NEW DELHI: With 9,765 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,46,06,541, while the active cases increased to 99,763, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 4,69,724 with 477 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 […]
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday said it continues to engage with members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) for support for an early decision on the country’s bid for membership of the grouping. Minister of state for external affairs V Muraleedharan said in Rajya Sabha that the US has publicly reaffirmed its support for India’s […]
NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament. NEW DELHI: Total 1,37,191 accidents occurred on National Highways, including expressways during calendar year 2019, Parliament was informed on Thursday. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of Road Transport and […]
NEW DELHI: Redevelopment of the Central Vista Avenue, stretching from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate and has a deadline of December 2021, has achieved 60 per cent of physical progress, the Union housing and urban affairs ministry told the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The government, however, has planned to hold the 2022 Republic Day parade […]
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday appealed for more generous donations to the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund, which is used for rehabilitation and welfare of ex-servicemen and their dependents. The minister felicitated prominent contributors to the fund in 2020-21, including the State Bank of India and Sun TV, defence ministry said in […]
MUMBAI: Virat Kohli’s return after a well-earned break couldn’t have come in a more unenvious setting as he needs to tread the fine line between tough and prudent in his selection calls when India take on New Zealand in the second and final Test at the rain-soaked ‘Maximum City’ from Friday. After an anti-climactic end […]
MUMBAI: India captain Virat Kohli on Thursday said he expects to get more clarity from the BCCI on the upcoming tour of South Africa in the next couple of days and does not want to be left “confused” following the emergence of the new COVID-19 variant — Omicron It is understood that head coach Rahul […]
BALI: India’s two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu progressed to the knockout stage of the BWF World Tour Finals with a straight-game win over Germany’s Yvonne Li in her second group A match on Thursday. The 26-year-old Sindhu, the only Indian to win the prestigious title in 2018 and a finalist a year before, outplayed world […]
MANAUS: The Indian women’s football team went down 1-2 to Venezuela at the Arena da Amazonia and ended its campaign in the four-nation tournament, where they played higher-ranked teams including heavyweights Brazil, without a win. Ranked a place below Venezuela in the FIFA rankings at 57th, India entered their final game of the tour aiming […]
New Delhi:India on Thursday hit out at the UN human rights body OHCHR for its adverse comments on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it “betrays” a complete lack of understanding of the security challenges in the region due to cross-border terrorism. Arindam Bagchi, the spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), […]