United Nations:UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the United States’ stated re-engagement with the World Health Organization (WHO), saying supporting the health agency is “absolutely critical” to combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. He said Washington joining the global vaccine initiative will boost efforts to ensure equitable access to vaccines for all countries. “Supporting the WHO is absolutely […]
Jammu: Four soldiers of the Army sustained injuries as Pakistani troops opened fire targeting forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor sector, official sources said on Wednesday. The ceasefire violation from across the LoC in the Keri Battal area took place on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, […]
NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday offered to amend the three contentious farm laws at their 10th round of talks with protesting unions but farmer leaders stuck to their demand for a complete repeal of the Acts and alleged that the Centre was avoiding discussion on a legal guarantee for MSP. Farmer leaders said there […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair an all-party meeting on January 30 during which the government will put forth its legislative agenda for the Budget session of Parliament, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Wednesday. He said the meeting will be held virtually and an invitation has been extended to floor leaders […]
New Delhi:Gold gained for the third day on Wednesday rising Rs 347 to Rs 48,758 per 10 gram in the national capital in line with rally in global precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 48,411 per 10 gram. Silver also witnessed buying as […]
Mumbai: Equity benchmarks galloped to lifetime highs on Wednesday, in lockstep with global markets which surged ahead of US President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration amid expectations of fresh stimulus by the incoming administration. Rallying for the second straight day, the 30-share BSE Sensex advanced by 393.83 or 0.80 per cent to close at its fresh record […]
Mumbai: Rising for the second session on the trot, the rupee finished 12 paise higher at 73.05 against the US dollar on Wednesday amid a rally in domestic equities and a weak greenback overseas. At the interbank forex market, the rupee opened at 73.11, and hit an intra-day high of 73.05 and a low of […]
NEW DELHI: Government of India Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) has recently signed an agreement with Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Ltd. (HPSEBL) in Shimla for utilization of 500 Kms of Optical Ground Wire OPGW to improve Telecom network to reach remote areas This is in addition to the existing 350 Kms of […]
Beijing: China’s highest-profile entrepreneur, e-commerce billionaire Jack Ma, appeared on Wednesday in a video posted online, ending a 2 1/2-month disappearance from public view that prompted speculation about his status and his business empire’s future. In the 50-second video, Ma congratulated teachers supported by his charitable foundation and made no mention of his absence from […]
NEW DELHI: The BCCI brass is seriously contemplating allowing 50 percent crowd attendance at both Chepauk and the newly constructed Motera Stadium during India’s upcoming four Test matches against England. The first two Tests will be held in Chennai, beginning on February 5, while the next two will be played at the renovated stadium at […]