BEIJING: A Chinese official says the country has administered almost 65 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to its citizens amid plans to immunise up to 80% of its entire population of 1.4 billion. Teams have been dispatched nationwide to oversee vaccinations and are working with targeted groups according to a schedule, Vice Chairman of the […]
NEW DELHI: The government is likely to introduce the Electricity Amendment Bill 2021, which seeks to enable power consumers to choose from multiple service providers as in the case of telecom services, in the ongoing session of Parliament. A proposal to seek the Cabinet approval for the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2021 was circulated in January […]
NEW DELHI: The government has not given permission to any new hydroelectric project in the Upper Ganges region in the last six years, environment minister Prakash Javadekar told Rajya Sabha on Monday. Replying to supplementary queries during the Question Hour, he said the ministries of Environment, Jal Shakti and Energy have decided not to grant […]
LUCKNOW: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday urged dialogue between the protesting farmers and the Centre while addressing a meeting of BJP office-bearers, during which he also invoked the border clashes with China and the construction of the Ram temple. Making an appeal to farmers upset over the new agri-marketing laws, the senior BJP leader […]
AHMEDABAD: Their confidence soaring high after a resounding serieslevelling win, India would look to build on their new approach of batting freely and fearlessly when they take on England in the third Twenty20, here on Tuesday. The Men in Blue were off to a horrible start in the T20 series, suffering a demoralising eight-wicket loss […]
KOLKATA: Gokulam Kerala FC dropped two vital points in their quest for ILeague silverware as the Malabarians were held to a 1-1 draw by Real Kashmir FC here on Monday. Basit Ahmed Bhat’s first-half goal was cancelled by Dennis Antwi’s 24thminute penalty kick as both teams shared the points. With this draw, Gokulam (23 points) […]
NEW DELHI: The government has released Rs 13.73 crore for the disabled sportspersons till date under the Khelo India Scheme, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju told the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Despite sports being a ‘state subject’ under the Indian Constitution, the union government has been allocating funds scheme-wise since 2016-17, Rijiju said in a written […]
Mumbai: The rupee spurted by 33 paise to close at a more than two-week high of 72.46 against the US dollar on Monday, continuing its gaining streak for the fourth session in a row on the back of forex inflows. The rupee opened strong at 72.71 at the interbank forex market despite a lacklustre trend […]
PANAJI: Artysh Lopsan may be a tall rival but he is still a “kid” India’s professional boxing star Vijender Singh said on Monday, exuding confidence of extending his unbeaten streak when he trades punches with his Russian opponent on Friday. Vijender and Losan will square off in a super middle-weight (76kg) showdown, dubbed as ‘Battle […]
New Delhi: The government on Monday informed the Rajya Sabha that it would soon set up a world class winter sports academy in Gulmarg and 100 small sports centres under the ‘Khelo India’ mission across Jammu and Kashmir. Replying to supplementaries during question hour, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) Kiren […]