A consignment of 250 kg of ‘Kala Namak’ rice from Siddhartha Nagar was dispatched for Singapore for an export order, received on e-commerce platform Flipkart. Additional Chief Secretary (MSME) Navneet Sehgal cleared the consignment of Siddhartha Nagar’s famous black rice, ordered by Singapore company Kapilvastu Kisan Nirmata Company Ltd. “One District-One Product (ODOP) and Flipkart […]
For the first time in two months, Kerala on Monday saw its active Covid cases drop below the one lakh mark, while the test positivity rate (TPR) fell below 10 per cent, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. Vijayan, in a statement, said that 7,499 people turned Covid positive after 77,853 samples were sent for testing […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed his gratitude for the outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership and contribution to India-Israel strategic partnership. Hours after a vote that ousted Netanyahu and brought his successor Naftali Bennett to power in Israel, Prime Minister Modi tweeted, “As you complete your successful tenure as the Prime Minister […]
Actress Yami Gautam took to Instagram on Saturday to share photographs of her mehendi ceremony. Yami has tied the knot with “Uri: The Surgical Strike” director Aditya Dhar in a hush hush wedding ceremony and the couple announced the news on social media on Friday evening. In the photos shared on Saturday, Yami dazzles in […]
The condition of Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar, who was admitted to Hinduja Hospital here on Sunday morning, is stable. A post on his official Twitter page stated the veteran actor should be home in two to three days. “Don’t believe in WhatsApp forwards. Saab is stable. Thank you for your heart-felt duas and prayers. As […]
Adiyoga Newtown in partnership with the Factory Theatre will present the charity event, Raising Aid for India, on Sunday 27 June. With all proceeds donated to the COVID-19 aid efforts in India, the event will include yoga workshops, Bollywood dance performances, food and market stalls, and live music from some of Sydney’s hottest DJs. With […]
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the lawsuit filed by actor-environmentalist Juhi Chawla against the setting up of 5G wireless networks in the country, and also imposed a fine of Rs 2 million for the abuse of the process of law. Justice J.R. Midha held that the suit filed by Chawla and two others […]
Kerala, following the spike in the test positivity rate in the past few weeks, continued to see the number of Covid deaths stay high and on Wednesday, the fatalities crossed the 200 mark to touch 213, taking the total death toll in the state to 9,222. The high toll also figured in the state Assembly, […]
New Covid cases and related deaths declined in J&K on Wednesday with 3,037 new cases and 40 deaths coming to light in last 24 hours. Officials said that there were 1,089 new cases in the Jammu division and 1,948 in the Kashmir division while 4,023 patients were discharged from different hospitals after recovery. So far, […]
Although the Covid positivity rate in the national capital has declined to 2.5 per cent and the single-day cases also reduced to around 1,600, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced that the ongoing lockdown has been extended to May 31. The capital city has been under lockdown since April 20 when it registered […]