Daily Archives: December 24, 2021

Religious hatred growing dangerously

Open calls for genocide and use of weapons against Muslims, made at a 'dharma sansad' or religious assembly in Haridwar in Uttarakhand, have triggered...

Hacking Blows at the System

By Inder Jit (Released on 17 January 1984) Words. Words. And still more words. Hardly a day has passed during the past fortnight and more when...

Covid Bulletin Dec -23-2021

DRDO successfully conducts flight test of indigenous expendable aerial target ‘Abhyas’

New Delhi, Dec 23 (PTI) The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a flight test of indigenously-developed high-speed expendable aerial target 'Abhyas'...

One killed, 6 hurt in Ludhiana court blast, high alert in Punjab

Ludhiana, Dec 23 (PTI) A bomb went off in the district court complex here on Thursday, killing one person and injuring six others, prompting...

Education ministry advises caution to parents, students in engaging with ed-tech firms

New Delhi, Dec 23 (PTI) The Education Ministry Thursday issued an elaborate advisory to parents and students dealing with ed-teach firms asking them, among...

COVID-19: 60 per cent adult population fully vaccinated, says health minister

New Delhi, Dec 23 (PTI): Over 60 per cent of the eligible population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said...

NIA files chargesheet in case of targeted killing of man by Khalistan Tiger Force...

Mohali, Dec 23 (PTI) The NIA filed a chargesheet on Thursday against four men for their alleged involvement in the killing of Manohar Lal,...

Union Minister Sonowal dedicates new buildings for IMU

Chennai, Dec 23 (PTI) Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, Waterways and Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal virtually dedicated new buildings of the Indian Maritime University, Visakhapatnam...

Assam House passes Bill for recruitment commission for Class III and IV posts

Guwahati, Dec 23 (PTI) Assam Assembly on Thursday passed a bill to constitute a direct recruitment commission for Class III and IV posts in...

Tripura set to complete Light House Project by Dec 2022, says CM

Agartala, Dec 23 (PTI) The Tripura government will complete by the end of next year the ambitious Light House Project which aims at providing...

NRL partners with Assam management institute for industry-academia collaboration

Guwahati, Dec 23 (PTI) Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) on Thursday said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Assam Institute of Management for...

44 children among 241 new COVID-19 patients in Mizoram

Aizawl, Dec 23 (PTI) Mizoram's COVID-19 tally rose to 1,40,143 on Thursday as 241 more people, including 44 children, tested positive for the infection,...

If possible, I would play for KKR forever: Shubman Gill

Kolkata, 23 Dec: The talented Shubman Gill said that given a choice he would like to play for Kolkata Knight Riders forever. Gill, who is...

Anand finishes last in Gashimov Memorial chess

BAKU, 23 Dec: Indian chess icon Viswanathan Anand finished last in the seventh Vugar Gashimov Memorial chess tournament, after scoring just two victories, in...

Suspended NDTL gets back WADA recognition: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur reveals

  New Delhi, 23 Dec: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has restored the accreditation of the National...

Hockey rankings: Indian men to finish 2021 in third spot, women drop to ninth

Lausanne, 23 Dec: Olympic bronze winning Indian men's hockey team will end the year in third spot, its highest-ever, as per the International Hockey...

Omicron not the only problem as African Cup goes ahead

YAOUNDÉ, 23 Dec: African Cup organizers insist the tournament will begin as planned in Cameroon early next month despite the fast-spreading omicron variant adding...

Nepal’s top court issues show cause notice to government in serial killer Charles Sobhraj...

Kathmandu, Dec 23 (PTI) Nepal's Supreme Court has issued a show cause notice to the government seeking clarification why notorious serial killer Charles Sobhraj,...

Pak welcomes adoption of UNSC resolution allowing humanitarian aid into Afghanistan

Islamabad, Dec 23 (PTI) Pakistan on Thursday welcomed the adoption of a resolution by the UN Security Council that permits the flow of humanitarian...