New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday permitted conduct of examinations by universities and institutions. The MHA wrote a letter in this regard to the Union Higher Education Secretary. “The final Term Examinations are to be compulsorily conducted as per the UGC Guidelines on Examinations and Academic Calendar for the universities,” said a […]
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India, China agree that differences should not become disputes after key phone call between Ajit Doval and Wang Yi
Beijing: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting the forward areas in Ladakh over the weekend coupled with sustained diplomatic pressure, the India-China border face-off appears to have reached some sort of settlement. This disclosure comes day after a disengagement process began in three of the four friction points along the LAC in Ladakh. On Sunday […]
Both Indian, Chinese troops retreat 2km each in Galwan
Leh: Both Indian and Chinese troops have retreated two kilometres each along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Galwan Valley, where 20 Indian and unknown number of Chinese soldiers were killed in a violent face-off last month. Top official sources told IANS that both sides retreated two kilometres simultaneously on Sunday, following several rounds […]
3 more UP policemen suspended, gangster Vikas Dubey remains elusive
Kanpur: Even 75 hours after eight policemen were gunned down in an ambush in Bikru village in Chaubeypur area of Kanpur, police remained clueless about absconding history-sheeter Vikas Dubey while authorities acted against three more policemen by suspending them on charge of dereliction of duty. Kanpur Senior Superintendent of Police Dinesh Kumar P. said that Sub-Inspector […]
In video, Vikas Dubey discloses his political links
Lucknow: An undated video interview of gangster Vikas Dubey gives an insight into his political clout. In the video that is now being shared on the social media, Vikas claims that former UP Assembly speaker Hari Krishna Srivastava was his political guru and had initiated him into politics. Srivastava was Speaker in 1990-91 during the Mulayam […]
Corona cases in India inch towards 7L mark, with 19,693 deaths
New Delhi: India on Monday recorded over 24,248 new cases and 425 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total tally to 6,97,413 with 19,693 deaths as it surpasses Russia to become the country with third-highest coronavirus cases. According to data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 4,24,432 people have recovered from […]
Rahul questions performance of ventilators funded by PM CARES
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that the Central government is putting Indian lives at risk by purchasing sub-standard ventilators for the fight against coronavirus. Quoting an article, Gandhi tweeted, “PMCares opacity is: 1. Putting Indian lives at risk. 2. Ensuring public money is used to buy sub-standard products.” He even used […]
BSP leader, kin of gangster Vikas Dubey, held in Sitapur
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party leader Anupam Dubey was arrested in Sitapur on Sunday along with 12 others while attempting to enter the district in two luxury cars. Several arms were also recovered from them. According to sources, Anupam Dubey is a relative of gangster Vikas Dubey who killed eight policemen in Kanpur on Friday and […]
Rain clobbers Maharashtra, high alert in Konkan
Mumbai: Heavy rains continued to batter coastal Konkan Maharashtra, including Mumbai, for the third consecutive day on Sunday, and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued high alerts for the next two-five days, officials said. As incessant rains pounded the city, Mumbai’s Powai Lake started overflowing on Sunday noon. The famed picnic spot of Bhushi Dam […]
Beginning of end, India sounds confident of Covid vaccine
New Delhi: As India races to bring a vaccine for Covid-19 by mid August, the government on Sunday said that it is entering the human trial stage which “marks the beginning of the end”. COVAXIN by Bharat Biotech and ZyCov-D vaccine by Zydus Cadila are India’s own efforts to bring a vaccine for this pandemic. […]