Days when Afghanistan was used by others as ‘strategic depth’ are over: India to UNSC
United Nations: MEA said India is closely monitoring the security situation in Afghanistan and is actively engaged with the international community on issues related to that country
BY PTI / Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
Hostage crisis: Pakistan’s special forces storm counter-terrorism centre, kill all 33 Taliban terrorists
Peshawar/Islamabad: The standoff began when an arrested TTP militant under interrogation snatched an AK-47 from the police and opened fire and freed other militants in
BY PTI / Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
Par panel flags possibility of ‘benami’ petrol pumps operating in country, calls for probe
New Delhi: The panel has flagged the possibility of individuals operating petrol pumps in the name of SC and ST applicants due to certain changes made in the allocation guidelines
BY PTI / Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
Nepal blacklists 16 Indian pharmaceutical companies, including Ramdev’s Divya Pharmacy
Kathmandu: The list of the companies that do not comply with WHO standards were published after inspection of the manufacturing facilities of the pharmaceutical companies
BY PTI / Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
Ex-gratia of Rs 50,000 approved for next of kin of COVID-19 victims: govt
New Delhi: The primary responsibility for disaster management, including disbursal of relief assistance to the affected people, rests with the state governments concerned
BY PTI / Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
Karnataka legislature to pass resolution: Not an inch of land will be given to Maharashtra
Belagavi (K'taka): Bommai said, "There is no ambiguity or confusion" and that he has reiterated the State's stand very clearly at the meeting with Amit Shah, without any dilution
BY PTI / Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
Union minister Irani questions WEF’s gender gap assessment which ranked India at 135th place
Gandhinagar: Irani said the Index also did not take into account the women who have been financially empowered through Central schemes like Mudra Yojana and Stand Up India etc
BY PTI / Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
Naxal violence reduced by 77 per cent in 11 years: Govt tells Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Only 191 police stations of 46 districts reported LWE related violence in 2021 as compared to high of 465 police stations of 96 districts in 2010
BY PTI / Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
4.21 cr hospital admissions authorised under PM-JAY till 14 Dec: Govt
New Delhi: AB PM-JAY is the largest publicly funded health insurance scheme which provides a health cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation to poor and vulnerable families
BY PTI / Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
Amid spurt in Covid cases in US, China, Centre asks states to increase genome sequencing of positive samples
New Delhi: Public health challenge of COVID-19 still persists around the world with around 35 lakh cases reported weekly
BY PTI / Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
115 daily wage earners, 63 housewives committed suicide every day in 2021, govt tells Lok Sabha
New Delhi: According to National Crime Records Bureau data,1,64,033 persons died of suicide in the country last year
BY PTI / Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
Pakistan’s security officials launch major operation to flush TTP militants and free hostages
Peshawar: The TTP last month called off a ceasefire agreed upon with the federal government in June and ordered its militants to stage terrorist attacks across the country
BY PTI / Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
