Daily Archives: June 17, 2021
Director Law Enforcement J&K launches valley wide inspection drive
SRINAGAR: The Director Law Enforcement J&K(UT), Dr. Bal Krishan Chandan launched a valley wide inspection drive to monitor the quality and distribution...
Recovery rate touches 95%, Positivity rate down enormously: DC Budgam
Brief media on current Covid-19 situation in the district
BUDGAM: TheDistrict Development Commissioner (DDC) Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza today...
Israeli airstrikes target Gaza sites, violate truce
JERUSALEM: Israeli aircraft carried out a series of airstrikes at militant sites in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday, the first such raids...
China successfully launches first crewed mission for space station construction
BEIJING: China on Thursday successfully launched its crewed spacecraft, sending three astronauts to its space station's core module Tianhe for a three-month...
France ends night curfew, mask rules
PARIS: France is bringing forward by 10 days the lifting of a nationwide curfew that has been in place since late 2020...
Microsoft names India-born CEO Satya Nadella as company’s chairman
NEW YORK: Microsoft's India-born CEO Satya Nadella has been named the company's Chairman, an additional role in which he will “lead the...
NIA raids Pradeep Sharma’s house in Mumbai in Antilia, Hiran murder cases
MUMBAI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted a raid at former ‘encounter specialist' police officer Pradeep Sharma's residence in suburban...
Navjot Singh Sidhu adamant on PPCC president’s post
NEW DELHI: The resolution of Punjab Congress factionalism is all set for the delay with MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu said to be...
Himachal’s Baddi among 9 places for Sputnik V pilot launch
NEW DELHI: Himachal Pradesh's Baddi is among nine cities where the limited pilot launch of the Russian Covid shot Sputnik V will...
Active Covid cases in India lowest in 71 days
NEW DELHI: A single-day rise of 67,208 new coronavirus infections was recorded taking India's total tally of Covid cases to 2,97,00,313, while...