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Modi spent 32 days out of the country in 2017. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi boards a flight to Kabul in 2015. That year, Modi traveled overseas 12 times. Photograph: Mohammad Ismail Prime Minister Narendra D Modi's foreign travel expenditure has been the lowest so far in 2017, according to the latest numbers made available by the government. The cost for chartered flights to overseas destinations in 2017 was Rs 765 million, which was even lower than the foreign travel expenditure during 2014 when Modi took over as the PM on May 26. For the seven months in 2014 (June to December), the PM's foreign travel expenditure was pegged at Rs 779 million. Last year's expenditure was half of that incurred in 2016 towards the PM's foreign travel at Rs 1.52 billion. The year before that, in 2015, Modi's foreign travel expenses were at Rs 1.34 billion. The PM went on seven overseas trips in 2017, compared with eight in 2016, 12 in 2015 and seven in 2014. So ... » Learn More about Modi’s 2017 travel bill: Rs 765 million

#Corona Vaccine COVID-19 recovered people showing faster antibody response to Covishield vaccine #Corona Vaccine Get a dose 24x7 at your convenience: Govt removes time constraint for getting Covid-19 shot #Corona Vaccine Coronavirus cases: India records 14,989 new COVID-19 cases, 98 fresh fatalities in past 24 hours #Corona Vaccine List of side effects of Covishield and Covaxin #Corona Vaccine Centre allows states to take call on converting more private hospitals into vaccine sites #Corona Vaccine TMC writes to EC over PM Modi’s photo on Covid-19 vaccination doc For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now India-made Covaxin showed 81% interim efficacy: Bharat Biotech on Phase 3 results View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts Just In 6 min ago Jan Sangh founded by Bengal's son, still Mamata calls BJP 'outsider party': Nitin Gadkari ... » Learn More about India-made Covaxin showed 81% interim efficacy: Bharat Biotech on Phase 3 results

#Nepal No Beijing, only Delhi says former Nepal PM on ties with India #Nepal Remove me if you can: PM Oli challenges Prachanda #Nepal Ready to face parliament, Nepal PM Oli in no mood to resign #Nepal Nepal raises objection to Biplab Deb's 'BJP expansion' remark #Nepal Nepal PM Oli addresses huge rally, defends dissolution of Parliament #Nepal Nepal SC summons PM KP Sharma Oli in contempt cases For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now India-made Covaxin showed 81% interim efficacy: Bharat Biotech on Phase 3 results View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts Just In 6 min ago Jan Sangh founded by Bengal's son, still Mamata calls BJP 'outsider party': Nitin Gadkari 1 hr ago BJP has no right to chant ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’: Uddhav Thackeray 1 hr ago Bhima Koregaon case: SC seeks response of NIA on bail plea of activist ... » Learn More about 13,000 more troops cleared for Nepal, Bhutan borders, tri-junction area

Recently, media commentary emerging from European countries suggested that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a sharp reduction of Chinese investment in economies participating in the Belt and Road Initiative. Some people continue to express concern over a perceived debt issue, while others sought to highlight that coal-fired power plants are being built under the BRI framework. To be sure, there are others who have taken cognizance of the new economic development opportunities that the BRI would present now as well as in the future, once the dust of the pandemic settles. A dispassionate overview of the topic, therefore, would be necessary to gain a proper perspective. No debt trap for participants In 2020, China's non-financial direct investment in the countries along the Belt and Road reached $17.79 billion, up more than 18 percent year-on-year. From 2014 to 2020, China's non-financial direct investment into the countries along the Belt and Road reached $104.72 billion, ... » Learn More about Belt and Road boost sustainable development

Support for vaccinations against COVID-19 is growing in the United Kingdom and five other nations surveyed in a new study, which also showed that citizens in several countries are frustrated with the pace of the vaccines rollout. In the UK, 89 percent of respondents said they would choose to be vaccinated, or had been already, up from 65 percent in September. Sweden also showed a strong increase in acceptance, up to 76 percent from 51 percent in the fall. There were more modest rises in the United States (to 64 percent from 52 percent), Germany (to 73 percent from 60 percent) and Japan (to 64 percent from 53 percent), while France showed the smallest uptick in vaccine acceptance, climbing to 59 percent from 50 percent, according to the COVID-19 Opinion Tracker published by consultancy Kekst CNC on Monday. Experts estimate that around 80 percent of any population would need to be immune to COVID-19 for it to reach so-called herd immunity level, which is where those who are not ... » Learn More about UK leads way in backing for vaccinations

