23:47
The West Bengal cabinet on Monday approved one of Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee's election promises of creating the Legislative Council in the state to accommodate senior leaders who were excluded from the party candidates list in the just-concluded elections primarily due to their...
23:42
The Calcutta high court has stayed bail given to West Bengal ministers and leaders arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation in Narada sting case
23:12
The government on Monday revised the clinical guidance for COVID-19 treatment, dropping the off-label use of convalescent plasma as it was found not beneficial in reducing the progression to severe disease or death. The development came following a meeting of the Indian Council of...
23:08
The COVID-19 vaccination drive in Mumbai, that was suspended for three days due to the extremely severe cyclonic storm Tauktae, will resume from Tuesday at select centres, the city civic body said on Monday.The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, in a release, said that walk-in vaccination will...
23:04
Flight operations at Mumbai airport resumed on Monday night after being suspended for 11 hours due to the cyclone Tauktae. More than 55 flights, both incoming and outbound, were cancelled at the city's till around 7.30 pm due to the ...
22:36
As cyclone Tauktae continued its relentless march towards the coast of Gujarat, major airports in the state shutdown operations till Tuesday as a precautionary measure.Barring the Rajkot airport, which will remain shut for flights till May 19, other three major airports - Ahmedabad, Surat and...
22:26
Mumbai reported 1,240 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day count since March 9, and 48 more deaths on Monday, the city civic body said.According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's updated data, with the addition of 1,240 cases, the tally of coronavirus infection rose to 6,89,936,...
21:52
A very severe cyclonic storm with winds gusting up to 185 km per hour began making landfall on the Gujarat coast Monday night, after dumping heavy rains on Mumbai, forcing the evacuation of over 1.5 lakh people inGujarat and leaving two barges with 410 people on board adrift in the Arabian...
20:45
Senior journalist Mathew Samuel whose brainchild was the Narada sting operation, on Monday said he is satisfied after the Central Bureau of Investigation arrested two Trinamool Congress ministers, an MLA and a former party minister in connection with its probe into the scam. ...
20:17
Nineteen oxygen generation plants, 11,321 oxygen concentrators, 15,801 oxygen cylinders and about 5.5 lakh Remdesivir vials received as global aid have been delivered or dispatched to various states and union territories from April 27 to May 16, the Centre said on Monday. The government has...
20:00
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday directed the three services to provide all possible assistance to the civil administrations in the coastal states of Maharashtra and Gujarat in tackling the situation arising out of cyclone Tauktae. Singh issued the instruction after reviewing...
19:31
The BSE benchmark Sensex on Monday zoomed 848.18 points or 1.74 per cent to end at 49,580.73; and the NSE barometer Nifty surged 245.35 points or 1.67 per cent to settle at 14,923.15 -- the biggest one-day gains for both indices since March 30. On the Sensex chart, IndusInd Bank was the...
19:27
The wholesale price-based inflation shot up to an all-time high of 10.49 per cent in April, on rising prices of food items, crude oil and manufactured goods, and experts believe that the uptrend is likely to continue.This is the fourth straight month of uptick seen in the wholesale price index...
19:20
Special Central Bureau of Investigation court grants bail to two Bengal ministers, one Trinamool Congress MLA and a former minister arrested in Narada sting case, says their lawyer.More details awaited.Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, who had rushed to the...
19:11
The Indian Navy on Monday deployed three of its frontline warships after receiving messages to rescue over 400 people onboard two barges off the Mumbai coast in view of cyclone Tauktae.The ships deployed to extend assistance to the two barges are INS Kolkata, INS Kochi and INS Talwar, Navy...
18:29
The national capital reported 4,524 new COVID-19 cases, lowest since April 5, and 340 fatalities on Monday while the positivity rate dipped to 8.42 per cent, according to the latest health bulletin released by the city government.The COVID-19 situation has been improving in Delhi with the number...
