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India must prepare for borderless war: Rahul

Rahul Gandhi backs agitating accountancy students

3:03 pm September 25, 2019

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday came out in support of agitating accountancy students and said their demand for re-evaluation of answer sheets is justified and should be supported by all political parties. Claiming that their answer sheets were not evaluated properly, students of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) have […]

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

No scientific rationale behind reintroducing odd-even: Vardhan

1:58 pm September 25, 2019

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said there was no scientific rationale behind the Delhi government’s move to reintroduce the odd-even traffic rationing scheme. Vardhan said on one hand Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claims that the air quality has improved in the national capital, on the other hand he is resorting to drastic measures […]

President Kovind presents National Service Scheme Awards

8:14 pm September 24, 2019

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday felicitated 41 people with the prestigious NSS awards in recognition of their exemplary and commendable social service. The recipients of the National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards for 2017-18 include volunteers, programme coordinators and programme officers of the NSS, a Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson said in a statement. NSS […]

Not just outdoor, indoor air in Delhi polluted too: Study

7:53 pm September 24, 2019

New Delhi: Staying indoors to avoid toxic outdoor air in the national capital may not serve the purpose anymore as pollutants have now entered homes. A new study has revealed that air inside homes in Delhi have become unsafe with high levels of pollutants found in it, despite keeping doors shut. “Houses in the city […]

Bipin Rawat appears before parliamentary panel on defence, members question him on eastern Ladakh situation

Indian Army’s statement on reactivation of JeM terror camp in Balakot ‘completely baseless’: Pak

2:29 pm September 24, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday rejected as “completely baseless” the Indian Army chief’s statement on the reactivation of a Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) terror camp in Balakot that was destroyed by the IAF in February Army chief General Bipin Rawat in Chennai on Monday said Pakistan has reactivated the Balakot terror camp very recently and about 500 infiltrators […]