Added on January 15, 2022
Press Trust of India
New Delhi: The Health Ministry has refuted media reports alleging a “significant undercount” of COVID-19 deaths in the first two waves in India, saying these are fallacious, ill-informed and mischievous in nature. The Government of India has a very comprehensive definition to classify Covid deaths, based on globally acceptable categorisation, it said. In a statement, […]
Added on January 15, 2022
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New Delhi: The IAF chopper crash on December 8 that killed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat and 13 others was due to an unexpected change in weather that led to spatial disorientation of the pilot, according to the preliminary findings submitted by the tri-services court of inquiry. A statement by the Indian […]
Added on January 15, 2022
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Beijing: The India-China bilateral trade touched a record high of over USD 125 billion in 2021, crossing the USD 100 billion-mark in a year when the relations hit a new low due to the prolonged standoff by the militaries in eastern Ladakh, while India’s trade deficit too mounted to over USD 69 billion, according to […]
Added on January 15, 2022
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Successfully destroyed by BDS: Police
Srinagar: A grenade was found inside a bag in which a pressure cooker was fitted by wires that was successfully destroyed by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) at Khawjabazar area of Nowhatta, Srinagar, police said Friday. A police official said that the BDS found a grenade inside the pressure cooker placed in a bag at […]
Added on January 15, 2022
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New Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament will commence on January 31 with the address of the president to both the Houses, and conclude on April 8, sources said on Friday citing recommendation of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs. The Union Budget will be presented on February 1. The Economic Survey is likely to […]
Added on January 14, 2022
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New Delhi: Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are likely to witness an increase in high temperature over periods of 2030, 2050 and 2085, a report released by the government on Thursday said. The Forest Survey of India (FSI) in collaboration with the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, Goa has […]
Added on January 14, 2022
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday reported 1966 fresh coronavirus positive cases, 271 more than the previous day’s tally, while five persons succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said. They said 889 of the fresh cases were confirmed from Jammu Division and 1077 from Kashmir Division, taking the overall tally to […]
Added on January 14, 2022
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London: The AstraZeneca Vaxzevaria vaccine showed an increased antibody response to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 after a third booster dose, preliminary data released by the Anglo-Swedish biopharma major said on Thursday. In an ongoing safety and immunogenicity trial of the vaccine, a formulation developed by Oxford University and administered in India as Covishield, it […]
Added on January 14, 2022
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Srinagar: The Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant killed in the encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of south Kashmir has been identified as Babar Bhai of Pakistan who was active since 2018, police said on Thursday. The encounter took place in Pariwan area of the south Kashmir district on Wednesday after the security forces launched a […]
Added on January 14, 2022
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Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Thursday said that 14 militants, including seven Pakistani nationals, have been killed in eight encounters in the union territory so far this year and asserted that anti-militancy operations will be intensified to clear the region of terror activities. The police chief paid tribute […]
