Mumbai: Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that India will give a befitting reply if provoked, the Shiv Sena said on Friday that the killing of 20 Indian jawans by the Chinese Army was itself a provocation. The editorial in the Sena mouthpiece `Saamana’ also said those who used to blame Jawaharlal Nehru for […]
NEW DELHI: The Editors Guild of India on Friday described as an “overreaction” the filing of an FIR in Uttar Pradesh against a journalist over a report on the impact of the coronavirus-induced lockdown on a village and asserted that it will “seriously undermine” freedom of the media. In a statement, the Guild said the […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday said it would direct states to set up expert panels and on installing CCTV cameras in hospitals to ensure proper treatment to Covid-19 patients, while asking the Centre to take decision on the issue of different charges being levied in different states for coronavirus tests. Seeking uniform Covid testing […]
NEW DELHI: A record single-day jump of 12,881 Covid-19 cases took India’s tally to 3,66,946 on Thursday, while the death toll climbed to 12,237 with 334 new fatalities, according to the Union health ministry data. From June 1 till 18, the country saw a surge of 1,76,411 coronavirus infection cases with Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he is “deeply grateful” for the overwhelming support shown by the global community for India’s membership of the UN Security Council. India will work with all member countries to promote global peace, security, resilience and equity, he said. India garnered 184 votes out of the 192 […]
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday directed all states and union territories to ensure timely payment of salaries to doctors and healthcare workers engaged in treating Covid-19 patients and warned of action against hospitals and authorities for non-compliance of the order. The order by the Union health ministry comes a day after the Supreme Court […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday stayed this year’s Puri Rath Yatra, which is attended by lakhs of people from across the world and was to start from June 23, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and said “Lord Jagannath won’t forgive us if we allow” it. A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and […]
New Delhi: The death of 20 Indian soldiers along the LAC in Ladakh on Wednesday saw the opposition asking the Prime Minister to explain how the Chinese occupied Indian territory, even as the government contended that the sacrifice of soldiers would not go in vain. Congress president Sonia Gandhi urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi should tell the country how the Chinese occupied Indian territory and why 20 soldiers were killed,Congress president Sonia Gandhi said Wednesday. Her statement comes after 20 Indian Army personnel, including a Colonel,were killed in a violent clash with the Chinese army in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on […]
UNITED NATIONS: India is expected to register a comfortable victory in the Security Council elections on Wednesday that will bring the country to the UN high-table as a non-permanent member for the 2021-22 term. The 193-member UN General Assembly will hold elections for president of the 75th session of the assembly, five non-permanent members of […]