The interviewer specifically asked why Khan was so vocal about Islamophobia in the West while remaining silent on the status of Muslims in China’s Xinjiang. “China has been one of our greatest friends in most difficult times. When we were really struggling, our economy was struggling, China came to our rescue. We respect the way they are and whatever issues we have, we speak behind closed doors,” Khan said.…

From hotels, tourism, transport and aviation to trade and small manufacturing units, specific pockets of the economy are beginning to report a disproportionate impact of the distress, both in the form of decline in incomes and rise in loan repayment defaults.

Addressing the 7th International Yoga Day programme, Modi also said that in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), India has taken another important step and now the world is going to get the power of M-Yoga application, which will have many videos of yoga training based on Common Yoga Protocol available in different languages ??of the world.

"Certain reports have appeared in the media on 18.06.2021 stating that funds of Indians in Swiss Banks have risen to over Rs 20,700 crore (CHF 2.55 billion) at the end of 2020 from Rs 6,625 crore (CHF 899 million) at the end of 2019, reversing a 2-year declining trend. It has also been stated that this is also the highest figure of deposits in the last 13 years," the ministry said.…

The Department of Biotechnology has issued a special call for Northeast region as a part of its programme to understand local issues of farmers and provide scientific solutions to those problems, it said.

In a letter to all states and Union Territories (UTs), Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said that vaccination against Covid-19, in the present scenario, is critical to break the chain of transmission.

DMK youth wing secretary and Chepauk-Triplicane MLA Udhayanidhi Stalin joined his father in wishing Rahul Gandhi. “My hearty wishes and greetings to my dearest brother @RahulGandhi on his birthday. Following the footsteps of Kalaingar, under the guidance of TN CM @mkstalin, we will stand with the Congress in dethroning the forces destroying the pluralism and secularism of the Indian Union,” he tweeted.…

The state has been reporting the highest number of infections for the last four days. On June 18, it reported 12,469 cases, 13,270 infections on June 17 and 12,246 on June 16. Till June 15, apart from Kerala, Tamil Nandu and Karnataka were also reporting more than 10,000 daily cases. These states recorded over 100 deaths on that day.

Later, he was airlifted to Kolkata on June 8 as his condition took a turn for the worse. His treating doctors had recommended shifting him outside Odisha for advanced treatment using ECMO support because he had developed serious pneumonia and was also suffering from various other co-morbidities.…

Over the next five years, across different IKEA businesses in Bengaluru, the company plans to engage around 2500 co-workers directly with 50 per cent diversity across all levels and will generate close to 1200 indirect jobs linked with its business operations, the statement said.

Air India Express on Friday operated the country's first international flight with fully Covid-19 vaccinated crew. The flight IX, 191 operated from Delhi to Dubai with the pilots and all crew fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.

However, seven years on, the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) judgment is yet to bring about the change in society that the transgender community hoped for, particularly with regards to education and employment opportunities.

The state government has further said that Class 12 results will be declared on the basis of pre-determined objective criteria. The Secretary of the Board of Intermediate Examination has been directed to issue orders for promoting all Class 11 students to Class 12. The Class 11 students will now be eligible to attend classes. The government has, however, announced the Class XI exams will be conducted sooner or later, and that students will have to appear for these exams.…

Additional collectors of the 33 districts in Telangana state who attended Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao's review meeting at Pragathi Bhavan were in for a pleasant surprise on Sunday. After the meeting, the Chief Minister handed over brand new Kia Carnival SUVs to each of them.…

Congress MLA Prem Chand Singh said that if Chirag joins them, the opposition in Bihar will be strengthened. On the other hand, RJD legislator Bhai Birendra has said that the time is ripe for the two youth leaders of Bihar, Tejaswi Yadav and Chirag, to come together.…

Speaking to IndiaToday.in, Prakash Kumar Verma, district forest officer, Kuno National Park, said that the training had been delayed due to the ongoing second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. "The India team is likely to go to Africa to learn about handling, breeding, rehabilitation, medical treatment and conservation of the animal once the Covid-led situation normalises and the lockdown is further eased by next month," Verma said.…

The officials said a special drive was launched last year and so far 430 acres worth Rs 4,291 crore was seized by the government. In the fresh move on Sunday morning, the revenue officials demolished a compound wall adjoining Palla Srinivasa Rao’s land and removed some sheds. A total extent of 49.1 acres worth Rs 791 crore was freed from encroachment, the officials said.…

Huawei will unveil its first mobile devices loaded with the new HarmonyOS in an online event broadcast from its headquarters in the southern city of Shenzhen beginning at 8 pm (1200 GMT).…

Two-thirds were foreign residents from among the 160 different nationalities that would have normally been represented at the hajj. One-third were Saudi security personnel and medical staff.

Responding to a news item published on Friday in these columns on difficulties being faced in obtaining drugs, such as amophotericin B injections, district authorities have said they are easing the process for hospitals and patients to secure these medicines.