March 14, 2022, 7:39 pm New Delhi, March 12 : BJP Rajya Sabha MP Bhubaneswar Kalita on Monday took a dig at the previous Congress-led UPA government at the Centre and said that the Narendra Modi-led government believes in completion of developmental projects, not only on announcements. “The principle of this government under the leadership … Read more
March 14, 2022, 7:35 pm Kyiv, March 14 : An adviser to the mayor’s office in the city of Mariupol on Monday said the civilians have finally been able to get out of the besieged city through an evacuation corridor towards Zaporizhzhia, which is under Ukrainian control. CNN quoted Petro Andriushchenko, an official, as saying … Read more
March 14, 2022, 7:29 pm Lucknow, March 14 : Former Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Keshav Prasad Maurya on Monday congratulated the maker of “The Kashmir Files”, Vivek Agnihotri and his team and said that to understand how much pain Kashmiri Pandits have suffered in free India people must watch the movie. In a … Read more
March 14, 2022, 8:08 pm Agartala, March 14 : A group of retrenched teachers blocked the VIP Road near the Circuit House here on Monday demanding they be allowed to meet Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb for alternative livelihood after they were prevented from marching to the State Secretariat. At least three agitators including … Read more
March 14, 2022, 8:07 am Moscow, March 14 ( /Sputnik) Australia is introducing more sanctions targeting Russian businessmen and other prominent figures, as well as their family members, over the situation in Ukraine, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Monday. “The Australian Government today announces fresh sanctions on 33 Russian oligarchs, prominent businesspeople and … Read more
March 14, 2022, 7:28 am Canberra, March 14 ( /Xinhua) The Australian government has announced additional funding for health services in flood-affected comm ties. Health Minister Greg Hunt on Sunday said the federal government would spend an additional 35.9 million Australian dollars (26.2 million U.S. dollars) on vital health services and additional mental health services … Read more
March 14, 2022, 6:44 am Moscow, March 14 ( /Sputnik) Russia will start live-fire tests of the new Shturm heavy robot tank, created on the basis of the T-72 battle tank, in April, a source in the defense industry told Sputnik. The source said that “the tests will involve firing at test targets, including from … Read more
March 14, 2022, 6:23 am Washington, March 14 ( /Sputnik) The ted States is increasingly abusing its position as the host country of the ted Nations’ headquarters for political gain, Petr Ilichev, Director of the Department of International Organizations of the Russian Foreign Ministry, told Sputnik. “Recently, the ted States has been increasingly abusing its … Read more
March 14, 2022, 6:20 am Moscow, March 14 ( /Sputnik) Talks between Ukraine and Russia will begin at 10:30 am on Monday, in virtual format, a member of the Ukrainian delegation at the talks, Davyd Arakhamia, said. “Tomorrow, March 14, we will have the talks via video link,” Arakhamia told the Strana Ukrainian news outlet. … Read more
March 14, 2022, 6:01 am Moscow, March 14 ( /Sputnik) A Russian presidential spokesman denied reports on Sunday that Russian-Ukrainian negotiations were already underway, saying they were set to resume on Monday. “No, the negotiations are planned for tomorrow,” he told Sputnik. Sputnik sought confirmation from the Kremlin after Reuters cited an unnamed aide in … Read more
March 14, 2022, 2:05 am Washington, March 14 : Former US President Barack Obama announced on Sunday that he tested positive for Covid-19. Taking to Twitter, he said, “I just tested positive for COVID. I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise. Michelle and I are grateful to be … Read more
March 14, 2022, 1:41 pm New Delhi, March 14 : Rajya Sabha members on Monday expressed concern over the future of thousands of Indian medical students forced to flee Ukraine because of the Russian invasion and urged the government to intervene so that they are able to complete their studies. Raising the issue in Zero … Read more
March 14, 2022, 12:59 pm New Delhi, March 14 : Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy on Monday said the government is taking steps to revive tourism and that domestic tourism is being promoted. Replying to supplementary questions in the Lok Sabha, Reddy said tourism was most affected due to Covid-19 and that vaccination campaign played … Read more
March 14, 2022, 12:57 pm Chennai, Mar 14 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K Stalin today laid the foundation stone for Standard Chartered Global Business Services’ (SCGBS) largest global office campus in DLF Downtown in the city, involving an investment of Rs 5,000 crore. DLF is building an office campus for Standard Chartered Global Business … Read more
March 14, 2022, 12:46 pm Thiruvananthapuram, March 14 : So far 3,379 students were brought to Kerala from war-hit Ukraine, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the State Assembly on Monday. Replying to a Calling Attention motion moved by CK Hareendran, the Chief Minister said the Government will follow the guidelines of the National Medical Commission … Read more
March 13, 2022, 9:34 pm Patna, Mar 13 : Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday announced that Barh subdivision will become the new district of Bihar. During his visit to Barh, his old Lok Sabha constituency which he had represented five times previously, Kumar announced that the Barh subdivision would become a district in Bihar. … Read more