17:58
Mumbai Airport operations closure has been extended up to 2000 hours today: MIAL
17:56
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to the chief ministers of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa besides the lieutenant governor of Daman and Diu regarding preparation and response to deal with cylone Tauktae.Cyclonic storm Tauktae over the Arabian Sea led to very strong winds blowing at a...
17:54
Bhopal BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur has said the cow urine extract offers protection against lung infections and coronavirus. Gau-mutra ark' (cow urine extract) of a desi cow keeps us away from lung infection. I am in a lot of trouble ((health issues) but take the 'gaumutra ark' every day. After...
17:48
Andrea Meza of Mexico has been crowned Miss Universe for the year 2020, besting contestants from 73 other countries, including Miss India Adline Castelino, who came in fourth at the beauty pageant. The 69th edition of the event, which was held on Sunday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel...
17:48
Andrea Meza of Mexico has been crowned Miss Universe for the year 2020, besting contestants from 73 other countries, including Miss India Adline Castelino, who came in fourth at the beauty pageant. The 69th edition of the event, which was held on Sunday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel...
17:33
The Congress hit out at the Centre on Monday over the resignation of noted virologist Shahid Jameel from a national panel on genome sequencing of coronavirus, alleging that there is no place for professionals in this government. The opposition party alleged that the Modi government's aversion...
17:28
Indian Coast Guard Ship Samarth responding to a distress call rescued 15 crew from a fishing boat named Milad, off Goa coast today. All crew are safe and boat is being towed ashore. The Coast Guard also rescued 12 fishermen stranded around 35 nautical miles off the Kochi coast amid rough seas due...
17:22
Jammu and Kashmir on Monday received seven new imported oxygen plants from Germany with a cumulative generation capacity of 7,100 litres per minute (LPM). The oxygen plants were carried by an Indian Air Force aircraft from Munich in Germany and reached Srinagar Airport in the...
17:14
Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid wants his party to think big like the BJP, and refuse to accept pessimistic view that the outfit has now become too small, weak and cannot regain its lost ground. One take-away that I have from (West) Bengal and Assam (Assembly elections) is: You...
16:56
Police personnel in Mumbai have been asked to stay on high alert and communication as well as flood-related life-saving equipment have been kept ready in view of rains and gusty winds expected on Monday as cyclone Tauktae moves towards the coast of Gujarat, an official said. He said...
16:31
Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray visited the Disaster Management room of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to to take an update on the current situation of cyclone Tauktae. We are doing everything we can to keep you safe. For your safety, stay home. For any emergencies, call 1916,...
16:09
Update: Mumbai Airport operations closure has been extended up to 1800 hours today: MIAL.
16:06
Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar tweets this image of herself on this wet, rainy, cyclonic day, saying, #AnythingForMumbai We can't do work from home , We are on the Field for You, Stay at your home , take Care.... @AUThackeray @mybmc @ShivsenaComms @ShivSena @SaamanaOnline...
16:00
INS Kolkata sets sail after the SOS from Barge 'GAL Constructor'
INS Kolkata sails out for assistance on the basis of an SOS received from Barge 'GAL Constructor' with 137 people onboard, about 8 Nautical Miles from Mumbai.Two barges with 410 persons onboard have gone adrift off the Mumbai coast as the cyclonic storm 'Tauktae' over the Arabian Sea intensified...
15:49
TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee over the arrest of 4 TMC leaders by the CBI: Were moving to court. You know SC made a judgment during COVID-19 times that police can't unnecessarily detain, arrest, any person. Despite that, CBI and police have arrested (our members). Governor has vindictively...
15:37
The Delhi High Court on Monday said that the political leaders have no business to use the pandemic time for their personal benefits and expressed hope that medicines used for the treatment of COVID-19 are not hoarded for political gains.While hearing a petition, a Division Bench of Justice Vipin...
15:33
Raigad in coastal Maharashtra received 23.42 millimetres if rainfall till 9am on Monday in the wake of cyclone Tauktae, with the region also experiencing gusty winds since midnight that partially damaged 839 houses, a senior official said. A release from the district collector's office...
