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Nepal, India, Bangladesh sign tripartite agreement to facilitate cross-border electricity trade
Kathmandu: Nepal, India and Bangladesh on Thursday signed a long-awaited tripartite agreement to facilitate cross-border electricity trade, officials here said.As per the agreement, Nepal will export its surplus electricity to Bangladesh via India annually during the rainy season, from June 15 to November 15. Nepal will use India’s transmission line…
Read More »Today Solar eclipse 2:00 pm starts.
👉 The ring of fire will be visible in parts of Greenland, North-Eastern #Canada and some parts of #Russia. 👉 India will not be able to witness this Solar Eclipse except in extreme NE parts of ArunachalPradesh and Aksai- Chin(Ladakh).
Read More »Explosive Harry, Meghan interview reverberates across globe
Prince Harry and Meghan’s explosive TV interview divided people around the world on Monday, rocking an institution that is struggling to modernise with claims of racism and callousness toward a woman struggling with suicidal thoughts. During the two-hour appearance with Oprah Winfrey, Harry also revealed the problems had ruptured relations…
Read More »India successfully test-fires medium range surface-to air missile off Odisha coast
Balasore: India on Wednesday successfully test-fired a medium-range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) from Odisha coast, defence sources said. The missile was fired from a ground mobile launcher at launch pad number-1 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) near here at 3.55 pm, and it hit the target with accuracy, the sources…
Read More »UK becomes first country to approve Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, first shots roll out next week
London: The UK on Wednesday became the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 after “rigorous” analysis by its independent regulator, paving the way for mass vaccinations from as early as next week among people at the highest risk of death from the deadly virus.The British regulator, the…
Read More »Some judicial observations gave impression of overreach: VP Naidu
Kevadia: Citing court verdicts on firecrackers and denying the executive a role in the appointment of judges, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said some judgments gave a distinct impression of the judiciary’s overreach.He stressed that the legislature, the executive and the judiciary are bound to work within their…
Read More »US election 2020: How the world reacted to a Biden win
The results are finally in and the world is reacting to the victory of Joe Biden over Donald Trump in the US presidential election. For days, people around the world have been glued to the White House race. It is not just the US that the election of a new…
Read More »Citing a Catholic hymn, Biden says he now embarks on God’s work with the American people
President-elect Joe Biden concluded his speech last evening by citing a popular Catholic hymn “On Eagles’ Wings,” saying it was a favorite of his deceased son Beau and has inspired him through the final days of the campaign. He said he hoped the song would give comfort to the many…
Read More »India-made COVID-19 vaccine likely by February: Gov’t scientist
COVID-19 vaccine could be launched as early as February – months earlier than expected – as last-stage trials begin this month and studies have so far shown it is safe and effective, a senior government scientist has told the Reuters news agency. Bharat Biotech, a private company that is developing…
Read More »US Election Results 2020: Trump Falsely Claims Victory With Votes Uncounted: 10 Points
US President Donald Trump falsely declared victory over Democratic rival Joe Biden early Wednesday with millions of votes still uncounted in a tight race for the White House. Shortly after Biden said he was confident of his win and warned that the counting “could take a while”, Trump appeared at…
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Better Arrangements in Place for Republic Day Celebrations: Div Com Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 21: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, VK Bidhuri, Tuesday said that enhanced arrangements …
