Category: India News

Remember soldiers guarding our borders, light a ‘diya’ for them: PM Modi

New Delhi, Oct 25:  Asserting that India stands firmly with its brave soldiers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to light a ‘diya’ at their homes to honour security forces guarding its borders while they celebrate festivals. In his monthly ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio broadcast, Modi […]

India wants end to border tension with China but will not cede an inch of land: Rajnath

New Delhi, Oct 25:  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said India wants an end to the border tension with China in eastern Ladakh, but at the same time asserted that Indian soldiers will never allow even an inch of the country to be taken away by anyone. […]

Asia becomes second region to exceed 10 million coronavirus cases

Asia surpassed 10 million infections of the new coronavirus on Saturday, the second-heaviest regional toll in the world, according to a Reuters tally, as cases continue to mount in India despite a slowdown and sharp declines elsewhere. Behind only Latin America, Asia accounts for about one-fourth of the […]

Times now different from 1962: Arunachal CM

Itanagar, Oct 24:  Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has said the times now are different from 1962 and the people of the state and the Indian Army will never fall back no matter how many times China tries to claim the territory as its own. Khandu was […]

53,370 new cases take India’s COVID-19 tally to 78,14,682

New Delhi, Oct 24: India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 78.14 lakh with 53,370 fresh cases in a day, while 70,16,046 people have so far recuperated pushing the national recovery rate to 89.78 per cent on Saturday, the Union health ministry said. The total number of coronavirus cases mounted to […]

Cricket great Kapil Dev stable after angioplasty

NEW DELHI – Cricket great Kapil Dev, who captained India to their 1983 World Cup triumph, is stable after undergoing an emergency coronary angioplasty having suffered chest pain, according to a hospital statement on Friday. The 61-year-old former India captain was admitted after midnight at the Delhi hospital […]

India seeks health worker database for possible COVID-19 vaccination

MUMBAI/BHUBANESWAR, India – India is urgently preparing a database of all government and private health personnel to quickly vaccinate them against the novel coronavirus once it is safe to do so, health authorities said on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised to provide any successful vaccine to […]

Delhi’s air quality worsens, 10 monitoring stations enter ‘severe’ zone

New Delhi, Oct 23: Delhi’s air quality deteriorated on Friday morning with several areas in the national capital recording ‘severe’ levels of pollution, according to authorities. The air quality index (AQI) on Friday was recorded at 374 as compared to 302 on the previous day. The AQI for Delhi, […]

PM slams RJD in Bihar poll rally

Sasaram, Oct 23: Launching his campaign for the Bihar assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday invoked the alleged reign of “crime” and ‘loot” during the 15-year rule of the RJD, as he sought people’s vote for the NDA to ensure the state’s continuous journey towards “development”. […]

Indian economy set for a near double-digit contraction this fiscal year: Reuters poll

BENGALURU – The Indian economy will suffer its deepest contraction on record this fiscal year and recent government stimulus does not go far enough to significantly boost activity depressed by the coronavirus pandemic, according to economists polled by Reuters. With over 7.6 million coronavirus infections, India is the […]

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