Day: November 19, 2020

One new COVID-19 case in Mizoram, tally at 4,428

COVID-19: India records 45,576 infections, 585 fatalities

12:26 pm November 19, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 89.58 lakh with 45,576 fresh infections, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to over 83.83 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.58 per cent, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday The total coronavirus cases mounted to […]

Four Jaish terrorists killed in encounter in J-K

12:19 pm November 19, 2020

Jammu: Four suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on the outskirts of Jammu city early on Thursday, officials said. The slain terrorists were carrying a huge cache of arms, ammunition and had come to execute a big plan: IGP, Jammu, Mukesh Singh said. The encounter […]

PM pays tributes to Rani Lakshmibai and Indira Gandhi on birth anniversary

12:15 pm November 19, 2020

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to Rani Lakshmibai, the queen of Jhansi who was a leading figure in the fight against the British rule in 1857, on her birth anniversary. “Rich tributes to the brave Rani Lakshmibai who showed exemplary courage in the first war of independence. Tales of […]

China perceives rising India as ‘rival’; wants to constraint its partnership with US, allies: report

12:08 pm November 19, 2020

Washington: China perceives a rising India as a “rival” and wants to constrain its strategic partnership with the US, its allies, and with other democracies, the State Department said in a report, emphasising that Beijing intends to displace America as the world’s foremost power. Coming ahead of the transition of power from Donald Trump’s administration to President-elect […]

Tigress captured from defunct rubber factory in UP

Delhi zoo gets Bengal tigress from Kanpur for conservation breeding

12:03 pm November 19, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi zoo has got a Royal Bengal tigress, the first in six years, from the Kanpur zoo for breeding proposes under an animal exchange programme, officials said on Thursday. The tigress, Barkha, is six years old. She will form a pair with Karan, who is also aged around 6. The Delhi zoo did not have a Royal Bengal tigress for […]