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The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country have crossed 8.40 crore, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday. These include 89,60,966 healthcare workers who have taken the first dose and 53,77,011 HCWs who have taken the second dose of the vaccine. A...
22:54
Despite the spike in COVID-19 cases, the Union health ministry does not plan to end the holy congregation, Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, prematurely and is hoping that standard operating procedures are being followed there.On being asked if Kumbh Mela can be a super-spreader of COVID-19, Union Health...
22:39
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Tuesday said commuters, who do not fall under essential category, would not be allowed to use the services during the night curfew and advised them to complete their journey before 10 pm.The Kejriwal government has imposed seven hours of night curfew from 10 pm...
22:12
Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 55,469 fresh coronavirus positive cases, the second highest spike in the last two days, taking the tally of infections to31,13,354while 297 deaths pushed the toll to 56,330, the state health department said.Maharashtra is now left with 4,72,283 active cases.Mumbai...
21:46
A law officer on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that Attorney General K K Venugopal would not be available to assist it in a case related to saving the endangered Great Indian Bustard as he has quarantined himself after a family member of his associate tested COVID-19 positive. A bench...
21:22
The Election Commission of India has issued a notice to Dravida Munnetra Kazagham's Udhayanidhi Stalin seeking an explanation by April 7 over his statement on former union ministers late Sushma Swaraj & Arun Jaitley at a rally.At an election rally earlier, Stalin claimed that Swaraj and...
20:57
Serum Institute of India would require around Rs 3,000 crore to ramp up production capacity for making vaccines for COVID-19, its CEO Adar Poonawalla said on Tuesday. We need roughly Rs 3,000 crores which is not a small figure considering we have already spent...
20:46
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, who was hospitalised last week after testing positive for COVID-19, is responding well to treatment and is getting better, informed his son Omar Abdullah on Tuesday.My father has asked me to convey his deep gratitude to all our colleagues for these...
20:25
Delhi has logged 5,100 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, which is its highest single-day Covid figure this year. The sharp rise in cases comes as over a lakh tests were conducted in the national capital in a day for the first time.The last time the national capital crossed the 5,000 mark...
20:13
After a day of turmoil, voting for the third phase of the tightly contested West Bengal assembly elections ended on Tuesday evening with a voter turnout of 77.68 per cent.According to the Election Commission of India, some instances of violence and brawls were reported in a few areas and some...
19:51
Mumbai reported 10,030 novel coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours.The total tally of infections in the financial capital of India rose to 4,72,332, the city civic body said.With 31 patients succumbing to the COVID-19 infection, the death toll mounted to 11,828, according to the health...
19:41
In Mumbai traders have come out on the streets against the stringent restrictions imposed in the wake of surge in coronavirus cases.The traders have cpmplained that their business has already been destroyed since last year and the new restrictions will now completely ruin. Notably, some...
19:07
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan met state health ministers to take stock of covid-19 pandemic situation in the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in turn, is holding a review meeting with state chief ministers on Thursday.The government is concerned as India has been witnessing a...
18:47
DMK MP K Kanimozhi, who has tested positive for COVID-19, casts her vote in PPE kit at a polling station in Mylapore, Chennai. The Election Commission has designated one hour between 6 pm & 7 pm for voting by COVID positive patients. Photograph: ANI/Twitter
18:43
The 11th round of India-China military dialogue may take place on April 9 to resolve the friction at Gogra-Hot Springs and restoring the pre-April 2020 status quo ante along the 1,597-kilometre Line of Actual Control in East Ladakh, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The Indian...
18:22
The IMF on Tuesday projected an impressive 12.5 per cent growth rate for India in 2021, stronger than that of China, the only major economy to have a positive growth rate last year during the COVID-19 pandemic.The Washington-based global financial institution, in its annual World Economic Outlook...
18:07
Stabilising after the previous session's heavy selloff, the 30-share BSE Sensex on Tuesday settled 42.07 points or 0.09 per cent higher at 49,201.39. Intra-day, it swung around 646 points. On similar lines, the broader NSE Nifty advanced 45.70 points or 0.31 per cent to...
