India’s COVID-19 Tally Has Crossed 20-Lakh Mark, But Modi Govt Is ‘Missing’: Rahul Gandhi

India’s COVID-19 Tally Has Crossed 20-Lakh Mark, But Modi Govt Is ‘Missing’: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Centre on Friday over the rising coronavirus cases in India, saying the country’s COVID-19 tally has crossed the 20 lakh-mark and the Narendra Modi government is “missing”. India’s COVID-19 tally breached the 20-lakh mark late on Thursday evening, while the number of recoveries surged to 13.70 lakh, according to […]

India to China: Proposal to step back further is untenable, not acceptable

India to China: Proposal to step back further is untenable, not acceptable

THE FIFTH round of Corps Commander-level military talks failed to break the deadlock in the 14-week border crisis in eastern Ladakh after India rejected Chinese demands for further disengagement on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) as “untenable”, official sources told The Indian Express. Two days after the talks were held, the high-powered China Study Group (CSG) reviewed the Chinese […]

‘Not surprised by Priyanka Gandhi’s Ram temple comment’: Kerala CM Vijayan

‘Not surprised by Priyanka Gandhi’s Ram temple comment’: Kerala CM Vijayan

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday accused the Congress of toeing the ‘soft Hindutva’ line, saying he was not surprised over party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi’s statement supporting the Ram temple construction in Ayodhya. “We all know who opened the doors of the temple and who allowed ‘Kar Sewa’ which ultimately led to the demolition of […]

PM Modi’s attendance in Ayodhya ‘victory of Hindutva over secularism,’ says Asaduddin Owaisi

PM Modi’s attendance in Ayodhya ‘victory of Hindutva over secularism,’ says Asaduddin Owaisi

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attendance at the Ram Temple “Bhoomi Pujan” event in Ayodhya was a”victory of Hindutva over secularism”. “The Prime Minister of India going over there and attending this Bhoomi Poojan… today is a victory of Hindutva over secularism,” Owaisi was quoted as saying by news agency PTI. […]

52,509 fresh infections push India’s COVID-19 tally to 19,08,254; death toll climbs to 39,795

52,509 fresh infections push India’s COVID-19 tally to 19,08,254; death toll climbs to 39,795

New Delhi:  India’s COVID-19 infection tally raced past 19 lakh on Wednesday, two days after it crossed the 18-lakh mark, with 52,509 people testing positive for the novel coronavirus in a day, while the recoveries have mounted to 12,82,215, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases in the country surged to 19,08,254 […]

New Pakistan map includes J&K, parts of Gujarat, India dismisses it as ‘ridiculous’

New Pakistan map includes J&K, parts of Gujarat, India dismisses it as ‘ridiculous’

Islamabad/New Delhi: In a provocative move, Pakistan on Tuesday unveiled its new political map showing the entire Jammu & Kashmir and parts of Gujarat as its territories, drawing the ire of India, which dismissed it as ridiculous assertions that have neither legal validity nor international credibility . “We have seen a so-called political map’ of Pakistan […]

India’s review of Confucius Institutes riles China, says treat them in ‘fair manner’

India’s review of Confucius Institutes riles China, says treat them in ‘fair manner’

Nearly 24 hours before India begins a comprehensive review of local chapters of Confucius Institutes and agreements with Indian universities, Beijing on Tuesday asked New Delhi to treat India-China higher education in an “objective and fair manner”. In a statement, the Chinese embassy asked India to avoid what it described as “politicisation of normal cooperation” between the […]

Germany, world’s one-time pharmacy now has a globalization headache

Germany, world’s one-time pharmacy now has a globalization headache

Once known as the pharmacy to the world, Germany now has its work cut out to supply enough medicines to its own citizens. The globalization-driven shift in drug making from Europe’s biggest economy to cheaper locations wasn’t too much of an issue until the coronavirus crisis, when India imposed export curbs on products including paracetamol. That over-the-counter […]

Health ministry issues revised guidelines for international arrivals

Health ministry issues revised guidelines for international arrivals

The Union health ministry on Sunday issued a set of revised guidelines for international arrivals which will come into effect from August 8. According to the guidelines, all travellers would need to give an undertaking on the online portal www.Newdelhiairport.In that they would undergo mandatory quarantine for 14 days, that is, seven days paid institutional […]