• Saturday, May 18, 2024

India is proud of heroes dedicated to protecting the country:…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the country is proud of the heroes who are dedicated to protecting it and who drove away the enemy from the arduous hills of Kargil. On the 21st anniversary of the country's victory over Pakistan in the Kargil war, Shah said the…

India’s COVID-19 testing hits record high of 4.20 lakh samples…

India has gradually ramped-up its testing capacity for COVID-19 and conducted over 4.20 lakh tests in a day, the highest ever, the Union Health Ministry said Saturday, crediting the increase in number of labs for the achievement. India had only one lab for testing samples for the disease in January…

Rahul Gandhi accuses govt of benefitting by making profits during…

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the government of benefitting by making profits during the coronavirus-induced lockdown when people were in trouble. He tagged a news report that claimed the Indian Railways was making profit by running ''Shramik trains'' for transporting migrants during the pandemic. "There are clouds of…

India’s COVID-19 tally soars to 13,36,861 with 48,916 fresh cases;…

India's COVID-19 tally zoomed past 13 lakhs on Saturday, just two days after it crossed the 12 lakh mark, while the recoveries mounted to 8,49,431, according to the Union Health Ministry. With 48,916 fresh cases, the country's coronavirus infection tally surged to 13,36,861, while the death toll rose to 31,358…

How tips from Tendulkar and Shastri helped Kohli post disastrous…

The lesson of “forward press against fast bowlers” from Sachin Tendulkar and a tip from head coach Ravi Shastri to stand outside the crease led to his transformation as a prolific Test batsman after a disastrous England tour in 2014, feels India captain Virat Kohli. Kohli had a nightmare of…

Shah Rukh Khan makes the most of lockdown by having…

The nationwide lockdown in India, which came into force on March 25 in an attempt to combat the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic, put a grinding halt to shooting activities of films and television shows, but this does not seem to have any bearing on Shah Rukh Khan as the…

‘Anti-vaxxers are nuts’: Boris Johnson

British prime minister Boris Johnson on Friday described people opposed to vaccinations as “nuts”, as he promoted the government’s expanded programme of flu jabs. “There’s all these anti-vaxxers now. They are nuts, they are nuts,” he said as he toured a medical centre in east London. Johnson’s government has widened…

India and China agree to speed border troop pull back,…

Indian and Chinese diplomats agreed on Friday to a fast pull back of troops eyeballing each other across a disputed border in the western Himalayas where 20 Indian soldiers died in a clash last month, the Indian government said. There were no shots fired during the June 15 fighting in…

£18 million UK aid to tackle devastating locust swarms in…

THE UK has announced £18 million funding to control millions of locusts attacking crops across east Africa, Yemen and south-west Asia. Minister for International development  Anne-Marie Trevelyan announced the aid on Thursday (23) during a visit to British company Micron Group which supplies pesticide sprayers to locust-affected countries. The new…

No timeline set for Vijay Mallya’s extradition to India: UK…

The UK government cannot set a timeline for extradition of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya though it is determined to ensure that criminals can”t escape justice by crossing national borders, British High Commissioner Sir Philip Barton said on Thursday. Asked during an online media briefing whether Mallya has sought asylum in…

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