Telangana Gives 33.3% Reservation To Women In Govt Posts Under EWS Quota
In a win for intersectional feminism in the state of Telangana, the government has earmarked 33.3 per of state government posts and services under the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) quota for women. In an order issued on Tuesday regarding the implementation of 10 percent EWS reservations across Telangana, the government asked every higher educational institution […]
PM Modi speaks to Putin over Afghanistan situation
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, and the two leaders had a detailed discussion on the evolving situation in Afghanistan. Modi tweeted, “Had a detailed and useful exchange of views with my friend President Putin on recent developments in Afghanistan. We also discussed issues on the bilateral agenda, […]
National Center For Seismology Reports Earthquake Of 5.1 Magnitude In Bay of Bengal
National Center for Seismology on Tuesday reported an undersea earthquake of 5.1 magnitude in the Bay of Bengal at a distance of 300 km from Chennai . According to them, the quake was reported at 12.35 pm and at a depth of 10 km in the Bay of Bengal. The exact location was about 296 km south-south east […]
Covid deaths set record in Iran after lifting of restrictions
TEHRAN: Iran’s health ministry on Sunday reported more than 680 daily Covid deaths for the first time, as nationwide restrictions to contain the spread of the virus were lifted. The ministry said the deaths of 684 people in the past 24 hours brought the total number of fatalities to 102,038. Iran also registered 36,419 new […]
Covid Third Wave Expected In October But India Lacks Paediatric Facilities: Report
Amid imminent concerns about an anticipated third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, a report by the National Institute of Disaster Management has stated that the third wave is likely to surface by the end of October. The report also noted that the impact of the third wave may not be as severe on children as expected. It […]
India Registers 34,457 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, Active Cases Continue To Decline
India registered 34, 457 COVID-19 cases pushing the country’s tally of the total cases to 3,23,93, 286, even as number of active cases continues to decline to 3,61,340—the lowest in 151 days on Saturday. According to the Union Health Ministry data, the country has reported less than 50,000 daily COVID-19 cases for 55 consecutive days. […]
Arunachal Pradesh CM Says Working To Resolve Border Dispute With Assam
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday said his government is working to resolve the interstate boundary issue with neighboring state Assam. Khandu said he has already spoken to his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma, who he said agreed to resolve all the issues through bilateral talks. “The state government had constituted a High […]
Uttarakhand Govt Asks People To Submit Details Of Stranded Kin In Afghanistan
To ensure safe return of their relatives stranded in Afghanistan, Uttarakhand government has asked people to give details of their kin to the district administration. The information can also be provided to the district administration on helpline number 112, Additional Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan said. Bardan also has asked people to provide the district administration […]
Stranded Indian Teachers Hopeful About Govt’s Concern Regarding Immediate Evacuation
Four Indian teachers, who are stranded in the war-ravaged Afghanistan, are desperately requesting the Indian government for immediate evacutaion reporting that the country is witnessing a precarious situation it is aggravating with each passing hour. Surprisingly, they have mentioned that no gunshots have been heard since the Taliban took control of Kabul. All four are teachers at […]
India’s new contacts with Taliban aid evacuation of Kabul embassy
Amid high drama, the Government on Tuesday airlifted its Ambassador to Kabul and rest of the diplomatic staff to Delhi and plans to shift several hundred loyal Afghans some of whom are understood to have moved to neighbouring countries for the time being. The evacuation of the mission on Monday night just after midnight was […]
