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Jammu: Pakistan is afraid of the BJP’s rise in Kashmir and is engineering targeted killings of party workers in the Valley, BJP’s J&K chief Ravinder Raina said on Thursday, asserting the neighbouring country will not succeed in its nefarious designs. His statement came in the backdrop of terror attacks on some village-level BJP leaders, following […]
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New Delhi: The functioning of the Central Information Commission (CIC) has not been interrupted even for a single day during the entire course of the coronavirus pandemic, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday. He said the Commission disposed of 1,785 cases in June this year as against 1,298 cases in the month of June […]
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New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has told a parliamentary committee that the country’s armed forces are prepared to deal with any eventualities along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, and are ready for a long haul even during the harsh winter months, sources in the panel said […]
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Bengaluru: The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited said on Wednesday two Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) produced by it have been deployed for operations at high altitude (Leh sector) at short notice to support IAF missions, “in the light of the prevailing situation on the border.” “It is the lightest attack helicopter in the world designed and developed […]
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New Delhi: Responding with scepticism to Russia’s approval of a COVID-19 vaccine, several scientists around the world, including in India, suggest it hasn’t been tested properly given the time constraint and there may not be enough evidence to prove its efficacy. Announcing the breakthrough on Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin vouched for the safety and […]
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New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 recovery rate soared past 70 per cent on Wednesday with 16,39,599 people having recuperated from the disease so far in the country, while active cases comprise 27.64 pc of the total caseload, the Union Health Ministry said. The case fatality rate has further declined to 1.98 per cent, it said. The […]
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Islamabad: Pakistan and the US have reviewed their bilateral relationship as top officials from the two countries took part in a virtual conference during which they also discussed the need for peace and stability in Afghanistan and South Asia. Pakistan Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood held wide-ranging consultations with Ambassador David Hale, US Under Secretary for […]
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Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Ahmed Bajwa will travel to Saudi Arabia next week amid efforts by the Imran Khan government to soothe tempers in Saudi Arabia after foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi presented an ultimatum to the kingdom, according to Pakistani newspaper The News. In an interview last week, the foreign minister asked […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought response from the Centre on a PIL seeking an immediate ban on use, installation, production and advertisement of disinfectant tunnels set up to curb the spread of coronavirus. A three-judge bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and M R Shah issued notices to the Ministry of […]
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United Nations: Half of the world’s youth population are subject to anxiety or depression-causing circumstances and more than a third are uncertain of their future career prospects due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey by the International Labour Organization. The ILO’s ‘Youth and COVID-19: impacts on jobs, education, rights and mental well-being’ survey […]
