IIFA Awards advanced to June first week
Mumbai, May 18 (PTI) Days after the International Indian Film Academy postponed the 22nd edition of the IIFA Weekend and Awards to July, the organisers announced that the three-day extravaganza will now kick off on June 2. The annual gala was previously scheduled to be held in May at Yas Island, Abu Dhabi but was […]
India records 1,829 new Covid cases, 33 deaths
New Delhi, May 18 (PTI) India recorded a single-day rise of 1,829 new coronavirus infections, raising the tally to 4,31,27,199, while the active cases have declined to 15,647, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The death toll due to the pandemic has climbed to 5,24,293 with 33 fresh fatalities, the data updated by the ministry […]
Managing economies
Post covid all the major economies in the world showed signs of severe dent with many countries still trying to cope up with the emerging scenario. The bad performance of economies is still reflecting in the stunted growth various countries are experiencing still. However, some of the emerging countries like India have been able to […]
The month of May
K S S Pillai It is the month of May. Most parts of the country are sizzling in the heat wave. Newspapers and television news channels report the harrowing experience of people in the sweltering heat every day. With the groundwater level going down, shortage of drinking water is common in many areas. The local […]
Of duties and responsibilities
Abid Hussain Rather The creation of human beings is not accidental, rather human beings have been sent to planet earth for a specific purpose, and accordingly they have been assigned some special responsibilities and duties. Human heart is filled with a special tendency of love and sacrifice which gives human beings a sense of responsibility […]
Four troopers rescued after their boat capsizes in Wullar Lake, tourists in Dal Lake evacuated to safer locations
Srinagar, May 17: Four soldiers were rescued after their boat capsized due to windstorm in Wullar Lake at Bangladesh area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday. An official said that the incident took place after a strong windstorm hit parts of north Kashmir this afternoon. They said that soldiers were part of […]
5 fresh COVID-19 cases in J-K
Srinagar, May 17 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded five fresh COVID-19 cases that took its tally to 4,54,153, officials said. The death toll remained unchanged at 4,752. Of the fresh cases, three were reported from Jammu district and two from Srinagar district, the officials said. The number of active COVID-19 cases in the union […]
30-year-old man’s body fished out after five days in Uri
Uri, May 17: Body of a 30-year-old man was fished out after five days from NHPC Dam at Salambad Uri on Tuesday. Official sources said that a person identified as Nisar Ahmad Telli son of Jabar telli of Dacha Salamabad, Boniyar had jumped from Chandanwari Uri bridge into river Jehlum on May 12. After five […]
Home Minister Amit Shah reviews logistics, security for Amarnath pilgrimage
New Delhi, May 17 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday reviewed logistical and security arrangements for the Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir in two high-level meetings, officials said. The back-to-back meetings to discuss the pilgrimage, scheduled to begin on June 30 after two years, follow several targeted killings, including of Kashmiri Pandits, […]
India aims to roll out 6G telecom network by end of decade: PM
New Delhi, May 17 (PTI) India is targeting the rollout of 6G telecom network, which will provide ultra high speed internet connectivity, by the end of the decade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. India currently has 3G and 4G telecom networks and companies are gearing up to launch 5G over the next few […]