17:55
The IMA has urged the govt to open vaccinations to all adults
India's economic recovery is still shallow and a month's national lockdown to curb the rising pace of COVID-19 infections can dent the GDP by up to 2 per cent, an American brokerage warned on Tuesday. Analysts at BofA Securities said there has been a six-times increase in the number of...
17:52
West Bengal elections: 77.68 per cent voter turnout recorded till 5 pm in 31 seats where polling is underway for third phaseAssam elections: 78.94 per cent of 79.19 lakh voters exercised franchise till 5 pm in 40 assembly seats where polling is underway for third and last phase.
17:48
Former J-K CM Omar Abdullah tweets: My father has asked me to convey his deep gratitude to all our colleagues for these prayers & all the messages he has been receiving. He is responding well to the treatment and is getting better.Farooq Abdullah has tested Covid-19 positive. The...
17:46
The Sensex and Nifty ended marginally higher on Tuesday after see-saw trade amid concerns over the economic impact of the second wave of coronavirus infections and localised lockdowns in some states. Participants also remained on the sidelines ahead of RBI's policy decision on Wednesday,...
17:34
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday informed that of the top 10 districts having the most active COVID-19 cases in the country, seven are from Maharashtra, one from Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, and Delhi, each.Addressing a press conference, Bhushan said, Of the top 10 districts having...
17:24
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the national capital, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain Tuesday said the AAP government is alert on the pandemic situation here and keeping a close watch on it. Interacting with reporters, he also said over 12 lakh people have been vaccinated in...
17:10
Actor Katrina Kaif tests positive for COVID-19; she is under home quarantine. In less than a week, actors Bhumi Pednekar, Akshay Kumar, Govinda, Alia Bhatt, Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, R Madhavan and others contracted the virus.
17:02
Empty grounds at Dadar after the new Covid protocols
Health ministry presser: Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan: We have administered 43 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine in 24 hours yesterday, which is a record. As a result of today morning, we administered 8.31 crores doses of the vaccine.We have deployed 50 high-level multidisciplinary...
16:44
MNS chief Raj Thackeray back to being, well, himself. The MNS chief on Tuesday said migrant workers from other states were responsible for the rapid spread of coronavirus in Maharashtra, which has been reporting a large number of new infections since the last few weeks.He said the states...
16:33
After Coochbehar, PM Modi is in Howrah, West Bengal. The situation is such that Didi's party is not getting polling agents at polling booths. Few days back, didi was accusing EC and security forces of stopping her polling agent. Now she has accepted that her polling agents are revolting...
16:24
Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh also moves SC against HC order directing CBI probe into corruption allegations against him. The Maharashtra government Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order directing the CBI to conduct a preliminary inquiry...
16:11
Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ended marginally higher on Tuesday, tracking high volatility amid concerns over the economic impact of the second wave of coronavirus infections in the country. After swinging around 646 points during the day, the 30-share BSE Sensex settled 42.07 points or...
15:56
West Bengal elections: 68.04 per cent voter turnout recorded till 3 pm in 31 seats where polling is underway for third phase.
15:53
Army Chief General M M Naravane
India is facing renewed challenges along its borders and armed forces officers, who are under training, must remain abreast of all such developments, said Army Chief General M M Naravane on Tuesday. He was delivering a lecture on 'Developments along the Western and Northern Borders and...
15:20
Maharashtra former home minister Anil Deshmukh
The Maharashtra government will move the Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court's order for a preliminary probe by the CBI into allegations of corruption against NCP leader Anil Deshmukh, state Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil said on Tuesday.Deshmukh resigned as Maharashtra's home...
15:07
The Centre on Tuesday asked all its employees aged 45 years and above to get themselves vaccinated to effectively contain the spread of COVID-19. They are further advised to continue to follow COVID-appropriate behaviour even after vaccination by frequent washing of hands and sanitisation,...
14:54
A lesson to be learnt from Pakistan. The Maharashtra government has approached the centre for a go ahead to vaccinate the elderly and handicapped through door-to-door vaccination, but the centre says it 'has no policy framed in the matter'. Meanwhile, cases are going up steadily in the...
