Month: January 2021

PM interacts with recipients of Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, 2021

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi interacted with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) awardees today via video conferencing. Union Women & Child Development Minister, Smt Smriti Zubin Irani was also present on the occasion. The Prime Minister said that this year’s awards are special as the recipient […]

Joint Press Release of the 9th Round of India-China Military Commander-Level Meeting

DELHI, JANUARY 25: On January 24, the 9th round of China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting was held on the Chinese side of the Moldo-Chushul border meeting point. The two sides had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on disengagement along the Line of Actual Control in the […]

Successful Maiden Test Launch of Akash-NG Missile

DELHI, JANUARY 25: DRDO conducted the successful maiden launch of Akash-NG (New Generation) Missile from Integrated Test Range off the coast of Odisha on 25 January 2021. Akash-NG is a new generation Surface to Air Missile meant for use by Indian Air Force with an aim of intercepting […]

Not sexual assault if there is no ‘skin to skin’ contact: HC

Mumbai, Jan 24:  Groping a minor’s breast without “skin to skin contact” cannot be termed as sexual assault as defined under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Bombay High Court has said. Justice Pushpa Ganediwala of the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court, […]

Cold wave likely in Delhi

New Delhi, Jan 25: Delhi is in for another cold wave with the minimum temperature likely to drop by four degrees Celsius over the next two-three days, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday. The maximum is likely to settle around 16 degrees Celsius. Dense-to-very-dense fog is also predicted […]

131 more COVID deaths, 13203 cases

New Delhi, Jan 25: India recorded the lowest number of coronavirus fatalities in over eight months with 131 more deaths being recorded, the Health Ministry said on Monday. The COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,06,67,736 with 13,203 more infections. There are 1,84,182 active cases, which is 1.73 per cent of […]

40-year-old woman killed by leopard in Uttarakhand

Pithoragarh (U’khand), Jan 25: A 40-year-old woman was killed by a leopard in a village here on Monday, officials said. Seema Devi (40), a resident of Harali Agar village in Devalthal area of the district, was attacked by the leopard when she was cutting grass in a field along […]

Defense chief orders review of military sex assault programs

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in his first directive since taking office, has given his senior leaders two weeks to send him reports on sexual assault prevention programs in the military, and an assessment of what has worked and what hasn’t. Austin’s memo, which went out Saturday, […]

Trapped for 2 weeks, 11 workers rescued from China gold mine

BEIJING — Eleven workers trapped for two weeks inside a Chinese gold mine were brought safely to the surface on Sunday, a landmark achievement for an industry long-blighted by disasters and high death tolls. State broadcaster CCTV showed workers being hauled up one-by-one in baskets on Sunday afternoon, […]

Dutch police arrest alleged Asian drug syndicate kingpin

AMSTERDAM/SYDNEY – Dutch police have arrested the alleged leader of a large Asian drug syndicate who is listed as one of the world’s most-wanted fugitives and has been compared to Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Tse Chi Lop, a Chinese-born Canadian national, was detained on Friday […]

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