Rescue efforts for the Uttarakhand landslide are still underway for the 6th consecutive day. Project in-charge, RP Ahiwar, said that the drilling is going well and that new machines will soon be added to help to make a way into the second tunnel.
Strong tremors were felt by the people in Delhi-NCR, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Jammu and Kashmir on Friday evening. Concerned citizens took to Twitter to share their experiences and find out what was going on in their neighbourhoods.
Rahul Gandhi, who questioned the central government for the Indo-China border dispute, may have forgotten that when the country's power was with his great grandfather and former prime minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, China had occupied 43,000 square kilometres of India's land.
A strong earthquake jolted Tajikistan at around 10:30 pm on Friday (February 12, 2021). The Central Asian country was hit by an earthquake of magnitude 6.2 and as per latest reports, the quake was at a depth of 86 km (53.4 miles).
Infinix Smart 5 is powered by MediaTek Helio G25 octa-core processor which is clocked at 2.0 GHz. The smartphone is offered in only one configuration of 2GB RAM and 32GB storage memory, which is expandable through an external SD card up to 512GB.
Earthquake tremors were felt in parts of Delhi and NCR, along with Punjab, Chandigarh and Jammu and Kashmir on Friday evening. As per the National Center for Seismology, the tremors took place at 10.34 pm (IST) at a depth of 10 km and 35 km SSW of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir.
Online e-commerce giant Amazon will be celebrating the third anniversary of its voice assistant, Alexa in the Indian market. The sale will start on Monday (February 15) at midnight and will go on for the next 24 hours. Amazon India is offering amazing combo offers too.
Speaking at Assam Rifles-United Services institution joint annual seminar, he said, "regional Security Environment is characterized by Chinese belligerence in the Indo-Pacific, its hostility towards weaker nations and relentless drive to create regional dependencies through initiatives like the BRI. The resultant Sino-US rivalry has created regional imbalances & instability".
China's religious diplomacy involves pervasive control of the CCP over every aspect of religion, from regular worship to conducting charity services, appointment and training of religious leaders to set several conditions on their activities. As per CCP ideology, Beijing has always pursued the idea of ‘national unity’ based on Confucian values.
Earlier instructions laid down that the total amount of two family pension in such cases, shall not exceed Rs 45,000 per month and Rs 27,000 per month which were determined at the rate of 50 per cent and 30 per cent, respectively taking into account the highest pay of Rs. 90,000 as per 6th CPC recommendations.
While talking to Zee News, Vankwani who is also Member National Assembly (MNA) of Pakistan PM Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party alleged that ETPB was knee-deep in corruption and had given several Gurdwara and temples on lease to private parties in return for the huge amount which, he alleged, was being divided among the ETPB officials.
The Minister said that the Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare (DoPPW) has issued a clarification on the amount admissible in case a child is eligible to draw two family pensions after the death of his or her parents. Singh said that the amount of both the family pensions will now be restricted to Rs 1,25,000 per month, which is more than two and half times higher than the earlier limit.
The Prime Minister Office in a tweet sent condolences to the families of the bereaved and also announced an ex-gratia of Rs two lakhs to the families of those who lost their lives due to the fire. To douse the fire in the factory at Acchankulam village, ten fire fighting units from various locations had rushed to the spot.
Speaking on the farmers' protests, the MEA Spokesperson said, "Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau commended efforts of the Government of India to choose the path of dialogue as befitting a democracy. He also acknowledged the responsibility of his govt in providing protection to Indian diplomatic personnel and premises in Canada."
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attacked former FM and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram for suspecting the Budget numbers without mentioning his name. She said, "What you get as Budget is what you get in it. No pushing anything under the carpet..."
Nana Patole was appointed to be the leader of Maharashtra's Congress Party to strengthen their position in the state. Patole began as a Congress leader but had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party for a while before rejoining his former party in 2017.
The ministry also made certain clarifications in the statement, and said, "the assertion that Indian territory is up to Finger 4 is categorically false. The territory of India is as depicted by the map of India and includes more than 43,000 sq km currently under illegal occupation of China since 1962."
"A new edition of Congress circus today, again due to Mr Rahul Gandhi. Why is he bent upon falsely claiming that disengagement is a loss for India? Is it a part of INC-China MoU? With the armed forces leading the disengagement strategy, isn’t this an insult of our brave forces?" the BJP leader asked in a tweet.
In December of 2020, in another significant development, Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane had visited Saudi Arabia. It was the first time any Indian Army chief had visited the west Asian country in what is a clear sign of growing ties between New Delhi and Riyadh.
The development has come as a surprise for observers and space scientists as the Turkish Space Agency was established merely in December 2018. Back then, Turkish lawmakers had criticized President Erdogan for hurriedly establishing the agency through a presidential decree, without going through consultations and following prescribed legislative procedure.
Wicket-keeper Da Silva was part of two significant partnerships which propelled West Indies past 400. He and Bonner put on 88 runs for the sixth wicket before Joseph joined Da Silva in a 118-run stand for the seventh. Joseph counterattacked right after coming to the crease and kept the scoreboard ticking rapidly.
RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav was earlier shifted to the AIIMS, Delhi from the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences in Ranchi on the advice of the State Medical Board. Dr Umesh Prasad, Lalu`s physician, had said last month that Yadav`s kidney was functioning at 25% capacity and his situation could take a turn for the worse.
One up in the four-match series, England are in contention for the only available spot for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship final at the Lord’s from June 18-22. England know that two more wins in their remaining three Tests in India will see them qualify for the WTC final against New Zealand.
Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Centre and Twitter India seeking a mechanism to regulate content and advertisements on the social media platforms which spreads anti-India messages through fake news and incendiary messages via bogus accounts.
ICICI Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over 2 per cent, followed by Axis Bank, Infosys, HDFC twins, Bajaj Finserv and SBI. On the other hand, ITC, ONGC, Sun Pharma, Bharti Airtel and Titan were among the laggards.