NEW DELHI,OCTO 22: Cyclone ‘Tej’, brewing in the Arabian Sea, intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm on Sunday and is headed towards the Yemen-Oman coasts, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The cyclonic storm is predicted to move northwestwards and cross the Yemen-Oman coasts between Al Ghaidah (Yemen) and Salalah (Oman), close to the Continue Reading
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NEW DELHI,OCTO 22: India invoked the provision of parity in Canada’s diplomatic presence in the country in view of concerns over interference in New Delhi’s affairs by Canadian personnel, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday. The external affairs minister also said that India is likely to resume issuance of visas to Canadians if […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,Octo 22: India on Sunday sent nearly 6.5 tonnes of medical aid and 32 tonnes of disaster relief material for the people of Palestine. The consignments were sent in a C-17 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force. The plane is transporting the aid to El-Arish airport in Egypt. “India sends Humanitarian aid to […]Continue Reading
Gaza,OCTO 22: The only thing worse than the screams of a patient undergoing surgery without enough anesthesia are the terror-stricken faces of those awaiting their turn, a 51-year-old orthopedic surgeon says. When the Israeli bombing intensifies and the wounded swamp the Gaza City hospitals where Dr. Nidal Abed works, he treats patients wherever he can […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, OCTO 22 : An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Nepal on Sunday morning, said the National Seismological Centre of Nepal. It added that the epicentre of the earthquake was at Dhading, which is located around 55 kilometres west of the capital Kathmandu. The quake was at a depth of 13 kilometres, said the […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,OCTO 21: The Congress on Saturday released its first list of 33 candidates for the Rajasthan assembly elections, fielding Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot from Sardarpura and his former deputy Sachin Pilot from Tonk. Speaker C P Joshi will contest from his Nathdwara assembly seat, while the party’s state unit president, Govind Singh Dotasra, has […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,OCTO 21 : The air quality in Delhi deteriorated and slipped into the ‘poor’ category on Saturday. The air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 224, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Meanwhile, the minimum temperature settled at 15.8 degrees Celsius, two days after the city recorded the season’s lowest minimum temperature. Continue Reading
SRIHARIKOTA,OCTO 21: Nerves gave way to smiles at the spaceport here as delays and an anomaly-triggered ‘hold’ forced ISRO scientists to revise the launch schedule of a test vehicle carrying payloads related to the country’s ambitious human space flight mission, Gaganyaan which soared into skies after initial hiccups. Students gather for the launch of Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,OCTO 20: A low-pressure area over the southeast and the adjoining southwest Arabian Sea has developed into a depression and is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm by October 21 morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. This would be the second cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea this year. It […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,OCTO 20: TMC MP Mahua Moitra has raised questions over the credibility of Hiranandani Group CEO Darshan Hiranandani’s affidavit, alleging that it was “drafted by the PMO” and he was forced to sign it after being “threatened” with “total shut down” of his family’s businesses. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Continue Reading
