23:56
In the wake of the farmers' ongoing agitation and their plan to hold a tractor rally on Republic Day, the Haryana Police on Thursday decided to cancel leave of its personnel till further orders. The farmers protesting against the new farm laws have stuck to their demand to take out a...
23:39
The Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka on Thursday informed that Bandaranaike International Airport and Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport will resume commercial flights after a hiatus of nearly ten months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.According to Colombo Page, the first flight after...
22:49
A day before the government's crucial 11th round of talks with protesting farmers, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday night met senior BJP leader and Home Minister Amit Shah, sources said. The meeting followed a statement from the umbrella body of agitating unions,...
22:25
A convoy of black SUVs at spotted at the Florida resort of Donald Trump suggests the ex-US president spent his first day as a civilian much in the same way he spent his days as commander-in-chief.With Joe Biden spending his first night in the White House watching firework displays and signing...
22:06
Day after being admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru, VK Sasikala tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. She will soon be shifted to trauma care ward.Sasikala, a close aide of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, was admitted to the Government Bowring Hospital on Wednesday after she...
21:45
NCP president Sharad Pawar on Thursday termed the fire at the Serum Institute of India in Pune as very tragic and unfortunate and condoled the death of five people in the incident.Five men died after a fire broke out in a five-storeyed under-construction building in the Serum Institute of...
21:23
In view of the bird flu scare, regulator FSSAI on Thursday advised people not to eat half-boiled eggs and undercooked chicken, and ensure proper cooking of poultry meat as it came out with a detailed set of guidelines. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has also urged consumers...
20:56
As a child growing up in Jamaica, I often heard it said, by my parents and family friends: memba whe yu cum fram. To this day, I continue to retain the deep social awareness and strong sense of identity which that grassroots Jamaican philosophy fed in me. As a father, I naturally sought to...
20:50
Farmers protesting against the controversial farm sector laws have decided to hold out for a complete scrapping of the laws, rejecting the Centre's new proposal of putting them on hold for 18 months while negotiations continue with a fresh committee.The government had put forward the proposal...
20:29
Another fire broke out again in one of the compartments of the building at Serum Institute of India, in Pune.A fire fighting operation is underway. More details are awaited. This comes after a fire had broken out at SII's Manjari Plant earlier today, in which five people died and six were rescued...
20:13
The number of people who have tested positive for the UK variant of COVID-19 in India has climbed to 145, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. All these persons have been kept in single room isolation in designated health care facilities by respective state governments, the ministry...
19:49
Five workers were killed in the major fire broke out at a plant of the Serum Institute of India in Manjri area of Pune on Thursday afternoon. The fire is now under control. Ten fire tenders and a team of the National Disaster Response Force were rushed to the spot to douse the fire that...
19:31
Sergio Aguero has tested positive for Covid-19, with the Manchester City striker confirming that he is currently self-isolating and experiencing symptoms.After a close contact, I've been self-isolating and the latest test I took was positive for COVID 19. I had some symptoms and I'm following...
19:14
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asserted that she would not allow 'forcible displacement' of any refugee from land owned by central government organisations, amid reports that eviction notices have been put up at several such places.She said that her government would hand...
18:56
An Army jawan was killed when Pakistan violated the ceasefire and resorted to firing on forward positions along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Thursday, officials said.The Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing along the LoC in the Krishna Ghati sector of...
18:47
A stretch of road in Andrews Ganj in south Delhi will soon be named after the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput as the area's civic body has cleared a proposal for it, officials said on Thursday.Sushant, who would have turned 35 on Thursday, was found dead at his Bandra residence in Mumbai on June...
18:12
Five people have died in the fire which started at the Serum Institute of India's (SII) Manjri plant on Thursday afternoon. The fire has been brought under control.Four people were evacuated from the building but when it came under control, five bodies were found by our jawans, Pune Mayor...
17:41
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with beneficiaries and vaccinators of the COVID-19 inoculation drive in Varanasi on Friday via video conferencing. The participants in the interaction will share their first hand experience of vaccination, the Prime Minister's Office said on...
17:34
Former US presidents Bill Clinton, George W Bush and Barack Obama have recorded a rare joint video through which they sent their wishes to President Joe Biden while rooting for his success in leading the country out of the challenges faced by it. In the video, which was aired on Wednesday...
