Month: February 2022

UK police to probe cash-for-honours allegations at Prince Charles’s charity

LONDON, Feb 16 – British police said on Wednesday they had begun an investigation into allegations contained in media reports that honours were offered to a Saudi national in return for donations to one of Prince Charles’s charities. The Sunday Times newspaper reported in September that a Saudi […]

No ‘Fauda’: Hamas TV series glorifies fight against Israel

BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip — The Palestinian militants scrambled out of the tunnel and attacked an Israeli tank in broad daylight as gunfire and explosions echoed across the Gaza frontier. This time it wasn’t the start of another war, but an action scene filmed for a TV series […]

Dr. JitendraSingh: 38 Ministries in Govt of India have sought technology support in different sectors

Over 200 proposals received from 38 Line Ministries/Departments for Scientific Applications and Technological Support & Solutions The Minister presides over a high – level joint meeting of all the Science Ministries and Science Departments at Prithvi Bhawan Start-ups in Space Sector working on software solutions for debris management […]

PM condoles demise of veteran singer and music composer Shri Bappi Lahiri

DELHI, FEBRUARY 16: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the demise of veteran singer and music composer Shri Bappi Lahiri. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said; “Shri Bappi Lahiri Ji’s music was all encompassing, beautifully expressing diverse emotions. People across generations could […]

PM visits Sri Guru Ravidas Vishram Dham Temple in Delhi on Ravidas jayanti

DELHI, FEBRUARY 16: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has visited Sri Guru Ravidas Vishram Dham Temple in Delhi and paid his obeisance on the occasion of Ravidas jayanti. In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister said; “रविदास जयंती के पुण्य अवसर पर आज मैंने दिल्ली के […]

Risk of a Ukraine war spreading in Europe rests on unknowns

WASHINGTON — A Russian invasion of Ukraine would be devastating, and a wider European war even worse. Whether a larger war happens would depend partly on President Vladimir Putin’s ambitions, partly on the West’s military response, and partly on plain luck. Although U.S. and European officials have said […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, FEBRUARY 16: 173.86 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive India’s Active caseload currently stands at 3,70,240 Active cases stand at 0.87% Recovery Rate currently at 97.94% 82,988 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,18,43,446 30,615 new cases recorded […]

Historic Visit of Lieutenant General Fahd Bin Abdullah Mohammed Al-Mutair, Commander Royal Saudi Land Forces To India

DELHI, FEBRUARY 15: In a historic and landmark visit, the Commander of the Royal Saudi Land Forces, Lieutenant General Fahd Bin Abdullah Mohammed Al-Mutair, arrived in India on 14 February 2022. This is the first ever visit by a serving Royal Saudi Land Forces Commander to India and […]

Putin says Russia does not want war, calls Donbass ‘genocide’

MOSCOW, Feb 15 – President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia does not want a war in Europe, but described the situation in east Ukraine’s breakaway regions as “genocide” and called for the conflict there to be resolved through the Minsk peace progress. At a joint news […]

India’s hijab dispute reaches its most populous state

LUCKNOW, India, Feb 15 – A dispute over restrictions on the wearing of the hijab by female students in a southern Indian state has now reached India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, with a group of youngsters asking a college to ban the head covering. Authorities closed […]

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