Day: September 1, 2019

Iran unveils new reconnaissance and attack drone

8:45 pm September 1, 2019

Tehran: Iran on Sunday unveiled a jet-propelled drone it said is capable of finding and attacking targets far from the country’s borders with precision. Dubbed the “Kian”, the unmanned aerial vehicle was designed, produced and tested by experts of the air defence force within about a year, said the head of the force, Brigadier General […]

Protesters block roads near Hong Kong airport

8:41 pm September 1, 2019

HONG KONG: Anti-government protesters blocked roads near Hong Kong’s airport with burning barricades and damaged a train station Sunday after a night of violent clashes with police. Train and some bus service to the airport on the outlying island of Chek Lap Kok were suspended. Some passengers walked to the airport, one of Asia’s busiest, […]

About 18-19 COVID vaccine candidates in pipeline: Harsh Vardhan

CGHS services to be made available in 100 cities by 2022: Union health minister

8:33 pm September 1, 2019

New Delhi: Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) services will be made available in 100 cities by 2022, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday. CGHS services, which started in 1954 from Gol Market in Delhi, reached only 25 cities till 2014. But, in the last five years of the NDA government, services under the […]

Death toll in West Texas shooting rampage rises to 7

8:32 pm September 1, 2019

Midland, Texas: The death toll in a West Texas shooting rampage increased to seven Sunday as authorities investigated why a man stopped by state troopers for failing to signal a left turn opened fire on them and fled, shooting more than 20 people as he drove before being killed by officers outside a movie theater. […]

QR tags removed from 100 trees in Lodhi Gardens after forest dept notice

8:24 pm September 1, 2019

New Delhi: Quick response tags have been removed from around 100 trees in Lodhi Gardens here after the forest department issued a direction to the New Delhi Municipal Council, an official said. A forest department team conducted an inspection of trees on Saturday and found that QR tags, which caused extensive damage to the trunk […]