21:51
Maharashtra on Saturday reported 27,126 new COVID-19 cases, the highest one-day rise since the outbreak of the pandemic last year, said a health official. The previous highest one-day figure was 25,833, reported on Thursday.With this, the state's case tally increased to 24,49,147, while 92...
20:52
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the doorstep ration delivery scheme of his government will not have any name, a day after the Centre red-flagged 'Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar Ration Yojna' scheduled to start from March 25. We will accept all the conditions of the Centre but not...
20:35
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh denies corruption charges by former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh.Deshmukh said that Param Bir Singh has made false allegations to save and protect himself from legal action.Sachin Waze's direct links in Antilia Case & Mansukh Hiran Case...
20:24
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday extended his best wishes to his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan for a speedy recovery from COVID-19. Khan has tested positive for the COVID-19 and is self-isolating at home, his top aide on health announced, two days after he got the first shot...
20:13
The West Bengal CID on Saturday took over the investigation into the Nandigram incident in which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was injured during her election campaign, a senior officer of the agency said.A team of CID officers will soon be visiting the spot in the Purba Medinipur district and...
19:50
In a shocking revelation, former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh has accused Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh of extortion.In his letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Singh claimed that Deshmukh had directed suspended API Sachin Waze to collect Rs 100 crore every month...
19:05
Mumbai will test people for COVID-19 randomly at crowded places without their consent, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai said in an order today. The strict move to test people using the rapid antigen method comes amid Maharashtra reporting a surge in COVID-19 cases.Rapid antigen...
18:43
Maharashtra trousim minister Aaditya Thackeray tests positive for coronavirus.On having mild symptoms of COVID, I had myself tested and I am COVID positive. I request everyone who came in contact with me to get themselves tested, the Shiv Sena leader tweeted.I urge everyone to realise that it is...
18:38
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday released his party's election manifesto for Assam, making five guarantees that included Rs 2,000 per month for every housewife and law to nullify the Citizenship Amendment Act.Releasing the document Guwahati, Gandhi said his party will protect the idea of...
18:12
India has been ranked 139 out of 149 countries in the list of United Nations World Happiness Report 2021 released on Friday which is topped by Finland.Finland has been ranked as the happiest country in the world. The Nordic nation is followed by Iceland, Denmark, Switzerland, The Netherlands,...
18:05
A rising trajectory of daily new cases is visible in eight states and Union Terroritieris, including Delhi and Maharashtra, while Kerala is showing a declining trend, the Union health ministry said on Saturday. The ministry said Maharashtra, Kerala and Punjab cumulatively account for...
17:52
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said that the National Investigation Agency taking over the probe into the death of Thane-based businessman Mansukh Hiran was not a setback to the Mumbai police or the Maharashtra government.Talking to reporters in Nashik, Raut said, There was no need for...
17:40
The Gujarat government has refused sanction to prosecute three accused police officials including IPS officer G L Singhal in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case, the Central Bureau of Investigation told a court in Ahmedabad on Saturday.The Central Bureau of Investigation had sought...
17:04
Delhi reported over 800 COVID-19 cases for the first time this year on Saturday as the positivity rate breached the 1 per cent-mark after over two months, while two more fatalities pushed the death toll to 10,955, as per data shared by the health department. The number of active cases rose...
17:02
A strong earthquake struck Saturday off northern Japan, shaking buildings even in Tokyo and triggering a tsunami advisory for a part of the northern coast. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The US Geological Survey put the strength at magnitude 7.0 and depth at depth of...
16:53
Nepal's national drug regulatory authority on Saturday granted emergency use approval to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, becoming the third country to approve India's indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine. A meeting of the drug advisory committee of the Department of Drug Administration decided...
16:50
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party, accusing it of attacking Assam's culture, language, history and brotherhood, and promised to eliminate hatred and bring peace if his party isvoted to power in the state.Addressing an election rally at Mariani in the...
16:36
In an apparent jibe at the influential Adhikari family of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that she was relieved as Mir Zafars (traitors) have quit the party ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.Terming the Bharatiya janata party as a party...
15:58
Pakistan Prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday tested positive for the COVID-19 and is self-isolating at home, his top aide on health Dr Faisal Sultan said. Khan, 67, tested positive two days after he received the first shot of vaccination against the coronavirus. PM Imran Khan...
15:46
With a little over a month left before Chief Justice of India SA Bobde retires, the government has started the process of appointment of next CJI, asking the incumbent to recommend his successor, sources said Saturday. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Friday sent a letter to Justice Bobde,...
