India’s voice becoming global, world paying more attention to us: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Tuesday that not only Indian products but India’s voice too is becoming more global with the world paying more attention to the country. Inaugurating Patrika Gate in Jaipur and releasing two books authored by Patrika Group Chairman Gulab Kothari through a video conference, Modi said Indian media […]
People becoming lax in taking COVID-19 precautions: Health ministry
New Delhi: Highlighting repeated complaints from states that people are becoming lax in taking precautions against COVID-19, the Centre on Tuesday said following public health measures like social distancing and wearing masks remains key to slowing the pandemic. Addressing a press briefing, NITI Aayog member V K Paul, who also heads COVID-19 national task force, […]
Rafale jets to be formally inducted into IAF on Thursday
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, his French counterpart Florence Parly and India’s top military brass will attend a ceremony in Ambala airbase on Thursday to formally induct five Rafale fighter jets into the Indian Air Force, officials said. Parly and Singh will hold talks in Ambala on ways to further deepen bilateral defence and […]
Opposition to put up joint candidate for RS deputy chairman post
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday decided that the opposition will put up a joint candidate for the post of Rajya Sabha deputy chairman and it will reach out to various parties in this regard. The decision comes ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament starting September 14 and was taken at the Congress Parliamentary […]
NIA to attach properties of ‘designated terrorists’ Pannun, Nijjar of banned Khalistani outfits
New Delhi: The NIA will attach immovable properties in Punjab of designated terrorists Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a US-based member of the banned Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), and Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Canada-based chief of Khalistan Tiger Force, an official said on Tuesday. According to an official of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Government of […]
CPI MP writes to PM against panel to review book on India’s freedom struggle
New Delhi: Communist Party of India MP Binoy Viswam has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to intervene and suspend the three-member committee established by the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) to review the entries in the ‘Dictionary of Martyrs: India’s Freedom Struggle 1857-1947’. “In another brazen attempt to re-write the history […]
India, Israel and US cooperating on digital leadership & innovation
Washington: India, Israel and the US have earnestly begun trilateral cooperation on digital leadership and innovation, a top American official has said, asserting that it is right that the three countries play a key role in delivering the next generation 5G technology in a way that is “open, interoperable, reliable and secure.” The 5G collaboration […]
India’s COVID-19 infection tally crosses 42 lakh
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally of cases went past 42 lakh with a record 90,802 people being infected in a day, while 32,50,429 people have recuperated so far, pushing the national recovery rate to 77.30 per cent on Monday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total number of coronavirus cases mounted to 42,04,613, […]
COVID-19 recoveries in India cross 32 lakh, fatality rate drops to 1.7%
New Delhi: The COVID-19 recovery rate in India has risen to 77.31 per cent with 69,564 patients recuperating from the disease in 24 hours pushing the total number of recoveries to 32.5 lakh, the health ministry said on Monday. The case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.7 per cent, it said. According to the […]
We have to show ‘maximum flexibility’ in implementing NEP: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that “maximum flexibility” has to be shown in implementing the new National Education Policy (NEP) and all questions about it have to be addressed, as he asserted that it is not a government’s but the country’s education policy. Addressing the ‘Governors’ Conference on the Role of […]
