India's COVID-19 vaccination helped Nepal develop great hopes: Pradeep Kumar Gyawali
Jan 17, 2021, at 07:08 am
New Delhi: Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has said his nation developed 'great hope' as India started vaccinating its nations to fight COVID-19.
Jan 17, 2021, at 04:37 am
Jammu/UNI: Asserting that establishment of industry always remained a challenge previously in Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said that the recently announced new industrial package will prove to be ‘sanjeevani’ for youth across the Union Territory in generating employment.
India is working for a startup ecosystem ‘Of the Youth, By the Youth, For the Youth’: PM Modi
Jan 17, 2021, at 04:32 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with startups and addressed ‘Prarambh: Startup India International Summit’ on Saturday via video conferencing.
Indian government offers Nepal HADR training, capacity building
Jan 17, 2021, at 03:38 am
New Delhi/UNI: India on Saturday voiced its readiness to provide Nepal Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief (HADR) training and help in capacity building.
Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali meets Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Jan 16, 2021, at 10:03 pm
New Delhi: Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali called on Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Saturday.
Bhutan PM praises Indian counterpart Narendra Modi over COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Jan 16, 2021, at 09:55 pm
Thimpu/UNI: Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering on Saturday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on national rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination programme.
Covid-19: Vaccination starts for Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam
Jan 16, 2021, at 09:17 pm
Visakhapatnam/UNI: Vice Adm Atul Kumar Jain, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command (ENC), launched COVID-19 Vaccination Programme for the Indian Naval Health Care Workers (HCW) at the Vaccination Centre INHS Kalyani here on Saturday.
India has world's largest diaspora population with 18 million people: UNDESA report
Jan 16, 2021, at 09:08 pm
New York: India has the largest diaspora population in the world, as per a report published by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) on Friday.
Covid-19 vaccination drive: Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla gets inoculated
Jan 16, 2021, at 08:30 pm
Pune/IBNS: Joining the crores of health workers, Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonwalla got himself inoculated with Covid-19 vaccine made by his own pharmaceutical company.
Puducherry assembly session to commence on Jan 18
Jan 16, 2021, at 05:38 pm
Puducherry/UNI: The Puducherry Legislative Assembly session would commence on Jan 18.
Norway issues coronavirus vaccine caution on elderly as 23 die days after vaccination
Jan 16, 2021, at 07:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Norway has cautioned against vaccinating the very old and terminally ill patients with Coronavirus vaccine after 23 people died in the country after a few days of the injection.
Jan 16, 2021, at 06:14 am
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday lashed out at those trying to link the law and order situation in the state with the recent murder of Indigo Airlines official.
'Crying croc tears': Harsimrat Kaur Badal slams Rahul Gandhi over farm laws
Jan 16, 2021, at 05:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal of the Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and accused him of duplicity in backing the farmers' protest against the Centre's contentious agriculture laws.
Ninth round of Centre-farmer talks fails to end stalemate
Jan 16, 2021, at 03:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The ninth round of talks between farmers' representatives and Centre ended on Friday without any progress to end the stalemate over the three contentious agriculture laws.
'I am still in Trinamool Congress': Rebel Lok Sabha MP Satabdi Roy after meeting top brass
Jan 16, 2021, at 03:18 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A day after venting anger against her own outfit, rebel Trinamool Congress MP Satabdi Roy on Friday said she was still in the party fold following a meeting with the top brass.
33 persons injured in Palamedu Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu
Jan 16, 2021, at 01:21 am
Madurai/UNI: Thirty-three persons, including the bull tamers and bull owners were injured in the renowned “Jallikattu” (bull taming) event held as part of the ongoing Pongal festival at Palamedu in Madurai district on Friday.
India, Bangladesh are commemorating 50 years of diplomatic ties this year: MEA
Jan 16, 2021, at 12:40 am
New Delhi: India on Thursday said the bilateral relationship with Bangladesh will touch historic landmark in 2021 as both the nations are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Liberation War of 1971.
Jan 16, 2021, at 12:30 am
New Delhi: Setting the social media abuzz, former NDTV journalist Nidhi Razdan on Friday announced that she faced a “very serious phishing attack” which made her believe that she had been offered a teaching position at Harvard University.
S Jaishankar attends sixth meeting of India-Nepal Joint Commission
Jan 15, 2021, at 11:45 pm
New Delhi: The sixth meeting of the India-Nepal Joint Commission was co-chaired by the External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal Pradeep Kumar Gyawali in New Delhi on Friday, officials said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Doda's sex ratio shows remarkable improvement
Jan 15, 2021, at 11:20 pm
Srinagar: This mountainous District Doda has shown a considerable improvement in sex ratio rate with 913 females against one thousand males.
Jammu and Kashmir: Awareness programme against drug abuse held in Ganderbal
Jan 15, 2021, at 10:56 pm
Srinagar: Ganderbal Police held a day-long series of events on drug abuse amongst younger generations and the community as a whole.
CBI arrests Rose Valley Group's jailed CMD's wife Subhra Kundu
Jan 15, 2021, at 10:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested actress and Rose Valley Group's jailed CMD Gautam Kundu's wife, Subhra Kundu, in connection with its ongoing probe into Rose Valley ponzi firm scam, officials said.
Jammu and Kashmir: DRSC meeting held at Baramulla
Jan 15, 2021, at 10:51 pm
Srinagar: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla, Dr G N Itoo today convened District Road Safety Committee (DRSC) cum Regional Transport Authority (RTA) meeting here.
Assets, liabilities, posts apportioned between UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh
Jan 15, 2021, at 10:49 pm
Srinagar: The Finance Department has apportioned assets, rights, liabilities and posts of erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir between the Union Territory of J&K and Union Territory of Ladakh.
Jammu and Kashmir: LG inaugurates call centre for Vaishno Devi pilgrims
Jan 15, 2021, at 10:47 pm
Srinagar: Taking a major leap towards creating a robust response mechanism to address the queries and grievances regarding Shri Mata Vaishno Devi yatra, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who is also the Chairman of the shrine board Thursday inaugurated a hi-tech, round-the-clock call centre for devotees of the shrine at the Spiritual Growth Centre, Katra.
Jammu and Kashmir: Admin gears to implement SEHAT scheme in Udhampur
Jan 15, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Srinagar: The progress under Ayushman Bharat and Sehat Scheme for universal Health coverage in the District was today reviewed by the District Development Commissioner, Dr Piyush Singla here at a meeting of the officers of health department, District manager Common service centres and officers of other allied departments.
Jammu and Kashmir: Dir Horticulture meets Union Joint Secy, seeks early release of funds
Jan 15, 2021, at 10:32 pm
Srinagar: Ajaz Ahmad Bhat, Director Horticulture Kashmir/Mission Director, MIDH-J&K today met Union Joint Secretary MIDH, Rajbir Singh to discuss various developmental activities of J&K under Central Sponsored Schemes like MIDH & PMDP.
Jammu and Kashmir: Dheeraj Gupta calls for expediting PM SVANidhi registrations
Jan 15, 2021, at 10:21 pm
Srinagar: Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department, Dheeraj Gupta, convened a meeting to discuss developments regarding PM SVANidhi Scheme here today.
11 killed, 6 injured in accident in Karnataka
Jan 15, 2021, at 10:17 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: At least 11 people were killed when the tempo traveller they were traveling in collided with a truck near Karnataka's Dhardwad city,
Emergency Response Support System comes up in Jammu and Kashmir
Jan 15, 2021, at 10:14 pm
Srinagar: Police on Thursday informed people to use the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) to address emergencies of citizens.