New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of Digital India is to ensure that the Internet reaches and empowers all Indians.
Santiago [Chile], December 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile reported on Saturday its first case of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) after confirming that the case was discovered in a person entering the country from Ghana on November 25.
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) [India], December 5 (ANI): Heavy rush of pilgrims continued in Kerala's Sabarimala temple on Saturday as over 42,354 people booked virtually to pay obeisance at the temple.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 5 (ANI): Odisha government, through its Sports and Youth Services Department (DSYS) and Swimming Federation of India (SFI) on Saturday entered into a partnership to develop, promote and expand the Swimming ecosystem in the state and India.
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 5 (ANI/Xinhua): A 6.2-magnitude quake struck off North Sulawesi province in central parts of Indonesia on Sunday, with no potential for a tsunami.
Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) [India], December 5 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale jolted Uttarakhand's Tehri Garhwal on Sunday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed.
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 5 (ANI): The Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta on Saturday hosted a 'High Tea' as a part of Navy Day celebrations at Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam.
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): Cyclone Jawad is likely to weaken further from deep depression into depression by Sunday morning, the India Meteorological Department said.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 5 (ANI): The sowing process of tulip bulbs has begun in full swing at the Siraj Bagh (Tulip Garden) of Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar.
Washington [US], December 5 (ANI/Sputnik): US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says Washington is concerned about the situation in Ukraine and is ready to support Kiev.
Beijing [China], December 5 (ANI): For digital transformation, Pakistan mostly relies on China's digital silk road, making it look more dependent. The China-Pakistan economic corridor is undergoing digital transformation with special emphasis on technology and telecommunications, reported NI