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AS DELHI SEES 17K CASES, HEALTH MINISTER SAYS ENOUGH HOSPITAL BEDS FOR PATIENTS

April 15, 2021

As Delhi registered more than 17,000 fresh Covid-19 cases—another record high in the national capital—and almost double the 9,925 cases in Mumbai, Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said that there are enough hospital beds available for coronavirus patients. Speaking to the media, Jain said, “Currently we have 13,000 beds...

NO COMPARISON BETWEEN MARKAZ AND KUMBH: UTTARAKHAND CM

April 15, 2021

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Tuesday said that there is no comparison between Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi and Kumbh in Haridwar as the former was held in a closed space while the latter is being held in a vast open area. Briefing the mediapersons, Rawat said, “There is...

RAJASTHAN ORDERS 6 PM TO 6 AM CURFEW STARTING FRIDAY

April 15, 2021

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan government on Wednesday night announced a 12-hour daily curfew—from 6 pm to 6 am—starting Friday, across all cities, as part of a series of measures to combat a worrying spike in Covid cases. The curfew will be in effect till the end of the month.

AMBEDKAR HAD PROPOSED SANSKRIT AS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: CJI

April 15, 2021

NAGPUR: Chief Justice of India Sharad Arvind Bobde on Wednesday said that Dr B.R. Ambedkar had prepared a proposal to make Sanskrit the national language of India but the move did not make any headway. Justice Bobde was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the academic building of the Maharashtra...

BRITISH PM REDUCES LENGTH OF INDIA TRIP OVER COVID

April 15, 2021

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reduced the length of his trip to India later this month because of the Covid-19 situation in the country, his spokesman said on Wednesday, adding he would meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “We’ve been in close contact with the Indian government about the...

RUSSIA SLAMS ‘INDO-PACIFIC’ STRATEGY, PROMISES PAK MILITARY AID, THEN CALLS INDIA ‘TRUSTED PARTNER’

April 15, 2021

Russia, after slamming the ‘Indo-Pacific strategy by Western countries and promising Pakistan military assistance, tried doing a balancing act on Wednesday when it called India a “trusted partner”. Moscow said that there were no divergences or misunderstandings between the two countries and that it has “limited cooperation” with Islamabad based...

INDIA SETS ‘DOUBLE DIGIT’ MEDAL GOAL IN TOKYO OLYMPICS

April 15, 2021

With 100 days to go to the Olympics in Tokyo, India has made ambitious target of taking its medal tally to a “double digit”. India, despite being the world’s second most populous nation, had its best Olympics show in London 2012 where it won six medals. “As a large nation,...

Resolve to resettle Kashmiri Hindus in Valley, says Hosabale

April 15, 2021

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale stated on Wednesday that a “sankalp” (resolve) was made during the Navreh programme for resettling Kashmiri Hindu families in the near future. “During this three-day programme on Navreh, a ‘sankalp’ was taken that in the coming days, families (Hindu) will be resettled...

BABAR AZAM ENDS KING KOHLI’S REIGN AT TOP OF ODI BATTING CHART

April 15, 2021

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has ended Virat Kohli’s long reign at the top of the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings, becoming only the fourth batsman from his country to attain the number one position in the latest update released on Wednesday. The 26-year-old’s player of the match effort of an...

ZIMBABWE’S HEATH STREAK BANNED FOR EIGHT YEARS UNDER ICC ANTI-CORRUPTION CODE

April 15, 2021

Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak on Wednesday was banned from all cricket for eight years after he accepted five charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. Streak was charged as a participant under the Code by virtue of his status as the coach of Zimbabwe from 2016 to 2018 and...

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