23:37
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday alleged that the government wants to shift the farmers' agitation centre point from near Delhi borders to Haryana's Jind, a ploy which will not be allowed to succeed. He said farmers will not leave their protest sites on Delhi's borders...
23:08
Track legend Milkha Singh, who had tested positive for COVID-19 two weeks ago, was on Thursday admitted to the ICU in COVID hospital of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh.He was admitted to the ICU due to dipping levels of oxygen. He has been kept under...
22:40
Amid infighting within Punjab Congress, state Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will meet the three-member panel headed by Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday morning to resolve differences with MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu and take steps to strengthen the party at the grassroots level ahead of next year's...
22:14
A total of 17 pilots of Air India, IndiGo and Vistara died due to COVID-19 in May when the country saw the peak of the coronavirus pandemic's second wave, sources said on Thursday.IndiGo lost 10 pilots and Vistara two, aviation industry sources stated. Air India officials said five senior...
21:41
US Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and informed him about the United States' global allocation plan of the first 25 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines. Apart from PM Modi, Harris spoke to Mexico President Andres Manuel Lpez Obrador, Guatemala...
21:15
US to give 80 million vaccine doses to prioritized nations, 75% via COVAX. 75 per cent of vaccines to be shared through COVAX distribution scheme, including 6 million for Latin America and Caribbean, 7 million for south and southeast Asia and 5 million for AfricaRemaining 6 million doses to...
20:57
The family of Christian Michel, based in the UK and France, on Thursday expressed concern for his well-being amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in India and urged the British government to intervene on behalf of the VVIP chopper scam accused being held in Tihar Jail in New Delhi.Alaric and Alois...
20:21
West Bengals former chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay has responded to the Union home ministrys show-cause notice sent to him for missing Prime Minister Narendra Modis meeting on May 28.Officials at Nabanna, the West Bengal governments secretariat in state capital Kolkata, said Bandyopadhyay...
19:52
The Maharashtra government on Thursday evening clarified that the existing restrictions on account of COVID-19 have not been lifted anywhere, contrary to the announcement made by minister Vijay Wadettiwar.Relaxation of restrictions as per the situation in different areas is only under...
19:33
Mylab Discovery Solutions on Thursday said that it is rolling out 10 lakh self-test kits for COVID-19 and based on consumer demand, it will make 70 lakh units available per week. The indigenous test kit will be available at over-the-counter at pharmacies and drugstores across India....
18:53
Three out of 10 accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case who are lodged at Taloja Central Prison near Mumbai have tested positive for coronavirus infection, an official said on Thursday. RT-PCR tests of 57 inmates of the jail, located in Navi Mumbai, were conducted recently, he...
18:30
India will continue to ensure that fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi is brought back to the country, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.India remains steadfast in its efforts that fugitives are brought back to India. He is currently in the custody of Dominica with some legal...
18:00
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today surprised a bunch of CBSE students and their parents by joining a session organised for them by the Union Education Ministry. The move came two days after the Centre, keeping in mind the prevailing Covid conditions, cancelled the board's Class 12 exams for the...
17:54
For the first time in four months, Mumbai's Dharavi area reported just one new coronavirus case on Thursday, a senior official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. The slum-dominated area had not detected a single case on Wednesday, he said. The tally of infections...
17:19
Update: Coronavirus-induced restrictions will be lifted from Friday in 18 out of 36 Maharashtra districts where the positivity rate and oxygen bed occupancy have dipped considerably, the state government said. Disaster Management Minister Vijay Wadettiwar made the announcement...
17:16
Market benchmarks ratcheted up to fresh lifetime highs on Thursday after two days of muted trade as banking, finance and infra stocks saw hectic buying ahead of RBI's monetary policy decision. A rebounding rupee added to the momentum, with midcap and smallcap gauges outperforming the...
17:12
Maharashtra has unveiled a 5-level unlock strategy as the Covid numbers in the state slowly recede. Lockdown-like restrictions will be lifted from tomorrow in 18 out of 36 Maharashtra districts. Mumbai's local trains, restricted for frontline workers, will remain off limits for the general...
17:04
A 99-year-old woman with comorbidities from Gurugram defeats COVID-19 by staying in home quarantine. We used natural air purifying plants to give her fresh air. We gave her fruits, vegetables. She recovered well. ASHA worker also supported us, says her grandchild.
17:01
After All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patna, now AIIMS Delhi is also planning to start the Paediatric clinical trials of the indigenous Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin in few days, sources said on Thursday. The paediatric trials for Covaxin started in AIIMS Patna...
16:57
Several parts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, are expected to receive pre-monsoon showers of varied intensity in the next 48 hours, the India Meteorological Department said on Thursday. According to the IMD's regional forecast, widespread rains will lash Mumbai and the entire...
16:47
Maharashtra Board class 10 and 12 examinations have been cancelled: Maharashtra Minister Vijay Wadettiwar.
16:45
Army Chief General M M Naravane on Thursday said the longevity of the ceasefire along the Line of Control with Pakistan depends on the actions of the neighbouring country but asserted that there would be no slackening of preparedness as terror infrastructure across the border was...
16:10
Union Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju unveils India's Olympic uniform. There are two sets of uniforms, one in blue and the other in a white with orange embellishments. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held a review meeting over the preparation of athletes for the upcoming Tokyo...
15:41
Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla on Thursday reiterated that India will participate in the process of creating global scale capacities that are needed to deal with pandemic challenges and vowed to participate fully in the international process of regeneration through building newer and more...
15:09
Former Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal will be given a new responsibility by the central leadership of the BJP, taking into account his past experience both in the state and at the Centre, his successor Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday. Sarma, however, said he is not aware...
14:56
Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPAT) show a 100 per cent tally with each other in the recent assembly polls. While speaking to ANI, an official of the Election Commission of India (ECI) said, Data shows a 100 per cent match between EVMs and VVPATs,...
