NEW DELHI: The procurement process for production of chip-enabled epassports is underway and their introduction will greatly strengthen the security of Indian travel documents, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday. In his address on the occasion of the Passport Seva Divas, Jaishankar also said the government intends to open a Post Office Passport […]
NEW DELHI: Exams for final year students in universities and higher education institutions which were to be held in July are likely to be cancelled in view of the spike in Covid-19 cases, and the commencement of the new session is likely to be deferred to October, according to officials. Union HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal […]
New Delhi: As many as 68 per cent of people, who participated in a survey, believe that China poses a bigger problem to India than Pakistan, and 72.6 per cent of the respondents expressed trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership on the issue of national security. Thirty-two per cent of those surveyed by ABP-CVoter […]
NEW DELHI: Indian armed forces personnel, who need to be quarantined after coming back from leave or temporary posting, will not be required to undergo Covid-19 testing before, during and after the quarantine period unless symptomatic, according to a revised protocol. The revised protocol, issued by the Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS), aims […]
NEW DELHI: India saw record single-day spike of 15,968 COVID-19 cases and 465 fatalities, pushing the infection tally to 4,56,183 and the death toll to 14,476 on Wednesday, the Union health ministry data said. The number of active cases in the country stands at 1,83,022, while 2,58,684 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, […]
New Delhi: Stepping up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the border standoff with China, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused him of “destroying” India’s position and “betraying our Army” by accepting Beijing’s stand that it did not occupy any Indian land. Addressing the meeting of the Congress Working Committee, he said […]
New Delhi: Accusing Rahul Gandhi of trying to “divide the nation” and “demoralise” the armed forces during crucial situations, BJP president J P Nadda asked on Tuesday if it was the “effect” of the MoU the Congress had signed with the Communist Party of China. “First, Congress signs MoU with the Chinese Communist Party. Then, […]
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday hit back at BJP chief J P Nadda for raising the issue of 600 Chinese incursions under the UPA rule, saying the saffron party chief will not dare to ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi to explain the “2,264 Chinese incursions since 2015”. In a series of […]
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said the current crisis on the border with China is attributable to the “mismanagement” of the BJP-led government and the “wrong policies” pursued by it. The crisis on the border, if not tackled firmly, can lead to a serious situation, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said at […]
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court Tuesday granted bail to Jamia student Safoora Zargar, who is pregnant and was arrested under anti-terror law UAPA in a case related to communal violence in northeast Delhi during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, as Solicitor General Tushar Mehta did not oppose it on humanitarian grounds. At the […]