Army brings major fire under control in Udhampur
Jammu: A major widespread forest fire, which was posing a grave threat to a mountainous hamlet, was brought under control by the timely action of the Army thereby saving a major tragedy in Udhampur district, officials said. A fire broke out in the forest area of Charrat panchayat on Tuesday night and was rapidly approaching […]
CBSE class 10, 12 second-term board exam begins
New Delhi: The CBSE class 10 and 12 board exams for the second term began on Tuesday across India and abroad after two years of pandemic-induced disruptions. The first-term exams were conducted in November in a truncated format with multiple-choice questions. The exam duration was one-and-half hours. On Tuesday, class 12 had exams on entrepreneurship […]
Active COVID-19 cases in country dip to 15,636
New Delhi: With 2,483 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,62,569, while the active cases dipped to 15,636, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,23,622 with 1,399 new fatalities as Assam reconciled 1,347 deaths and Kerala […]
Prashant Kishor declines to join Congress
Says it needs leadership, collective will to fix problems
New Delhi: Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday declined the Congress offer to join the party and evolve its poll strategy and said more than him, the party needs leadership and collective will to fix deep-rooted structural problems through transformational reforms Kishor was asked by Congress president Sonia Gandhi to join the party and be […]
India increased military expenditure by 0.9 pc in 2021; China by 4.7 pc: SIPRI report
New Delhi: India’s military expenditure increased to USD 76.6 billion in 2021, marking a 0.9 per cent hike over the 2020 figures, according to a report released by defence think-tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on Monday. “China, the world’s second largest spender, allocated an estimated USD 293 billion to its military in 2021, […]
