Geneva, 12/1: The Omicron variant of the corona virus is rapidly overtaking its delta variant and cases of infection from this form are now coming to the fore all over the world. A senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned in this regard. A Global Health Agency official has warned that there…
Cochin, 18/12: An Air India Express flight from Jeddah to Kozhikode with 160 passengers made an emergency landing at the Cochin International Airport on Thursday due to issues involving its landing gear and tyre failure. The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), in a statement, said that it successfully facilitated the safe emergency landing of Air…
Firozabad, 1/12: Amid the demand from saffron outfits for re-christening cities and towns having Muslim names, the Uttar Pradesh government is likely to change the name of Firozabad, popularly known as the ‘bangle city’, to Chandranagar. The Firozabad Municipal Corporation had adopted a resolution to this effect on Friday. The proposal to re-christen Firozabad has…
Japan: Japan is reporting a record number of flu cases, at an average 64.39 patients per clinic in the last week of December. This number is the highest since records were started in 1999 according to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The country as a whole saw 317,812 cases, and every one of the…
Bhubaneswar: In a significant milestone for India’s defence capabilities, the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy successfully conducted flight trials of the first-of-its-kind Naval Anti-Ship Missile (NASM-SR) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Odisha. The missile, launched from an Indian Naval Seaking Helicopter, demonstrated its precision and effectiveness…
New Delhi, 29/12: Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday refuted a report by a US daily, which claimed Indian authorities had demanded that technology major Apple help in softening the political impact of hack warnings issued in October. The Minister of State for IT and Electronics described the report as “half facts, fully embellished”, and…
Bengaluru, 20/10:The Karnataka High Court has held that Muslim marriage is a contract or contract, which has many meanings, it is not a sacrament like a Hindu marriage and cannot be taken away from certain rights and obligations arising out of its break-up. The case pertains to a petition by 52-year-old Ejazur Rahman in Bhuvaneshwari…
New Delhi, 1/12:Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday postponed the resumption of scheduled international flights from December 15, reported PTI quoting sources. The regulator said that it will notify its decision on the date of resumption of scheduled commercial international passengers airline services to/from India in due course. It…
Imphal: The Manipur government has launched a drive to verify the licensed arms and asked all the district administrations to examine the papers of the arms license holders and arms dealers, officials said on Saturday. A senior official said that the Commissioner (Home) has, in an urgent circular, asked the Deputy Commissioners of all 16…
Mumbai, 14/6: The BCCI on Tuesday reaffirmed its status as a cricketing behemoth by securing one of the biggest broadcast deals in the history of the sport, fetching an eye-popping Rs 48,390 crore ($6.20 billion) through IPL media rights for a five-year period, starting 2023. While Disney Star retained their Indian sub-continent TV…
