Month: October 2021

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, OCT 18: 97.79 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive 13,596 new cases in the last 24 hours; lowest in 230 days Recovery Rate currently at 98.12%; Highest since March 2020 19,582 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to […]

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, India’s future growth depends on science driven economy

Inaugurates Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav week organised by the Ministry of Earth Sciences Says, Science and Technology is going to be the main currency for the inclusive growth of India in the next 25 years Swadeshi Start-ups to play key role in India’s Blue Economy: Dr Jitendra Singh […]

Prominent Kolkata businessman, driver hacked to death

Kolkata, Oct 18:  Subir Chaki, the Managing Director of prominent engineering firm Kilburn Engineering, and his driver were found killed in Gariahat locality of South Kolkata, police said on Monday. The bodies of Chaki (61) and his driver Rabin Mondal (65) were found with multiple stab injuries on […]

Colin Powell has died of COVID-19 complications, family says

WASHIINGTON — Colin Powell, who served Democratic and Republican presidents in war and peace but whose sterling reputation was forever stained when he went before the U.N. and made faulty claims to justify the U.S. war in Iraq, has died of COVID-19 complications. He was 84. A veteran […]

Russian filmmakers land after shoot aboard space station

MOSCOW — A Soyuz space capsule carrying a cosmonaut and two Russian filmmakers has landed after a 3 1/2-hour trip from the International Space Station. The capsule, descending under a red-and-white striped parachute after entering Earth’s atmosphere, landed upright in the steppes of Kazakhstan on schedule at 0435 […]

No end in sight to volcanic eruption on Spain’s La Palma – Canaries president

LA PALMA, Spain, Oct 17 – There’s no immediate end in sight to the volcanic eruption that has caused chaos on the Spanish isle of La Palma since it began about a month ago, the president of the Canary Islands said on Sunday. There were 42 seismic movements […]

China condemns U.S., Canada for sending warships through Taiwan Strait

BEIJING/TAIPEI, Oct 17 – The Chinese military on Sunday condemned the United States and Canada for each sending a warship through the Taiwan Strait last week, saying they were threatening peace and stability in the region. China claims democratically-ruled Taiwan as its own territory, and has mounted repeated […]

More than 4 crore unorganized workers registered at e-Shram Portal, India’s first National Database on Unorganized Workers

Odisha, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh at the fore front with highest number of registrations Largest number of workers register from agriculture and construction sector Registration at E-shram will facilitate unorganized workers to get the benefits of government schemes easily : Shri Bhupender Yadav DELHI, […]

Prices of Onion, Tomato and Potato cheaper than last year

Retail price of Onion in Delhi is Rs 44 kg, All India Retail price of Onion is Rs 37.06 kg Onion prices being also stabilised through Buffer stock operations Potato and Onion prices also show decline in prices compared to last year DELHI, OCT 17: The Department of […]

Vice President calls for a people’s movement to protect environment

Youth should be at the forefront of environmental movements: VP Shri Naidu releases book on late Shri Palla Venkanna, renowned conservationist DELHI, OCT 17: The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, today called for a people’s movement to protect the environment and urged people to voluntarily participate in […]

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