Democrat Joe Biden beat Republican Donald Trump to become the 46th President of the United States. In a very closely fought presidential election which witnessed many cliffhanger episodes, Biden clinched the race by securing 279 electoral votes. The winning moment was decided when the Democrats made a stamping lead in […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Ro-Pax terminal at Hazira and flag off Ro-Pax service between Hazira and Ghogha in Gujarat on Sunday through video conferencing. It marks a big step towards the Prime Minister’s vision of harnessing waterways and integrating them with the economic development of the country. […]
Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha today took oath as the Chief Information Commissioner, CIC. President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath to Mr Sinha at Rashtrapati Bhavan. A former diplomat, Mr Sinha has been serving as Information Commissioner since January last year. He will have a tenure of three years as CIC.
India’s latest all-weather earth observation satellite EOS-01 will be launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) this afternoon, using the workhorse rocket PSLV-C49. Nine other customer satellites will also be carried into space by the rocket, in its 51st flight. It will be ignited at 3.02 pm, from the […]
The country’s COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 92.41 per cent. During the last 24 hours, more than 53 thousand COVID patients have recovered. The Health Ministry said, the total number of recoveries has gone up to over 78 lakh. The actual caseload currently comprises only 6.11 per cent of […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 51st Annual Convocation Ceremony of IIT Delhi through video conferencing today. Degrees will be conferred on more than two thousand graduating students including Ph.D, M.Tech, Masters of Design, MBA and B.Tech students. The Convocation will be conducted in a hybrid mode with a […]
India and Italy signed 15 agreements in various sectors following a Virtual Bilateral Summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte last evening. The agreements signed will provide for cooperation in a diverse range of areas including energy, green energy, shipbuilding and media sector. The Summit […]
In Bihar an estimated 7.69 percent of voters have exercised their right of franchise till 9 am in the third and last phase of polling of assembly election in the state. Around 7.33 percentage of voting was recorded in by polls of Valmikinagar Lok Sabha seat. Chief Electoral Officer HR […]
The Chinese double speak has come to the fore once again. At a press conference in Beijing, the foreign ministry spokesman parried a direct response to its stand on Pakistan granting provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. Using an oft repeated cliché, he said it is an issue left […]
The Bangladesh and US Navies launched the ‘Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh-2020’ on Wednesday to expand relationships and broaden maritime awareness between the two countries. According to a press release issued by the US Embassy in Dhaka, the exercise demonstrates US’s continuing commitment to work with the Bangladesh military to […]
The country has crossed another milestone in terms of COVID testing. With nearly 12 lakh 10 thousand COVID samples tested in the last 24 hours, the cumulative testing figure has reached over 11 crore 42 lakh mark. The Union Government and Indian Council of Medical Research have scaled up the […]
Procurement of paddy in the current Kharif Marketing Season has showed an increase of 20.18 per cent over last year. Agriculture Ministry said, government has purchased over 224 lakh tonnes of paddy against the last year’s corresponding purchase of around 186 lakh tonnes. About 18 lakh 91 thousand farmers have […]
The second batch of three Rafale aircraft landed at Jamnagar Air Base in Gujarat last evening. The aircrafts got airborne from Istres airbase in France and flew non-stop for over eight hours. They covered a distance of over 3700 nautical miles with three in-flight refuellings. These jets are expected to reach Ambala after a […]
Environment, Forest & Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that India has taken several measures to cut the carbon emission by focusing on renewable energy and increasing the green cover. He said, the country has performed tremendously well on all parameters. Addressing the India CEO forum of Climate Change in New […]
Counting of votes for the Presidential election is underway in the United States. According to CNN, Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden is leading the race with 253 electoral votes while incumbent President Donald Trump stands at 213 electoral votes. In the 538-member electoral college, the winner needs at least 270 electoral votes […]
India has condemned Pakistan’s decision to transfer management and maintenance of Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib from a body run by Sikh community to a non-Sikh body. External Affairs Ministry in a statement today said, reports have been seen about Pakistan transferring the management and maintenance of the Holy Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib away […]
India has leaped across a significant milestone in its fight against COVID. With recovery of more than 77 lakh people so far, the national recovery rate has reached at 92.20 per cent. With overall recovery of nearly 77 lakh 12 thousand patients, the recovered cases in the country stand at […]
In Bihar, campaigning for the third and final phase of assembly elections will end this evening. In this phase, 78 assembly constituencies spread over 15 districts of Seemanchal, Kosi, Tirhut and Mithilanchal will go to polls on Saturday. Polling for the bye-election to Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha seat in West […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the Virtual Global Investor Roundtable Conferrence this evening. The Roundtable is being organized by the Ministry of Finance and National Investment and Infrastructure Fund. It is an exclusive dialogue between leading global institutional investors, Indian business leaders and the highest decision makers from the Government of […]
Australia will join Malabar naval exercise involving India, US and Japan. Australian Defence Minister Linda Reynolds said, the Malabar drill is a milestone opportunity for the Australian Defence Force. She said, the exercise showcases the deep trust between four major Indo-Pacific democracies and their shared will to work together on common security […]
In IPL Cricket, Sun Risers Hyderabad thrashed Mumbai Indians by ten wickets, to seal playoff berth at Sharjah, last night. Put into bat first, Mumbai scored 149 for 8 in the allotted 20 overs. In reply, Sun Risers overhauled the target in 17.1 overs riding on unbeaten opening partnership of […]
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said the fact that the Indo-Pacific is the 21st century’s locus of political and security concerns and competition is indisputable. He was speaking on India’s Foreign Policy in a post COVID world at Policy Exchange in the UK on Tuesday. The Foreign Secretary stressed […]
India has achieved another significant milestone in its fight against COVID, as more than 76 lakh people have recovered from the infection so far. The national recovery rate has reached 92.09 per cent. With overall recovery of nearly 76 lakh 56 thousand patients, the recovered cases in the country stand at […]
