Day: February 6, 2021

India restoring fast mobile internet in Kashmir after 18 months

SRINAGAR – India said on Friday it was restoring high-speed mobile internet in the federal territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the first time since August 2019, when the government withdrew the special rights of the restive Muslim-dominated region. Jammu and Kashmir was India’s only Muslim-majority state before […]

Biden’s dilemma in virus aid fight: Go big or go bipartisan

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s push for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill is forcing an internal reckoning that pits his instincts to work toward a bipartisan deal against the demands of an urgent crisis and his desire to deliver for those who helped elect him. His bipartisan bona fides […]

Tens of thousands protest Myanmar coup despite internet ban

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Myanmar’s cities on Saturday to denounce this week’s coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi despite a blockade on the internet by the junta. In an upwelling of anger in the country’s largest […]

PM addresses event marking Diamond Jubilee of Gujarat High Court

Rule of Law has been the basis of our civilization and social fabric: PM AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan is playing a big role in the efforts of the judicial modernization: PM Ease of justice is enhancing ease of doing business as foreign investors are feeling more confident about safety […]

Update on COVID-19 Vaccination –Day 22

Over 56 lakh Healthcare and Frontline Workers vaccinated across the country 2,20,019 beneficiaries vaccinated till 6 pm today No case of serious/severe AEFI/Death attributable to vaccination till date DELHI, FEBRUARY 6: The total number of beneficiaries vaccinated against COVID19 across the country has crossed 56 lakhs. 56,36,868 healthcare and frontline […]

Aakashvani Sangeet Sammelan will henceforth be called Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan

The prestigious Akashvani Music Festival, will hereinfter be named after Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi.  Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Shri Prakash Javadekar made this announcement at a  Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Centenary Commemorative function organized in Pune today.  All India Radio, besides its regular music broadcasts, has endeared […]

11,713 new cases take India’s coronavirus tally to 1,08,14,304

New Delhi, Feb 6: India’s COVID-19 infection tally climbed to 1,08,14,304 with 11,713 new cases in a day, while 1,05,10,796 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 97.19 per cent on Saturday, according to Union Health Ministry data. There are 1,48,590 active cases of coronavirus […]

J-K records 65 new COVID-19 cases

Srinagar, Feb 6: Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded 65 new coronavirus cases that raised its tally to 1,24,850, officials said. The union territory did not report any death due to the infection in the past 24 hours, they said. Of the fresh cases, 15 were recorded from the […]

Maharashtra: Lawyer commits suicide

Nagpur, Feb 6: A 46-year-old lawyer on Saturday committed suicide by hanging himself using a rope from a ceiling hook at his house in Sadar area here in Maharashtra, police said. The body of Santosh Kinnake was found hanging by his teacher wife after she returned home around 10 […]

Security upped at Delhi borders as farmers set to hold ‘chakka jam’

New Delhi, Feb 6: The Delhi Police intensified security at all border points of the city as thousands of personnel including paramilitary forces have been deployed to deal with any situation emerging out of the nationwide ‘chakka jam’ being held on Saturday by the farmers protesting the Centre’s new […]

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