06-07-2021 NEW DELHI/ JAKARTA: India may now be past the peak of its latest coronavirus surge, but some other countries in Asia are experiencing rising infections. The Delta variant is contributing to a rapid rise in case numbers in Indonesia, where a crisis over oxygen supplies is unfolding. Meanwhile, vaccination …

06-07-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD/ DUSHANBE: Thousands of Afghan security personnel fled across the border into Tajikistan on Sunday after Taliban advances in northern Afghanistan, the Tajik border guard service said. Taliban captured dozens of other Afghan security personnel. The crossings underscore a rapidly deteriorating …

06-07-2021 ABUJA: About 140 students are missing after armed men raided a boarding school in Nigeria’s Kaduna state on Monday, and police said they were in hot pursuit alongside military personnel. The attack is the 10th mass school kidnapping since December in northwest Nigeria, which authorities have attributed to armed …

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that safety audits have been mandated at all stages of road development to reduce accidents. Inaugurating virtual Symposium on Vehicle Crash Safety, Mr Gadkari said, India and other developing countries are witnessing a very high rate of road accidents and around …

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank today virtually launched the National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy – NIPUN Bharat. This initiative is aimed to develop learning competencies in reading, writing and numeracy in the children. While launching the NIPUN Bharat, Mr. Pokhriyal said, this initiative will …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that CoWin platform is being made open source and available to any and all countries. In line with India’s philosophy of considering the whole world as one family, the Prime Minister said CoWin is being prepared to be made open source. He was addressing …

Hyderabad; July 5 ( PMI ): Nagarjuna Sagar project has been under tight security due to a dispute over Krishna water sharing between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The police security which was deployed four days ago was still on as the fight over water sharing is being continued. At present, …

Hyderbad: July 5 (PMI ): Telangana High Court on Monday said that it cannot postpone the degree and PG exams in the state as they have already begun. A lunch motion petition was moved by the NSUI state president pertaining to the postponement of degree and PG exams in the …

Hyderabad; July 5 ( PMI ): People in Telangana never seem to have got a lesson from the second wave of Coronavirus. Once again they are ignoring wearing of masks, even after repeated warnings about the third wave issued by experts and also by Union government. People can be seen …

Hyderbad; July 5 : ( PMI ): Hyderabad Commissioner of Police Anjani Kumar on Monday suspended five police personnel working at Mangalhat police station for dereliction of duties. Those who are placed under suspension include a Sub-Inspector, two head constables, two constables. It was reported that the police personnel failed …