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Corona-virus
COVID-19 Will End In Mid-Sept In India, Say Health Min Officials

New Delhi: When will the coronavirus pandemic end in India? There is no definite answer yet, but senior officials of the Health Ministry predict that the pandemic in India may go in mid-September this year. According to Dr Anil Kumar, Deputy Director General (Public Health), Directorate General of Health Services of the Ministry of Health […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
India-China-Standoff
India-China To Resolve Ladakh Standoff As Per Bilateral Agreements: MEA

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Sunday said that India and China have agreed to “peacefully resolve” the standoff in Ladakh in accordance with various bilateral agreements. The Ministry stressed that military and diplomatic dialogue will continue to resolve the situation in eastern Ladakh. “The two sides will continue the military and diplomatic […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
China-India-Border-Tension
China Runs War Propaganda Against India Over Ladakh

New Delhi/Beijing: China is running full-blown propaganda on its high altitude war preparations, threatening India as troops of both sides remain locked in a face-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. Chinese state-run media outlet Global Times claimed that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) organised “a large-scale maneuver operation featuring thousands […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
Covid
India’s COVID-19 Tally Crosses 2.5 Lakh Mark, 206 Dead In Last 24 Hours

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 7,315 and the total number of cases climbed to 2,56,611 in the country, registering an increase of 206 deaths and 9,983 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry said on Monday. The number of active coronavirus cases stands at 1,25,381 while 1,24,095 […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
China
Ladakh Standoff: China Says Need To Implement Consensus Reached Between 2 Countries' Leaders

Beijing: China and India have agreed to work to maintain peace along the LAC and resolve the border standoff through talks while implementing the consensus reached between the two countries’ leadership that “differences” do not escalate into “disputes”, a top Chinese official said on Monday. The remarks of China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying came […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
Chinese Espionage India Hacking
Security Agencies Warn Of Chinese Espionage Attempts Amid Pandemic

New Delhi: China is aggressively pursuing a diverse range of tactics — from cyber-attacks to recruiting insiders for economic espionage, Indian security agencies have warned. The specific alert circulated among key stakeholders suggests that Chinese operatives are not only planning to steal classified cutting-edge defence technology but also eyeing to recruit the best academicians and […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
COVID-deaths
COVID-19: India Records Highest Single Day Spike In Death Toll, Confirmed Cases Mounts To 266598

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 7,466 in India, while the number of cases climbed to 2,66,598 after the country registered 266 fatalities and a record single-day spike of 9,987 cases till Tuesday 8 am, according to the Union Health Ministry data. India is the fifth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
India-Economy
India's Economy To Shrink By 3.2% In 2020-21, Worst Since 1979: World Bank

United Nations: As India reels from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Bank projects the country’s economy to shrink by 3.2 per cent in the current fiscal year, the worst performance since 1979. The Bank said on Monday that the world was facing its worst recession since World War II and per capita […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
India-Covid
Covid-19 India Updates: Recoveries Cross Active Cases For First Time In Country

New Delhi: The novel coronavirus death toll rose to 7745 in India on Tuesday with 279 more fatalities, while 9,985 new cases took the number of infections to 2,76,583 the Health Ministry said. India is the fifth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic after the US, Brazil, Russia and the UK, according to data issued […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
Covid
COVID-19: India Records Highest Single-Day Spike Of 9996 Cases, 357 Fatalities

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 8,102 and the number of cases climbed to 2,86,579 in the country after it registered the highest single-day spike of 357 fatalities and 9,996 cases till Thursday 8 AM, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of recoveries remained more than the active […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
job-loss
22% Workers Lost Jobs Amid Lockdown In North Indian States

Chandigarh: Researchers have found that 22 per cent workers lost their jobs and 31 per cent faced partial unemployment amid the lockdown in three north Indian states. The focus group on business and economic policy research of University Business School (UBS) of Panjab University here has done an online survey for mapping the impacts of […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
COVID-19-India-cases
Coronavirus: India Surpasses UK To Becomes 4th Worst Covid-Hit Country In Terms Of Cases

New Delhi: India recorded over 10,000 new COVID-19 cases in a day for the first time, taking the tally to 2,97,535, while the death toll rose to 8,498 with a record single-day spike of 396 fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country has registered 10,956 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
Nepal-Firing
Indian Farmer Killed In Nepal Police Firing, Indian National In Custody

Patna/New Delhi: A man was killed and two others were injured on Friday after Nepal border police troops fired at them “deep inside Nepalese territory” adjoining Bihar’s Sitamarhi district, officials said. An Indian national, Laagan Yadav (45), has been taken into custody by the Nepal border police, they said. Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Director General […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
Board of Control for Cricket in India
COVID Impact: BCCI Confirms Team India Will Not Travel To Sri Lanka & Zimbabwe

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that the Indian cricket team will not travel to Zimbabwe for a three-match ODI series in August. On Thursday, the Sri Lanka cricket board had already announced that the proposed limited-overs series against India in June was postponed in the wake of […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
PM-Modi-COVID19-Review
PM Modi Reviews COVID-19 Situation, Discusses Future Road Map

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed the coronavirus situation across the country at a high-level meeting here and discussed the future road map to contain the pandemic as India has surpassed the UK to become fourth worst affected country with a total of over 3.08 lakh cases so far. In the meeting, […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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