Month: June 2021

Justice Department launches “Enforcing Contracts Portal”

The portal aims to promote ease of doing business and improve ‘Contract Enforcement Regime’ in country The portal is envisioned to be a comprehensive source of information pertaining to the legislative and policy reforms being undertaken on the “Enforcing Contracts” parameters The portal to provide easy access to […]

PM congratulates Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, Komalika Bari, Atanu Das and Abhishek Verma for their performances in Archery World Cup

DELHI, JUNE 29: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, Komalika Bari, Atanu Das and Abhishek Verma for their stupendous performances in Archery World Cup in Paris.  In a tweet, The Prime Minister said, “The last few days have witnessed stupendous performances by […]

Answer to crisis is to put money in hands of people: Chidambaram on govt package

New Delhi, Jun 29:  A day after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a package to support the pandemic-hit economy, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday said the answer to this “crisis” is to spur demand by putting money in the hands of the people, especially the poor […]

COVID-19: India records 37,566 new cases, 907 more deaths

New Delhi, Jun 29: The single-day rise in fresh cases was recorded below 40,000 after 102 days, bringing the COVID-19 infection tally to 3,03,16,897, while the daily fatalities remained below 1,000 for the second consecutive day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday India saw […]

US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in Syria, Iraq

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military, under the direction of President Joe Biden, has conducted airstrikes against what it said were “facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups” near the border between Iraq and Syria. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said the militias were using the facilities to launch unmanned […]

Australia battles several clusters in new pandemic phase

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia was battling to contain several COVID-19 clusters around the country on Monday in what some experts have described as the nation’s most dangerous stage of the pandemic since the earliest days. Sydney in the east and Darwin in the north were locked down on […]

Analysis: India bulks up against outflows as Fed, virus risks threaten repeat of 2013

MUMBAI, June 28 – India’s $600 billion in reserves should help it fight market volatility from any U.S. monetary tightening, but analysts and traders warn a slowing economy and an expanding fiscal deficit still make it particularly vulnerable to capital flight. Asia’s third-largest economy has bad memories of […]

India probes suspected use of drones in blast at Jammu air base – officials

Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, June 27: – India is investigating the suspected use of drones by separatist militants after two explosions rocked an Indian Air Force Station in the northern region of Jammu, two senior security officials said on Sunday. The explosions in the early hours of Sunday injured […]

Analysis: North Korea sees ‘propaganda value’ in slimmer Kim, analysts say

SEOUL, June 28 – A rare mention in North Korean state media of leader Kim Jong Un’s health could be intended to head off speculation and play up shared sacrifice amid food shortages, analysts said. The tightly controlled state media on Friday quoted an unidentified resident of Pyongyang […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, JUNE 28: India achieves another milestone in COVID19 vaccination and overtakes USA in total number of CovidVaccine doses administered. 32.36 Cr. Vaccine Doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive India reports 46,148new cases in last 24 hours India’s Active Caseload declines to 5,72,994 Active cases constitute […]

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