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Crude-oil
India studies new US decision against Iran oil waiver

New Delhi: India has seen the US announcement which says that five major countries including India will no longer be exempt from penalties if they continue to import oil from Iran, and is studying the implications of the decision, said informed sources on Monday. The sources said that the government has seen the announcement made […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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India second to US among top destinations for hacking attempts

New Delhi: With over 120 crore account takeover attacks in 2018, India came only second to the US among top destinations for hacking attempts in the world, says a new report. Each attack represented an attempt by a person or computer to log in to an account with a stolen or generated username and password, […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Dutee Chand wins bronze in women's 200m at Asian Athletics Championships

Doha: Indian sprinter Dutee Chand won a bronze medal in women’s 200m on the fourth and final day of the Asian Athletics Championships here on Wednesday P U Chitra defended her 1500m title to give India its third gold medal and Ajay Kumar Saroj won a silver in men’s 1500m. Chitra overtook Bahraini runner Tigest Gashaw […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
Pak-releases
Pakistan 'frees 55 Indian fishermen, 5 civilians'

Islamabad: Pakistan has released 55 Indian fishermen and five civilians as a “goodwill gesture”, the media reported on Monday. According to the Express Tribune, the Indian fishermen and civilians were released from Karachi’s Malir jail on Sunday. Fifty five of the men were arrested for illegal fishing in Pakistan’s territorial waters, while the other five […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
Zakir
Sri Lanka cable operators block Zakir Naik's Peace TV

Colombo: The two largest cable operators of Sri Lanka have blocked controversial Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s Peace TV following the Easter Sunday carnage in the island nation in which 253 people died. India and Bangladesh have already banned Peace TV, which has often been used by the Islamic State recruiters for indoctrination and brainwashing […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
Azhar
Jaish chief Masood Azhar now global terrorist; India, France welcome it

Beijing: In a huge diplomatic victory for India, the UN Security Council on Wednesday declared Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, a move that was being blocked by China for nearly 10 years. The decision of the UNSC’s 1267 Sanctions Committee came about two and a half months after the JeM […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
Islamic State
IS threat to India, Bangladesh; new 'emir' named in Bengal

By Rajnish Singh New Delhi: Amid developments after the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka which claimed 253 lives, an Islamic State (IS) affiliate group, “Al-Mursalat”, has been reportedly planning to carry out similar attacks in India and Bangladesh with its announcement of appointing a new “emir” (chief) in Bengal, sources said. The emir of […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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India, Pakistan trade fire on LoC in Poonch

Jammu: Indian and Pakistani armies traded heavy fire on Thursday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, Defence Ministry said. “At about 9.30 a.m. Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation in Shahpur and Kirni sectors on the LoC in Poonch. They started firing with small arms followed by shelling with mortars,” Lieutenant […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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India, England retain top spots in ICC Test, ODI rankings

Dubai: India and England have retained their top positions in the team rankings for Tests and ODIs, respectively, after the annual update in which series results from 2015-16 are removed, and outcomes from 2016-17 and 2017-18 are weighted at 50 per cent. India’s lead over New Zealand in the ICC Test Team Rankings has narrowed from […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
India, Australia discuss cross-border terrorism

New Delhi: India and Australia held the 11th meeting of the Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism at Canberra on Thursday where they deliberated upon the terrorist threats worldwide and in their respective regions including the problem of cross-border terrorism. An External Affairs Ministry release issued on Friday said they also discussed contemporary counter-terrorism challenges such […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
COVID19: India Placed 2nd After US In Daily Vaccination Numbers
India Begins Vaccination For 18 Above, 6 States Join Drive

New Delhi: Amid exponential rise in Covid-19 cases, India on Saturday started the third phase of vaccination drive covering those above the age of 18 years. However, the exercise began…

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Heavy firing on LoC in Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu: Heavy firing exchanges took place between Indian and Pakistani troopers on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Sunday, a defence official said. “At 11 a.m., the Pakistani troops resorted to shelling and firing of small arms in the Krishna Ghati and Kirni sectors. Our troops retaliated effectively,” Defence Ministry […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Israel Bans Travel To 7 Countries Including India

Jerusalem: The Israeli government on Friday decided to ban travel of Israeli citizens to seven countries over high Covid-19 morbidity and fear of the spread of variants of the virus,…

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
clima
Odisha turns climate change lab: heat waves up 450%, cold waves by 200% & 3 cyclones in 2 years

Bhubaneswar: With nearly four heat waves sweeping Odisha till date in 2019, when nearly a month of the summer season is still left, the shocker is in the last decade number of heat waves engulfed the State had risen by a whopping 450 per cent! Sample this: The number of heat waves swept across the […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
ISRO
ISRO to launch radar imaging satellite using PSLV rocket on May 22

Chennai: India will launch RISAT-2B, a radar imaging earth observation satellite, using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-Core Alone (PSLV-CA) variant, on May 22, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Saturday. According to the space agency, the PSLV rocket will blast off from the first launch pad carrying RISAT-2B at 5.27 a.m. on May 22, subject […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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