First cases of B.A. sub-lineage of Omicron found in Maharashtra
For the first time in Maharashtra, four patients of B.A.4 sub-lineage and three cases of B.A.5 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant of coronavirus have been found, the state health department said on Saturday. These were mild sub-lineages and there was no...
India records 2,685 fresh Covid cases, 33 deaths
India on Saturday recorded 2,685 fresh COVID-19 cases that took its infection tally to 4,31,50,215, while the number of active cases increased to 16,308, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 5,24,572 with 33 fatalities,...
Active COVID-19 cases in India rise to 15,814
India logged 2,710 new coronavirus infections in a day taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 4,31,47,530, while the active cases rose to 15,814, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed...
Maha BJP chief tells Supriya Sule to go and cook
Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil has stirred a controversy with his comments asking NCP MP Supriya Sule to "go home and cook" instead of being in politics, drawing a sharp reaction from her party. Patil made the remarks on Wednesday...
ED raids multiple locations in probe linked to Maha minister, others
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday raided multiple locations in Maharashtra as part of a money laundering probe against state transport minister Anil Parab and others linked to alleged irregularities in a land deal in coastal Dapoli area of Ratnagiri...
Sensex rallies in early trade
Benchmark indices on Thursday made a firm start as the Sensex rallied 353 points in early trade on buying in HDFC twins and ICICI Bank amid positive trends in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 353.1 points to...
Newborn, found alive after being buried, dies at Srinagar hospital
A baby girl, who was declared dead soon after being born at a Ramban hospital but found alive an hour after her burial, died at a medical facility in Srinagar on Wednesday, officials said. Medical Superintendent of the government-run G B...
Kapil Sibal says he quit Cong, SP support for RS
Former Congress leader Kapil Sibal has filed nomination for Rajya Sabha elections, with the support of SP, in presence of party chief Akhilesh Yadav and party MP Ram Gopal Yadav. He says, "I've filed nomination as Independent candidate. I have always...
18 children, 3 adults shot dead at Texas school
People react outside the Ssgt Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students had been transported from Robb Elementary School after a shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello TPX IMAGES OF...
Temple beneath Mangaluru mosque? Sec 144 imposed
Section 144 has been imposed within 500-meter area of Malali Juma Masjid, Mangaluru on Tuesday. According to Mangaluru authorities, Section 144 will be in place from 8 pm of May 24 to 8 am of May 26. A Hindu temple-like architectural design...
India logs 2,124 Covid cases, 17 deaths in a day
India saw a single day rise of 2,124 new coronavirus infections, taking the infection tally to 4,31,42,192, while the active cases rose to 14,971, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday. The Covid-19 death toll has climbed...
Punjab CM sacks health minister for graft charges
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann sacks state's Health Minister Vijay Singla following complaints of corruption against him. He was demanding a 1% commission from officials for contracts. Concrete evidence found against Singla: Punjab CMO. Police have been directed to register a case...
24 hrs on fire at Maharashtra paper mill rages on
Twenty-four hours on, the fire that broke out at a paper mill in Maharashtra is still not under control. A massive fire broke out in a wood depot of a paper mill in the Ballarpur area on Sunday. Police...
No possibility of 4th Covid wave: Maha govt
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday said there is no possibility of a fourth wave of Covid-19 looking at the current situation. Tope said nearly 200 to 250 cases were being reported in the state everyday and there was not...
Sidhu wants gluten-free diet in jail
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, lodged in Patiala central prison to serve a one-year jail term in a 1988 road rage death case, was taken to Rajindra Hospital in Patiala under heavy security on Monday morning for medical examination, official...
Active Covid-19 cases dip to 14,832
India added 2,022 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 4,31,38,393, while the active cases dipped to 14,832, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,459 with...
Thunderstorms lead to traffic snarls in Delhi
Delhiites woke up to thunderstorm and rains on Monday morning that brought a much-needed respite from the sweltering heat as the city recorded a minimum temperature of 18 degrees Celsius. Trees got uprooted in some parts of the national capital and...
6 killed, 3 injured in accident in UP
Six members of a marriage party were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between an SUV and a tractor-trolley on the Tulsipur-Barhni National Highway in Balrampur, police said on Saturday. The accident took place near...
Sidhu leaves home to surrender before court
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, sentenced in a 1988 road rage case by the apex court, proceeds to surrender before a court in Patiala. This morning, Sidhu had approached the Supreme Court seeking a few weeks' time to surrender and...
Air India’s plane’s engine shuts down mid-air
An A320neo plane of Tata Group-run Air India returned to the Mumbai airport just 27 minutes after take off as one of its engines shut down mid-air due to a technical issue, sources said on Friday. Air India spokesperson said...
SpiceJet flights held up due to non-payment to AAI
Some SpiceJet flights were held up at the Delhi airport for some time on Friday as there was a delay in daily payment to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) by the airline, sources said. The airline's spokesperson said the...