15:28
The popular National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) system for online transfer of funds will remain unavailable for 14 hours from Saturday mid-night till Sunday afternoon due technical upgrade, the Reserve Bank of India said on Monday. NEFT is a nation-wide centralised payment system owned...
15:22
Cyclonic storm Tauktae over the Arabian Sea led to very strong winds blowing at a speed of 114 kmph in Mumbai on Monday afternoon, civic officials said. This was the highest wind speed recorded so far during the day, they said. The wind speed of 114 kmph was recorded around 2 pm at the...
15:19
Communist Party of India-Marxist acting state secretary and Left Democratic Front convener A Vijayaraghavan on Monday said that the Kerala government will have a 21-member cabinet.He added that the swearing-in ceremony will be conducted on May 20 with a limited number of people in view of the...
15:11
Around 91,500 people have recovered from COVID-19 in Delhi in the last one week as compared to 70,000 infections detected during the period, according to government data. The number of cumulative cases increased from 13.23 lakh on May 9 to 13.93 lakh on May 16. Recoveries rose from 12.17...
14:41
Rough seas destroy several houses in Valiyathura, Kerala
A barge with 273 personnel on board has gone adrift off the Mumbai coast as the severe cyclonic storm 'Tauktae' over the Arabian Sea intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm and is expected to reach Gujarat coast Monday evening, officials said. On receipt of a request for assistance for...
14:19
Mumbai will see high tide at 3.44 pm. The meteorological department said tidal waves will be up to 3.94 metres high. If heavy rainfall continues till then, water logging is likely at several low lying areas in the city.
14:00
Rajinikanth on Monday met Chief Minister M K Stalin at the secretariat and donated Rs 50 lakh to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Relief Fund as the state battles the second wave of coronavirus.He also appealed to the people to follow the guidelines issued by the government in the view of...
13:34
Gusty winds and rains lashed Mumbai last night extending through today
Mumbai Airport operations closure has been extended up to 1600 hours today because of gusty winds, rain due to Cyclone Tauktae. Mumbai, Thane and Palghar districts are on orange alert while Raigad district has been put on red alert due to Cyclone Tauktae, informed the Chief Minister Office,...
13:28
Mumbai, Thane and Palghar districts are on orange alert while Raigad district has been put on red alert due to Cyclone Tauktae, informed the Chief Minister Office, Maharashtra on Monday.Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is closely monitoring the cyclone situation in the state. As many as 12,420...
12:59
TMC supporters protest arrest of their leaders
The CBI will on Monday file the charge sheet against five accused, including three TMC leaders arrested earlier in the day, in the Narada sting case wherein politicians were purportedly caught taking money on camera, officials said. A large number of TMC supporters staged a protest outside...
12:46
The wholesale price-based inflation shot up to an all-time high of 10.49 per cent in April, on rising prices of crude oil and manufactured items. Also, a low base of April last year contributed to the spike in inflation in April 2021. The WPI inflation was 7.39 per cent in March...
12:32
: More than 300 bodies were found buried near the Ganga in Shivrajpur, Kanpur,
Bihar Water Resources Development Minister Sanjay Kumar Jha on Monday said that the bodies found floating in the river Ganga were not from the state and added that it is 'not our culture'. Jha's remarks come after reports of several bodies being found floating in Ganga and its tributaries in...
12:27
Here's an update from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport: Teh Mumbai airport has closed all flight operations from 1100-1400 hrs of 17th May 2021 as a precaution against Cyclone Tauktae. The airport has so far witnessed 3 diversions -1 Spicejet diverted to Surat, 1 Indigo flights...
12:20
Crew of a stranded tug boat rescued near Mangaluru
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday took stock of the situation in Mumbai, Thane and other coastal districts of the state in the wake of the cyclonic storm Tauktae. According to an official statement, 12,420 people living in coastal stretches of Ratnagiri,...
11:58
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The portals of Kedarnath opened on Monday after a six-month winter break with a select few people attending the temple's opening ceremony amid the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. The first puja was held by priests on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the gates of the famous...