New Delhi : The Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday (March 3, 2021) announced that the people can now take the COVID-19 vaccine shot round the clock as per their convenience. Harsh Vardhan took to his official Twitter account to announce the news and said, "The government has ended the time constraint to increase the speed of vaccination. Citizens of the country can now get vaccinated 24x7 at their convenience." Vardhan who took the vaccine jab on Tuesday added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi understands the health of citizens of the country as well as the value of their time. Earlier on Tuesday, Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary chaired a high-level review meeting with Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries and Secretaries (H&FW) of States and UTs. They reviewed the status and pace of the next phase of the country-wide COVID vaccination program which commenced from March 1. They were urged to utilise 100% capacities of all ... » Learn More about Good news! Now take COVID-19 vaccine shot 24X7 as per your convenience

U.S. President Joe Biden’s attempts to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal , have not seen any breakthrough with both sides waiting for the other to blink. The Biden administration says it would return to the deal if Iran starts complying with its terms. Tehran, on the other side, asks the U.S., which unilaterally quit the deal under the Donald Trump administration in May 2018, to return to the agreement first and lift sanctions on Iran. The EU’s efforts to organise direct U.S.-Iran talks were also unsuccessful as Tehran reportedly rejected the offer. Iran has also accelerated its nuclear programme. This game of chicken continues as the clock is ticking. Iran will elect a new President in June. Hassan Rouhani, who bet his presidency on the deal — only to be repudiated by Mr. Trump — cannot stand in a third consecutive election. There is no guarantee that a moderate like Mr. Rouhani would be elected this time. And it is not a ... » Learn More about Reviving the Iran deal: On Biden attempt to revive JCPOA

The Army will begun inducting the first lot of 6,000 new Light Machine Guns (LMG) from Israel, with frontline troops on the borders set to receive them later this month. These are part of the 16,497 Negev LMGs contracted from Israeli Weapons Industry (IWI) in March 2020 under fast track procurement to meet the immediate requirement. The remaining guns in the order will be delivered by March 2022, an Army official said. The first lot of 6,000 guns arrived in Mumbai in the second week of January and were transported to Jabalpur to complete inspection and handing over formalities. They are now ready for induction, the official said. The larger share of the overall requirement, 70% or 40,949 LMGs, would be procured domestically from the private sector, the official said. The process for that has been initiated and the Field Evaluation Trial (FET) at the pre-trial stage is progressing. The Army has an urgent requirement for a range of small arms and after repeated delays in the ... » Learn More about Army to induct 6,000 new Light Machine Guns

LONDON - Oil prices rose on Wednesday, boosted by expectations that OPEC+ producers might decide against increasing output when they meet this week, while signs of progress in the coronavirus vaccine rollout in the United States gave further support. Brent oil was up $1.28, or 2%, to $63.98 a barrel by 1050 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose $1.17, or 2%, to $60.92 a barrel. "The fundamentals of the oil market suggest further strength as oil demand grows with the recovery and leisure and travel activity is likely to bounce," said Norbert Rucker, analyst at Swiss bank Julius Baer. "We see oil prices pushing temporarily above $70 by mid-year," he added. Oil prices jumped after Reuters reported based on three sources that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries , Russia and their allies, a group known as OPEC+, are considering rolling over production cuts from March into April rather than raising output. The group meets on Thursday. The ... » Learn More about Oil up as OPEC+ considers rollover rather than raising output

While we all know that being optimistic and upbeat is something we should focus on, there are times when anxiety and stress will surround us. Whether you are a student, a working professional, a homestay wife/husband, a parent, or a recovering individual, stress does come around for everyone. And if you think stress doesn’t affect your physical health, you might have to look again. Actually, if you are stressed too much, it can trim your immune system, reduce your memory, hamper your decision-making, and can even harm your cardiovascular system. This makes the stress relief products such a hit in the market. Especially when the entire world has gone through so much in 2020, getting stress-relieving products might be a great idea to deal with challenging times. These stress-relieving products include healthcare, home, beauty, electronics, and similar stress relief items that can make your life better and give you a serene ambiance and a relaxing mindset. So, we have come up with the ... » Learn More about 25 Stress Relief Products You Can Buy To Make Your Life Calmer