calling the current situation in Ukraine “disconcerting,” Li […]
Villages need to be self-reliant and strong, says Modi
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday invoked Mahatma Gandhi, saying his dream of rural development should be fulfilled as India celebrates 75 years of Independence. On a visit to his home state a day after BJP stormed back to power in Uttar Pradesh, and also retained Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa, Modi addressed over one […]
