Parts of south, west, north India to witness heavy rainfall activity during next 3 days: IMD
New Delhi: Several parts over south, west and north India are likely to receive heavy rainfall during the next three days with the revival of the Southwest Monsoon, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. It said enhanced rainfall activity with fairly widespread and isolated heavy to very heavy rains is very likely over […]
Govt signs peace accord with 5 insurgent groups of Assam
New Delhi: A tripartite agreement among five insurgent groups of Assam, the Centre and the state government was signed on Saturday to end years of violence in the Karbi Anglong region. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was present on the occasion, said the accord will bring lasting peace and all round development in Karbi […]
Independence, freedom of expression of citizens crucial in democracy; good policing must: Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the most important thing in a democracy is a citizen’s independence and freedom of expression which is directly linked to good policing, and this needs to be continuously improved. He said ‘beat constable’ deployed at the lowest level of the police system makes the “biggest […]
India records 42,618 Covid cases, 330 deaths in a day
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 infection tally rose by 42,618 in a day to reach 3,29,45,907 while the number of active cases touched 4,05,681 following an increase for the fourth consecutive day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll climbed to 4,40,225 with 330 more people succumbing to the viral […]
India, US sign pact for cooperation in development of air-launched UAV: Def ministry
New Delhi: India and the United States have signed an agreement for cooperation in the development of Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ALUAV), in yet another step to further expand bilateral defence and military cooperation. The defence ministry said on Friday that the Project Agreement (PA) for ALUAV was signed on July 30 under the overall […]
India-Russia friendship has stood test of time: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the India-Russia friendship has stood the test of time and asserted that the two countries together can help bring stability to the global energy market. In his virtual address at the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) being held in the Russian city of […]
India logs 45,352 new COVID-19 cases, 366 fresh fatalities
New Delhi: With 45,352 people testing positive for coronavirus, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,29,03,289, while active cases registered an increase for the third consecutive day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 4,39,895 with 366 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at […]
100 districts in country most vulnerable to climate change: Study
New Delhi: All 612 districts in India are vulnerable to climate change, but 100 districts, mostly in the eastern part of the country, are most vulnerable, a study said. The study was carried out by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore along with IIT Mandi and IIT Guwahati and supported by the Department of Science […]
Voice of nation being crushed with ‘authoritarian system’: Rahul
New Delhi: Asserting that the voice of nation is supreme, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that this voice has been “crushed with an authoritarian system” and the tragedy of politics today is its suppression. In a video shared on the Congress’s social media handles on Friday, Gandhi talked about his father and former Prime […]
Indian envoy to Qatar meets Taliban leader Stankzai
Raises India's concern that Afghan soil should not be used for anti-India acts, terrorism
New Delhi: Indian envoy to Qatar Deepak Mittal on Tuesday met Taliban leader Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai in Doha, first high-level contact between the two sides on a day the US completed withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan. The Ministry of External Affairs said Ambassador Mittal raised India’s concern at the meeting that Afghanistan’s soil […]
