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Indian sports stars extend wishes on Father’s Day
New Delhi: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and a number of other sports stars on Sunday extended their heartfelt wishes on the occasion of Father’s Day. The ‘Master Blaster’ wrote on…
Run more Shramik trains with less bogies for migrants: HC
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday directed the state labour department to take the responsibility of sending all the willing migrant workers to their hometowns. More number of Shramik…
Do yoga daily to stay clear of diseases, CM Khattar urges people
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has urged people to do Yoga every day to remain disease-free, saying the importance of the ancient Indian practice is being felt more…
Prof Jayashankar Memorial Lecture
Hyderabad: Prof. Jayashankar Memorial Lecture by Prof. Madabushi Sridhar is scheduled to be held today at 4 p.m. Interested persons can view it on zoom with Id number 2946255969 and…
World realising importance of yoga for healthy life: Baghel
Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said the entire world is now realising the importance of yoga for a healthy, stress-free and disciplined life. Baghel, his predecessor and…
IMPAR condemns violation of international code by Chinese army
New Delhi: IMPAR has received the news of Chinese reprehensible incursions in Ladakh leading to the martyrdom of 20 Indian soldiers and officers, with trepidity, shock and pain. The Chinese…
Four more deaths, 154 fresh COVID-19 cases in Rajasthan
Jaipur: The death toll due to COVID-19 in Rajasthan rose to 341 on Sunday with four more fatalities, while the cases climbed to 14,691 after 154 people tested positive, officials…
Mohammed Ali Shabbir demands health emergency in the state
Hyderabad: Former minister of Congress, Mohammed Ali Shabbir demanded the State government to declare health emergency in Hyderabad and districts of Rangareddy and Medchal which is having high number of…
Online orchid competition to create awareness
Silapathar: At a time when the country is fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the Orchid Society of Assam (OSA) is geared up for a different battle — to create awareness and…
Nearly 2,000 COVID cases in 5 days send Telangana into a tizzy
Hyderabad: With each passing day, the number of COVID-19 cases in Telangana is reaching a new high and sending the alarm bells ringing in the top echelons of the state administration.…
Karnataka Governor, CM stress importance on performing yoga
Bengaluru: Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala and Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday stressed the importance of practicing yoga regularly for maintaining one’s mental, physical and emotional health, as the…
Indore COVID-19 tally rises to 4,329, death toll reaches 197
Indore: The number of COVID-19 cases in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district rose to 4,329 on Sunday after 41 more people tested positive for the disease, a health official said. As…
INS Airavat set to sail from Male with 250 stranded Indians
Male: Indian Naval ship INS Airavat is set to sail from Male to Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin with about 250 Indians, who have been stranded owing to Covid-related travel restrictions, under…
Yoga is India’s gift hamper to world for health and peace: Naqvi
New Delhi: In a unique initiative, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday performed Yoga with followers of different religions in the national capital on the occasion of 6th International…
COVID-19 cases in Odisha cross 5000-mark, death toll reaches 14
Bhubaneswar: The number of coronavirus cases in Odisha crossed 5000-mark and rose to 5,160 after 304 more people tested positive for the disease in the last 24 hours, said the…
Maximum visibility of solar eclipse, says Scientist
New Delhi: A few regions like Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Haryana will witness maximum visibility of the solar eclipse, which takes place on Sunday. OP Gupta, the senior engineer of Nehru…
Asanas on ice blocks, silambam asanas mark IYD amidst lockdown
Chennai: A rapid sequenceof yogasanas for an hour on huge ice blocks and asanas with silambam, a traditional Tamil martial arts, marked the sixth International Day of Yogacelebrations in Tamil…
Yoga can be solution for stress created by COVID-19: V-P
New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said people should be physically and mentally healthy to put up a united fight against the novel coronavirus as humanity cannot…
Amit Shah greets people on Yoga Day
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday greeted people on the occasion of the International Yoga Day and said yoga is a unique gift of Indian culture to…
Donald Trump to announce new visa restrictions
Washington: US President Donald Trump said that he will be announcing new visa restrictions in coming days. We’re going to be announcing something tomorrow or the next day on visas,” Xinhua…
China, Korea report new infections; Trump wants less testing
Beijing: China and South Korea reported new coronavirus cases Sunday in outbreaks that threatened to set back their recovery, while President Donald Trump said he told his government to reduce…
Yoga practitioners have less chances of getting COVID-19: Naik
Panaji: Yoga practitioners have less chances of getting infected by coronavirus, Union AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik said on Sunday. Talking to PTI on the occasion of the International Day of…
Yoga helps ‘confidently negotiate challenges’: Modi
New Delhi: In what can be seen as a subtle message in the backdrop of the recent India-China face-off in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed and reportedly a similar number,…
Solar eclipse seen in Delhi, Mumbai
Delhi/Mumbai: Solar eclipse was seen in the skies of the national capital and Mumbai on Sunday. The solar eclipse will be visible until 3.04 pm and the maximum eclipse will…
Muslim body issues fatwa for boycott of Chinese goods
Bareilly: The All India Tanzeem Ulama-e-Islam, a religious and social organisation headed by five senior clerics, has issued a fatwa to boycott Chinese products in the country. The clerics said…
Stalin condoles DMK official’s death due to corona
Chennai: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President M.K. Stalin on Sunday condoled the death of party’s audit committee member S. Balaraman due to Covid-19. In a statement issued here, Stalin said Balaraman’s…
New Zealand reports two new COVID-19 cases
Wellington: New Zealand reported two new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking the total case number to 1,161 in the country, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. As with…
Delhi Minister Jain responding to treatment
New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain is responding to treatment after plasma therapy and his body temperature has also come down though he remains in the ICU, sources at…
Yoga a divine gift of Bharat: Odisha Guv
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal on Sunday said Yoga is a divine gift of Bharat to the human civilization. “Yoga is a union of human consciousness with super consciousness, a…
China may enact Hong Kong security law at end of June
Beijing: China’s top lawmaking body has announced a three-day session for the end of this month, a move that raises the possibility of the enactment of a national security law…