India adds 830 Covid cases, lowest single-day tally in 197 days
New Delhi, Oct 26 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 caseload climbed to 4,46,45,768 on Wednesday with 830 fresh infections, the lowest single-day rise in 197 days, while the number of active cases came down to 21,607, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll due to the viral disease climbed to 5,28,981 with one new fatality, […]
Foreign terrorist killed in failed infiltration bid in Kupwara
Srinagar, Oct 26 (PTI) Security forces on Wednesday foiled an infiltration bid by terrorists along the Line of Control in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, killing one foreign ultra, officials said. They said a gunbattle broke out between security forces and terrorists at Sudpora in Karnah sector along the LoC. They said one foreign […]
JK reports four fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Oct 25: Jammu and Kashmir reported four fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours also, officials said on Tuesday. They said that two cases were reported from Srinagar and one each from Jammu and Baramulla districts. They said so far 479270 people have […]
Rishi Sunak takes charge as UK’s first Indian-origin PM after meeting King Charles
London, Oct 25 (PTI) Rishi Sunak has formally taken charge as Britain’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister after an audience with King Charles III on Tuesday, a day after he was elected the new leader of the Conservative Party in a historic leadership run. Outgoing Prime Minister Liz Truss chaired her final Cabinet meeting at 10 […]
Hurriyat leader Bilal Lone to join mainstream politics
Srinagar, Oct 25: Separatist Leader and Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Independent Movement Bilal Gani Lone is likely to switch to mainstream politics, sources said. Bilal Gani Lone is the son of veteran separatist leader Abdul Gani Lone who was killed at Eidgah in Srinagar. People aware of the matter said that Lone […]
Delhi records over 900 dengue cases in October, tally rises to 1876
New Delhi, Oct 25 (PTI) More than 900 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital in October, taking the total infection tally of the vector-borne disease to 1,876 so far this year, according to a civic report issued on Tuesday. The city has also recorded 194 cases of malaria and 38 cases […]
Rishi Sunak’s rise to PM is ‘Obama moment for British Hindus’, says UK Hindu temple leader
London, Oct 25 (PTI) Rishi Sunak becoming UK’s Prime Minister is “our Barack Obama moment,” said the leader of a Hindu temple that was set up by the Indian-origin leader’s grandfather. Sunak, 42, on Monday won the race to lead the Conservative Party and is now set to become Britain’s first prime minister of Indian […]
Meta says India most significant country for all new things across its platforms
Kolkata, Oct 25 (PTI) India is the most significant country for Meta in terms of all the new things that feature across its platforms — Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, a top company official said. Meta has also provided a great opportunity for numerous brands and millions of creators to express their creativity and build audiences […]
WhatsApp users face disruption in services
New Delhi, Oct 25 (PTI) WhatsApp’s services faced disruption on Tuesday as many users were unable to send or receive messages on the Meta-owned platform. #Whatsappdown was trending on Twitter, and many users took to the microblogging platform to share funny memes on the issue. There is no official word yet from WhatsApp on the disruption […]
To hell with spirit of game: Hardik on ‘Mankading’
Dubai, Oct 25 (PTI) “To hell with the spirit of the game, we need to stop making a fuss about this.” Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is very clear in his head how the run out of the batter, backing up far at the non-striker’s end should be perceived. Once considered unfair play, although legal, in […]