Daily Archives: January 19, 2022
Coal India committed to meet ‘elevated’ demand of power sector: Official
New Delhi, Jan 18 (PTI): Mining major Coal India Ltd is committed to meet the “elevated” demand of the dry fuel from the power...
R-Day tableau row: Rajnath tries to smooth Mamata’s ruffled feathers
Kolkata, Jan 18 (PTI): As the rejection of West Bengal's tableau for the Republic Day parade snowballed into a major row, Defence Minister Rajnath...
Cyberattacks surge amid accelerating Covid-driven digitalisation: WEF study
New Delhi/Davos: The accelerating pace of digitalisation, fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, has led to a record-breaking year for cybercrime with ransomware attacks rising...
India to provide assistance to families of two Indians killed in UAE: Envoy
Dubai, Jan 18 (PTI): India has said that it will provide whatever assistance" is possible to the families of the two Indian citizens killed...
Sikkim bans milk from outside on quality issues
Gangtok, Jan 18 (PTI) The Sikkim government on Tuesday temporarily banned the entry of all packaged and canned milk from outside the state saying...
Conrad Sagma elected NPP president
Shillong, Jan 18 (PTI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma was on Tuesday elected unopposed as national president of National Peoples' Party, which also...
Eighty-nine new cases push Nagaland’s COVID-19 tally to 33,053
Kohima, Jan 18 (PTI) Nagaland's COVID-19 tally rose to 33,053 on Tuesday as 89 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department...
India extends USD 500 million line of credit to help Sri Lanka purchase fuel
Colombo, Jan 18 (PTI) India on Tuesday announced a USD 500 million credit line to help Sri Lanka purchase petroleum products as the island...
Israel says it successfully tests long-range missile defence
Jerusalem, Jan 18 (AP) Israel said Tuesday it has successfully tested a system designed to intercept ballistic missiles outside the earth's atmosphere.
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Russia moves more troops westward amid Ukraine tensions
Moscow, Jan 18 (AP) Russia is sending troops from the country's far east to Belarus for major war games, officials said Tuesday, in a...
UN: Afghan quake death toll reaches 26, including children
Kabul, Jan 18 (AP) The United Nations on Tuesday raised the death toll from twin earthquakes in western Afghanistan the day before to 26,...
Some COVID-19 patients may be infectious even after ten days: Study
London, Jan 18 (PTI) One in ten people may still be infectious for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, after the 10 day quarantine...