Month: February 2021

IAF Participation in 70th Anniversary Celebrations of Slaf

DELHI, FEBRUARY 27: The Indian Air Force aerobatic display teams, the fixed wing “Suryakirans’ and rotary wing ‘Sarang’ , along with Light Combat Aircraft Tejas arrived at Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 27 Feb 21 on an invitation from Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, Commander of the Sri Lanka Air […]

No new provision added on blocking of content

DELHI, FEBRUARY 27: Certain misgivings are being raised regarding Rule 16 under Part III of the rules which mention that in a case of emergency nature, interim blocking directions may be issued by the Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It is hereby clarified that this is not […]

Lawyer hacked to death over family feud

Hospet(Karnataka), Feb 27: A lawyer was hacked to death at the district court of Hospet in Vijayanagara district of Karnataka on Saturday morning allegedly over a family feud, police said. T Venkatesh (48) was writing something when the assailant came with a machete and attacked the lawyer in […]

Priyanka offers prayers at Ravidas temple in Varanasi

Lucknow, Feb 27:  Sant Ravidas taught people a true religion which is easy and has no politics or discrimination, said Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday after offering prayers at a temple dedicated to the seer in Varanasi. The Congress leader arrived at the Varanasi airport […]

Queen says COVID vaccine is quick, painless and helps others

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is encouraging people to be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying the shot is quick, harmless and will help protect others against the disease. In a video call with the officials responsible for rolling out the vaccine, the 94-year-old monarch compared the effort […]

India plans two-day halt in vaccinations for software upgrade to widen campaign

India will halt coronavirus vaccinations this weekend to upgrade software used to coordinate its campaign, the health ministry said on Friday, preparing to expand the programme after infections surged in some states. With the world’s highest tally of infections after the United States, India began its vaccination drive […]

India, China foreign ministers have highest-level contact since border deal

India said on Friday its foreign minister and his Chinese counterpart spoke on the phone on Thursday, the first such high-level contact since the neighbours last week agreed to pull back troops form eye-to-eye confrontation on their Himalayan border. “Once disengagement is completed at all friction points, then […]

From the hinterland to Hollywood: how Indian farmers galvanised a protest movement

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is struggling to beat back his biggest political challenge in years from a protest movement which began with disgruntled farmers travelling to New Delhi on tractors and is now gaining wider support at home and abroad. Simmering in makeshift camps housing tens of […]

U.S. air strikes on Iran-backed militias in Syria kill at least one fighter

U.S. air strikes against Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria killed at least one fighter and wounded several others in what U.S. officials said was a calibrated response to rocket attacks against American personnel in Iraq. The attacks, which took place early on Friday Middle Eastern time, were deliberately […]

JKAACL’s 2 day JK Gojri folk music programme begins at Jammu

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 26: A two day Jammu and Kashmir Gojri folk music programme, organized by Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art Culture and Languages (JKAACL), began today at K L Sahgal hall, Jammu. Haroon Rasheed presided over the function while Former MLC, Vibodh Gupta and Professor Shalini Raina […]

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