Attack against Indian elite- Russia detains ISIS terrorist plotting suicide attack: Russian media
Moscow: Russia’s top intelligence agency said on Monday that it has detained an Islamic State terrorist from a Central Asian country who underwent special training to carry out a suicide attack against a member of India’s leadership elite for the offensive comments on the Prophet. According to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), the foreign national […]
Amit Shah visits AIIMS to check on injured ITBP men
New Delhi: Union Home minister Amit Shah on Saturday visited the AIIMS trauma centre in Delhi and took stock of the medical care being provided to three ITBP personnel injured in a road accident while coming back after completing Amarnath Yatra duty in Jammu and Kashmir. The critically injured Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force personnel […]
Early metformin use may cut COVID-19 hospitalisation, death risk by half: Study
Washington: The widely available diabetes drug metformin may reduce the risk of emergency room visits, hospitalisation, and death from COVID-19 by more than half if taken within four days of the start of the symptoms, according to a study. The researchers from the University of Minnesota in the US noted that metformin, also known as […]
Scientists discover ‘weak spot’ across all major COVID-19 variants
Toronto: A team led by an Indian-origin researcher has discovered a key vulnerability across all major variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, including the recently emerged BA.1 and BA.2 Omicron subvariants. The weakness can be targeted by neutralising antibodies, potentially paving the way for treatments that would be universally effective across variants, the […]
President Murmu prorogues Parliament
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has prorogued both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha after the two Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die on August 8. “The Lok Sabha which commenced its ninth session on July 18 has been prorogued by the president on August 17,” according to an official communication from the […]
Ghulam Nabi Azad calls on Vice Prez Dhankhar
New Delhi: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday called on Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar here. The Vice President’s Secretariat tweeted about the meeting between Dhankhar and the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister. Azad had been a member of the Rajya Sabha. Dhankhar took over as the Vice President on August 11. “Former Union […]
Revamp in JK Congress unit- Office bearers finalised after consultations with Azad: Cong sources
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday said senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad was consulted several times before finalising the names in the revamped Jammu and Kashmir unit of the party, rejecting reports that the former union minister was not on board. The assertion came a day after Azad declined to head the Campaign Committee […]
Army gets a boost in combat capability in eastern Ladakh
Rajnath hands over wide range of indigenous military equipment to Army
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday handed over to the Army a wide range of indigenous military equipment including unmanned aerial systems and quick reaction fighting vehicles to crank up its combat capabilities in eastern Ladakh in the backdrop of the prolonged border face-off with China. The other key equipment that the Army […]
‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ – Massive response indicates revival of collective conscience: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said public response to his government’s ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign is an indication of the revival of the country’s collective conscience and its strength, which even “big socialists and experts of social science” cannot imagine. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the […]
Home Minister Amit Shah greets people on I-Day
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday greeted people on Independence Day and said it is an occasion to be proud of India’s culture, vibrant democratic tradition and achievements over the last 75 years. In a message, Shah said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is fulfilling the brave freedom fighters’ dream of a strong […]
