Daily Archives: April 8, 2021
LAC meet to set tone for summer strategy
NEW DELHI: Almost 11 months into the ongoing tension in eastern Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), military commanders of...
Democracies, including US, India, facing challenges: Indian-American Congressman
WASHINGTON: Democracies around the world, including the US and India, are facing challenges, Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has said.
88 students of IIT Roorkee test Covid positive
DEHRADUN: Nearly 88 students of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee in Uttarakhand's Haridwar district have tested positive for coronavirus,...
Faster global growth driven primarily by US, China, India: World Bank president
WASHINGTON: There is now a faster global growth driven primarily by the US, China and India, World Bank president David Malpass has...
Plea for compulsory masking during poll campaign: Delhi HC seeks stand of Centre, EC
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought response of the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea seeking to...
Bahadurgarh man gives 2-acre land to agitating Punjab farmers for cultivation
JHAJJAR: A retired customs officer residing at Balor village on the Tikri-Bahadurgarh border has provided two acres of his agricultural land to...
PM Narendra Modi gets second dose of Covid vaccine
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi early Thursday completed his COVID-19 vaccine schedule getting the second dose of the jab at AIIMS...
India reports highest daily spike with over 1.26 lakh new Covid cases
NEW DELHI: India registered a record single-day spike of 1,26,789 new Covid cases, pushing its infection tally to 1,29,28,574, while the number...
New Zealand suspends entry for travellers from India due to high Covid cases
WELLINGTON: New Zealand on Thursday temporarily suspended entry for all travellers from India, including its own citizens, for about two weeks following...