With Over 83,000 New Cases, India’s Covid Tally Crosses 39-lakh Mark
India’s COVID-19 tally went past 39 lakh on Friday with 83,341 fresh cases reported in a span of 24 hours, while the number of recoveries crossed the 30-lakh mark, pushing the recovery rate of coronavirus patients in the country to 77.15 per cent, according to the Union health ministry. The total number of COVID-19 cases mounted […]
IPL 2020: After Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh Becomes 2nd High-profile Player To Pull Out
Three-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) suffered yet another blow ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 as veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh has reportedly pulled out of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) event, citing personal reasons. The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led outfit was already dealing with a double whammy following the coronavirus infection of 12 members, […]
Bahrain to allow Israel flights to UAE over its airspace
Bahrain will allow “all flights coming to and departing from the United Arab Emirates” to cross through the island kingdom’s airspace — a statement apparently allowing Israeli flights after neighboring Saudi Arabia issued a similar announcement. The state-run Bahrain News Agency (BNA) made the announcement without directly naming Israel, just as Saudi Arabia had. However, […]
Gunfight breaks out in south Kashmir’s Pulwama
Srinagar: A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Babhoora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama on Friday. According to the reports , a joint team of Police, Army and Central Reserve Police Force launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Babhoora. As the joint team encircled the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them. The […]
Need to prevent youth from taking wrong path at early stage: Modi on terror in J-K
Two days after the government announced Mission Karmyogi that will bring major changes in the way civil services officers will be skilled and trained across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday interacted with IPS probationers through a video conference on Friday during the ‘Dikshant Parade Event’ at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy […]
Situation Along LAC ‘Slightly Tense’, Soldiers Prepared: Army Chief In Ladakh
Army Chief Gen MM Naravane, who is on a two-day visit to Ladakh, said on Friday that the situation along Line of Actual Control is “slightly tense” and the Army has been deployed as a precautionary measure. Tensions flared up in eastern Ladakh after China unsuccessfully attempted to occupy Indian territory in the southern bank […]
HOW TO PULL OUT?
This is a big question before the Union Government and the UT administration of Jammu and Kashmir of how to pull out the business community of Kashmir from the present mess as they feel at the end of tether. All sectors in Jammu and Kashmir had taken a hit from 5 August last year and […]
4 months on, India and China to sit across table. Rajnath meeting today the first
In a bid to break the deadlock in Ladakh, defence minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to meet his Chinese counterpart, General Wei Fenghe, on Friday evening on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) ministerial in Moscow. This is the first major political contact between India and China since the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) unilaterally […]
Pattan Encounter: 01 militant killed, army major injured, operation continues
Srinagar, September 04: A militant has been killed in ongoing encounter in Yadipora area of Pattan in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Official sources said, that a militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter, however his identification couldn’t be ascertained yet. In Intial exchange of firing a Major of 29 RR was also injured, who […]
Covid-19 vaccine tracker, Sept 4: Pfizer steps up the heat, says will know about effectiveness of its shot by October
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has said it would seek emergency use authorisation for its coronavirus vaccine from the US Food and Drug Administration, once it was established that the vaccine was indeed effective. The company said this could happen as early as the end of next month, and it intended to apply for emergency license immediately […]