J&K, 7/6:Ahead of the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, police shot down a Pakistani drone carrying three magnetic improvised explosive devices (IEDs) along the International Border (IB) in Kanachak sector of Akhnoor in Jammu on Monday night. Police said the drone was shot down in Dayaran area of Kanachak shortly after it crossed over to…
Bangalore, 7/6:The BJP government on Monday admitted that the revised school textbooks, which are already under the scanner for controversial content, have “errors” about B R Ambedkar. Primary & Secondary Education Minister B C Nagesh said that the mistakes would be rectified. The admission came after the Congress and others pointed out…
Change, 7/6: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patriarch Parkash Singh Badal was on Monday evening admitted to the PGIMER here following gastric-related complaints, hospital sources said. The 94-year-old former Punjab chief minister has been admitted to the Advanced Cardiac Centre of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) and was undergoing…
Bhubaneswar, 6/6: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today purchased the 1st ticket of the upcoming T 20 international match between India and South Africa at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on 12th June 22. Shri Pankaj Lochan Mohanty, President Odisha Cricket Association , Shri Sanjay Behera, Secretary , Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) gave the ticket to…
Bangalore, 6/6: With Covid-19 infections appearing to be on the rise, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said there was no need to panic. “We’re taking regulatory measures. There’s no need to panic unnecessarily,” Bommai told reporters. The health secretary will take stock of the Covid-19 situation in the districts and submit a…
Kyiv, 6/6:Russia struck Kyiv with missiles for the first time in more than a month, while President Vladimir Putin warned he would strike new targets in the country if western nations supplied Ukraine with longer-range missiles. In Sievierodonetsk, the main battlefield in the east where Russia has concentrated its forces recently, Ukraine officials said…
Korea,6/6:The US and South Korean militaries launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea Monday in a show of force matching a North Korean missile display a day earlier that extended a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the allies’ live-fire exercise involved eight Army Tactical Missile System…
New Delhi, 6/6: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday conducted raids against arrested Delhi minister Satyendar Jain as part of a money-laundering probe linked to an alleged hawala dealings case being conducted against him, officials said. The raids, including that at the residential premises of Jain in Delhi and other locations, are being conducted…
Paris, 5/6:Rafael Nadal won a record-extending 14th French Open by crushing Norwegian Casper Ruud 6-3 6-3 6-0 on Sunday to claim an all-time best men’s singles 22nd Grand Slam title. The 36-year-old Spaniard, who has lost only three times at Roland Garros since his debut in 2005, now has two more majors to…
Thiruvananthapuram, 5/6:Two primary school students in Thiruvananthapuram were found to be infected with Norovirus which causes vomiting and diarrhoea. Health department sources said that the condition of the students was stable. The infection was detected when samples from students who suffered food poisoning from school meals were tested. More test results were awaited.
