Rockets hit US base in Afghanistan, no casualties reported
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: Five rockets were fired at a major U.S. base in Afghanistan on Saturday, but there were no casualties, NATO and provincial officials said.
The rockets hit Bagram Airfield, said Wahida Shahkar, spokeswoman for the…
Sikhs pained, reopen Kartarpur corridor at earliest: Harsimrat to Centre
Chandigarh , December 19 Former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has requested the External Affairs Ministry to facilitate reopening of Kartarpur corridor at the earliest, saying Sikhs across the world are pained at being not…
Fit India Cyclothon gets warm welcome amid biting cold in Kashmir
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) , December 20 The cold weather in the Kashmir valley couldn't distract cycling enthusiasts of Srinagar from participating in "Fit India Cyclothon 2020", organised by the district administration, in…
Emergency Response Support System launched in Manipur
Imphal (Manipur) , December 20 : An Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) was launched at the State Police Control Room at 1st Battalion Manipur Rifles complex, Imphal on Saturday.
ERSS, which seeks to enable a pan-India,…
Military hospital in Jammu saves lives of soldiers injured in encounters, ceasefire violations
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) , December 20 : A military hospital in Jammu is saving the lives of soldiers who have suffered injuries during encounters with terrorists or in ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC).
A…
Domestic tourism roadshow organised in Goa
New Delhi , December 20 The Ministry of Tourism organised a domestic tourism roadshow in Goa on Saturday through its IndisTourism office in the state.
The event was organised in collaboration with Goa Tourism and Travel and…
Argentine president highlights official aid plans mitigating pandemic effects
Buenos Aires , December 20 : Argentine President Alberto Fernandez on Saturday highlighted multiple official aid plans set to mitigate the social effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Without projects such as Emergency Family Income…
Curfew imposed in Thailand’s pandemic-hit province near Bangkok
Bangkok , December 20 A curfew has been declared throughout Thailand's pandemic-hit Samut Sakhon province near Bangkok starting Saturday in the face of a spread of COVID-19 which has infected 548 people so far.
Provincial…
COVID-19: Kerala, Maharashtra account for 40 pc of India’s active cases
New Delhi , December 20 : Out of the total active cases in the country, Kerala and Maharashtra together account for 40 per cent of the active count, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) on Sunday.
"33 States and…
Storm Vicky leaves 5 dead in Philippines
Tropical storm lashes the country with heavy rains
SpaceX Falcon 9 delivers US Spy Satellite into orbit
MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Sputnik) SpaceX on Saturday launched its Falcon 9 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida as part of the NROL-108 mission to deliver a US spy satellite into orbit.
The launch comes two days after it was originally intended…
PM Netanyahu is the first Israeli to receive COVID-19 shot
TEL AVIV, Dec 19 (Sputnik) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday became the first Israeli to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease with a Pfizer-BioNTech shot, which was broadcast live on national television.
"This is a…
Maharashtra Aghadi constituents to contest elections together-Bhujbal
Nashik, Dec 19 (UNI) Until the distribution of seats in the Mahavikas Aghadi, every constituent party of the Aghadi will continue to expand its party organizationally, said Chhagan Bhujbal, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, on Saturday.…
Modi reaches out to striking farmers with ‘folded hands and all humility’
New Delhi, Dec 18 (UNI) Reaching out to striking farmers once again, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that with ‘’bowed head, folded hands and all humility' he was ready to talk to them on every issue to allay all their fears…
On eve of Sonia’s meeting with ‘letter writers’, Congress asserts Rahul best…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of a crucial meeting of Sonia Gandhi with a section of senior leaders who had written to her in August demanding an overhaul of the organisation, the Congress on Friday downplayed any internal dissensions and said Rahul…
Crisis in Trinamool: Banasri Maity becomes fourth MLA to leave party in 48 hours; Jitendra Tiwari…
KOLKATA: TMC MLA Banasri Maity resigned from the party's primary membership on Friday -- the fourth such exit in the past 48 hours.
The two-time MLA from Bengal's Kanthi Uttar constituency said she has sent her resignation to TMC supremo…
Central Vista: PM residence to have 10 buildings; sources say no question of dropping proposed PMO
NEW DELHI: The prime minister's new residential complex will have 10 four-storey buildings with a maximum height of 12 metres, according to the government's latest proposal for the redevelopment of Central Vista.
Official sources said…
Rajnath Singh hands over three important DRDO developed systems to Army, Navy and Air Force
NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh handed over three indigenously developed systems to Army, Navy and Air Force at a function held in Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Bhawan.
One of them, Border Surveillance…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hints at aggressive privatisation, spending
NEW DELHI: Asserting that the government will not shy away from taking strong decisions, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the Centre will move ahead with its aggressive divestment policy and continue to roll out…
38 US states file anti-trust lawsuit against Google over ‘abuse of internet search…
SAN FRANCISCO: Dozens of US states on Thursday hit Google with its third antitrust suit in as many months, accusing the internet giant of abusing its internet search dominance to eliminate competition. The suit by antitrust enforcers from…
