G-7 nations gather to pledge 1B vaccine doses for world
Carbis Bay (England), Jun 11 (AP) World leaders from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are set to commit at their summit to share at least 1 billion coronavirus shots with struggling countries around the world half the doses coming from the US and 100 million from the UK. Vaccine sharing commitments from President Joe […]
Congress leaders hold protest against fuel price hike
New Delhi, June 11 (PTI) Congress leaders and party workers on Friday held symbolic protests at petrol pumps in several parts of the city, demanding a complete rollback of fuel price hike. Party leaders K C Venugopal and Shakti Singh Gohil reached the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium petrol pump on a horse cart. Venugopal said that […]
18 people killed in bus crash in Pakistan
Karachi, Jun 11 (PTI) At least 18 persons were killed and 30 others injured on Friday when an over-speeding passenger bus overturned in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, a media report said. The bus was travelling from Wadh to Dadu when it met with an accident at Khori in Khuzdar district of the province, Geo News reported. […]
China adopts new law banning defamation of military personnel
Beijing, Jun 11 (PTI) China has passed a new legislation that bans defamation of military personnel, adding an array of legal tools to its 2018 law under which a Chinese popular blogger was punished recently for defaming PLA soldiers killed in last year’s clash with the Indian Army at the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh. […]
Overnight blaze damages 13 houses, renders 31 families homeless in Baramulla
Baramulla, June 11: An overnight blaze in Sweeper Colony, Noorbagh area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district turned at least 13 houses into ashes and rendered 31 families homeless, officials said Friday. They said that a massive blaze engulfed Sweeper Colony, Noorbagh at around 9:30 pm on Thursday night which spread like a bushfire and left […]
Massive Landslide in Ramban closes Jammu-Srinagar Highway
Jammu, June 11: Jammu-Srinagar highway was closed on Friday due to a massive landslide in Ramaban district, officials said. They said that landslide occurred at Seri area of the district, leading to the closure of the thoroughfare, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world. There was no loss of life or […]
Covid-19: India records 91,702 new cases, 3,403 deaths
New Delhi, June 11: India reported 91,702 new coronavirus cases, with which the overall caseload rose to over 2.9 crore. The death toll surged to more than 3.7 lakh after 3,403 Covid-related deaths were recorded on Thursday. Tamil Nadu remains the highest contributor with 16,813 cases. Active cases have dropped further to 11.21 lakh
EAM Jaishankar holds meeting with India’s envoys to Gulf nations
Kuwait City, Jun 11 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has held a meeting with India’s envoys to the Gulf nations to discuss a host of issues, including encouraging speedy resumption of flights to this region and facilitating reuniting families separated by Covid disruption. Jaishankar, who arrived here on his first bilateral visit to the […]
Notorious auto-lifter held in Rajouri
Jammu, Jun 11 (PTI) A notorious thief and auto-lifter was apprehended in Rajouri district on Thursday evening, police said. On June 7, three people lodged separate complaints at Thanamandi police station alleging that their vehicles had been stolen from Saaj and Kote Behrote areas, they said. FIRs were registered on the basis of the complaints […]
Filmmaker Ayesha Sulthana booked for sedition for spreading ‘false’ news on COVID-19 in Lakshadweep
Kochi (Kerala), Jun 11 (PTI) Lakshadweep Police on Thursday booked filmmaker Ayesha Sulthana on sedition charges following a complaint by a BJP leader that she spread false news about the spread of COVID-19 in the union territory during a TV debate. The complaint was filed by the BJP’s Lakshadweep unit president Abdul Khader. Sulthana hails […]