Trump issues emergency declaration in Washington DC

Trump issues emergency declaration in Washington DC

Washington: US President Donald Trump has issued an emergency declaration for the national capital here ahead of his successor Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20, amidst threat perception to the event by federal agencies. In a statement on Monday, the White House said the President’s action authorises the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the […]

Antonio Guterres to seek second five-year term as UN Secretary-General

Antonio Guterres to seek second five-year term as UN Secretary-General

United Nations:  UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that he will be seeking a second five-year term as chief of the world organisation. President of the General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, had enquired last Friday about Guterres’ intentions regarding a second mandate. The Secretary-General conveyed to him today that he is available to serve a […]

COVID-19: India records lowest cases in seven months

COVID-19: India records lowest cases in seven months

New Delhi: India recorded 12,584 new cases of coronavirus, the lowest in around seven months, taking the country’s COVID-19 caseload to 1,04,79,179, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll increased to 1,51,327 with 167 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The number of people who […]

First flight with COVID-19 vaccines lands in Delhi from Pune

New Delhi/Pune: The first consignment of Covishield vaccines reached Delhi from Pune on Tuesday, four days ahead of the launch of a nationwide drive against the coronavirus. A SpiceJet flight carrying the vaccines landed at the Delhi airport around 10 am. It had left for the national capital around 8 am, three hours after three […]

Govt committed to buy another 4.5 crore doses of Covishield vaccine

Govt committed to buy another 4.5 crore doses of Covishield vaccine

New Delhi: The government has committed to buy from the Serum Institute further 4.5 crore doses of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield, at a price of Rs 200 per shot plus applicable taxes by April, in addition to a firm order given to the company for 1.1 crore doses. Fights have started ferrying the vaccines to […]

China expands lockdowns, local political conference delayed

China expands lockdowns, local political conference delayed

Beijing: Lockdowns have been expanded and a major political conference postponed in a province next to Beijing that is the scene of China’s most serious recent COVID-19 outbreak. Residents of the city of Gu’an just south of Beijing have been ordered to stay home for seven days starting from Tuesday. Similar measures have been ordered around […]

Centre moves SC against proposed farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day in Delhi

Centre moves SC against proposed farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day in Delhi

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking an injunction against the proposed tractor or trolley march or any other kind of protest which seeks to disrupt the august gathering and celebrations of the Republic Day on January 26. In an application filed through the Delhi Police, the Centre has said that […]

Union minister Shripad Naik hurt in accident; wife, aide dead

Union minister Shripad Naik hurt in accident; wife, aide dead

Panaji:Union minister Shripad Naik was injured while his wife and an aide died in a road accident in Karnataka on Monday, an official said. Naik’s wife Vijaya and the aide were travelling with the minister when the vehicle met with an accident near Ankola in Uttar Kannada district, while he was returning to Goa from […]

Earthquake jolts Chenab Valley, tremors felt across J&K

Earthquake jolts Chenab Valley, tremors felt across J&K

Thathri: A 4.9 magnitude earthquake Monday evening shook Chenab Valley districts including Doda, Kishtwār and Ramban while tremors were felt across Jammu and Kashmir. According to news agency KNO), the earthquake occurred at 07:33 pm. District Development Commissioner (DDC) Doda passed on immediate directions to all the Tehsildars and SHOs to report the damages, if […]

Jammu-Srinagar NH closed after road patch caves in; repair work to take 5 days

Jammu-Srinagar NH closed after road patch caves in; repair work to take 5 days

Banihal/Jammu: The 270-kilometre Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic after a portion of the road caved in near Ramban town, officials said on Monday, adding the repair work would take at least five days to restore the arterial route. A portion of the road near Kela Morh, about four km ahead of the Ramban […]