Month: October 2020

New Zealand’s Ardern to form government within 3 weeks after historic election win

WELLINGTON – After a thumping election win, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Sunday that she would form a government within three weeks but declined to say whether she would rule alone or form a coalition. Ardern on Saturday delivered the biggest election victory for her […]

Global coronavirus cases rise by one-day record of 400,000

Global coronavirus cases rose by more than 400,000 for the first time late on Friday, a record one-day increase as much of Europe enacts new restrictions to curb the outbreak. Europe, which successfully tamped down the first surge of infections, has emerged as the new coronavirus epicentre in […]

India on a steady trajectory of sustained fall in Active Cases

Number of Active Cases below 8 lakh for the second day 22 States/UTs have less than 20,000 Active Cases DELHI, OCTOBER 18: India continues to report a trend of steadily declining active cases. The active cases are less than 8 lakh for the second consecutive day and stand […]

BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile Successfully Test Fired from Indian Navy’s Stealth Destroyer, INS Chennai

DELHI, OCTOBER 18: BrahMos, the supersonic cruise missile was successfully test fired today from Indian Navy’s indigenously-built stealth destroyer INS Chennai, hitting a target in the Arabian Sea. The missile hit the target successfully with pin-point accuracy after performing high-level and extremely complex manoeuvres. BrahMos as ‘prime strike […]

PM congratulates PM of New Zealand on her resounding victory

DELHI, OCTOBER 18: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern on her resounding victory.  In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “My heartiest congratulations to the PM of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern on her resounding victory. Recall our last meet […]

Judges should be fearless in their decisions: SC’s Justice N V Ramana

New Delhi, Oct 18: The seniormost judge of the Supreme Court Justice N V Ramana has said the greatest strength of the judiciary is the faith of people in it and judges must be steadfast in holding on to their principles and fearless in their decisions to withstand all […]

Active COVID-19 cases below 8 lakh for 2nd day in row; recovery rate 88.03 pc

New Delhi, Oct 18: Maintaining a “steady declining trend”, the number of active COVID-19 cases in India stayed below eight lakh for the second consecutive day on Sunday and comprised 10.45 per cent of the total caseload, the Union Health Ministry said. There are 7,83,311 active cases of coronavirus […]

Pak violates ceasefire along IB in J-K’s Kathua

Jammu, Oct 18: Pakistani Rangers opened fire at forward posts and villages along the International Border (IB) in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. BSF personnel guarding the IB effectively retaliated. Officials said the Pakistani Rangers started the firing in the Pansar-Manyari area of Hiranagar […]

Army pressed into service in 4 flood-hit Karnataka dists; CM to undertake aerial survey

Kalaburagi (Karnataka), Oct 18: The flood situation remained grim on Sunday in four districts of Karnataka with Krishna and Bhima rivers in spate as the Army, the national and state disaster response forces undertook rescue work, evacuating hundreds of marooned people, officials said. Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said […]

White House rejects Putin response to US arms control offer

WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Russia on Friday rejected each other’s proposals for potentially salvaging the last remaining legal constraint on their strategic nuclear forces. President Vladimir Putin called for an unconditional extension of the soon-to-expire New START treaty, and the White House called that a “non-starter.” Adding […]

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