Railways will start 40 new pairs (80 special trains) services from September 12 for which reservations will begin from Sept 10. These new trains will run in addition to 230 trains that are already in operation, Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav said on Saturday.
The Indian Railways will operate 13 intra-state special trains in Tamil Nadu from September 7 with passengers requested to be at the station 90 minutes before the train departure time, as the country enters Unlock 4 after the government eased down lockdown restrictions amid the pandemic.
Singapore on Saturday said it is “closely monitoring” the global progress in developing COVID-19 vaccines and taking “active steps” to ensure that the city-state has timely access to an effective and safe vaccine.
Chinese troops attempted to unilaterally alter the status quo in violation of the bilateral agreements, the Central government said on Saturday after China stated that India is entirely responsible for the border stand-off in Ladakh.
India is contributing two teams of specialists to fortify medical facilities in UN peacekeeping operations in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to meet the Covid-19 challenge, according to India's UN mission.
Some of the electronic media reporting in Sushant Singh Rajput death case has left much to be desired. Reporting by some channels has left serious questions on intentions of reporting. People have questioned the ‘trial by media’ raising questions on the manner the entire case is being “sensationalised”. "One or two channels went overboard. But everybody shouldn't be blamed because of them. It is also true that that the entire news broadcasting industry is embarrassed because of these two channels," says Rajat Sharma, the president of the News Broadcasters Association (NBA). In an interview with Outlook magazine, the NBA President also made it clear that not all news channels were engaged in such kind of sensationalism. “Because of these couple of channels, the entire industry is feeling ashamed,” Rajat Sharma said. Answering a question on media's "investigative" coverage in the case, the NBA president said, "Sushant Singh Rajput died under mysterious circumstances and this is why people are eager to know what happened. It remains a mystery. If you watch the reporting with this perspective, it won't look like an investigation." Rajat Sharma said that it was expected of the Mumbai Police to dig deep into the case. Had Mumbai Police handled the case properly, it wouldn't have come to this, he said. "For two months, Mumbai Police kept hunting for 'Bhai Bhatijawaad' [nepotism] of the film industry. It didn't even register an FIR. The way Mumbai Police dealt with the cops who came from Patna, and sent an IPS officer in quarantine, raised several questions. How could have media become silent to all this? " NBA President on “Media Trial” in Sushant Singh Rajput death case The NBA president said most of the channels tried to delve deep into the case and presented both the sides well.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