14:49
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said not wearing a face mask amounts to crime and appealed to people to follow appropriate social behaviour to check the spread of COVID-19. The surge in cases now is due to people lowering their guard, Chouhan said after...
14:47
A senior official in the Central government, during a Secretary-level meeting over the COVID-19 situation in the country on Monday, expressed apprehension that the ongoing Kumbh might become a super spreader, according to a top source in the government.The source said the government is worried...
14:37
TMC candidate Sujata Mondal
TMC's Derek O'Brien issues a statement on the poll violence in the Arambag constituency: Goons of BJP attacked TMC candidate Sujata Mondal at Arandi-I booth no.263, Mahallapara. Her personal security officer has suffered injuries on the head and is in a critical state. CRPF personnel were silent...
13:45
Voter turnout in five-state Assembly Elections till 1 pm: Assam 53.23%, Kerala 47.28%, Puducherry 53.76%, Tamil Nadu 39.00% and West Bengal 53.89%.Sporadic incidents of violence were reported on Tuesday in some areas where voting is underway in the third phase of the West Bengal assembly...
13:35
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win 22 out of 40 seats in the third and final phase of Assembly polls in Assam, claimed State Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday.Sarma, who is contesting from the Jalukbari constituency, cast his vote earlier today. There are 40 seats in this...
13:11
Popular stand-up comic Kunal Kamra on Tuesday said he and his family have tested positive for COVID-19. While the comedian is home quarantined, his parents have been admitted to a hospital. Kamra, 32, said he has informed those he came in contact with recently about his COVID diagnosis. My...
13:07
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally in Cooch Behar, West Bengal: Didi has been asking, Is BJP God that it already knows it is winning polls? I want to say to her that we're normal people engaged in the service of public. I want to tell the people that I'll return your love with...
12:45
Police are exploring all channels, including contacting local villagers, to trace the missing CoBRA commando whom the Maoists claim to have abducted after an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region three days back, a senior official said on Tuesday. Police informers have also been activated...
12:28
Two more members of the ground-staff and a plumber at the Wankhede Stadium have tested positive for Covid-19, a day after the facility was cleared to host its share of 10 IPL matches. The stadium is due to host its first IPL game of the season on April 10, following the lung-opener in Chennai...
12:25
The Delhi government on Tuesday imposed night curfew in the national capital from 10 pm to 5 am till April 30 in view of rising COVID-19 cases, officials said. The city recorded 3,548 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Monday, while 15more people succumbed to the infection taking the death toll to...
12:23
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor casts his vote at a polling station in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The turnout has been pretty high by 10 am, already 20% , which is unusual for Kerala. As a general rule, when the turnout is high, the UDF will prevail, he says.
12:21
Sujata Mondal, TMC candidate from Arambagh
In Bengal, clash erupts between TMC and BJP supporters in Arambag, as voting in assembly elections is underway. In Arandi-I area here, we have minority, SC voters who love Mamata Banerjee. Goons of BJP threatened and tortured women voters last night, says Sujata Mondal, TMC candidate from...
11:59
The life-saving Covishield vaccine
More than 43lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered in a span 24 hours, the highest single-day coverage till now, taking the total doses given in the country so far to 8,31,10,926, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. A total of 43,00,966 vaccine doses have been...
11:58
Congress leader AK Antony (extreme right) cast his vote at Government High School, Jagathy in Thiruvananthapuram earlier today.
11:53
Samajwadi Party leaderJaya Bachchan with TMC candidate Arup Biswas of the Tollygunge constituency
Around 34.71 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 11.30 am as the polling for the third phase of West Bengal Assembly elections is underway.The polling started at 7 am on Tuesday. In the Kulpi area of Sundarban in South 24 Parganas district, ITBP jawans were seen helping senior citizens...
11:21
Assam Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma casts his vote at a polling station in Amingaon, Guwahati.
11:19
Sachin Waze
The NIA took suspended police officer Sachin Waze to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in south Mumbai from where he had boarded a train to neighbouring Thane on the day of businessman Mansukh Hiran's murder, a police official said on Tuesday. In a CCTV footage of March 4,...
