Maoist guerrillas set on fire four vehicles used in road construction work in Jharkhand’s Gumla district on Monday, police said. According to police, the guerrillas, numbering 10 to 12 and carrying weapons, raided a camp office of the road construction company situated in Maoist-infested Lawkhamaan toli of Gumla district early on Monday. They poured petrol on the four vehicles parked there and set them on fire. A private company is involved in six kilometre road construction work in the area. Police reached the area six hours after the incident. The denial of levy is said to be the reason for…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme has been implemented across 20 states so far with the Central government targeting the entire country by March 31 next year. Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday said that after Odisha, Sikkim and Mizoram joining the ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme, 20 states are now linked to IMPDS (Integrated Management of Public Distribution System). The Union minister tweeted, “As I earlier announced, three more states — Odisha, Sikkim and Mizoram — have been added to the government’s ambitious ‘One Nation One…
Wajid Khan, of composer duo Sajid-Wajid has died at the age of 42. The news was confirmed by singer Sonu Nigam, who wrote in an Instagram post, “My brother Wajid left us.” Music composer Salim Merchant told PTI, “He had multiple issues. He had a kidney issue and had a transplant a while ago. But recently he got to know about kidney infection… He was on the ventilator for the last four days, after his situation started getting worse. Kidney infection was the beginning and then he got critical.” Earlier, entertainment journalist Faridoon Shahryar reported that Sonu confirmed to him…
China is using a tactical situation on the ground to its advantage and it has been making threats, like the one that is happening on its border with India, for a long time, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday. Pompeo, responding to a question on the aggressive Chinese behaviour on the India-China border and the South China Sea during an interview with Fox News, said that the threat posed by China is real. “The Chinese Communist Party has been on this effort, on this march, for an awfully long time. They’ll certainly use a tactical situation on…
The Indian Army and the Chinese military are moving in heavy equipment and weaponry including artillery and combat vehicles to their rear bases close to the disputed areas in eastern Ladakh. The two sides remain engaged in a standoff along the troubled region for over 25 days, military sources said on Sunday. The enhancement of combat capabilities by the two armies in the region came even as both countries continued their efforts to resolve the dispute through talks at military and diplomatic levels. The Chinese Army has been gradually ramping up its strategic reserves in its rear bases near the…
Three Indian companies have gotten licences from NASA to manufacture its indigenously developed ventilators for critical COVID-19 patients. The three Indian companies are Alpha Design Technologies Pvt Ltd, Bharat Forge Ltd and Medha Servo Drives Pvt Ltd, the space organisation said during a press release on Friday. Apart from the Indian firms, 18 other companies, including eight American and three Brazilian, are selected to manufacture the critical breathing devices. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which is an agency for space research, aeronautics and related programmes within the US, developed the ventilator specifically for coronavirus patients at its reaction…
He has been phenomenal within the previous couple of years and India pacer Ishant Sharma simply believes that it’s to try to with him “enjoying his cricket”. The 31-year-old, who is India’s senior-most cricketer within the current set-up with 97 Tests, said that he wouldn’t probably wish to sledge Steve Smith during subsequent tour of Australia, unlike the 2017 home series game in Bengaluru where his countenance became a meme. “I am therein phase of my career where i’m enjoying my cricket and more I enjoy, better it’s . i will be able to take more wickets and win matches…
Donald Trump said Saturday he will delay the G7 summit scheduled to take place in June and invite other countries – including Russia – to join the meeting. Leaders from the Group of Seven, which the United States heads this year, had been scheduled to meet by videoconference in late June after Covid-19 scuttled plans to gather in-person at Camp David, the US presidential retreat outside Washington. Mr Trump last week, however, indicated that he could hold the huge gathering after all, “primarily at the White House” but also potentially parts of it at Camp David. “I don’t feel that…
Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday about the government’s present stance on the National Citizenship Register (NRC) which led to massive protests across the country in the months leading up to the novel coronavirus outbreak. “NRC has not come in yet, when it comes, there is no talk of bringing it, even if it comes all stakeholders will be consulted,” Home Minister Amit Shah said in response to a question about concerns regarding the documents that may be required to prove one’s citizenship in the case of a possible NRC. “I would like to reiterate that the Citizenship Amendment Act…
For the ongoing dispute with China at the Ladakh border, talks are underway to find a solution, confirmed Union Home Minister Amit Shah. India does not need any other country to intervene. Home Minister Amit Shah was speaking at a session of the E-Agenda Aaj Tak. On being asked about Donald Trump’s offer for mediation between India and China to resolve the ongoing dispute, Amit Shah said, “I do not want to comment on what the US President said, however, I do want to assure everyone that our international borders are safe under the leadership of PM Modi”. “The Narendra…