17:24
The Supreme Court-appointed panel on the new agri laws on Thursday started its consultation process and interacted with 10 farmer organisations from eight states, including Uttar Pradesh. The apex court had on January 11 stayed the implementation of the three laws, against which...
17:06
ONGC was the top loser
The BSE Sensex scaled the 50,000-mark for the first time on Thursday on growth optimism and global cues, but succumbed to profit-booking in fag-end trade to finish in the red. Weighed by selling in banking, finance and IT counters, the 30-share BSE index ended 167.36 points or 0.34 per cent...
17:01
West Bengal: Pirzada Abbas Siddique, the founder of Furfura Sharif Ahale Sunnatul Jamat, launches Indian Secular Front (ISF) in Kolkata.
16:52
Cricketer Mohammed Siraj today paid tribute to his late father at a graveyard in Hyderabad. Siraj's father passed away while he was in Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
16:34
Update on the fire at the Serum Institute of India: Pune Police Commissioner says, Fire broke out at Manjri plant. Production wasn't done there but preparation was on to begin it at a later stage. Fire fighting op is on, building has been vacated but we're re-checking. Fire will be doused in...
16:13
Fire fighting operation underway at the under-construction building at Serum Institute of India in Pune, where a fire broke out this afternoon. At least 10 fire tenders present at the spot. Vaccines and the vaccine manufacturing plant are safe.Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray is in touch with...
15:45
SII CEO Adar Poonawala poses with the first shipment of Covishield vaccine
Update: Fire continues to rage at the fourth and fifth floors of SEZ3 building inside Terminal Gate 1 of Serum Institute of India in Pune. The site where the fire broke out, is an under-construction building at Serum Institute of India, Pune. The vaccine and vaccine manufacturing plant are...
15:21
A team of Uttar Pradesh Police arrives at the residence of the director of web series Tandav, Ali Abbas Zafar to serve him notice. The UP police team is in Mumbai to pursue cases filed against the show, which is accused of insulting Hindu Gods.The makers of Tandav, a political thriller starring...
15:14
Breaking news: Fire breaks out at Terminal 1 gate of Serum Institute of India in Pune. Other reports say the fire is at an under construction building at SII. More details awaited.
15:01
The second round of meeting between the police and farmer unions regarding the proposed January 26 tractor rally by them remained inconclusive on Thursday as the farmers stuck to their demand of taking out the rally on Delhi's busy Outer Ring Road. Taking to reporters after the meeting,...
14:14
A compensation of Rs 5 lakh each has been given to the families of four farmers from Ludhiana who lost their lives while participating in the ongoing protest against the Centre's agricultural reforms, a senior officer said on Thursday. Braving cold weather conditions and rain, thousands of...
14:11
Former Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa's aide, Sasikala being brought out of Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital where she was taken to from Bengaluru Central Jail after she complained of fever. Sasikala is now being taken to Victoria Hospital in the city
13:38
DG CRPF, Dr AP Maheshwari
In a step that will add more strength to the force, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will soon deploy more powerful and technologically advanced drones in Naxal-affected areas of the country.These drones can fly longer and will be able to capture full high-definition quality...
13:31
The opposition UDF on Thursday moved a no-confidence motion in the Kerala Assembly against Speaker P Sreeramakrishnanin the wake of allegations against him in the dollar smuggling case and over extravagance in the various construction activities taken up in the House complex.Though the ruling...
12:51
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on the Covid-19 vaccine drive and its safety. The message is clear that vaccine is completely safe and effective. The said adverse events or side effects surfacing are common and it can be seen after any vaccination. Government does not want people who are...
12:31
TMC leader Firhad Hakim
The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal on Thursday met the full bench of the Election Commission of India and alleged that the BSF is threatening people in the border areas of the state to cast their votes in favour of a particular political party. The Border Security Force (BSF) is...
12:14
Treating severe COVID-19 patients with the arthritis drug tocilizumab along with standard care is no better than standard care alone in improving clinical outcomes at 15 days, says the results of a trial which was stopped early due to increased number of deaths among those receiving the drug....
11:57
ASHA workers are paid an abysmal Rs 1500 pm
A Ferozepur-based Asha worker has reported complications after she was administered the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in a civil hospital in Punjab on Tuesday, reports India Today.Identified as Bindiya, the 35-year-old woman had complained of breathlessness after getting the shot. She was...
