India creating record, administering 1.25 cr Covid vaccines daily: PM Modi
Shimla: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India is administering 1.25 crore Covid vaccines daily which is higher than the population of several countries. Himachal Pradesh has become a champion by being the first state to administer the first dose of Covid vaccine to all eligible people despite logistic difficulties, he said through video […]
Centre emasculating tribunals by not making appointments & testing patience, says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday said the Centre was “emasculating” tribunals by not appointing official to the quasi-judicial bodies which are facing severe crunch of presiding officers as well as judicial and technical members and sought action on the matter by September 13. Asserting that it did not want any confrontation with the government, […]
Climate action cannot wait for Covid pandemic to end, 220 journals warn
New Delhi: The world leaders need to take immediate action to limit climate change, restore biodiversity, and protect health, according to an editorial published in over 220 leading journals, including The Lancet and the National Medical Journal of India. The editorial is being published ahead of the UN General Assembly, one of the last international […]
Rahul Gandhi ‘political cuckoo’ of Indian politics: BJP
New Delhi: With Rahul Gandhi attacking the government over the farmers’ protest, the BJP on Monday dubbed him as a “political cuckoo of Indian politics” who, it alleged, does not want to work on the ground and uses the shoulders of others for his political agenda. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra also accused the Congress leader […]
COVID-19: India records lowest daily fatalities in 167 days
New Delhi: India logged 38,948 new coronavirus infections and 219 fresh fatalities, the lowest in 167 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. With the fresh cases, the total tally of COVID-19 cases has climbed to 3,30,27,621, while the death toll has climbed to 4,40,752. The case fatality rate has declined to 1.33 per […]
Thousands of farmers attend ‘Kisan mahapanchayat’ in Muzaffarnagar
Lucknow/Muzaffarnagar: Thousands of farmers from Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring states on Sunday gathered at Muzaffarnagar for a ‘Kisan mahapanchayat’ aimed at “saving the country”, just months ahead of the crucial UP assembly polls. The event was organised by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) at the Government Inter College ground in Muzaffarnagar in protest against the […]
Formula games for maths, building science park: Exceptional efforts earn 44 teachers national awards
New Delhi: Devising formula games to make mathematical concepts easy, building a science park, going out of the way for the speedy construction of a school and physically reaching out to students in distant areas of Kargil during the pandemic are among the efforts that earned 44 teachers National Teaching Awards. The awards were conferred […]
Commendable how teachers ensured education of students continues during Covid times: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted the teaching fraternity on Teachers’ Day, and said it was commendable how teachers have innovated and ensured the education journey of students continues in Covid times. He also paid tributes to former president S Radhakrishnan on his birth anniversary which is celebrated as Teacher’s Day. “On […]
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 […]
