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INDIA LACKS CBRN SECURITY REGIME: DR ATHAVALE

10 Jun 2021 09:53 AM IST

Dr Ram Athavale is a CBRN expert who teaches the subject at the University of Rome. He has also been an advisor to EU CBRN Risk Management Mitigation Centres of Excellence, besides being a key advisor to the Government of India on CBRN security. Excerpts of an interview with Dr

INDIAN AVIATION: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS IN THE AIR

10 Jun 2021 09:48 AM IST

Since 2014, the installed solar capacity has increased by 44 MWp at 44 airports, helping us achieve a carbon emission reduction of approximately 57,600 tonnes of CO2 per annum at AAI Airports.

We supported over 7.7mn people in first wave: Sandeep Chachra

09 Jun 2021 02:44 AM IST

During the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, several facets have come to the fore in India’s fight against the deadly virus. NGO ActionAid and its Executive Director Sandeep Chachra have been relentlessly pursuing the humanitarian cause and have set a precedent in serving people. Q. Tell us about the

ANALYSING TOOLKITS AND THE VICIOUS ANTI-MODI PROPAGANDA

09 Jun 2021 02:42 AM IST

Such has been the desperation among the opponents of PM Modi that even at a time when India is facing Covid-19, they seem fine with the idea of taking political benefits out of the unprecedented pandemic.

Second wave hit hard, but India held its fortress valiantly

08 Jun 2021 03:07 AM IST

Under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, the country got into the fighting gear timely and decided not to give up.

WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF COVID WAR, LET’S STOP BLAME GAME

08 Jun 2021 03:05 AM IST

Examining if election rallies and Kumbh Mela were actually super-spreaders, as they have been made out to be.

AL-QAEDA CHIEF IS SOMEWHERE IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN, SAYS A NEW UN REPORT

08 Jun 2021 02:58 AM IST

A significant part of the Al-Qaeda leadership resides in the Afghanistan and Pakistan region, including the group’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who is “probably alive but too frail to be featured in propaganda,” according to a United Nations report. The findings on the status of Taliban-controlled and contested districts were presented

Royal family wishes Harry, Meghan on birth of Lilibet Diana

08 Jun 2021 02:53 AM IST

Members of the Royal Family of Britain congratulated Duke Prince Harry and Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, for the birth of their daughter, Lilibet ‘Lili’ Diana Mountbatten-Windsor. “Congratulations to The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on the birth of Lilibet Diana! The Queen, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess

LEADERS IN EUROPE, NORTH AMERICA PUSH FOR ‘DIPLOMATIC BOYCOTT’ OF BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS

08 Jun 2021 02:51 AM IST

Amid the growing calls for shunning the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, a group of politicians from countries across Europe and North America launched coordinated legislative actions on Monday, calling for a diplomatic boycott of games citing “gross violations of human rights” by the Chinese government. This action is aimed to

UNUSUAL COALITION IN ISRAEL TRIES TO PUT AN END TO NETANYAHU’S LONG ERA

08 Jun 2021 02:47 AM IST

A few minutes before his mandate to form a government expired last Wednesday, Yair Lapid, the leader of the Yesh Atid party, informed President Reuven Rivlin that he managed to cobble together a coalition government. If the new government — and it is a big if — gets a vote

Deadly train collision in Pakistan, PM Imran Khan orders probe

08 Jun 2021 02:42 AM IST

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered a probe into railroad safety after a train collision on Monday left several dozens dead in the country’s Sindh province. Taking to Twitter, Khan also expressed shock at the “horrific train” accident near Ghotki, Sindh. “Shocked by the horrific train accident at Ghotki

CHOKSI CLAIMS 8-10 MEN BRUTALLY ATTACKED HIM IN ANTIGUA

08 Jun 2021 02:40 AM IST

In his recent complaint to the Antiguan Police Commissioner, fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi claimed that he was attacked by 8 to 10 men while he was on his way to meet a woman named Barbara Jabarica, with whom he claimed to have ‘friendly terms’. Choksi also alleged that Jabarica did