14:48
As IAS officer JB D'Souza -- JB, or just Bain to all who knew him well -- held a number of fascinating jobs. He was in charge of rehabilitating East Pakistan refugees in Chandrapur; general manager of Bombay's BEST transport undertaking; the city's municipal commissioner; Maharashtra's chief...
14:39
Messaging app WhatsApp on Thursday responded to the Centre's claim over the alleged 'trick consent' from users for its updated privacy policy saying it accords the highest priority to the privacy of users.We reiterate that we have already responded to the Government of India and assured them that...
14:07
Mumbai is expected to get a supply of 87,000 doses of Covishield vaccine against COVID-19 on Friday and the inoculation drive would resume in the city the next day, Mayor Kishori Pednekar said on Thursday. Due to the unavailability of enough number of vaccine doses, the COVID-19...
13:40
The Gambhir foundation's free ambulances
The Gautam Gambhir Foundation has been found guilty of unauthorisedly stocking, procuring and distributing Fabiflu medicine to COVID-19 patients, the Delhi High Court was informed by the Delhi government's drug controller on Thursday. The drug controller submitted that action will be...
13:28
BJP councillor Rakesh Pandita was killed by terrorists
Police on Thursday said the protected persons in Kashmir should not move around without the personal security guards allotted to them. No #protectee should go anywhere without PSOs. Visits are allowed only after ground assessment of local #threat is done, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir...
13:07
The Delhi High Court Thursday issued summons to yoga guru Ramdev on a suit by Delhi Medical Association (DMA) seeking to restrain him from disseminating false information about Patanjali's Coronil kit that it is a cure for COVID-19. The high court orally asked the counsel for Ramdev to...
13:01
Mukul Roy does the aarti at an Iskcon temple in April
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to BJP national vice president Mukul Roy on Thursday to enquire about the health of his ailing wife. Roy's wife Krishna is undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at a private hospital in Kolkata. The prime minister spoke to my father over the phone at 10.30 am...
12:46
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national President JP Nadda will hold a two-day meeting of national General Secretaries on June 5 and June 6 in the national capital to review and formulate the party's strategy regarding the forthcoming Assembly polls, including the crucial state of Uttar...
12:40
The Southwest Monsoon made an onset over Kerala on Thursday after a delay of two days, the India Meteorological Department said. The monsoon onset over Kerala marks the commencement of the four-month rainfall season in the country. The Southwest Monsoon has made an onset over southern parts...
12:39
The Serum Institute of India (SII) has applied to the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) seeking permission for a test licence to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V in the country, sources said on Thursday. The Pune-based firm has also sought a test license for analysis and examination....
12:01
The Centre in a fresh affidavit on Thursday, told the Delhi High Court that the messaging app WhatsApp is indulging in 'anti-users practices' by obtaining 'trick consent' for its updated privacy policy.The Centre submitted before Delhi HC that WhatsApp has 'unleashed its digital prowess' to...
11:56
In a major relief to senior veteran journalist, Vinod Dua, the Supreme Court today in its verdict, quashed the proceedings and FIR on his petition in a sedition case registered against him in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh for his alleged accusatory comments on his YouTube channel against PM Narendra...
11:21
10,000 of 80,000 volunteers scheduled to help at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have quit. I think there's no doubt that one of reasons is concern over coronavirus infections, say local media reports quoting Toshiro Muto, CEO of organizing committee. Japan extended a state of emergency...
11:00
The Union Health Ministry has finalised arrangements with Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer Biological-E to reserve 30 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses for which it will be making an advance payment of Rs 1500 crore. These vaccine doses will be manufactured and stockpiled by Biological-E from...
10:25
A case has been filed against actors Tiger Shroff, Disha Patani and others on Wednesday for allegedly violating the pandemic norms, the Mumbai police said. According to the police, the actors were found roaming at Bandstand Promenade and could not give a valid reason to the police for being out...
10:19
Covishield-maker Serum Institute of India (SII) has asked for indemnity from liability, reports ANI. All vaccine makers, whether Indian or foreign, should be granted the same protection, the Adar Poonawalla-led company has reportedly told the government.Not just Serum Institute of India (SII),...
10:02
Titan was the top gainer
Equity benchmark Sensex surged over 350 points in early trade on Thursday, tracking gains in index-heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC and Infosys amid a largely positive trend in global markets.The 30-share BSE index was trading 361.24 points or 0.70 per cent higher at 52,210.72 in initial...
09:48
India reports 1,34,154 new COVID-19 cases and 2,887 deaths in last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry data.Total cases: 2,84,41,986Total discharges: 2,63,90,584Death toll: 3,37,989Active cases: 17,13,413Total vaccination: 22,10,43,693
09:41
A magisterial court in Dominica has rejected the bail application of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi in connection with his illegal entry into the country, said his lawyer Vijay Aggarwal on Thursday.Choksi had gone missing from Antigua on May 23 after going out for dinner and was soon caught in...
09:37
United States-India Chambers of Commerce Foundation has raised more than USD1.2 million for coronavirus-related efforts in India. With a record-breaking fundraising, US-India Chambers of Commerce Foundation has shipped or en route nearly 120 ventilators and over 1,000 oxygen concentrators, a...
09:05
Diamantaire Mehul Choksi was produced before a magistrate in Dominica to answer charges of his illegal entry into the Caribbean island nation following a high court order on Wednesday, local media reported. He appeared before the magistrate on a wheelchair in a blue T-shirt and black...
00:25
Following the Centre's decision to cancel class 12 CBSE board exams in view of the Covid pandemic, several states including Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Goa called off their board exams on Wednesday, while a few others said they will take a call soon.Prime Minister Narendra...
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