New Delhi--The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government over its decision to allow the Kanwar Yatra from next week despite the threat of a spike in COVID-19 cases. The court, which took up the matter suo motu, said citizens were ‘perplexed’ as the yatra is being …

News Delhi;;The Army today issued a statement denying a media report that claimed Indian and Chinese forces had clashed in Ladakh. The Army said, ever since the disengagement agreement in February this year, there has been no attempt by either side to occupy the areas from where the disengagement had …

Hyderabad;GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL) has commissioned its second phase solar power plant, which has a capacity of 5 Mega Watts(MW) . GHIAL’s total solar power capacity has now increased to 10 MW. For its captive consumption, GMR Hyderabad International Airport installed a 5 MW solar power plant in …

14-07-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies BEIJING/ ISLAMABAD: At least 17 people, including at least nine Chinese nationals and two Pakistani soldiers, have died after the bus they were travelling in plunged into a ravine in a remote region of northern Pakistan, officials said. In a statement …

14-07-2021 JOHANNESBURG: Crowds clashed with police and ransacked or burned shopping malls in South Africa on Tuesday with dozens reported killed as grievances unleashed by the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma boiled over into the worst violence in decades. Protests that followed Zuma’s arrest last week have widened into …

14-07-2021 GENEVA: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief scientist Tuesday warned against mixing and matching coronavirus vaccines, referring to it as a “dangerous trend”. “It’s a little bit of a dangerous trend here. We are in a data-free, evidence-free zone as far as mix and match,” Soumya Swaminathan told an …

14-07-2021 ILLINOIS: Illinois has become the first US state to require teaching Asian American history in government-run schools. Attacks on Asian Americans have been rising since the start of the pandemic, and state officials say the law will combat false stereotypes and bigotry. Schools will be required to teach about …

Srinagar: While paying tributes to July 13, 1931 martyrs, CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said Naya Kashmir which was drafted with their blood was dismantled on August 5, 2019. According to a statement issued here, he said that it was due to the supreme sacrifices of July 13 martyrs that …

Hyderabad; July 13 ( PMI ): Officers of CCS, Hyderabad police, on Monday brought Deepak Kindo, CEO of Sambandh Finservice, from Odisha, on prisoner transit warrant for cheating the complainant of Rs. 5 crores. According to the police, the accused cheated the Chief Financial Officer of Nabsamruddhi Finance Ltd, a …

Hyderabad; July 13 ( PMI ): A major fire broke out from a plywood warehouse here at Prerani Industries plywood godown here at Rangareddy Nagar of Gandhi Nagar industrial area under Balanagar police station limits on Tuesday. Locals alerted by the thick smoke billowing from the warehouse and alerted the …