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Two of 146 evacuees from Kabul who landed in Delhi test positive for Covid-19

Two people who landed in Delhi on Monday after being evacuated from Afghanistan’s capital Kabul were positive for coronavirus disease (Covid-19), news agency ANI reported. Sub-divisional magistrate Rajendra Kumar told the news agency that the two passengers have been sent...

SC seeks Centre’s diplomacy to implement order against Kenyan national

The Supreme Court has sought the help of the Indian government to implement its order before a Kenyan court in a child custody matter. The Supreme Court has sought the help of the Indian government to implement its order before...

‘Has excellent future vision…’: Sushmita Dev, now in TMC, hails Mamata Banerjee

Sushmita Dev, who on Monday joined Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC), hailed the West Bengal chief minister, who, she said, has an “excellent future vision for the party.” “I arrived at Kolkata this morning accompanied by honourable Member of Parliament...

India asks citizens to leave Afghanistan’s Mazar-e-Sharif on special flight as Taliban advances

India has requested its citizens in and around Mazar-e-Sharif to board a special flight leaving for New Delhi on Tuesday evening as the Taliban is rapidly moving to seize the fourth largest city in Afghanistan. The Consulate General of...

‘Hope I made Kalpana Chawla proud’, says Sirisha Bandla

Sirisha Bandla, who dreamed of going to space as a child, finally fulfilled it last month when she visited the edge of space on board a Virgin Galactic spacecraft with billionaire Richard Branson. The 34-year-old, who is an aeronautical engineer...

Will encourage sportspersons: Major Dhyan Chand’s grandson welcomes move to rename Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna AwardCongress welcomed the move of renaming the award but...

Decorated Olympian and Indian hockey player Major Dhyan Chand’s grandson, Vishal Singh, welcomed the government’s decision to rechristen the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, in his honour, insisting that it would encourage all sports personalities. “Renaming the Khel Ratna...

Modi govt moves Lok Sabha for Sindhu Central University in Ladakh

On the second anniversary of the creation of the union territory of Ladakh, the Narendra Modi government on Thursday introduced an amendment in the Central Universities Act, 2009, in Lok Sabha paving the way for Sindhu Central University to...

Tribunal Reforms Bill passed in LS as govt, Oppn trade charges

Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Tribunal Reforms Bill which seeks to dissolve certain existing appellate bodies amid protests by the Opposition. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman criticised the Opposition for creating a “constitutional impasse” by neither allowing the Bills...

Don’t exhaust patience of House: Venkaiah Naidu warns MPs

Rajya Sabha chairperson M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday warned lawmakers of action if they do not follow decorum. Naidu said it has been brought to his notice that some members were blowing whistles in the House while proceedings were...

IMF downgrades India’s growth projection due to second wave of Covid-19 pandemic

The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has set back the Indian economy severely, according to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) projections for the world economy released on Tuesday, which also forecast a split global recovery from the crisis,...

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Trump’s Board of Peace and the price of power politics

Trump is full of surprises; he is both leader and entertainer. Nearly nine hours into a long flight-a journey...