New Delhi: Former UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon’s first diplomatic posting was in India and he developed such a special connection that even 50 years later, he tells the Indian people that half of his “heart belongs in their country”. Ban also mentions in his autobiography that his three years in India was “such an […]
MUMBAI: Taking a dig at China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said “some irresponsible nations” with their narrow partisan interests and hegemonic tendencies are coming up with wrong definitions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). It is a matter of concern that UNCLOS is being repeatedly weakened by arbitrary […]
SINGAPORE: Singapore hopes to extend the Covid-19 national vaccination programme to children below the age of 12 in January next year, the health ministry said on Saturday. Director of medical services at the ministry of health’s (MOH) Kenneth Mak, speaking at a multi-ministry task force press conference here, said that children below the age of […]
NEW DELHI: Schools in Delhi will remain closed for physical classes till further orders while online classes and board exams will continue, the Directorate of Education (DoE) announced on Sunday in view of the prevailing air quality situation. The air quality remained “very poor” on Sunday morning, authorities here said. The city recorded its air […]
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Sunday made several new appointments in its national team, including elevating Vinod Tawde to the post of general secretary and designating Rituraj Sinha as its national secretary. The appointments come ahead of assembly elections in five states, including politically crucial Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand, and sources in the party […]
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday alleged that even after the rollback of three “black” farm laws, the Centre’s “sinister” plan to end assured price, food security for the poor, government procurement and public distribution system will continue. He also took on the BJP-led Centre, saying there had been no word from […]
LUCKNOW: The Samajwadi Party on Sunday expressed apprehension that the three contentious farm laws will be brought again after the 2022 assembly elections, citing the statements made by Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra and BJP MP from Unnao Sakshi Maharaj on them. Both Mishra and Maharaj told reporters on Saturday that the laws can be brought […]
NEW DELHI: India’s COVID-19 infection tally rose by 10,302 in a day to reach 3,44,99,925 while the number of active cases declined to 1,24,868 during the same period, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll climbed to 4,65,349 with 267 more fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am. […]
NEW DELHI: Over 129 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and Union Territories so far through free of cost channel and through direct state procurement category, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. More than 21.65 crore balance and unutilized Covid vaccine doses are still available with the states and Union Territories, […]
NEW DELHI: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced repeal of the three contentious farm laws, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Saturday said its scheduled programmes would continue and urged farmers to gather in large numbers at all protest sites on the first anniversary of the agitation against the legislations on November 26. […]