Geneva, June 16 US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Geneva on Wednesday for their first summit since Biden took office, but their talks lasted less than four hours—far less than Biden’s advisers had said they expected. Both had said they hoped for more stable andRead More

New Delhi, June 16 A single-day rise of 62,224 new coronavirus infections were reported taking India’s total tally of Covid-19 cases to 2,96,33,105, while the active cases were recorded below nine lakh after 70 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The Covid-19 death toll climbedRead More

Ottawa, June 15 Canada’s Vice-Chief of Defence Staff Lt.-Gen. Mike Rouleau announced his resignation following media reports of him playing golf with former Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance, who is under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct. “As a result of this incident, I am stepping aside immediately asRead More

Jhajjar, June 14 Farm organisations from Punjab have decided to raise the number of elderly people, including women, at the Tikri border to maintain adequate strength of protesters. The decision had to be taken following the dwindling number of protesters at the border in the past two weeks as manyRead More

Mohali, June 15 Police on Tuesday used water cannons to disperse Shiromani Akali Dal and BSP leaders and workers when they were forcing their way to ‘gherao’ the residence of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh here. Protesters led by SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal were shouting slogans against the Congress-ledRead More

Beijing, June 15 China’s mission to the European Union urged NATO on Tuesday to stop exaggerating the “China threat theory” after the group’s leaders warned that the country presents “systemic challenges”. NATO leaders on Monday had taken a forceful stance towards Beijing in a communique at United States President JoeRead More

New Delhi, June 15 Over the past week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been holding in-person meetings with Union ministers to take stock of the work done by the government in the past two years and discuss various issues, setting abuzz speculations about the reshuffle of his Cabinet. He alsoRead More

New Delhi, June 15 In Delhi, thousands of commuters crowded into underground train stations and shopping malls on Tuesday, prompting some doctors to warn it could lead to a resurgence in Covid-19 infections. Major Indian cities have begun lifting strict lockdowns as the nationwide tally of new infections has droppedRead More

Chandigarh, June 14 With 629 fresh Covid cases, the infection tally in Punjab reached 5,88,525 on Monday, while 33 more fatalities pushed the toll to 15,602, according to a medical bulletin. The number of active cases dropped to 11,913 from 12,981 on Sunday. Deaths were reported from several districts includingRead More