Month: December 2020

PM launches Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT to extend coverage to all residents of Jammu & Kashmir

DDC elections show the strength of our democracy: PM Development of Jammu and Kashmir is one of the biggest priorities of our Government: PM DELHI, DECEMBER 26: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT to extend coverage to all residents of Jammu & Kashmir […]

Text of PM’s address at launching of Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT to extend coverage to all residents of Jammu & Kashmir

आज मुझे जम्‍मू-कश्‍मीर के दो लाभार्थिेंयों से आयुष्‍मान भारत योजना के विषय में उनका अनुभव सुनने का अवसर मिला। मेरे लिए सिर्फ आपके ये अनुभव नहीं हैं। कभी-कभी जब काम करते हैं, निर्णय करते हैं, लेकिन जिनके लिए करते हैं उनसे जब संतोष के शब्‍द मिलते हैं, वो […]

User fee collection through FASTag crosses Rs 80 cr per day with record 50 lakh transactions: NHAI

New Delhi, Dec 25: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Friday said the electronic toll collection through FASTag has crossed Rs 80 crore a day with record 50 lakh transactions per day. Over 2.20 crore FASTag have been issued so far. “The toll collection through FASTag first […]

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

Jammu, Dec 26: Pakistani Rangers violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing at forward posts along the International Border (IB) in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. Firing from across the IB in the Satpal Border Outpost area of Hiranagar sector started around 9.35 […]

COVID-19: Daily deaths below 300 after over 6 months, 22,273 new cases reported

New Delhi, Dec 26: India’s daily new COVID-19 fatality count was reported below 300 after over six months, taking the death toll to 1,47,343, while the infection tally rose to 1,01,69,118, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday A total of 251 more deaths […]

Reports: Explosion rocks downtown Nashville

NASHVILLE — News reports say emergency crews have responded to an explosion in downtown Nashville. Black smoke and flames were seen billowing from the area. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning. Police and fire crews were on […]

A pandemic Christmas: Churches shut, borders complicated

ROME — Curfews, quarantines and even border closings complicated Christmas celebrations Friday for countless people around the globe, but ingenuity, determination and imagination helped keep the day special for many. Pope Francis delivered his Christmas blessing from inside the Vatican, breaking with his traditional speech from the balcony […]

Pope on Christmas: Vaccines for all; needy, vulnerable first

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis made a Christmas Day plea for authorities to make COVID-19 vaccines available to all, insisting that the first in line should be the most vulnerable and needy, regardless of who holds the patents for the shots. “Vaccines for everybody, especially for the most […]

Indian automakers fear container shortage to hit parts supply, output

NEW DELHI – Automakers in India are bracing for a parts shortage and possible production losses over the next three to four months due to a global shortage of available shipping containers, said a trade body in the world’s fifth biggest auto market. Shipping freight rates have surged […]

Japan ex-PM Abe apologises, corrects parliament statements on funding scandal

TOKYO – Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday corrected statements he had made in parliament, apologising for what he said were mistakes regarding a political funding scandal that has also cast a pall over the current premier. Abe said he felt deeply responsible for making repeated […]

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