INDIA

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Delhi gets light rain, max temp likely to be 35 deg C

11:22 am May 21, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi started the day with a spell of light rain under the influence of a western disturbance on Friday, the India Meteorological Department said. The Safdarjung Observatory, which is considered official marker for the city, recorded 2.6 mm rainfall till 8:30 am. This is the first time since 2014 that Safdarjung did not […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Mobile app launched for property taxpayers in Delhi

11:18 am May 21, 2021

New Delhi: A new mobile application was on Thursday launched by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation to facilitate people in paying property tax online amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, officials said. The new app has been made for all three city corporations, the SDMC said in a statement. “In order to facilitate property taxpayers, South […]

Vijayan retains Home & IT; Veena George is new Kerala Health Minister

11:13 am May 21, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will retain key portfolios including Home in the successive LDF government in the state while his son-in- law PA Mohamed Riyas and Veena George, both first time ministers, will handle PWD and Health, respectively. George, a former journalist and Aranmula MLA, will succeed the popular KK Shailaja, who played a […]

Tanker's impossible voyage signals new sanction evasion ploy

Iran wanted India’s involvement at a later stage: MEA on Farzad-B project

11:12 pm May 20, 2021

New Delhi: Days after it lost the ONGC-discovered Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf, India on Thursday said Iran wanted its involvement in the project at a later stage. Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Arindam Bagchi said the Indian consortium concerned is in touch with Iranian authorities on the issue. ”Last July, Iran had decided to develop the Farzad B gas field on its own and wanted […]

Mediating in Gaza conflict, Egypt seeks broader influence

11:08 pm May 20, 2021

Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government has provided some relaxations to the travellers arriving in the state from outside under its fresh set of guidelines issued on Thursday to contain the spread of COVID-19, an official said. As per the new guidelines, the mandatory provision of having a negative RT-PCR report of the test conducted within 72 hours for […]