Month: October 2021

India to allow foreign tourists travelling by chartered flights from Oct 15, rest from Nov 15

New Delhi, Oct 7: India has decided to allow foreign tourists into the country, beginning with granting tourist visas to those travelling by chartered flights from October 15 and those by regular planes from November 15. The Union Home Ministry on Thursday announced that with this, the restrictions placed […]

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to journalists Ressa and Muratov

MANILA, Philippines — Journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their fight for freedom of expression in countries where reporters have faced persistent attacks, harassment and even murder. “Free, independent and fact-based journalism serves to protect against […]

SSP Traffic Jammu Rural decorates newly promoted ASIs

SSP Traffic Jammu Rural decorates newly promoted ASIs JAMMU, OCTOBER 07: Pipping ceremony for newly promoted Traffic personnel of Traffic Jammu Rural was convened today by Senior Superintendent of Police Traffic Rural Jammu Mohan Lal Kaith here in his office chamber. Ten Head Constables of this Unit who […]

TRIFED to sign MoU with the Government of Jammu and Kashmir for the implementation of Van Dhan Yojana

DELHI, OCTOBER 7: As a part of its mission to improve the livelihoods of the tribals(both forest dwellers and artisans) and work towards tribal empowerment, TRIFED has been carrying out several programmes and initiatives. One such initiative is the Van Dhanprogramme, which TRIFED is spearheading in 25 States […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

92.63 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive 22,431 new cases in the last 24 hours Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.72%; Lowest since March 2020 India’s Active caseload stands at 2,44,198; lowest in 204 days […]

Tanzanian Abdulrazak Gurnah awarded Nobel literature prize

STOCKHOLM — U.K.-based Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah, whose experience of crossing continents and cultures has fed his novels about the impact of migration on individuals and societies, won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday. The Swedish Academy said the award was in recognition of Gurnah’s “uncompromising and compassionate penetration […]

US-China challenge: Easing tensions despite differences

BEIJING — In a relationship as fraught as America’s and China’s, just an agreement that talks were productive was a sign of progress. Nine months into Joe Biden’s presidency, the two sides finally appear to be trying to ease tensions that date from the Trump administration — though U.S. […]

Taiwan will ensure regional peace, president tells French senators

TAIPEI, Oct 7 – Taiwan will continue to play its role as a member of the international community and ensure regional peace and stability, President Tsai Ing-wen told a visiting delegation of French senators on Thursday amid escalating tensions with China. The four senators, led by former defence […]

Protesters cannot be silenced through murder: Varun Gandhi on Lakhimpur incident

Lucknow, Oct 7: BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Thursday posted a video purportedly of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and said the protesters cannot be silenced through murder asking for accountability for the farmers. “The video is crystal clear. Protestors cannot be silenced through murder. There has to be accountability […]

Chennai Professor bags prestigious award

Chennai, Oct 7: Professor Saket Saurabh of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc) here has been awarded the ‘coveted’ Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology 2021 in Mathematical Sciences. Saurabh is Professor in the Theoretical Computer Science group of the city-based institute. “This award given by the […]

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