March 14, 2022, 1:31 pm Vidisha (MP), Mar 14 : Two corpses have been fished out thus far by Home Guard and National Disaster Response Force personnel from a reservoir after three youths met a watery grave at the Udaigiri reservoir in Kotwali Police Station limits. The trio went for bathing late Sunday. Following an … Read more
March 14, 2022, 1:11 pm New Delhi, March 14 : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget for Jammu and Kashmir in the Lok Sabha and moved a motion to suspend a rule to enable A discussion on it on Monday. The Minister also presented supplementary demands for grants, demands for grants and demands for … Read more
March 14, 2022, 1:10 pm Bhopal, Mar 14 : Madhya Pradesh Police personnel shall be granted leave as per their convenience for watching the movie ‘The Kashmir Files’, state Home Minister and government spokesman Narottam Mishra said on Monday. “I have issued a directive in this regard to the Director General of Police,” Dr Mishra … Read more
March 14, 2022, 1:01 pm Dhaka, March 14 : The body of Hadisur Rahman, the third engineer of Bangladeshi ship ‘MV Banglar Samriddhi’, who was killed in a missile attack on the Ukrainian port of Olvia, reached Dhaka on Monday. A Turkish Airlines flight carrying his body landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at … Read more
March 14, 2022, 1:01 pm Thiruvananthapuram, March 14 : Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday announced that the Government is ready to discuss issues related to the proposed Semi High-Speed Rail (Silver Line) Project in the State Legislative Assembly. The Chief Minister announced this when Congress member PC Vishnunath sought the leave of the … Read more
March 13, 2022, 11:50 pm New Delhi, March 13 : Sonia Gandhi will continue as the Congress President, the party said on Sunday after a meeting of the Congress Working Committee, the highest decision making body of the party. Congress Chief Spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said the whole Congress Working Committee reposed it’s faith in … Read more
March 13, 2022, 11:14 pm Hyderabad, March 13 : Telangana added 50 new COVID-19 infection cases until 1730 hours on Sunday, to push the cumulative caseload to 7,90,352 till date. No death was reported on Sunday to the deadly virus in the last 24 hours. The state’s death toll stands at 4,111 translating a case … Read more
March 13, 2022, 9:35 pm Srinagar, March 13 : Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday claims to have arrested four active associates of proscribed “terror outfit” Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) in Pulwama, officials said. Police said that four active associates of JeM who were actively participating with the outfit and were providing them with logistics, transportation and … Read more
March 13, 2022, 9:30 pm Ouagadougou, March 13 ( /Xinhua) At lease 10 people were killed on Saturday in an attack that targeted a gold mine in Burkina’s Sahel region, local media reported on Sunday. Around 20 dentified armed individuals attacked the artisanal gold mining site of Baliata, in the Sahel region, killing at least … Read more
March 13, 2022, 9:07 pm Bengaluru, March 13 : Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said there is no question of any BJP leader defecting to other parties. “I can tell you categorically that no one from our party will defect to other parties. It will be the other way round. Leaders of other … Read more
March 13, 2022, 8:53 pm Bhubaneswar, March 13 : India beat Germany 3-0 in a shootout in their FIH Pro League women’s hockey match here at the Kalinga Stadium on Sunday. The regulation time ended at 1-1 with Nisha (40′) scoring the equaliser for India after Felicia Weidermann (27′) had put the visitors ahead. India … Read more
March 13, 2022, 8:27 pm Bengaluru, March 13 : Rishabh Pant broke former World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev’s record by hitting the fastest fifty by an Indian in Test cricket. Pant surpassed Kapil’s record in just 28 balls as he dictated terms to Sri Lankan bowlers by smashing 7 boundaries and 2 sixes at … Read more
March 13, 2022, 11:21 am Kyiv, March 13 : The Ukrainian port city of Mariupol has continued to reel under Russian attack, as Russian forces shelled the city’s downtown, including an area around a mosque that was sheltering more than 80 people, including some children, Khaleej Times reported on Sunday. Russian forces continued shelling the … Read more
March 13, 2022, 11:32 am New Delhi, March 13 : The Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, who was arrested for allegedly hitting the vehicle of a Delhi Police officer, was released on bail, Delhi Police said on Sunday. As per FIR registered at Malviya Nagar Police Station on February 22, Sharma’s car which he was … Read more
New Delhi : A meeting of Congress parliamentary strategy group is being held in the national capital, and a meeting of Congress Working Committee (CWC) the top decision making body of the party will meet later in the day. Senior party leaders including Rajya Sabha Leader of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, Anand Sharma and Jairam Ramesh … Read more
March 13, 2022, 10:30 am New Delhi March 13 : India registered 3,116 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally to 4,29, 90,991 in the country, as per the Health Ministry data on Sunday. As many as 47 fresh fatalities were also recorded, taking the total death count in the country, as a result of … Read more
March 13, 2022, 10:19 am Beijing, March 13 : China recorded 3,393 new Covid-19 cases Sunday, the National Health Commission said, Khaleej Times reported. These new cases are more than double the number of cases recorded on Saturday, and the highest in two years. This new surge in Covid cases has been a nationwide phenomenon … Read more
