European partners important companions in India’s quest for peace, prosperity: PM Modi
New Delhi: Ahead of his visit to Germany, Denmark and France, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his trip to Europe comes at a time when the region faces many challenges and choices, and that he intends to strengthen the spirit of cooperation with India’s European partners. In a statement, Modi said he will […]
Saudi Arabia comes to Pak’s rescue, provides USD 8 billion financial support
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide Pakistan with a “sizeable package” of around USD 8 billion to help the cash-starved country bolster dwindling forex reserves and revive its ailing economy, a media report said on Sunday. Pakistan has faced growing economic challenges, with high inflation, sliding forex reserves, a widening current account deficit and […]
Afghan envoy at UN lodges official complaint with Security Council
Says Pak carried out airstrikes in Kunar, Khost
United Nations: The Charge d’Affaires at Afghanistan’s UN mission here has lodged an official complaint with the Security Council over airstrikes launched by Pakistan in the eastern Afghan provinces of Kunar and Khost this month, saying cross-border shellings by the Pakistani military forces are reprehensible” and these breaches will further destabilise peace and security in […]
Pandemic: China to permit ‘some’ Indian students to return
Beijing: In a relief to thousands of Indian students enrolled in Chinese universities, China on Friday announced plans to allow the return of “some” of them who have been stranded in India for over two years following the visa and flight restrictions imposed by Beijing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Indian students wanting to return […]
Amit Shah meets President Kovind
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday met President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. It was a courtesy call by the home minister, officials said. “Shri Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs, called on President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan,” the Rashtrapati Bhavan tweeted. (PTI)
Mental health- ‘Eliminator’ countries with less Covid restrictions had better outcomes: Lancet study
Toronto: Countries that attempted to control COVID-19 transmission with stricter public restrictions had worse mental health outcomes than those which tried to suppress or eliminate COVID-19 transmission, according to a study published in The Lancet Public Health journal. The team led by researchers at Simon Fraser University in Canada used data from two surveys of […]
MHA has details of over 10.69 lakh sexual offenders
New Delhi: The Union home ministry has gathered the details of more than 10.69 lakh sexual offenders in the country and their profiles are available with the law-enforcement agencies on a real-time basis to probe new offences. According to the annual report of the ministry for 2020-21, the National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO) has […]
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 […]
