Srinagar: Senior PDP leader Sartaj Madni was released after six months of detention on Saturday, hours after his niece and party president Mehbooba Mufti received an invitation from the Centre for talks with Jammu and Kashmir’s regional political parties. Officials said Madni, who was under preventive detention at MLA hostel here, was released on Saturday […]
New Delhi: The Centre on Saturday asked state governments to register cases and invoke the stringent Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Act, 2020 against those who indulge in assault on doctors and healthcare professionals. Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla’s letter to States and Union Territories came following several incidents of attack on doctors and healthcare professionals in […]
NEW DELHI: If Covid-appropriate behaviour is not followed and crowding not prevented, the next wave of the viral infection can strike the country in the next six to eight weeks, AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria warned on Saturday. Until a sizable number of the population are vaccinated, Covid-appropriate behaviour needs to be followed aggressively, he said […]
Delhi: India on Friday said the onus is on China to address the remaining unresolved issues relating to the Ladakh row and that peace and tranquillity along the frontier were key for the restoration of normal relations between the two sides. In an interactive session at a virtual conference, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said […]
NEW DELHI: The easing of Covid-related lockdown norms has led to crowding in some markets and other places, the Centre said on Saturday, as it urged states to ensure the “extremely important” five-fold strategy of Covid-appropriate behaviour, test-track-treat and vaccination to prevent the spread of the disease. In a communication to all states and Union […]
NEW DELHI: With 60,753 new Covid cases being reported in a day, India’s total tally rose to 2,98,23,546, while the number of active cases stand at 7,60,019, the lowest in 74 days, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll climbed to 3,85,137 with 1,647 fresh fatalities and active cases comprise […]
UNITED NATIONS: India has abstained on a UN General Assembly resolution on Myanmar, saying its views have not been reflected in the draft and New Delhi does not believe the resolution, tabled hastily, is conducive to “aiding our joint efforts towards strengthening democratic process” in the country. The UN General Assembly adopted the draft resolution […]
HYDERABAD: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is undergoing a monumental transformation with rapid infusion of technologies due to rapidly evolving security challenges coupled with rising geopolitical uncertainty in the neighbourhood and beyond, IAF Chief RKS Bhadauria said on Saturday. Addressing a Combined Graduation Parade (CGP) at the Air Force Academy here, he said, “IAF is […]
HYDERABAD: IAF Chief RKS Bhadauria on Saturday said the induction of 36 Rafale aircraft into the Indian Air Force would take place by 2022. The IAF is absolutely on target with respect to the Rafale induction plan, he said while responding to a reporters’ query on timeline for receiving the 36 fighter jets from France. […]
Dubai: The moderate candidate in Iran’s presidential election has conceded he lost to the country’s hard-line judiciary chief. Former Central Bank chief Abdolnasser Hemmati wrote on Instagram to judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi early Saturday. Hemmati wrote: I hope your administration provides causes for pride for the Islamic Republic of Iran, improves the economy and life […]