Covid LIVE: Centre writes to UP, Delhi, 3 other states over rising TPR
India recorded 1,247 new Covid infections on Monday; number of active cases rose to 11,860
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A health worker collects swab samples of residents for Covid-19 testing, in Gurugram (Photo: PTI)
The plant will enable the processing of about 3 mn litres of milk, produce about 80 tonnes of butter
The new dairy complex has been built at a cost of over Rs 600 crores
Three back-to-back blasts happened in the west of Kabul this morning
MNS workers will perform 'Maha aarti' at their local temples across the state on May 3
PM Modi visits Banas Dairy plant in Diyodar, Gujarat
WHO DG Dr Ghebreyesus to attend inauguration of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine
Four people have been identified in connection with an attack on BJP's 'pol khol' campaign bus
Two blasts were reported in the west of Kabul this morning
Zelensky hands over Ukraine's EU membership questionnaire to EU envoy
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has handed over a questionnaire aimed at achieving his country's candidate status for the European Union (EU) membership to the EU Ambassador Matti Maasikas, the presidential press service said.
"Today is one of the stages for our country in joining the EU, the aspiration that our people are striving for and fighting for," Zelensky said at the handover ceremony in Kiev.
The people of Ukraine are united by the goal to become a part of the EU, Zelensky stressed, noting that the prompt work on providing a questionnaire to Ukraine is an important signal for Kiev, Xinhua news agency reported.
Russia forces attacking along broad east front, Ukraine says
Russian forces attacked along a broad front in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday as part of a full-scale ground offensive to take control of the country's eastern industrial heartland in what Ukrainian officials called a new phase of the war.
Ukraine's General Staff said early Tuesday that Russian forces are focusing their efforts on taking full control of the Donbas region.
The occupiers made an attempt to break through our defences along nearly the entire frontline, the General Staff said in a statement.
Russia launches fight for industrial heartland, Ukraine says
After days of regrouping and reinforcing, the Russian military began a new and potentially climactic phase of the war in Ukraine by launching its long-feared, full-scale ground offensive to take control of the country's industrial heartland, the Donbas, Ukrainian officials said.
The stepped-up assaults began Monday along a broad front of over 300 miles (480 kilometers), Ukrainian officials said.
The Russian troops have begun the battle for the Donbas, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced in a video address. He said a significant part of the entire Russian army is now concentrated on this offensive.
Lanka PM to propose Constitutional amendment to create accountable govt
Sri Lanka's embattled Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has proposed to amend the Constitution to meet the aspirations of the people by incorporating the positive aspects of the executive, the legislature and the judiciary, according to media reports on Tuesday, as the country faced its worst economic crisis in decades which has led to anti-government protests.
Rajapaksa said he pays special attention to the requests from various quarters to create a government that is accountable to the people.
Based on those requests, he hopes to present to the Cabinet a new proposal for a constitutional amendment incorporating the positive aspects of the executive, the legislature and the judiciary, the Colombo Page reported.
PM Modi to inaugurate WHO Global Centre for traditional medicine at Jamnagar today
India logs 1,247 cases
Angadiya extortion case | Mumbai Crime Branch files charge sheet of more than 1,000 pages
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First Published: Apr 19 2022 | 6:52 AM IST
