India faces the threat of coordinated action along the northern and western fronts but its armed forces are capable of responding in “best suitable ways”, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat said on Thursday alluding to a joint Pakistani and Chinese threat amid what the country has called new attempts by Beijing to change the status quo in certain areas in eastern Ladakh. “India faces threat of coordinated action along northern and western fronts which we have to consider in our defence planning… We have conceptualised strategy to deal with threats emerging along northern and western borders,” he was…
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Delhi recorded its highest single-day spike of coronavirus cases in 67 days on Thursday. Delhi reported 2,737 new Covid-19 cases today, the biggest daily number of cases in more than a month, according to the state government data. The total number of coronavirus cases in Delhi now stands at 1,82,306 cases. Meanwhile, the death toll from coronavirus has reached 4,500 in Delhi. After a brief lull, Delhi has seen a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases over the last few days. The city on Wednesday recorded 2,509 new Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day spike in around two months. The…
Ninety seven-year- old actor Dilip Kumar’s brother dies of COVID-19. The actoir, recently, lost his other brother to COVID too. A friend announced the news through the 97-year-old actor’s official Twitter account, where he wrote: “Dilip Saab’s youngest brother Ehsan Khan passed away few hours ago. Earlier, youngest brother Aslam had passed away. We are from God and to Him we return. Please pray for them. Posted by Faisal Farooqui on behalf of Dilip Kumar.” Ehsan Khan and Aslam Khan, 88, tested positive for COVID-19 on August 15, after which they were admitted to Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital for treatment. Aslam…
Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson has revealed he and his family had contracted coronavirus about two-and-a-half weeks ago, despite following a “disciplined” health routine. The professional wrestler-turned-actor, who made the announcement on Instagram, also said they were “no longer contagious”. Johnson, 48, said he, his wife Lauren, 35, and their daughters Jasmine (four) and Tiana (two) caught the disease from “very close family friends”. “We’re on the opposite end of it and not contagious. Thank God, we’re healthy,” he said during a video posted on Wednesday. “I can tell you that this has been one among the foremost challenging and difficult…
US slammed China, with reference to India-China border dispute, that they are cheating its own neighbours. As US confirmed the reports that they are closely monitoring China and its military actions. US also further expressed that they are only looking for peaceful solutions. “From Taiwan Strait to Xinjiang, South China Sea to Himalayas, cyberspace to international organizations, we’re dealing with Chinese Communist Party that seeks to repress its own people and bully its neighbours. Only way to stop these provocations is by standing up to Beijing. “We’re closely monitoring it & hope for peaceful resolution. As Secy Pompeo said on…
Japanese camera making company Panasonic introduced its “S” line of cameras in the year 2019 with two models: Panasonic LUMIX S1 and LUMIX S1H. Today, the Japanese camera maker has launched a new full-frame mirrorless camera -the Panasonic LUMIX S5 via livestream. Panasonic LUMIX S5 delivers video and image quality similar to S1 and S1H camera models but is way more compact and lighter in weight. The representatives at the online-only event claim that the new LUMIX S5 camera model is brilliant for low-light photography. Let us have a look at the features of the new camera in detail: Panasonic…
PM Modi’s twitter account has been hacked. The reports have been confirmed by Twitter today. Confirming the hacking of PM Modi’s personal website, Twitter said it was aware of the activity and has taken steps to secure the compromised account. “We are actively investigating the situation. At this time, we are not aware of additional accounts being impacted,” a Twitter spokesperson told news agency Reuters. In a series of tweets, the messages posted on Twitter account of PM Modi’s personal website, which goes by the handle narendramodi_in, read: “I appeal to you all to donate generously to PM National Relief…
The Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday that 54 per cent of the COVID-19 cases reported in India are within the age bracket of 18-44 years, while 51 per cent deaths are among people aged 60 and above. Presenting an analysis of COVID-19 cases and mortality on the idea aged , it also said that 36 per cent of the fatalities reported are within the age bracket of 45-60 years, 11 per cent within the age bracket of 26-44 years and 1 per cent each among people aged 18-25 years and people below 17 years. The same figures were shared…
The Biden campaign has announced the launch of ‘Hindu Americans for Biden’, as part of its efforts to attract the over two million members of the community in the US and address their issues, including hate crimes. Indian-American Congressman from Illinois, Raja Krishnamoorthi, is scheduled to address the first meeting of ‘Hindus for Biden’ on Thursday, the organisers said on Tuesday. The move from the Biden campaign comes over a fortnight after the Trump campaign on August 14 announced the formation of the ‘Hindu Voices for Trump’. In the November 3 presidential election, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his…
India has joined the group of top 50 countries within the global innovation index for the primary time, moving up four places to the 48th rank and keeping the highest position among the nations in central and southern Asia. According to the worldwide Innovation Index (GII) list, 2020 released jointly by the planet property Organization (WIPO), Cornell University and INSEAD graduate school on Wednesday, the rankings show stability at the highest but a gradual “eastward shift within the locus of innovation” as Asian economies like China, India, the Philippines and Vietnam have advanced considerably within the innovation ranking over the…