75th Independence Day celebration: Delhi Police beefs up security as 7,000 invitees expected at Red Fort
A multi-layered security cover has been put in place and facial recognition system (FRS) cameras installed at the entry point of the Red Fort from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on Independence Day, officials said on Saturday. According to the police, around 7,000 invitees will arrive at the Red Fort, while […]
Chinese air force sending fighter jets to Thailand for joint exercises
The Chinese air force is sending fighter jets and bombers to Thailand for a joint exercise with the Thai military on Sunday. “The training will include air support, strikes on ground targets and small and large-scale troop deployment,” the Chinese Defense Ministry said in a statement posted on its website. China’s expanding military activities in […]
Not about being PM, only Opposition unity in mind, says Nitish Kumar
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar iterated on Friday that Opposition unity and not prime ministerial ambitions were on his mind now, his remarks to the media in Delhi coming days after he created a political storm by walking out of the JD(U)’s alliance with the BJP in Bihar. Asked whether he was eyeing to be the Opposition’s […]
Arctic warming four times faster than rest of Earth, study warns
PARIS: The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the rest of the planet over the last 40 years, according to research published on Thursday that suggests climate models are underestimating the rate of polar heating. The United Nations’ climate science panel said in a special report in 2019 that the Arctic was warming […]
Delhi: ‘Mehangai Chaupals’, mega rally to be hosted by Congress against price rise
The Congress on Thursday said it will continue its fight against price rise by organising a series of Mehangai Chaupal meetings in all assembly constituencies from August 17 to 23 that will culminate in a mega rally in Delhi’s Ramlila maidan on August 28. Congress general secretary communications Jairam Ramesh said in a statement that […]
Sri Lanka’s ousted president seeking entry to Thailand after weeks in Singapore
Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested entry into Thailand for a temporary stay in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island nation last month amid mass protests, the Thai foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Rajapaksa fled to Singapore on July 14 following unprecedented unrest caused by Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis […]
Nitish Kumar ends alliance with BJP in Bihar
Nitish Kumar ends alliance with BJP in Bihar, reports NDTV
Western parts found in Russian weapons used in Ukraine, says think tank
LONDON: More than 450 foreign-made components have been found in Russian weapons recovered in Ukraine, evidence that Moscow acquired critical technology from companies in the United States, Europe and Asia in the years before the invasion, according to a new report by Royal United Services Institute defence think tank. Since the start of the war […]
Electricity Amendment Bill 2022 an attack on constitutional rights of states : Mann
Strongly opposing the Union government’s “arbitrary introduction of the Electricity Amendment Bill-2022 in Parliament without even consulting the states”, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday termed the move as an attack on the constitutional rights of the states. “Through such nefarious designs the Union government is weakening the foundations of the federal structure” […]
Biden out of isolation after testing negative for Covid
REHOBOTH BEACH: US President Joe Biden tested negative for Covid-19 for a second consecutive day on Sunday and ended his isolation at the White House with a trip to his vacation home in Delaware and a reunion with his wife, first lady Jill Biden. Biden has been holed up at the White House for more […]