Day: November 19, 2020

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Hungary to purchase air defense systems from US, Norway

11:34 pm November 19, 2020

Budapest: Hungary has agreed to purchase NASAMS air defence systems from US arms manufacturer Raytheon Technologies and Norwegian defence company Kongsberg, a Hungarian official said on Thursday. Hungary’s commissioner for defense developments told the MTI news agency that deployment of the short-to-medium-range system would “restore the military’s defensive capabilities to a 21st-century standard.” It would replace the outdated, Soviet-designed Kub […]

People pray to Sun god at dawn; Chhat puja celebration concludes

Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad devotees told to observe Chhath at home

11:29 pm November 19, 2020

Pune: Municipal corporations of Pune and adjoining Pimpri-Chinchwad have put restrictions on mass celebrations of Chhath Puja at river banks, lakes and other public places in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to orders issued on Thursday. The annual festival dedicated to the Sun god will be celebrated on Friday and Saturday. A popular festival of north […]

US, UN & EU welcome India, Pakistan ceasefire agreement

India slams Pak, says polls in Gilgit Baltistan aimed at hiding illegal occupation of territory

11:20 pm November 19, 2020

New Delhi: India on Thursday slammed Pakistan for holding elections in Gilgit-Baltistan, saying it was aimed at hiding Pakistan’s illegal occupation of its territory. Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava asserted that Gilgit-Baltistan was an integral part of India since 1947. Asked at an online briefing about elections held in Gilgit-Baltistan and protests against the poll process there, he […]

Delhi has less than a day’s stock of Covaxin for 45-plus age group: Atishi

Haryana’s Health Minister Anil Vij to be administered trial dose of COVID vaccine Covaxin

11:15 pm November 19, 2020

Chandigarh: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij who had offered to be the first volunteer in the phase three trials for Covaxin, a potential vaccine against COVID-19, will get the dose on Friday. The 67-year old senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader said he will be administered the trial dose of the indigenous vaccine at the Civil Hospital at Ambala […]

Sanskrit to be introduced in select Manipur schools, colleges

11:12 pm November 19, 2020

Imphal : Manipur Education Minister S Rajen on Thursday said Sanskrit will be introduced in the curriculum of selected schools and colleges in the state Manipur University is also planning to open a department for the subject, he said “Authorities concerned will be approached to speed up the process,” an official release quoted the minister […]