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Eyeing Guinness record, soldier begins 4,300-km run

Mulls to completed the challenge within 50 days

Jammu: Soldier Naik Velu P is all set to make his 30th birthday memorable as he left for a mission to enter the Guinness Book of World Records by running from Kashmir to Kanyakumari under 50 days. Last year in June, Naik Velu became the first Indian ultra-runner to complete 1,600 km in just 17 […]

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Covid-19: 11 states, UTs witnessing spike in cases

Covid-19: 11 states, UTs witnessing spike in cases

New Delhi: Eleven states and Union Territories, marked as “states of grave concern” because of their rising daily COVID-19 cases, have not shown a commensurate increase in enforcement of containment activities, the Centre said on Friday. Chairing a high-level review meeting with chief secretaries, Directors General of Police and health secretaries of all states and […]

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Positivity rate jumps from 0.93 pc to over 3.5 pc in last two weeks

New Delhi: Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in Delhi, the positivity rate has mounted from just below one per cent to 3.57 per cent in the last two weeks, according to official data. Delhi had recorded 2,790 fresh COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest daily count this year while nine more people had died […]

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Three militants killed in Pulwama gunfight

Two slain militants were involved in attack on BJP leader's house: Police

Srinagar: Three militants, including two who were involved in an attack on a BJP leader’s house here, were killed in an encounter with security forces on Friday in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. The encounter took place early in the morning after security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Ghat Mohalla in […]

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Increased attack on politicians: Police planning to revamp security cover of leaders

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police is mulling revamping the security cover of leaders “vulnerable” to militant attacks along with fresh training to those guarding them in view recent terror incidents, a top official said on Friday. The remarks came a day after four militants attacked BJP leader Anwar Ahmad’s residence in Nowgam here and […]

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Eastern Ladakh Row: India pitches for early disengagement in remaining areas

New Delhi: India on Friday hoped that China will work with it to ensure disengagement of troops in remaining areas of eastern Ladakh at the earliest, and asserted that de-escalation of tension alone will lead to restoration of peace and tranquility in border areas and provide conditions for progress of bilateral ties. At a media […]

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PM Modi calls Congress ‘high handed’

Says his govt does not see people's faith before serving them

Kanyakumari: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed the Congress as ‘high-handed’ without an understanding of local sensibilities and asserted that his government does not see people’s caste or faith before serving them. In Tamil Nadu, the situation was such that senior DMK leaders who worked shoulder to shoulder with late party patriarch ‘Kalaignar’ (M […]

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UK adds Pakistan, Bangladesh to travel ban list

UK adds Pakistan, Bangladesh to travel ban list

London: Pakistan and Bangladesh are among four additional countries added to the “red list” of nations from where travel to and from England is banned to control the spread of coronavirus. The ban announced on Friday will come into effect from April 9 and also cover the Philippines and Kenya in response to concerns about […]

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No ban on export of Covid-19 vaccines: MEA

New Delhi: Asserting that India has not imposed any export ban on anti-coronavirus vaccines, the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said the country has taken the lead in sending vaccines abroad with over 640 lakh doses supplied to more than 80 countries till now. Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi also said the […]

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Volte Face: Pakistan’s textile industry voices disappointment over failed deal

Karachi: Pakistan’s struggling textile industry has voiced its disappointment after the Imran Khan government rejected a proposal to import cotton from India, the world’s biggest producer, saying it is the need of the hour to avoid a massive slump in the country’s exports. The federal Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Khan on Thursday rejected the […]