Governor Koshyari releases COVID Warriors’ Diaries’

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari released the book 'COVID Warriors Diaries' authored by Mihir Kisan Bhoir at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai. Former Dean of Lokmanya Tilak Hospital Sion Dr Suleman Merchant, founder of Sai Leela Foundation Rashmi Upadhyaya, doctors Charuta Mandke, Dhiraj...

Governor Koshyari condoles demise of senior journalist Dinkar Raikar

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has expressed condolences on the demise of senior journalist and former editor Dinkar Raikar. In a condolence message, the Governor wrote:

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, January 20th, 2022

Anil Deshmukh’s judicial custody extended

A special court in Mumbai extended the judicial custody of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh by another 14 days in a money laundering case on Thursday. On Tuesday, the court had rejected the bail plea of Deshmukh. He was arrested by...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, January 20th, 2022

Amul’s tribute to tigress Collarwali

"Collarwali", the famous tigress of Madhya Pradesh's Pench Tiger Reserve, who had earned the tag of "supermom" for giving birth to 29 cubs, died on January...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, January 20th, 2022

Shrikant Shivade, lawyer to Salman, Peter Mukerjea dies

Advocate Shrikant Shivade breathed his last on Wednesday in Pune. He was 67. His death is being mourned not just by his family, some clients, but also by fellow lawyers, his juniors and also senior members of the bar in Mumbai,...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, January 20th, 2022

India reports 3,17,532 Covid cases in a day

Covid cases continue rising. India reports 3,17,532 new Covid cases, 491 deaths, and 2,23,990 recoveries in the last 24 hours. Active case: 19,24,051 Daily positivity rate: 16.41% 9,287 total Omicron cases detected so far; an increase of...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, January 20th, 2022

5G rollout: Air India resumes B777 operations to US

Amid 5G rollout by the US, Air India has resumed B777 operations to the country on Thursday after approval from the US authority, said Airline officials. Due to the 5G rollout, Air India had earlier cancelled more than eight...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, January 20th, 2022

Bihar man climbs tree to avoid Covid vaccination

Vaccine hesitancy: In Ballia, Bihar: A man climbed a tree as he didn't want to take the vaccine, but agreed to take the jab after he was convinced by healthcare workers. In UP: A boatman refuses to take the vaccine....

By Nagpur Today On Wednesday, January 19th, 2022

Governor Koshyari, Minister Chhagan Bhujbal attend Platinum Jubilee of Mumbai Hindi Sabha

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari inaugurated the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of Mumbai Hindi Sabha at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai on Wednesday (19 Jan). The Sabha was started with inspiration from Mahatma Gandhi in the year 1944. Speaking on the occasion, the Governor...

By Nagpur Today On Wednesday, January 19th, 2022

Maharashtra School Reopening: Decision likely in Cabinet meeting on Thursday

Maharashtra School Reopening and closing issue has had people divided since the state started reporting a surge in COVID-19 and Omicron cases. As of now, schools have been closed in the state till January 31, 2022. However, some reports now...

By Nagpur Today On Wednesday, January 19th, 2022

Akhilesh Yadav to contest UP polls

Samajwadi Party chief, Akhilesh Yadav, will contest the Uttar Pradesh polls. Details awaited. Earlier this month, Akhilesh had said he will fight the upcoming assembly election from wherever the party decides to field him. Akhilesh listed the constituencies from which his father...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, January 18th, 2022

FM holds presser on Devas-Antrix deal

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the Devas-Antrix issue: Highlights of her presser ahead of the assembly polls: -- I would like to talk on Supreme Court judgment on Devas-Antrix issue. SC has given a comprehensive order. UPA got cancelled this deal in...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, January 18th, 2022

Centre asks states to immediately up Covid tests

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday wrote to all States and Union Territories and asked them "to immediately increase testing in a strategic manner keeping in view the trend of case positivity in specific areas". In...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, January 18th, 2022

Legendary cartoonist Narayan Debnath dies at 97

Cartoonist Narayan Debnath, the creator of Bengali comic characters 'Bantul The Great', 'Handa Bhonda' and 'Nonte Phonte', died in Kolkata on Tuesday morning after a prolonged illness, said the hospital where he was undergoing treatment. He was 97 and...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, January 18th, 2022

Active Covid cases in India highest in 230 days

With 2,38,018 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,76,18,271, which includes 8,891 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. The active...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, January 18th, 2022

Chandrababu Naidu tests COVID-19 +ve

Former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition in Andhra Pradesh, N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms and have quarantined himself at home. "I have tested positive for COVID with mild symptoms. I have quarantined...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, January 17th, 2022

2 Indians killed in drone strike in UAE

Three people -- one Pakistani and two Indian nationals -- were killed, and six others were wounded with injuries ranging from light to medium, as a suspected drone attack blew up petrol tanks near a major oil storage facility in...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, January 17th, 2022

Kathak maestro Pandit Birju Maharaj passes away at 83

A recipient of the country’s second-highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan, he was born Brij Mohan Nath Mishra on February 4, 1937, in a well-known family of Kathak dancers. The news comes just days after his nephew and disciple Pt Munna...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, January 17th, 2022

Covid vaccination for 12-14 age-group likely to start from March

New Delhi: Chairman of India's COVID-19 Working Group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), Dr NK Arora has said that the Covid-19 vaccination programme for the 12-14 age group is expected to begin by February-end. Dr Arora told...

By Nagpur Today On Saturday, January 15th, 2022

India logs 2,68,833 new Covid cases, 402 deaths

India registered 2,68,833 new COVID infections in a day taking the tally to 3,68,50,962, which includes 6,041 Omicron variant cases, according to the Union health ministry data on Saturday. With 402 more deaths, the number of people who have succumbed...