Month: August 2021
Malaysian PM resigns after failing to get majority support
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin tendered his resignation to the king Monday, becoming the shortest-ruling leader after conceding that he lost majority support to govern. Science Minister Khairy Jamaluddin wrote on Instagram that…
Himachal landslide: Death toll climbs to 25
Shimla: Two more bodies were recovered on Monday from the site of the landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district, taking the death toll to 25, a senior official said. Search and rescue operation for those…
Punjab: Sidhu appoints Jalandhar Cantt MLA Pargat Singh as PPCC general secretary
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday appointed Jalandhar Cantonment legislator Pargat Singh as Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) general secretary. A close aide of Sidhu, Singh has been a vocal critic of…
US to expand its security presence at Kabul airport to 6,000 troops
Washington: The US has said it would deploy 6,000 troops at the vital Kabul airport to ensure the safe departure of American citizens and its allies from Afghanistan which has been taken over by the…
India adds 32,937 COVID-19 cases, 417 deaths
New Delhi: India’s coronavirus caseload mounted to 3,22,25,513 on Monday with 32,937 fresh infections, while the active cases came down to 3,81,947, the lowest in 145 days, according to Union health ministry data. The death…
Cong leader Sushmita Dev quits party
New Delhi: Congress leader Sushmita Dev has quit the party and sent her resignation letter to party chief Sonia Gandhi, sources said on Monday. Dev, a former MP who has been heading the Congress’ women’s…
Prez, PM pay tributes to Vajpayee on his death anniversary
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among the dignitaries who paid tributes to former prime minister and BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his third death anniversary on Monday.…
Google doodle honours poet Subhadra Kumari Chauhan on her 117th birth anniversary
New Delhi: Google on Monday commemorated the 117th birth anniversary of freedom fighter and poet Subhadra Kumari Chauhan with a striking doodle on its homepage. Illustrated by New Zealand-based artist Prabha Mallya, the doodle shows…