The European Union (EU) along with India are strongly committed towards having a free, open, inclusive and rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific, which will be constructed accordingly following the respect for territorial integrity, sovereignty, and the liberty of navigation and overflight, according to the influential grouping’s statement on Monday. The affirmation came after the EU…
A group of parents whose children study in two renowned schools based in South Bengaluru had initiated a protest on Monday regarding the “exorbitant fees” at the time when the next academic year is about to begin in a span of less than a couple of weeks. Parents revealed the schools were demanding for complete…
Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha declared the decision on Monday of calling off the yearly Amarnath pilgrimage due to the current scenario of the Covid-19 outbreak. Sinha iterated that all rituals however will be held. Sinha took the call after a discussion with the shrine board. On his Twitter handle, he wrote, Shri…
The civic body in Bengaluru, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is conducting a special vaccination campaign, commencing from June 21, to accelerate the inoculation of the people mentioned in the priority list by the Karnataka government which covers hotel staff, police officials, their family members and street vendors. Amid a virtual meeting held on June…
The Union Governnment has proposed a draft strategy to enhance travel and tourism considering the current situation of Covid-19 by presenting the image of India as a medical and wellness tourism destination. For accomplishing the same, the ministry of tourism has recommended restructuring of the National Medical & Wellness Tourism Promotion Board led by Union…
Vikram Doraiswami, India’s Commissioner to Bangladesh on Sunday stated the country is very much interested in resuming the export of Covid-19 vaccines to Bangladesh, however no clarity on when the export will be initiated. In a meeting with Awami Jubo League Chairman Fazle Shams Parash in Bangladesh, Doraiswami told the reporters, “We hope the problem…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday declared the launch of M-Yoga application which will comprise Yoga training videos in several languages and be accessible at any corner of the world. Modi gave the mantra of “Yoga se sahyog tak’ and said the application will play a pivotal role in increasing the reach of yoga globally….
Nearly 70-80 % of the hotels will be open for dining starting from Monday with the hoteliers’ association giving complete assurance of the whole staff to be vaccinated. With the hotels preparing on Sunday for the operations resuming on Monday, the hoteliers iterated that complete precautions will be taken to maintain the Covid-19 protocols at…
National Security Advisory (NSA) Ajit Doval will be attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meet which is scheduled for next week in Dushanbe. The meeting to be held will have the in-person participation of all the NSAs representing the eight countries which are member states – Pakistan, India, Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikstan….
The Karnataka government initiated its rural drive against Covid-19 with the intent to eradicate the fears and suspicion related to the vaccination. The senior member of the state cabinet, Suresh Kumar took the decision on Friday at a tribal village in Yelandur, Chamarajanagar district. He reminded the tribal leaders about the Biligirirangana Betta Grama Panchayat…
