Baghdad, July 31 At least 13 people were killed and 45 others injured in an attack by carried out by the Islamic State (IS) terror group on a funeral and a nearby checkpoint in Iraq's Salahudin province, a police source said on Saturday. The attack took place on Friday evening when IS militants attacked a
New Delhi, July 31 Two Border Roads Organisation (BRO) officers lost their lives during rescue and relief operations in Himachal Pradesh, which is witnessing flash floods and landslides due to heavy rainfall. The BRO lost an engineer and a project officer during relief and rescue operation in the state. In Lahaul and Spiti Valley, the
Hyderabad, July 31 Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for the need to make the judiciary accessible for native language speakers. Referring to the Chief Justice of India, N.V. Ramana's recent initiative allowing a woman to speak in Telugu in court, the Vice President said the incident underlined the need for judiciary to allow
Solapur, (Maharashtra), July 31 India's second-longest serving legislator and Peasants & Workers Party (PWP) senior leader Ganpatrao Annasaheb Deshmukh, who passed away on Friday, was cremated with full state honours in Sangola here on Saturday afternoon, official sources said. Deshmukh, 95, breathed his last at a private hospital following a brief illness, his family said.
Bhabua (Bihar), July 31 A young man in Bihar's Kaimur district has been accused of beating his younger sibling to death for alleged loss of Rs 500 from his kitty. A police official on Saturday said Ramu Sharma killed his 15-year-old brother Sonu on Friday evening in Sondhi village near Mohania police station area
New Delhi, July 31 The Ayush ministry's All India Institute of Ayurveda in collaboration with the United Kingdom's London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine will conduct a study on 'Ashwagandha' for promoting recovery from Covid-19 in a boost to the traditional Indian medicine system. Both the institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding to conduct
New Delhi, July 31 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday exhorted new police rookies, saying: "I am confident the young IPS probationers will work beyond the police stations and HQ. They will work among the people and do their best to address their problems." Emphasizing on the need to keep police ready round the
New Delhi, July 31 Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth on Saturday took charge of 21 Strike Corps, also known as Sudarshan Chakra Corps. An alumnus of National Defence Academy in Khadakwasla, Pune, and commissioned to Armoured Corps in December 1986, Seth has commanded an armoured regiment, armoured brigade and a counter-insurgency force. He tenanted the staff
New Delhi, July 31 Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Saturday that the Central government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will provide 1 crore doses of Covid vaccine to the state for the month of August, in the wake of a possible third wave of the pandemic. So far, the Centre has supplied
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari presented the first ‘Shri Jagdeo Ram Oram Memorial Award 2021’ of Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram to the full time activist of the Ashram from Nashik late Ramdas Punjaram Gavit posthumously. The award was accepted by Smt Yashoda Gavit, wife of late Ramdas Gavit and Dr Harshvardhan Gavit, son at a programme