March 13, 2022, 10:04 am Wellington, March 13 : All-round brilliance from Ellyse Perry (68 and 1/18) and Darcie Brown’s three-wicket haul helped Australia beat hosts New Zealand by 141 runs in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup match at the Basin Reserve here on Sunday. The 19-year-old Brown ripped through the New Zealand top-order … Read more
March 13, 2022, 9:51 am Baghdad, March 13 ( /Sputnik) A dozen ballistic missiles were launched on Erbil from Iran, a US official said. The official did not provide further details on the launch. Earlier, Shafaq News reported citing an Iraqi security source that multiple rockets landed near the US consulate and the Kurdistan 24 … Read more
March 13, 2022, 9:45 am Canberra, March 13 ( /Xinhua) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for more dams to be built to boost the country’s flood resilience on Sunday, acknowledging the role of climate change in flooding that has hit Australia’s northeast. However, he said that instead of focusing on reducing greenhouse gas … Read more
March 13, 2022, 8:19 am Hamilton, March 13 : Pakistan and Bangladesh have the opport ty to get points on the board when they meet in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup match at the Seddon Park on March 14. The two Asian sides and the defending champions England are the only three teams that … Read more
March 13, 2022, 8:58 am Brasilia, March 13 ( /Xinhua) Brazil registered 45,020 new Covid-19 cases and 389 related deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its total caseload to 29,350,134 and national death toll to 654,945, the Ministry of Health said. Many cities and states have eased masking and social distancing requirements this month … Read more
March 13, 2022, 8:19 am Kyiv, March 13 ( /Sputnik) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said that, according to the Ukrainian regulator, work is continuing to repair the damaged power lines at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). “Regarding the situation at the Chornobyl NPP, the Ukrainian regulator said efforts to repair the … Read more
March 12, 2022, 1:55 pm Kolkata, Mar 12 : A Bangladeshi national was killed and two others were injured in a fire at a multi-storied guest house on Free School Street in central part of the city, where at least 11 rooms were gutted, police and fire brigade sources said on Saturday. The deceased ,an … Read more
March 12, 2022, 1:55 pm Bhubaneswar, Mar 12 : At least 22 people including seven police personnel were injured when Chilika MLA Prashant Jagdev on Saturday allegedly ran his vehicle over the crowd present in front of the Banpur block office on Saturday.Khordha Superintendent of Police Alekh Chandra Pahi said all the injured were shifted … Read more
March 12, 2022, 1:55 pm Agartala, Mar 12 : A BJP worker was shot at in Aralia market .when he was returning home after taking part in a celebration programme. Police said the incident took place when BJP worker Sanjay Saha was returning home after taking part in a celebration programme of poll victory in … Read more
March 12, 2022, 3:02 pm Chandigarh, March 12 : The Election Commission of India (ECI) has lifted the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) with immediate effect, which came into force on January 8 with the announcement of schedule for Assembly elections. Stating this here on Saturday, Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Dr S Karuna Raju said … Read more
March 12, 2022, 2:58 pm Mumbai, March 12 : The “Heer Raanjhana” song of Akshay Kumar starrer “Bachchhan Paandey” was released on the official channel of T-series on Saturday. The song sung by Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghoshal with Kumaar as the lyricist was composed by Amaal Mallik. “Bachchhan Paandey”, a Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Production … Read more
March 12, 2022, 2:57 pm Chandigarh, March 12 : CM-designate Bhagwant Mann met Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Saturday morning and submitted his claim to form the government in the state. Talking to the media after staking his claim to form the government, Mann, who arrived at the Raj Bhawan in his personal car, said … Read more
March 12, 2022, 2:45 pm New Delhi, March 12 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said more than the numbers, the security apparatus of the country needs “trained manpower” to deal with emerging challenges. Delivering the first Convocation address at Rashtriya Raksha versity, the Prime Minister said, “Instead of numbers, we need trained manpower. … Read more
March 12, 2022, 2:30 pm Mumbai, March 12 : Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has been issued a summons by the Cyber Cell of Mumbai Police to appear on Sunday to record his statement pertaining a scam exposed last year. Addressing the media here on Saturday, Fadnavis said that on March 12 last year … Read more
March 12, 2022, 2:18 pm Bhubaneswar, Mar 12 : Two Directors of M/s IAAVIC Pvt. Ltd from Mumbai were arrested on March 10 last on charge of cheating depositors to the tune of Rs 10 crore. Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Bhubaneswar, sources here on Saturday said both the accused —Arpan Patel and Adyajyoti Nayak were … Read more
March 12, 2022, 2:14 pm New Delhi, March 12 : Congress on Saturday slammed the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over reports of a witness in the Lakhimpur Kheri being beaten up by supporters of Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra. Surjewala, quoting a report said, “does victory in UP mean the main … Read more
March 12, 2022, 4:05 pm Shimla, March 12 : State Congress t said it would win upcoming Shimla Mincipal Corporation Election wresting civic body from ruling BJP. HPCC chief Kuldeep Singh Rathore said while presiding over party Manifesto Committee for the SMC at Rajiv Bhawan here Saturday. He said repeating party victory on the line … Read more