15:27
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday slammed the Bharatiya Janata party, branding it as the biggest extortionist in the world, which should never be allowed to rule the state.Banerjee, speaking at an election rally at Haldia in East Midnapore district, also accused the saffron...
15:22
The written examinations of HSC (Class 12) and SSC (Class 10) of the Maharashtra education board will be held through offline mode only from the next month, state minister Varsha Gaikwad announced on Saturday.It means that students will have to physically go to the exam centres to appear for it,...
15:03
Expressing his views on the exit of Pratap Bhanu Mehta and Arvind Subramanian from the Ashoka University, eminent economist Rahguram Rajan has said free speech is the soul of a great varsity and wondered whether pressures will go away by showing a willingness to barter the soul. ...
14:15
India and the United States on Saturday resolved to further expand their global defence and security cooperation including military-to-military engagement, information sharing, logistics support as both sides vowed to work for a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific.After talks with visiting US...
14:08
Mansukh Hiren
The National Investigation Agency, which is probing the Antilia security scare incident, has taken over the investigation of the mysterious death of Mansukh Hiren.Mansukh Hiren was the owner of the vehicle laden with explosives parked outside Mukesh Ambani's residence 'Antilia'. About 20...
13:21
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday launched a frontal attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging her lawmaker nephew Abhishek was the only single window in the state without crossing which no work gets done.He also accused the TMC supremo of presiding over an administration...
13:06
Karnataka born Dattatreya Hosabale was on Saturday elected as the 'Sarkaryawah' (general secretary) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. He was until now the Sah-Sarakaryavah (joint general secretary) of the Sangh. The election took place at the two-day...
12:35
Dharavi, the biggest slum in Mumbai, has reported 272 coronavirus cases so far in the month of March as against the entire February's infection count of 168, a rise of 62 per cent, civic officials said on Saturday.The spike in cases in this slum sprawl, which is spread over 2.5 sq km of area, has...
12:08
A stone from Sita Eliya, the place in Sri Lanka where Goddess Sita is believed to have been held captive, will be used in the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and serve as a pillar of strength for India-Lanka ties, the Indian high commission in Colombo said. The stone is expected to...
11:48
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra has purchased about 1.15 lakh square feet of land about 2-3 km away from Ram Janmabhoomi premises to develop facilities for security forces, devotees and for activities of the trust, an official of the trust said on Saturday. Trustee Anil Mishra...
11:42
As China downplaying the threat of pandemic for several critical weeks, a less commonly known fact is that Chinese authorities deliberately sacrificed health workers to maintain their lies.According to a report, in Foreign Policy by Annie Sparrow, the Chinese Communist Party's efforts to silence...
10:56
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen has decided to field candidates in only 13 seats of poll-bound West Bengal's Murshidabad district.After bagging a few seats in the Bihar assembly last year, Owaisi's AIMIM has fastened its seat belt for the poll-bound West Bengal.Elections to the 294-member...
10:48
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd James Austin III pays tribute at the National War Memorial. Photograph: ANI/Twitter
10:32
Facing flak over his ripped jeans comment, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat said he apologises for the remark if it has hurt anybody. But at the same time, he repeated his objection to ripped jeans, saying he has no problem with jeans with but wearing torn ones is not right.Referring...
10:00
India recorded 40,953 new Covid-19 cases, the Union ministry of health and family welfares dashboard showed on Saturday morning. Active caseload, meanwhile, reached 288,394 and 188 more Covid-19 related deaths were recorded during the same period which took the death toll to...
09:30
India has so far administered 4 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses, crossing a landmark milestone. Of these, 18.6 lakh vaccine jabs were given till 7 pm on Friday.The total figure includes 76,86,920 healthcare workers who have taken the first dose and 47,69,469 HCWs who have taken the second dose,...
09:07
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to interact with employees at the IOC Refinery in Assam's Tinsukia on Saturday.The leader will also address two public meetings -- one in Jorhat at 1 pm and the other in Gohpur at 2.30 pm. Rahul Gandhi, who is on his two-day visit to Assam will also...
08:46
Superspreader events such as weddings appear to have driven the resurgence of Covid-19 in India, according to preliminary assessments by the Union government that has also found people becoming less careful in recent months when the outbreak had receded to its lowest levels after the virus first...
08:00
The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to unveil its manifesto for West Bengal polls tomorrow and is likely to promise to turn around the corruption-ridden state through transparent governance aimed at rebranding the state as an investment destination. The party's 'shankhnad' for elections...
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Mizoram has urged the Centre not to deport the 300 Myanmarese who have taken refuge in thenortheastern state after a military coup in the neighbouringcountry last month, an official said on Friday.A delegation comprising two MPs from the state andrepresentatives of the ruling Mizo National...
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