11:54
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Cyclone Tauktae, which has now intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm, is likely to reach Gujarat coast by Monday evening and cross the state coast between 8 pm and 11 pm, the IMD said. As a precautionary measure, the state administration shifted over one lakh people...
11:39
Rough seas near Thiruvananthapuram
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Monday said it rescued 12 fishermen stranded around 35 nautical miles off the Kochi coast amid rough seas due to the incoming Cyclone Tauktae on the night of May 16. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Tauktae has turned into an...
11:33
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday arrived at the CBI office in Kolkata, after two of her ministers and a TMC MLA were arrested in the Narada sting operation case. Banerjee reached the Nizam Palace at 10.50 am. On Monday morning, Bengal ministers Firhad Hakim and...
11:21
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan release first batch of anti-COVID drug 2DG developed by DRDO.With the support of DRDO and in the leadership of Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, this (Anti-COVID drug 2DG) may be our first indigenous research-based...
11:15
Heavy rain and winds partially hit Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) COVID care centre. The BMC on Saturday night shifted 580 patients from BKC (243), Dahisar (183) and Mulund (154) jumbo Covid care facilities to state and civic-run hospitals in Mumbai, the official said.The IMD has...
10:57
The Delhi international airport will shut down its T2 terminal from Monday midnight as the number of flights have reduced significantly due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, sources said. From Monday midnight, all flights will be handled at the T3 terminal only, they stated....
10:48
Strong winds uprooted trees in Panaji
Maharashtra: 536 instances of structural damages (house collapse, roof collapse, pole uprooting) reported in Sindhudurg, 61 in Ratnagiri and 2 each in Raigad and Thane districts till last night, due to cyclone Taukate.
10:20
54 teams of NDRF deployed in Gujarat
Due to cyclone alert, Mumbai Airport operations will be closed from 1100 hours to 1400 hours today. Mumbai Monorail, Bandra-Worli Sea Link has also been shut as Cyclone Tauktae approaches.Tauktae has turned into an extremely severe cyclonic storm, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on...
10:07
Cyclone Tauktae -- which intensified into a 'extremely severe cyclonic storm' early this morning -- is currently 160 km south-southwest of Mumbai and is very likely to reach the Gujarat coast this evening with gusts of up to 200 km per hour, the weather department has said.Thousands have been...
10:06
Meteorological Centre, Ahmedabad, alert: A very severe cyclonic storm is likely to move north-northwestward and reach Gujarat coast in evening hours and cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva during the night as the storm with maximum sustained wind speed of 155-165 kmph gusting to 185...
09:36
India has recorded 2,81,386 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours along with 4,106 deaths. Top five states which have registered the maximum cases are Maharashtra with 34,389 cases, followed by Tamil Nadu with 33,181 cases, Karnataka with 31,531 cases, Kerala with 29,704 cases and Andhra...
09:22
Bengal minister Firhad Hakim picked up by CBI in Narada sting case.
08:20
An anti-coronavirus drug developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation will be launched today, with Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh distributing around 10,000 doses to some hospitals in the national capital.The drug, called 2-deoxy-D-glucose or 2-DG, was developed by a DRDO lab...
07:54
The IMD has issued an orange alert for Mumbai warning of very heavy rains at isolated places with strong winds on Monday as the very severe cyclonic storm Tauktae is likely to pass close from the Mumbai coast towards Gujarat.Three teams of the National Disaster Response Force stationed in the...
07:11
The Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority on Sunday informed that nine crew members of tugboat 'Coromandel Supporter' remained stranded at sea near Udupi district, owing to cyclone Tauktae-induced strong winds in the Arabian Sea. Efforts are on to rescue them and the INS Varaha has...
07:06
An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale struck Rajkot in Gujarat on Monday morning, as per the National Center for Seismology. The quake took place at 03:37:18 IST and at a depth of 10 kilometres south of Rajkot. No loss of lives and properties have been reported yet....
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