Day: January 27, 2021

R-Day violence: Man who climbed Red Fort tomb arrested

R-Day violence in Delhi insult to nation; my head hangs in shame: Amarinder

8:32 pm January 27, 2021

Chandigarh : Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday described the Republic Day violence especially at the Red Fort in Delhi as an ”insult to the nation”. Wielding sticks and clubs and holding the tricolour and union flags, tens of thousands of farmers atop tractors broke barriers, had clashed with the police and had entered the city from various […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Spacewalking astronauts venture out to improve European lab

8:20 pm January 27, 2021

Cape Canaveral: A pair of astronauts went spacewalking Wednesday to install a high-speed data link outside the International Space Station’s European lab. NASA’s Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover floated out early and headed straight to Columbus, one of the three high-tech labs at the orbiting outpost. They hauled with them a fancy new antenna for […]

India welcomes US decision to continue participation in WHO: Vardhan

8:03 pm January 27, 2021

New Delhi: India welcomes the US’ decision to continue participation in the World Health Organisation, Health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Tuesday. Vardhan digitally chaired the 148th session of the WHO Executive Board through video conference on Tuesday. ”On behalf of India and as Chair of the WHO Executive Board, I welcome the announcement that the new administration of President Joe Biden will halt […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

World shares turn lower on pandemic concerns, ahead of Fed meet

7:52 pm January 27, 2021

Tokyo : Stock markets are down Wednesday as investors focus on the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting and the outlook for the economy as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. European indexes lost early gains after a mixed session in Asia. In the U.S., futures are down 0.8 per cent for both the Dow and the S&P 500. The Fed […]

Nepal launches COVID-19 vaccination drive with vaccines gifted by India

7:48 pm January 27, 2021

Kathmandu: Nepal on Wednesday launched a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive with the one million doses of vaccine provided by India under grant assistance in sync with its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy. Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli inaugurated the vaccination campaign at the Prime Minister’s residence at Baluwatar on Wednesday morning. At the same time, government hospitals across the country vaccinated doctors […]