INDIA
Jaishankar intensifies diplomatic efforts, meets Guterres, to protect Indians in Sudan
"We, of course, have obviously a very strong interest in the matter because there are so many Indians there," he said on Thursday after his meeting with Guterres. Jaishankar, who was on his way to a series of visits to Guyan, Panama, Columbia and the Dominican Republic, made an unscheduled stopover in New York.
CDS Gen Chauhan exhorts IAF to take steps towards indigenisation
On Thursday, Gen Chauhan attended the IAF Commanders' Conference (AFCC) at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhavan) where he was briefed about the operational readiness of the IAF. Addressing the IAF Commanders present at the conference, the CDS highlighted the need to chart a clear path towards fleet sustenance.
PM Modi calls up Danish PM Frederiksen, discusses bilateral issues
They expressed satisfaction at the high-level exchanges and growing cooperation, official sources said. Modi congratulated Frederiksen on her appointment as the Prime Minister of Denmark for a second term. He briefed her on India's ongoing presidency of the G20 and its key priorities, official sources added.
5 soldiers killed as army vehicle catches fire in suspected terror attack
"Today, at around 3 p.m., an army vehicle was fired on by unidentified terrorists, taking advantage of heavy rains and low visibility in the area," the army said. The army said the vehicle caught fire due to likely use of grenades by terrorists. "Five personnel of the Rashtriya Rifles Unit deployed for Counter Terrorist operations in this area, have unfortunately lost their lives in the incident," the army said.
ISRO expected to touch 424 foreign satellite launches on Saturday
On April 22 afternoon, the core alone variant of the PSLV rocket (code named as PSLV-C55) will be carrying two Singaporean earth observation satellites - TeLEOS-2 weighing 741 kg, and the 16 kg Lumilite-4. These two apart, there will be seven non-separable experimental payloads which would be part of the rocket's final stage (PS4).
At 12,591, India reports 20% rise in new Covid cases
On Wednesday, 10,542 new cases were recorded.The active caseload currently is 65,286, said the Union Health Ministry on Thursday.The recovery rate is at 98.67 per cent. A total of 10,827 recoveries in the last 24 hours increased the total recoveries to 4,42,61,476.The daily positivity rate is 5.46 per cent) and the weekly positivity rate stands at 5.32 per cent.Under the nationwide vaccination drive, 220.66 crore total vaccine doses (95.21 crore second dose and 22.87 crore precaution dose) have been administered so far.
Efforts to arrest Atiq's wife, Ashraf's brother-in-law intensify
Police teams are carrying out raids in localities and villages of Prayagraj and neighbouring Kaushambhi district, in all known possible hideouts, including the houses of their kin. Police officials believe that with the murders of Atiq and his younger brother Ashraf, as well as death of Atiq's son Asad Ahmad in an encounter with the STF.
CBI books Oxfam India for FCRA violation
The Union Home Ministry had recently directed the CBI to probe the alleged foreign funding violations committed by the Indian arm of global NGO Oxfam, after suspending its FCRA license. Seven months back, the Income Tax Department carried out a search operations at Oxfam India office.The I-T officials had learnt through emails.
Have full confidence in Army for any contingency: Rajnath Singh
Commenting on the current situation along the Northern borders, Rajnath Singh expressed full confidence in the Army for any contingency while stating that the ongoing talks for peaceful resolution will continue, and disengagement and de-escalation is the best way forward, a statement noted.
Private space player Bellatrix Aerospace's payload to fly on ISRO's PSLV on April 22
"Bellatrix Aerospace's payload will be flying in POEM (PSLV Orbital Experimental Module). It is an electric propulsion experiment," the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) official told IANS. "Bellatrix ARKA series HET (solar electric propulsion) on board, ready for liftoff!" the company had tweeted.
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