Month: August 2021

BULLETIN ON COVID-19

Posted On: 05 AUG 2021, Delhi Over 49 Crore Vaccine Doses administered so far under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive3,09,74,748 total recoveries across the country so farRecovery Rate currently at 97.37%41,726 patients recovered during last 24 hoursIndia reports 42,982 new cases in last 24 hoursIndia’s Active caseload currently 4,11,076Active […]

Dhanbad Judge death case: CBI begins investigation

Dhanbad, Aug 5:  After taking over the case of Dhanbad Judge Uttam Anand’s death, the CBI team from Delhi swung into action Thursday to crack the issue that triggered nationwide outrage. The probe team of the premier investigative agency is headed by Additional Superintendent of police (ASP) Vijay […]

AIADMK senior leader E Madhusudhanan passes away

Chennai, Aug 5: AIADMK senior and partys Presidium Chairman, E Madhusudhanan who had been serving the party since its initial days, died due to illness at a city hospital here on Thursday, the party said. He was not keeping well of late and doctors who treated him said […]

Belarus Olympic sprinter arrives in Vienna amid safety fears

VIENNA, Austria — A plane carrying a Belarusian Olympic sprinter seeking refuge landed in Austria on Wednesday after she resisted an attempt by her Olympic team’s officials to send her home, where she feared reprisals from the authoritarian government. Krystsina Tsimanouskaya boarded a plane at Tokyo’s Narita International […]

Head of UN health agency seeks vaccine booster moratorium

GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization is calling for a moratorium on administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines as a way to help ensure that doses are available in countries where few people have received their first shots. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the […]

India deploys warships in South China Sea as part of ‘Act East’ policy

NEW DELHI, Aug 4 – India is sending a naval task force to the South China Sea this month to expand security ties with friendly countries, officials said on Wednesday, signalling its intent to play a bigger role in regional efforts to counter China. The Indian military has […]

Blast in Afghan capital as Taliban claim attack on minister’s compound

KABUL, Aug 4 – An explosion near the office of Afghanistan’s main security agency wounded three people on Wednesday, hours after a bomb and gun attack on a minister’s compound brought surging Taliban violence to the capital. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the late Tuesday attack on the […]

Two rockets from Lebanon hit Israel, drawing Israeli retaliation

JERUSALEM, Aug 4 – Two rockets launched from Lebanon on Wednesday struck Israel, which responded with artillery fire, amid heightened regional tensions over an alleged Iranian attack on an oil tanker in the Gulf last week. Israel’s Magen David Adom national ambulance service said there were no casualties […]

Address by the Hon’ble President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind at Defence Services Staff College

DELHI, AUGUST 4: I am delighted to be here with the bright participants of this course at one of the premier Armed Forces Training Institutes of our country. This college has the mandate of imparting training to selected officers of our armed forces and friendly foreign countries. My […]

Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Cameras in all train coaches including EMUs and passenger trains

DELHI, AUGUST 4: Ministry of Railways has approved works for installation of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Cameras in all train coaches including EMUs and passenger trains. CCTV Cameras have already been provided in 4141 coaches. Train type-wise & Zone- wise details are appended. Policing on Railways being a […]

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