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NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind accepted the credentials from Ambassador of Slovakia Robert Maxian, Ambassador of Sudan Abdalla Omer Bashir Elhusain and Ambassador of Nepal Dr Shankar Prasad Sharma at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday. “After the presentation of credentials, the President interacted with the three envoys separately. He congratulated them on their appointments. The […]

  NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to address the opening session of the second Global COVID Virtual Summit on Thursday. The PM will deliver remarks on the theme of ‘Preventing Pandemic Fatigue and Prioritising Preparedness’ at the summit that is hosted by US president Joe Biden, the foreign affairs ministry said in […]

  PAKYONG, SIKKIM: With more than 10 million years of its existence, the Red Panda is known to be one of the Earth’s living fossils, as it has existed for over 10 million years. But the state animal of Sikkim, which is found across Eastern Himalayas and South West China, is now fighting for its survival. […]

  SHIMLA: A day after secessionist group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) claimed responsibility for the act of putting up Khalistani flags and making graffiti at the entrance of the Vidhan Sabha complex in Dharamshala on Sunday, the Himachal Pradesh Police swung into action. The police have added stringent provisions under Section 13 of the Unlawful […]

SHIMLA: There is no security camera. Only five policemen manning the security. The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly building might reflect the peaceful surroundings of Dharamshala but it also raised questions about security. The building, which was built in 2006 and comes alive only for the winter session of the HP Legislative Assembly, was in the […]