Month: December 2020

Webinar on India – Nepal Defence Cooperation Webinar and Expo held

DELHI, DECEMBER 21: A webinar and expo between India and Nepal were held today. The theme of webinar was “Exploring Synergies and Strengthening Defence Cooperation with Nepal”.  It was organized under the aegis of Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence through SIDM.  This webinar is the part […]

Cong leader Motilal Vora passes away at 93

New Delhi, Dec 21 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Motilal Vora died on Monday at a hospital here following post-COVID-19 complications, his family said. He was 93. Vora was admitted to the Escorts Hospital in Okhla here a few days ago with a urinary infection. He also had a lung […]

New coronavirus strain: India suspends all UK flights from Wednesday to Dec 31

New Delhi, Dec 21:  All flights connecting the UK and India will remain suspended from Wednesday till December 31, the Civil Aviation Ministry said on Monday in view of the emergence of a mutated variant of the coronavirus there. Moreover, it said passengers coming from the UK through […]

Nepal president dissolves Parliament; elections next spring

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s president dissolved Parliament on Sunday after the prime minister recommended the move amid an escalating feud within his Communist Party that is likely to push the Himalayan nation into a political crisis. Parliamentary elections will be held on April 30 and May 10, according […]

AP sources: Trump floats Sidney Powell as special counsel

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump floated naming lawyer Sidney Powell, who was booted from his campaign’s legal team after pushing unfounded conspiracy theories, as a special counsel investigating allegations of voter fraud as he grasps for straws to stay in power. During a Friday meeting at the White House, […]

Global COVID-19 cases surpass 75 million

Global coronavirus infections surpassed the 75 million mark on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, as several nations around the world begin vaccinating against the virus. Britain this month became the first Western country to start immunizing with the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and its German partner […]

Nepal heads to surprise election next year after PM loses ground

KATHMANDU – Nepal’s president dissolved parliament on Sunday at the request of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s cabinet and announced that general elections would be held in April and May, more than a year ahead of schedule. The move plunges the Himalayan country, which has seen revolving-door governance […]

Modi surprises with Sikh temple visit amid farm protests

MUMBAI – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unscheduled visit to a Sikh temple in New Delhi on Sunday, kneeling down in respect and freely clicking pictures with visitors at a time when the community is leading massive protests against his farm reforms. Sikhs in India and […]

India International Science Festival, from December 22nd to 25th, 2020

ISFFI seeks to promote science popularization among citizens and aims at attracting talented young science filmmakers and science enthusiasts This year, a record 632 science documentaries, short films, animation videos received from 60 countries Internationally acclaimed and awards winning foreign and Indian films on science, health and environment […]

Air India privatisation unlikely to conclude this fiscal

New Delhi, Dec 20: Privatisation of Air India may spill into next fiscal year as the divestment process is unlikely to conclude in the remaining a little over three months of 2020-21, an official said. Salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group and US-based fund Interups Inc were among “multiple” entities that […]

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