The 425-km Srinagar-Leh national highway, considered as the lifeline of the Union Territory of Ladakh, was reopened on Saturday to carry essential commodities after remaining closed for more than four months owing to heavy snowfall along the Zojila Pass. Read More

In a bid to further strengthen the neighbourhood policy, a team of 15 Indian doctors and health-care professionals reached Kuwait on Saturday to supplement the efforts of the Kuwait government in the collective fight against global Covid-19 pandemic. Read More

In government’s effort to contain the spread of coronavirus cases across the country, the Indian Air Force (IAF) continues to be ready 24 x 7 to undertake any task. Read More

Around 2000 National Cadet Corps (NCC) have been employed in 12 states and union territories and 50,000 cadets have so far volunteered to contribute in ‘Exercise NCC Yogdan’ in fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read More

In a major development, two units of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) have been granted accreditation by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) for conducting the ‘Test for Blood Penetration Resistance’ as the test equipment manufactured by them met the standards. Read More

In keeping with his initiative of forging cooperation and helping international community to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke on telephone with his counterparts in Japan Shinzo Abe and Nepal KP Sharma Oli. Read More

Over 3,000 British travellers currently stranded in India will get home on 12 additional charter flights which have opened for bookings today, British High Commission in India said on Friday. Read More

Expressing hope for resumption of political dialogue for peace and stability in war-shattered Yemen, India on Friday welcomed the declaration of ceasefire by Saudi Arabia. Read More

With an objective to remotely assess the health of COVID-19 suspects and patients quarantined in homes and hospitals, Rishikesh-based All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in collaboration with Navratna defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has developed a state-of-the-art health monitoring system. Read More

Taking a precautionary measure, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday sent its three personnel to home quarantine after one of them visited the Nizamuddin area on the day of Markaz. Read More