Day: December 1, 2020

Cabinet Secretary reviews arrangements for COVID-19 vaccine roll-out

Vaccine to be provided in a time-bound, hassle-free manner through UIP distribution network ‘CO-WIN’ portal/app being developed for coordination between all stakeholders JAMMU, DECEMBER 01: The Cabinet Secretary, Rajiv Gauba, while chairing a high-level meeting, asked all the States and Union Territories to prepare and maintain a database […]

Iran’s parliament advances bill to stop nuclear inspections

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s parliament Tuesday advanced a bill that would end U.N. inspections of its nuclear facilities and require the government to boost its uranium enrichment if European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal do not provide relief from oil and banking sanctions. The vote to debate […]

Germany bans far-right, pro-Nazi group; Police raid homes

BERLIN — More than 180 police officers raided homes in three German states early Tuesday after the German government banned a far-right group, the interior ministry said. The homes of 11 members of the far-right group Wolfsbrigade 44 were searched in Hesse, Mecklenburg West-Pomerania and North Rhine-Westphalia to […]

China gave COVID-19 vaccine candidate to North Korea’s Kim: U.S. analyst

SEOUL – China has provided North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his family with an experimental coronavirus vaccine, a U.S. analyst said on Tuesday, citing two unidentified Japanese intelligence sources. Harry Kazianis, a North Korea expert at the Center for the National Interest think tank in Washington, […]

Indian government invites protesting farmers for talks on Tuesday

NEW DELHI – India’s government invited protesting farmers for talks on Tuesday, seeking to allay concerns about new laws growers fear could pave the way for the government to stop buying grain at guaranteed prices, leaving them at the mercy of private buyers. In a letter addressed to […]

Successful Test Firing of BrahMos by Indian Navy

DELHI, DECEMBER 1: BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile in Anti-Ship mode was successfully test fired today at 0900 hrs against a decommissioned Ship. The test firing was carried out by Indian Navy. The missile performed highly complex manoeuvres and hit Bull’s eye of the target.  BrahMos is the supersonic cruise missile […]

56th Raising Day of Border Security Force (BSF)

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai took the salute of the Border Security Force Raising Day Parade-2020 MoS (Home) said brave personnel of BSF are protecting the borders of the country with full vigour despite tough terrain and adverse conditions Prime Minister Shri Narendra […]

Shed arrogance, give justice to farmers: Rahul to govt

New Delhi, Dec 1:  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asked the government to wake up and shed “arrogance” to provide protesting farmers their rights. Farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, are holding protests at the Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders of the national capital against the Centre’s […]

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