Day: July 13, 2019

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Pak, Afghan resume transit treaty negotiations

8:36 pm July 13, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan and Afghanistan have resumed the transit treaty negotiations, which collapsed in 2015 after Kabul insisted on including India in the talks, according to a media report. Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan, which was at its peak at USD 2.4 billion in 2010-11, continued to fall and reached USD 1.3 billion in 2018-19 after the […]

Uttarakhand govt approves new water policy

Alternative to Lakshman Jhula to be built soon: Rawat

8:31 pm July 13, 2019

Dehradun: The Uttarakhand government has decided to build a bridge across the Ganga in Rishikesh as an alternative to the iconic Lakshman Jhula which was closed due to safety reasons, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said Saturday. The bridge was in a dilapidated condition and not capable of sustaining the load of traffic, Rawat said, […]

Indian Army inducted 364 women officers in 2019

Two involved in making IEDs arrested in J&K

7:25 pm July 13, 2019

Srinagar: Two people who were allegedly involved in making improvised explosive devices were arrested from Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said Saturday. A police spokesman said that on a credible input, searches were conducted at various locations in the district in the early hours of Saturday. “During the searches, industrial explosives planned to be […]

Man wins case against ‘arbitrary’ mediclaim premium hike

7:23 pm July 13, 2019

Mumbai: A consumer court in Mumbai has directed The New India Assurance Company to refund Rs 18,837 suffered as loss by a consumer due the “arbitrary” hike of his mediclaim policy premium. The District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum also directed the company to pay Rs 7,500 as compensation and 5,000 towards cost of litigation. Percy […]

BJP takes early lead in Karnataka Assembly bypolls

Karnataka crisis: BJP wants trust vote on Monday

7:18 pm July 13, 2019

Bengaluru: The BJP will press Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy to seek trust vote in the Assembly on Monday, state BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa said Saturday. The former chief minister asserted that the Congress-JD(S)coalition government has lost majority and its collapse was imminent. In a surprise move amid the existential crisis faced by […]