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 […]
Corona spike: Beijing goes on high alert to curb COVID clusters
Beijing: China’s capital Beijing has gone on high alert as the situation turned grim following the emergence of clusters of COVID-19, while the country’s financial hub Shanghai reported 39 more deaths due to the virus, the highest in a day so far during the current outbreak since last month. The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported […]
Govt to sell 3.5% stake in LIC, IPO to fetch Rs 21,000 cr
New Delhi: The government is likely to sell a 3.5 per cent stake in Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) through an initial public offering which will hit the markets in the first week of the next month, an official said. The issue size is expected to be worth Rs 21,000 crore, valuing the country’s largest insurer […]
Technology exhibition at PM Modi’s event in Jammu to motivate start-ups
New Delhi: A technology exhibition will be held at an event to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jammu on Panchayati Raj Diwas’ to motivate start-ups and help create awareness about the enormous new avenues of livelihood being availed across the country, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Friday. In a statement, the […]
Civil Services Day- Adopt ‘nation-first’ approach to decision making: PM to civil servants
New Delhi: Emphasising a “nation-first” approach to decision-making, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said there cannot be any compromise on the unity and integrity of the country and even decisions at the local level should be made on this touchstone. Addressing civil servants on the 15th Civil Services Day at Vigyan Bhawan here, he […]
Massive solar flare: CESSI warns of impact on satellite communications, GPS
New Delhi: The sun unleashed a massive solar flare on Wednesday, with the potential to impact satellite communications and global positioning systems, the Centre of Excellence in Space Sciences India (CESSI) said. “The X2.2 class solar flare eruption took place at 3:57 UTC (9.27 IST) from the solar magnetic active region AR12992,” Dibyendu Nandi, Professor […]
IMF pegs ‘fairly robust’ 8.2% India growth in 2022
Washington: The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday projected a “fairly robust” growth of 8.2 per cent for India in 2022, making it the fastest-growing major economy in the world, almost twice faster than China’s 4.4 per cent. The global growth has been projected at 3.6 per cent in 2022, down from 6.1 per cent in […]
PM Modi condoles death of Pakistani humanitarian activist
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condoled the death of Bilquis Edhi, a Pakistani humanitarian activist who used to work alongside her philanthropist husband late Abdul Sattar Edhi. Her life long dedication to humanitarian work touched the lives of people across the globe, Modi tweeted. Bilquis Bano Edhi passed away at a private […]