11:47
The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal and interim application filed by Bollywood actor Sonu Sood against a BMC notice over alleged illegal construction carried out by him at his residential building in suburban Juhu.Justice Prithviraj Chavan said the court was dimissing the...
11:28
PM at SII in November with the Poonawalas
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be vaccinated in the second phase of the Covid inoculation drive launched last week, sources told NDTV today. All Chief Ministers will also receive vaccines. The vaccine drive was launched on January 16 with health workers receiving jabs of two vaccines - Serum...
11:23
This, from environmentalist Greta Thunberg: He seems like a very happy old man looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. So nice to see!Former US president Donald Trump and climate activist Thunberg have been at loggerheads ever since he exited the Paris Climate agreement.
10:52
Police Joint CP SS Yadav
A meeting between senior police officers and farmers will take place today on the farmers' Republic Day tractor rally. Police Joint CP SS Yadav arrives at Mantram Resort near Singhu border for a meeting with farmers on their Republic Day tractor rally. The Centre on Wednesday withdrew...
10:47
Update on Sasikala's health: J Jayalalithaa's former aide and companion was hospitalised today for fever and breathlessness. TTV Dhinakaran, Sasikala's nephew said, I've reliable info that Sasikala's health is stable, doctors are looking after her. She is being monitored properly. She needs...
10:26
Sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik on the new US presidency
On day one in office, US President Joe Biden has signed 15 executive orders, reversing some of the key foreign policies and national security decisions of his predecessor Donald Trump. The executive orders ranged from rejoining the Paris agreement on climate change, halting America's...
10:22
SII's Covishield vaccine being dispatched to Bangladesh
India reports 15,223 new COVID-19 cases, 19,965 discharges, and 151 deaths in last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry. Total cases: 1,06,10,883, Active cases: 1,92,308, Total discharges: 1,02,65,706, Death toll: 1,52,869, Total vaccinated: 8,06,484.Don't drop your guard, 1,52,869 people...
10:11
In order to boost micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector and strengthen the Atmanirbhar Bharat programme, the Central Government is looking forward to bringing a law that will make it mandatory to pay the dues of MSMEs within 45 days, said Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium...
10:08
Mortgage lender HDFC Ltd has signed an agreement to sell its 24.48 per cent stake in Good Host, a company engaged in the business of managing student housing facilities, for Rs 232.81 crore, according to a regulatory filing. The corporation has today entered into a share purchase agreement...
09:32
Just days before her release, from a prison in Bengaluru, V K Sasikala, close aide of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, was on Wednesday admitted to the Government Bowring Hospital after she complained of fever and breathlessness, jail sources said.Earlier she underwent treatment...
09:27
BSE tweets this interesting graph of the Sensex from Harshad Mehta days. Take a look
09:23
Sensex hit the 50,000-mark at pre-open on global cues on Thursday. At 09:02 IST, the Sensex was up 211.40 points or 0.42% at 50,003.52, and the Nifty was up 146 points or 1.00% at 14,790.70. The markets are said to be reacting to the strong cues coming from global markets with Joe Biden being...
09:02
Mumbai police have summoned Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut in a defamation case filed by veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar, an official said.Kangana has been asked to appear before the Juhu police in Mumbai on Friday, the police official said.Akhtar filed a criminal complaint against Kangana...
08:50
India's Ambassador to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu attended the historic inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the Capitol. We look forward to working with President Biden's administration in deepening our comprehensive global strategic...
08:42
United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday has ended the 'Muslim travel ban', which blocked travel to the United States from several predominantly Muslim and African countries. Hours after taking the office, Biden on Wednesday signed 17 executive orders memorandums and proclamations...
08:17
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be the first foreign leader to receive a call from newly sworn-in United States President Joe Biden, announced the White House.The call will likely take place on Friday to establish a rapport and discuss the Biden administration's plans to reject the...
05:09
US President Joe Biden warned new White House employees he would terminate them if he found them trashing one another.Making explicit he wanted to break with the toxic environment that pervaded the West Wing during the previous administration, Biden said he wanted his staff governed by...
04:47
As Biden sat down to sign a stack of executive orders in the Oval Office, there were some significant changes in the room.Trumps portrait of Andrew Jackson -- the censured and fellow populist 19th-century president -- was replaced with Benjamin Franklin, meant to signal Bidens interest in...
