Day: February 1, 2021

Three held for assault on teenaged girl in Mangaluru

11:23 pm February 1, 2021

Mangaluru : Three youthshave been arrested oncharges ofattempting to molest a teenaged girl and vandalising a bar-cum-restaurant here where she was celebrating her birthday along with friends, police said on Monday. CCTV footage of the incident that happened on Saturday went viral on social media. The accused, one of whom was known to the 18-year […]

Iran state TV airs launch of new satellite-carrying rocket

11:13 pm February 1, 2021

Tehran : Iranian state TV on Monday aired the launch of the country’s newest satellite-carrying rocket, which it said was able to reach a height of 500 kilometers (310 miles). The footage of the solid-liquid-fueled rocket showed the launch taking place during daytime in a desert environment. The report did not say when the launch […]

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

Child rights NGOs disappointed with low budgetary allocation for children

11:00 pm February 1, 2021

New Delhi: Child rights bodies on Monday expressed disappointed over the ”lowest” budgetary allocation for children in a decade and said they require financial resources the most now in the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic. Priti Mahara, Director of Policy Research and Advocacy at CRY said this year’s share of budgetary allocations for children as proportion of Union Budget is the lowest in […]

Joe Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice

Budget office projects 4.6 per cent growth in Biden’s first year

10:42 pm February 1, 2021

Washington: The Congressional Budget Office expects the US economy will grow at a 4.6 per cent annual rate this year, with employment returning to pre-pandemic levels in 2024. The 10-year outlook issued Monday said the economic recovery from the coronavirus has been boosted by an unprecedented wave of government spending to combat the outbreak, such […]

Netanyahu thanks PM Modi for efforts to protect Israeli representatives following blast near embassy

10:27 pm February 1, 2021

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for his government’s efforts to protect Israeli representatives following the terrorist incident near the country’s embassy in New Delhi last week. A minor improvised explosive device (IED) blast took place near the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi on Friday evening. No one was injured. ”I […]

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