Lakhimpur Kheri: UP Police File FIR Against Minister’s Son, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Denied Entry
The violence at Lakhimpur Kheri on Sunday left at least eight persons dead including farmers and BJP workers. The incident occurred following farmers’ agitating over Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya’s visit to the site. As per reports, Two SUVs were set on fire by angry farmers, reports said, after they hit a group of […]
Democrats under pressure to save Biden’s agenda
WASHINGTON: Democrats entered a second day of likely marathon negotiations on Friday to resolve splits over the scope of President Joe Biden’s domestic spending plans, knowing that failure could be crippling for the party. On Thursday, a game of political chicken between moderate Democrats and more leftwing members over two disputed spending bills ended in […]
Over 90 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India: Health Minister
The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 90 crore, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday. The country-wide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with health care workers (HCWs) getting inoculated in the first phase. The vaccination of frontline workers (FLWs) started on February 2. “Shastri ji gave […]
Over 2,000 health facilities shuttered in Afghanistan, says Red Cross
KABUL: Afghanistan’s health system is on the verge of collapse, a top Red Cross official warned on Thursday, saying more than 2,000 health facilities had been shuttered across the conflict-ravaged country. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warned that a dire lack of funding was pushing Afghanistan’s health system to […]
Punjab CM Charanjit Channi to meet Prime Minister Modi today
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday and is expected to urge him that the Centre withdraw its letter on postponing the paddy procurement in the state from October 1. This will be Channi’s first meeting with Modi after the senior Congress leader took oath as Punjab chief […]
North Korea claims testing hypersonic missile
SEOUL: North Korea has successfully tested a new hypersonic gliding missile, state media reported on Wednesday, in what would be the nuclear-armed nation’s latest advance in weapons technology. Tuesday’s launch was of “great strategic significance”, the official Korean Central News Agency said, as the North seeks to increase its defence capabilities a “thousand-fold”. Hypersonic missiles move far […]
Capt. Amarinder Singh Meets National Security Advisor Ajit Doval
Congress leader Amarinder Singh on Thursday met NSA Ajit Doval, a meeting which comes a day after his meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah amid speculation over his future move after resigning as Punjab chief minister. Singh met Doval at his residence here. The meeting between the two lasted for around 30 minutes. After the […]
North Korea fires missile into sea as diplomat decries US policy
SEOUL: North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea on Tuesday at nearly the same moment its UN diplomat was decrying the US’s hostile policy against it, in an apparent return to its pattern of mixing weapons displays with peace overtures to wrest outside concessions. The launch, its third round of weapons firings this […]
Punjab to waive pending electricity bills of defaulters having connections up to 2 KW
The Punjab cabinet on Wednesday decided to waive pending electricity bills of all defaulters having connection up to 2 KW. This will cover 80 per cent electricity consumers in Punjab. Such consumers whose connections have been disconnected would benefit from it. This will put approximately Rs 1,200 crore burden on the state exchequer and will […]
Pentagon leaders to face Afghanistan reckoning in US Congress
President Joe Biden’s top military leaders are expected to face some of the most contentious hearings in memory this week over the chaotic end to the war in Afghanistan, which cost the lives of US troops and civilians and left the Taliban back in power. The senate and house committees overseeing the US military will hold […]