04:36
Bernie Sanders wrote in an op-ed for The Guardian today: Democrats, who will now control the White House, the Senate, and the House, must summon the courage to demonstrate to the American people that government can effectively and rapidly respond to their pain and anxiety.Read the full...
04:25
Biden's not done yet as he still has a few more actions to take before he spends his first night at the White House.Next up on his list is swearing in several White House appointees (the ones that don't require Senate confirmation).His press secretary Jen Psaki will then give her first press...
03:57
Reversing Trumps legacy on climate change, US President Joe Biden signed orders rejoining the Paris Climate Accords, reversing an entry ban for people from Muslim-majority countries, among others.The first order he signed was a mask mandate federal property, where he has jurisdiction. In all,...
03:53
US President Joe Biden said his predecessor, Donald Trump, left him a very generous letter before departing office.Speaking from behind the Resolute Desk, Biden said he would not reveal the contents of the letter out of respect for Donald Trump.The President wrote a very generous letter, Biden...
03:36
There's much work to be done as the White House prepares for new tenants.In the small window of time between Donald Trump's 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue departure, and ahead of US President Joe Biden's arrival, staffers are feverishly preparing for a new first family.They [the Bidens] will spend the...
03:21
Kamala Harris is on the Senate floor for the first time since becoming vice president and is swearing in three senators: Georgias Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, as well as Harris replacement in California, Alex Padilla.The swearing-in of the three new senators will be groundbreaking. Warnock and...
03:12
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index stock markets have all closed at record highs on the news of Biden's successful inauguration.The Dow rose by around 0.83%, the S&P 500 jumped 1.39%, and the Nasdaq rose by 1.97%.It wasn't just Biden's inauguration that...
02:58
Queen Elizabeth sent a private congratulatory message ahead of the inauguration to US President Biden, a royal source said Wednesday. The letters content was not disclosed. It is normal for the Queen to congratulate a fellow head of state at their inauguration.
02:49
Kamala Harris just entered the Eisenhower Executive Office Building for the first time as US vice president after walking a parade route to the White House grounds with her family.Harris made history today, becoming the first female, first Black and first South Asian US vice president.
02:29
Joe Biden walked onto the White House grounds for the first time as President.He was greeted by military members and a band with first lady Jill Biden by his side.The band played Hail to the Chief and God Bless America as the couple looked out.
02:22
US President Joe Biden exited the Beast, the presidential vehicle, and walked to the White House, alongside first lady Jill Biden and their family.Biden briefly stopped to greet DC Mayor Muriel Bowser on the sidelines.Biden took a moment to jog over to a press area, while he was walking to the...
02:08
The inaugural parade down Pennsylvania Avenue to honour US President Joe Biden's incoming administration is largely a virtual one. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will receive a presidential escort from 15th Street to the White House including the US Army Band, a Joint Service Honor...
01:34
Hillary Clinton, the former US secretary of state and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, said that Joe Biden is made for this moment.I think that the moment and the man are made for each other, Clinton said.Clinton said she was relieved and grateful to be able to attend inauguration. I...
01:22
US President Joe Biden lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.In his campaign speeches, Biden frequently mentioned that his late son, Beau, who died in 2015, was a veteran.Recent former US presidents, with the exception of Donald Trump, are accompanying...
01:06
Before US President Joe Biden even reaches the White House, some members of his staff have already arrived in the West Wing and are beginning to unpack.Aides tell CNN they arrived moments after Biden was sworn in.A hallway in the West Wing filled with framed photographs of the Trump...
00:47
The secure car US President Joe Biden is travelling in today has a double-digit plate: 46, in honour of Biden becoming the US's 46th president.Biden took the oath of office at the Capitol earlier today. He's now travelling to Arlington National Cemetery for a wreath-laying ceremony at the...
00:36
Before leaving office, former US President Trump signed a memorandum extending US Secret Service protection by six months for all his children, according to a senior US official. Typically the protection applies to children up to age 16 but by signing the memorandum, the US Secret Service...
00:08
China imposed sanctions on nearly 30 former Trump administration officials moments after they left office on Wednesday.In a statement released just minutes after President Joe Biden was inaugurated, Beijing slapped travel bans and business restrictions on Trump's secretary of state, Mike Pompeo,...
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