India reports 3,688 new Covid cases, 50 deaths
India saw a single day rise of 3,688 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,30,75,864, while the active cases increased to 18,684, the government said on Saturday. According to the Union Health Ministry data updated...
Delhi logs 1,607 new Covid cases, 2 deaths
Delhi has recorded 1,607 fresh COVID-19 cases with two people succumbing to the virus in the last 24 hours, while the positivity rate stood at 5.28 per cent, the city health department said on Saturday. These figures refer to the...
Kamal Nath quits as CLP chief in MP
Kamal Nath quits as Congress Legislature Party leader in Madhya Pradesh, Sonia Gandhi accepts resignation. Congress' Dr Govind Singh will be the Leader of the CLP in Madhya...
Amid Covid spike, Is Maharashtra bringing back mask rule ?
Amid a rise in coronavirus cases in parts of the country, wearing of masks at crowded places in Maharashtra could be made mandatory again, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Wednesday, a statement which comes over three weeks after...
Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to 5 years in jail
A Myanmar junta court convicts Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption. A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Wednesday found deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of corruption and sentenced her to five years in jail, according to a...
Covaxin cleared for 6-12 age group
DCGI grants emergency use authorisation to Corbevax for those aged 5-12, Covaxin for 6-12 age group. DCGI also grants emergency use authorisation to ZycovD (Zydus Cadila vaccine) for children above the age of 12 years. India began vaccinating children in the...
Gadkari advises Elon Musk to manufacture in India
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has a message for Tesla chief Elon Musk. Speaking at the 7th edition of the annual Raisina Dialogue, Gadkari said that Musk is welcomed in India, but he should just not sell electric vehicles here while...
Power outage in parts of Mumbai, suburbs
Many pockets in the financial capital and its adjoining suburbs witnessed a power outage on Tuesday morning. Reasons for the outage, which comes at a time when the state is reeling under power deficit, which has led discoms to...
121 CCTVs to be installed in riot-hit Khargone
The Khargone district administration in Madhya Pradesh has started the work of installing 121 CCTV cameras at different locations, including those where stone-pelting was reported during the Ram Navami celebration earlier this month, an official said on Tuesday. Local administration...
Delhi-NCR witnesses mega dust storm
After witnessing a series of heatwaves in the month, Delhi witnessed a massive dust storm on Monday night. The storm and dusty wind was observed in the entire national capital region and adjoining areas around 10 pm on Monday....
India creates Guinness record for waving 78k flags
India has entered the Guinness Book of World Records for waving the maximum number of national flags simultaneously, the ministry of culture said Monday. It said 78,220 tricolors were waved at the Veer Kunwar Singh Vijayotsav programme organised at Duler...
Modi gets first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar award
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday received the first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar award named after the legendary singer, and dedicated it to all Indians. Lata Didi was like my elder sister, Modi said, accepting the award, instituted in the memory of...
Hanuman Chalisa row: Ranas sent to 14-day remand
Amravati MP Naveneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana have been sent to 14 days of judicial custody by Bandra Magistrate's Court. Their bail application has been kept for hearing on April 29. Mumbai Police has been asked to file...
India records 2,527 fresh COVID-19 infections
With 2,527 coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of cases rose to 4,30,54,952, while active cases have increased to 15,079, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll has climbed...
Active Covid cases in India rise to 14,241
With 2,451 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,30,52,425, while the active cases increased to 14,241, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed...
2 terrorists, soldier killed in Jammu encounter ahead of PM’s visit
Two terrorists and a security personnel were killed after terrorists targeted a Central Industrial Security Force bus leading to a gunfight near an Army camp on the outskirts of Jammu early Friday, officials said. Nine security personnel were also injured...
PM releases commemorative coin, stamp on 400th Parkash Purab celebrations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday released a commemorative coin and postage stamp on the occasion of the 400th Parkash Purab celebrations of Guru Tegh Bahadur at Red Fort in New Delhi....
Covid count in India rising, active cases 13,433
With 2,380 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,30,49,974, while the active cases increased to 13,433, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to...
Will hold all-party meet on loudspeakers: Maha HM
Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil on Wednesday said he will hold a meeting with the key leaders of all political parties and some organisations in the state before a final decision is taken over with the use of loudspeakers. He...
Indian Bar Association files contempt plea against Maha CM, Sanjay Raut
Indian Bar Association has filed a contempt petition cum public interest litigation (PIL) against Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut and others for levelling 'false, scandalous and contemptuous allegations' against judges of Bombay high court. The petitioner has also made Maharashtra Chief...
Senior IAS officer Naresh Kumar appointed Delhi chief secretary
Senior IAS officer Naresh Kumar has been appointed as the chief secretary of Delhi, a home ministry order issued on Tuesday said. Kumar, a 1987-batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer, has been transferred from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi. He was holding...
