Month: October 2021

Vice President urges industry to promote sports in the country

Vice President interacts with Olympians and achievers from the state of Manipur Olympians, role models and inspiration for aspiring athletes across the country: Vice President Boxing legend, MC Mary Kom gifts boxing gloves to the Vice President DELHI, OCTOBER 5: The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, OCTOBER 5: 91.54 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive 18,346 new cases in the last 24 hours; lowest in 209 days Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.75%; Lowest since March 2020 India’s Active caseload […]

Sensex rallies 446 pts; Nifty reclaims 17,800-mark

Mumbai, Oct: Equity benchmark Sensex rallied 446 points on Tuesday, propelled by index heavyweights Reliance Industries, TCS and Infosys amid a largely positive trend in global markets. Despite opening on a weak note, the 30-share Sensex ended 445.56 points or 0.75 per cent higher at 59,744.88. Similarly, the […]

Rapist sentenced within 9 days after committing crime

Jaipur, Oct 5: A Jaipur court on Tuesday sentenced a 25-year-old man to 20 years in jail for raping a 9-year-old girl, imposing the punishment within nine days of the commission of the crime. Setting a benchmark mark on the swiftness of the delivery of the verdict that, […]

Ex-Facebook employee bringing sharp criticisms to Congress

WASHINGTON — A former Facebook data scientist has stunned lawmakers and the public with revelations of the company’s awareness of apparent harm to some teens from Instagram and her accusations of dishonesty in its fight against hate and misinformation. Now she is coming before Congress. Frances Haugen has […]

Government taking multiple measures for development of Handicrafts, Handloom Sectors: Union MoS Textiles

ANANTNAG, OCTOBER 04: Union Minister of State for Textiles and Railways Smt Darshana Vikram Jardosh today said the Central Government is taking multiple measures for revival and development of handicrafts and handloom sectors. She said that the Government is committed to uplift these sectors and every possible help […]

Judicial, Civil & Police Co-ordination meeting held at District Court Complex, Jammu

JAMMU, OCTOBER 04: In compliance with order of High Court of J&K and Ladakh regarding holding of co-ordination meetings at District level, a co-ordination meeting was held today in the office chamber of Principal District and Sessions Judge, Jammu which was attended by Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Senior Superintendent […]

Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

JK reports 100 new positive cases, 324308 recovered so far SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 04: The Government on Monday informed that 100 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 22 from Jammu division and 78 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive […]

2 win medicine Nobel for showing how we react to heat, touch

STOCKHOLM — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for their discoveries into how the human body perceives temperature and touch, revelations that could lead to new ways of treating pain or even heart disease. Americans David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian separately identified receptors in […]

Protests get harder for Afghan women amid risks and red tape

Oct 4 – Women in Afghanistan who object to what the Taliban have said and done since returning to power are finding it harder to protest, now that impromptu demonstrations have been banned and previous rallies were broken up by gunfire and beatings. Resistance within families and concerns […]

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