Category: India News

Twelve civilians injured as militants lob grenade at security personnel in J-K’s Pulwama

Srinagar, Nov 18: Twelve civilians sustained injuries in a grenade attack by militants on a team of security force personnel in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. The incident took place in the Kakapora area of Pulwama, a police official said. He said the grenade […]

J-K government to implement Forest Rights Act

Jammu, Nov 18: The Jammu and Kashmir government will implement the Forest Rights Act, 2006, which was not applicable in the union territory for the last 14 years, to grant and safeguard the rights of forest dwellers, an official spokesperson said on Wednesday. The Forest Rights Act provides for […]

COVID-19 caseload in India breaches 89-lakh mark

New Delhi, Nov 18:  India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 89 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 83 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.52 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The total coronavirus cases […]

India pins hopes on locally-tested COVID-19 vaccines given Pfizer constraints

NEW DELHI – India hopes five locally-tested vaccines will help it to control COVID-19, as those developed by Pfizer PFE.N and Moderna MRNA.O may not be available to it in big quantities soon. The five candidates include Russia’s Sputnik-V whose “Phase-II going to Phase-III” trials in India will start next week in […]

Delhi plans virus curbs as infections rise, critical-care beds run short

NEW DELHI – As India’s capital battles its worst phase in the coronavirus pandemic, authorities drew up plans on Tuesday to reinstate some curbs, such as lockdowns of some markets, if necessary, although elsewhere in the nation new infections are falling. India added 29,163 cases over the past […]

PM Modi to inaugurate Bengaluru Tech Summit on Thursday

New Delhi, Nov 17:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday inaugurate the Bengaluru Tech Summit, 2020 that will deliberate on the key challenges emerging in the post-pandemic world. Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, Swiss Confederation vice president Guy Parmelin and many other prominent international figures besides thought […]

Ladakh records 97 fresh COVID-19 cases, four more deaths

Leh, Nov 17:  Ladakh’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 7,493 on Tuesday with 97 fresh cases, while the death toll mounted to 93 as four more people succumbed to the disease, officials said. All deaths and fresh cases were reported from Leh district, they said. Of the total 93 […]

Dip in new COVID-19 cases, India records 29,163 infections in single day

New Delhi, Nov 17: The number of new coronavirus infections reported in a day dropped below 30,000 after four months,?taking India’s COVID-19 caseload to 88.74 lakh, while? the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 82,90,370 according?to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday […]

India has kept spotlight on cross-border terror: Jaishankar

Hyderabad, Nov 16:  Relentless efforts by India helped in keeping the spotlight on cross-border terrorism it faced and the world was gradually becoming aware of the global nature of international terror, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday. Without naming Pakistan, he said one of India’s immediate […]

India records 30,548 fresh COVID-19 cases, 435 deaths

New Delhi, Nov 16:  India’s COVID-19 caseload mounted to 88,45,127 with 30,548 infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 82,49,579, according to data updated by the Union health ministry on Monday. The coronavirus death toll climbed […]

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