Indian, Chinese militaries hold talks in eastern Ladakh
New Delhi: Senior military officials of India and China held talks in eastern Ladakh on Wednesday, focusing on maintaining security and stability in the region. People familiar with the development said it was routine dialogue at the level of major general and such talks take place on a monthly basis. The talks came amid a […]
Cervical cancer vaccine to be launched in few months
New Delhi: India’s first indigenously developed quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer will be launched in a few months and made available to the people in an affordable price range of Rs 200-400. Union Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Thursday attended an event held to announce […]
Petrol sales rebound in Aug, diesel lags
New Delhi: Petrol sales in India rebounded in August but diesel continued to show a decline over the previous month as rains in several parts chipped away demand in some sectors, preliminary industry data showed. Petrol sales, which had dipped 5 per cent in July, increased 5.8 per cent to 2.81 million tonnes in August […]
Terrorist hideout busted in Baramulla
Srinagar: Security forces busted a terrorist hideout in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday and recovered a huge cache of ammunition, officials said. A joint team of police and the army launched a search operation in Baramulla’s Dudbug-TY Shah forest area in the early hours of Thursday, they said. During the operation, the team recovered […]
Told Azad to avoid saying things that create bitterness: Bhupinder Hooda
New Delhi: Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday said he and his colleagues in the Congress have suggested to former party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad to avoid saying things that create bitterness among the partymen. Talking to reporters here, Hooda said the “Group of 23” (G-23) members met Azad at his residence […]