11:16
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Diamond Harbour, Dipak Haldar, has accused TMC workers of stopping people from casting votes in the third phase of West Bengal assembly polls on Tuesday.TMC goons are not allowing people to cast their votes at booth number 180 and 143 Dagira Baduldanga....
11:08
An ITBP jawan carries a senior citizen to help her reach a polling booth in Kulpi, Sundarban to cast her vote for the third phase of the West Bengal Elections.
11:01
People queue up to get vaccinated in Mumbai
With India facing the worst wave of pandemic yet, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggesting vaccination should be open to all people above the age of 18 years. At present, we are vaccinating the population above 45 years. In view of the...
10:48
Justice NV Ramana
Justice NV Ramana has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India by President Ram Nath Kovind. He will take oath on April 24.
10:43
As the states vote, don't forget we are amidst the second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic. India reported more than 96,982 cases new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday.With these additional cases, the total number of COVID-19 cases in...
10:40
Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan cast her vote at a polling station in Virugambakkam, Chennai.
10:39
Congress leader Karti Chidambaram casts his vote at polling booth number 276 in Tiruppathur, Sivaganga district. His father voted earlier.
10:36
Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja cast her vote in Kannur, today. The COVID-19 mortality rate in Kerala is 0.4%. We brought many social welfare measures during COVID19. People are seeing all this and they will vote for us, she said.
10:35
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Four EVMs and a similar number of VVPATs were found at the house of a Trinamool Congress leader in West Bengal's Howrah district, following which a poll official was suspended, a senior officer said on Tuesday. The incident happened in Tulsiberia village in the Uluberia Uttar...
10:33
Deputy CM O. Panneerselvam casts his vote in Periyakulam. All NDA candidates will win. AIADMK is going to form the government for the third consecutive time, he says.
10:30
Actor Ajith Kumar and his wife Shalini arrive at a polling booth in Thiruvanmiyur
Polling is underway in Tamil Nadu with top leaders including AIADMK's O Panneerselvam, DMK chief M K Stalin and celebrities like Rajinikanth exercising their franchise early on Tuesday. Chief Electoral Officer, Satyabrata Sahoo after voting at a polling station here told reporters...
10:25
DMK chief MK Stalin, along with his wife Durga Stalin and their son and party leader Udhayanidhi Stalin, visited the memorial of former CM and his father M Karunanidhi in Chennai earlier today.
10:23
Voter turnouts in assembly elections till 9.30 am are as follows, according to the Election Commission:Tamil Nadu recorded 13.80 per cent across 243 Assembly constituencies.14 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the third phase of West Bengal Assembly elections.Kerala has registered a voter...
09:58
Voting underway at a polling station in Thiruvananthapuram.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged people to vote in large numbers in the assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.Polling is taking place for 31 seats in the third of the eight-phase West Bengal assembly elections, while 40 seats are at stake in the...
09:06
Former Puducherry CM and Congress leader V Narayanasamy casts his vote in Puducherry assembly elections.
09:02
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M K Stalin cast his vote at Teynampet, accompanied by wife Durga Stalin and son Udhayanidhi, as voting began for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections.I have been getting reports of high voter turnout from across the State. This vote is against the ruling party,...
08:55
'Metroman' E Sreedharan casts vote at a polling booth in Ponnani.He is the Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate from Palakkad. -- ANI
08:54
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram casts vote in polling booth Chittal Achi Memorial High School in Kandanur, Sivaganga district.Our secular progressive alliance is all set for a landslide victory as people of Tamil Nadu want a change, he says. -- ANI
08:53
Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan, his daughters Shruti Haasan and Akshara Haasan stand in a queue as they await their turn to cast vote.Visuals from Chennai High School, Teynampet in Chennai. -- ANI
08:17
Megastar Rajinikanth and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan, who is contesting from the Coimbatore South assembly constituency, cast their votes as polling across 234 assembly constituencies in 38 districts of Tamil Nadu began on Tuesday. Rajinikanth voted at a polling booth in Stella...
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Struggling to bring coronavirus positive cases under control, the Pune Municipal Corporation on Monday issued a fresh order notifying that barring the essential services shops, other establishments and markets in Pune city will remain closed till April 30.All private offices will also remain shut...
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