Centre denies under-reporting of Covid deaths
The central government on Friday refuted media reports alleging a 'significant undercount' of COVID-19 deaths in the first two waves in India, saying that these are baseless, misleading and ill-informed. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in a statement refuted some...
Modi to interact with startups at 10.30 am today
As a part of azadi ka amrit mahotsav, a week-long event, "celebrating innovation ecosystem," Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with more than 150 startups on Saturday at 10:30 am via video conferencing. According to Prime Minister's Office, the event...
Mallikarjun Kharge tests positive for COVID-19
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge tests positive for COVID-19. "He is asymptomatic & is under home isolation. He is fully vaccinated but was not yet eligible for his precaution dose," his office says in a...
Nature conspires: Hailstorm affect standing crops in Nagpur
Untimely rain and hailstorm on Tuesday damaged the standing vegetables and cotton crops. The district has been lashed by hailstorm for two days and an alert has also been issued for today. According to officials, who came for inspection, as...
Active Covid cases in India highest in 216 days
India logged 2,47,417 new coronavirus infections, the highest in 236 days, taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 3,63,17,927 which includes 5,488 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The country...
370 Maha cops test Covid positive in 24 hours
At least 370 police personnel tested positive for coronavirus infection in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, an official said on Wednesday evening. Those infected included 60 officers and 310 constables, he said. At present, a total of 504...
Modi to meet CMs on Covid situation today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers over the COVID-19 situation today amid the surge in coronavirus cases due to its Omicron variant. Fresh curbs have been imposed in various parts of the country to check the spread of...
Omicron reducing in Mum, deaths in unvaxxed: Mayor
Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Wednesday said the numbers of COVID-19 cases and its fast spreading variant Omircon were slowing coming down in the city, and appealed to citizens to get vaccinated against the viral infection. In a recorded video...
Lata Mangeshkar continues to be under observation
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar is still under observation in the ICU, three days after she tested positive for Covid-19 and was subsequently admitted to a city hospital, the doctor treating her said on Wednesday. Mangeshkar, 92, tested positive for coronavirus with...
Tata Group to replace Vivo as IPL title sponsor
One of India's largest business conglomerates, the Tata Group, is all set to replace Chinese mobile manufacturer Vivo as the Indian Premier League's title sponsor from this year, the event's governing council decided in a meeting on Tuesday. "Yes, Tata...
Sankranti dip in Ganga banned in Haridwar
Amid the continuous rise in Covid-19 cases, the Haridwar administration has banned devotees from taking a holy dip in the Ganga river on 'Makar Sankranti' i.e., January 14. "There will be a complete ban on Makar Sakranti celebration/holy dip on January...
66 inmates, 48 staffers of 3 Delhi jails test +ve
Sixty-six inmates and 48 staffers of three jails in Delhi have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Tuesday. "None of those infected is serious. We are taking all precautions related to Covid-19," Director General (Delhi Prisons) Sandeep Goel...
India reports 1,68,063 new Covid cases in 24 hrs
India reports 1,68,063 fresh COVID-19 cases, 69,959 recoveries and 277 deaths in the last 24 hours. Active case tally reaches 8,21,446. Daily positivity rate is at 10.64 per cent. Omicron case tally rises to 4,461. ...
Mumbai court rejects pre-arrest bail of Anil Deshmukh’s lawyer
Mumbai : The Dindoshi session court in Mumbai has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of advocate Inderpal Singh, who represented former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in various cases. Along with Singh, three other businessmen had approached the court for...
Unknown Covid variant found in Patna
-- 32 samples were tested for coronavirus variant in the genomic sequencing lab, out of which 27 samples have tested positive for Omicron, four for Delta, and one for an unknown variant of the virus: Director, Indira Gandhi Institute of...
46 Covid deaths in Delhi in 5 days, only 11 vaxxed
Of the 46 Covid-19 patients who died in Delhi between January 5 and January 9, 34 had comorbidities such as cancer and heart and liver diseases, according to government data. Only 11 of the 46 were vaccinated against the...
SC sets up committee to probe PM’s security lapse
Supreme Court agrees to set up an independent committee, to be headed by a former Supreme Court judge to probe Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security breach in Ferozepur, Punjab last week. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre,...
9 children among 19 dead in fire at New York bldg
At least 19 people including nine children were killed after a major fire broke out in a residential apartment building in the Bronx in New York City on Sunday. "This is a horrific, horrific, painful moment for the city of New...
Governor Koshyari presents Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Awards and Buddha Peace Awards
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari presented the 12th Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Awards and International Buddha Peace Awards for notable contributions in various walks of life at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai on Sunday (9th Jan). Managing Director of Kedia Securities Dr. Vijay...
Five States To Vote In 7 Phases From February 10
Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra on Saturday announced polls dates and said the polling for 5 states will be over by March 5. Dates for Assembly elections in five states - Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Manipur, Punjab, and Uttarakhand - were announced...
India reports 3,007 Omicron cases
According to the Health Ministry, India has so far reported 3,007 cases of Omicron of which 1,199 have been recovered. Maharashtra accounts for the highest number of Omicron cases (876), followed by Delhi (465) and Karnataka (333). The Ministry informed that India's...
