Month: February 2021

Bring bill for restoring J&K statehood: Azad to government

New Delhi, Feb 3:  Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday asked the government to bring a bill in Rajya Sabha proposing restoration of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking during the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Azad said, […]

3 Tesla MRI Machine in GMCH Jammu soon

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 02: Government Medical College hospital, Jammu administration is all set to install the state of art 3 Tesla MRI Machine in the premier health institution of Jammu and Kashmir. In this regard, the measures to speed up the machine installation work at the designated site were […]

Rohingya refugees fear returning to Myanmar after coup

DHAKA, Banglades — Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in camps in Bangladesh condemned the military coup in their homeland and said it makes them more fearful to return. A counterinsurgency operation by Myanmar’s military in 2017 involving mass rape, murders and the torching of villages drove more than […]

Kremlin foe Navalny slams court that may jail him for years

MOSCOW — Opposition leader Alexei Navalny denounced a Moscow court hearing Tuesday on whether he should be sent to prison for years, calling it a vain attempt by the Kremlin to scare millions of Russians into submission. The 44-year-old Navalny, an anti-corruption investigator who is the most prominent […]

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi detained again — without her old support

BANGKOK — A day after Myanmar’s military pulled off a well-choreographed coup, the country’s civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, finds herself right back where she was just over a decade ago — under house arrest. But this time, her standoff with the military comes after she has […]

Pakistan court orders release from prison of mastermind in Daniel Pearl case

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered the release from prison on Tuesday of a British-born militant who had been convicted in the kidnapping and murder of U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl by al Qaeda and Pakistani Islamist militants in 2002. In a decision that is expected to draw criticism […]

Curtain Raiser Aero India 2021

Aero India 2021 A Big Step Towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat DELHI, FEBRUARY 2: Aero India 2021 three-day mega event to showcase the prowess of Aviation Industry will begin from tomorrow at Bengaluru. The Curtain Raiser Press Conference chaired by Raksha Mantri for Asia’s premier air show was held on […]

Update on COVID-19 Vaccination & National Polio Immunization Drive

More than 41 lakh Healthcare Workers Vaccinated across the country against Covid-19 11.04 crore children vaccinated for Polio till today COVID-19 Vaccination Drive: DELHI, FEBRUARY 2:The countrywide COVID-19 vaccination program was conducted successfully on the eighteenth today. The Prime Minister launched the countrywide COVID 19 Vaccination drive on 16th Jan 2021. […]

Build bridges, not walls: Rahul to Centre

New Delhi, Feb 2: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the government over barricades and road blocks set up at farmer agitation sites on Delhi’s borders, and asked the Centre to “build bridges and not walls”. Farmers’ protest sites at Delhi’s borders have turned into fortresses with police […]

Farmer agitation rocks Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Feb 2:  The issue of ongoing farmer agitation against three farm laws rocked the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, resulting in repeated disruptions and forcing Speaker Om Birla to adjourn the House for the day. When the House reassembled after initial adjournments at 7 pm, Birla asked […]

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