Month: September 2021

PM congratulates Bhupendra Patel on taking oath as CM of Gujarat

DELHI, SEPTEMBER 13: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Shri Bhupendra Patel on taking oath as Chief Minister of Gujarat. He also praised Vijay Rupani Ji and said that during his five years as CM, Vijay Rupani Ji has undertaken many people-friendly measures. He worked tirelessly […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, SEPTEMBER 13: 74.38 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive 27,254 new cases in the last 24 hours Active cases account for 1.13% of total cases India’s Active caseload stands at 3,74,269 Recovery Rate currently at 97.54% 37,687 recoveries in the last […]

Priyanka Gandhi wraps up her five-day UP tour ahead of assembly polls

Lucknow, Sep 13:  Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday left for Delhi after wrapping up her five-day tour of Uttar Pradesh during which she exhorted party workers to work round the clock for the 2022 UP Assembly polls. Ending her five-day tour, Priyanka Gandhi told party […]

158 dengue cases in Delhi this year; 32 in September

New Delhi, Sep 13:  At least 158 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital this year, according to a civic report released on Monday. The number of dengue cases for January 1-September 11 period is also the highest this year since 2019 when the count […]

Woman axed to death by mother-in-law

Jamshedpur, Sep 13: A 22-year-old woman was axed to death allegedly by her mother-in-law in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharswan district, police said on Monday. The victim Bhawani Layek had an altercation with her mother-in-law Gita Layek over a petty domestic issue on Sunday, which turned serious and the accused picked […]

North Korea says it tested new long-range cruise missiles

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea says it successfully test fired newly developed long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, its first known testing activity in months, underscoring how it continues to expand its military capabilities amid a stalemate in nuclear negotiations with the United States. The Korean Central […]

Iran to allow new memory cards in UN’s nuclear site cameras

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran agreed Sunday to allow international inspectors to install new memory cards into surveillance cameras at its sensitive nuclear sites and to continue filming there, potentially averting a diplomatic showdown this week. The announcement by Mohammad Eslami of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran after […]

Death and suffering in Iraq a painful legacy of 9/11 attacks

BAGHDAD — Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. But the terrorist attacks in the United States changed forever the lives of Iraqis. In their aftermath, the U.S. invaded Afghanistan, swiftly deposing the Taliban regime that had been sheltering Osama bin Laden, the leader of the al-Qaida terror […]

Pilot error likely caused fatal Air India Express crash – report

MUMBAI, Sept 12 – Pilot error and a failure to follow safety guidelines probably caused the Air India Express crash that killed 21 people last year, the country’s worst aviation accident in a decade, investigators said in a report on Saturday. The Boeing 737, repatriating Indians stranded in […]

Iraqi PM becomes first foreign leader to meet Iran’s Raisi

Sept 12 – Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi became the first foreign leader on Sunday to visit and meet with Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi since the hardliner took office in August. Iraq has been trying to mediate between Tehran and its Gulf Arab foes, including Saudi Arabia, in […]

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