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World Rose Day 2021: Dedicated to cancer patients

September 22, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Ahmedabad: The World Rose Day, annually observed across the world on September 22, aims at promoting awareness about early detection and prevention of cancer. The day is also dedicated to cancer patients worldwide and honors their strength, determination, and courage while battling the prolonged disease. It commemorates the 12-year-old Melinda Rose from Canada, who was […]

Defence

Taliban: With Haqqanis in driving seat, Imran warns of a “civil war” in Afghanistan

September 22, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Two weeks after its Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed pushed the Taliban to populate its “interim” government in Kabul with Pakistan-controlled Haqqani Network, Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned of the risk of a civil war in Afghanistan if the Taliban is unable to form an “inclusive […]

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Renewable energy: Adanis to invest $20 bn in 10 years

September 21, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Tuesday said his conglomerate will invest USD 20 billion (Rs. 1.50 lakh crore) over the next decade in renewable energy generation, component manufacturing, and distribution, and produce the world’s cheapest green election. Speaking at the JP Morgan India Investor Summit, he unveiled his infrastructure […]

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India-Bhutan cooperation: Berdungma, Trashigang motorable bridge opens

September 21, 2021 virendra pandit 0

New Delhi: The motorable bridge in Berdungma, Trashigang, connecting Berdungma and Thungkhar Chiwog of Thrimshing Gewog and Chidungkhar Chiwog of Gomdar Gewog, Samdrup Jongkhar, in Bhutan, was opened on Sunday. Lyonpo Ugyen Dorji, the Bhutanese Minister for Home and Cultural Affairs was the chief guest on the occasion. The community project has been supported as […]

Defence

US visit: Modi to meet Biden, other Quad leaders on September 24

September 21, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The first, in-person bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden, scheduled for September 24 in Washington, will take stock of the relationship between the two largest democracies, and how to take it to the next level, while helping in reinforcing and giving momentum to the […]

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Afghanistan: Amid rumours of top leaders’ fate, Taliban appoint deputy ministers

September 21, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: While the Afghans, and the world, speculated about the death of two of top Taliban leaders—supreme spiritual leader and head of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Hibatullah Akhundzada and Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar—the Islamist militia on Tuesday announced a list of “deputy ministers” in Kabul. On September […]

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Dinosaurs: A 150m year old footprint stolen in Jaisalmer

September 20, 2021 virendra pandit 0

New Delhi: A 150 million-year-old dinosaur’s footprint has reportedly been stolen from Jaisalmer city of Rajasthan. A team of an international group of scientists had discovered two footprints while exploring the hills located in the Thaiyat village of Jaisalmer district in 2014. Nearly 20 scientists had marked and secured the footprints before publishing the discovery […]

Business

Covid-19: As Modi heads to US, India to resume vaccine exports by Oct

September 20, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to the United States to participate in the United Nations General Assembly meeting and the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue Summit, India said on Monday it will resume export of surplus Covid-19 vaccines by October. India will resume exports by next month, said Union Health Minister […]

Defence

Roving Periscope: Now, ‘ditched’ France cancels defence meet with Britain

September 20, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Still smarting under the hugely embarrassing ‘snub’ it received from its closest allies last week—when Canberra canceled a lucrative multi-billion dollar submarine deal with France, and Australia, the UK, and the US created a new defense alliance, AUKUS, for the Indo-Pacific security, leaving out Paris—France on Monday canceled a scheduled […]

Defence

India supply 20 railway passenger coaches to Sri Lanka

September 20, 2021 virendra pandit 0

New Delhi: Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) Ltd delivered 20 railway passenger coaches to Colombo Port on Friday last week as part of a deal to supply 160 passenger coaches to Sri Lanka Railways. The project is funded by an Indian line of credit worth USD 318 million; the contract is worth USD […]