Sitharaman chairs pre-budget meeting with state FMs
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is chairing a pre-budget consultation meeting with finance ministers of states and union territories. The meeting is taking place at Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital. Several chief ministers who hold finance portfolios are also...
Delhi’s Omicron tally 263, highest in India
India saw the highest single day rise of 180 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, taking the total tally of such infections in the country to 961, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The...
493 new Covid cases in Thane; over 100% jump in one day!
Maharashtra's Thane district has reported an over 100 per cent rise in new COVID-19 cases in one day. The district recorded 493 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday as compared to 241 on Tuesday, taking the overall infection tally here to...
‘Hate-fest’ seer Kalicharan Maharaj arrested
Chhattisgarh Police on Thursday arrested Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj from neighbouring Madhya Pradesh in connection with his alleged derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi, an official said. Acting on a specific input, the Raipur police apprehended the seer from a...
Section 144 in Mumbai, New Year parties banned
In view of the rising COVID-19 cases, the Mumbai Police on Thursday has imposed Section 144 in the city starting from today till January 7. As per the new COVID-19 restrictions, prohibition has been placed on New Year's celebrations, parties in...
2 Pak terrorists among 6 Jaish men killed in J-K
Six terrorists affiliated with proscribed terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) have been killed in two separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag and Kulgam districts, said police on Thursday. According to the Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, four among the killed terrorists...
Modi’s UAE visit postponed amid Omicron scare
The visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to UAE, expected to take place in the first week of January, has been postponed amid a spike in Omicron cases, sources said. The sources said Modi was scheduled to visit UAE from January...
Passenger from Dubai vaccinated 4 times tests +ve
A woman tested positive for coronavirus at the Indore airport following which she was prevented from boarding the Air India's Dubai-bound flight on Wednesday, an official said. The 44-year-old Dubai resident has already taken four doses of two different vaccines against...
Modi to hold Council of Ministers meet today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Council of Ministers scheduled to be held in the national capital on...
India’s Omicron count rises to 781
Total 781 cases of Omicron variant have been reported in India so far. Delhi is now leading the list with 238 cases, followed by Maharashtra 167, Gujarat 73 and Kerala 65. Other states that have cases in double digits are Telangana 62,...
Omicron updates: These 8 states impose ban on New Year celebration. Check list
List of states and union territories that have imposed a ban on New Year gatherings The spike in Omicron cases has prompted several state governments to impose Covid-related restrictions during New Year celebrations to contain the highly infectious variant. So far...
Malegaon case: RSS demands Manmohan’s apology
After a witness in the 2008 Malegoan blast case deposed that he had been threatened to take the names of Bharatiya Janata Party and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leaders, senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar on Tuesday alleged that a dirty political...
Covovax, Corbevax Covid vaccines cleared for India
The Centre today cleared two more vaccines and one anti-viral drug to boost the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya announced that the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare...
India’s Omicron count increases to 653
India's Omicron case tally jumped to 653 on Tuesday, while 186 of these patients have been recovered or discharged. Maharashtra has reported the highest number of 167 cases so far, followed by Delhi (165) and Kerala (57). Other states that have reported...
Sourav Ganguly tests Covid positive, admitted to hospital
Sourav Ganguly, president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and former India captain, has been admitted to a hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, say BCCI...
Maharashtra minister tests Covid positive
Maharashtra School Education Minister Varsha Eknath Gaikwad tests positive for COVID19 with mild...
CoWIN adds ID card registration for 15-18 Covid vax
Dr RS Sharma, CoWIN platform Chief on the registration process on the CoWIN app. Children in the age group of 15-18 years will be able to register on the CoWIN app from January 1. "We've added an additional (10th) ID...
AAP leads in Chandigarh civic polls
Chandigarh Municipal Corp poll results : Aam Aadmi Party wins in 4 wards, leading on 3, BJP wins in 2 wards, leads in 3 wards, Congress wins and leads in 2 wards each, Shiromani Akali Dal leads in one ward,...
156 Omicron cases in a day, India tally 578
India saw the highest single day rise of Omicron infections with 156 fresh cases, taking the total tally of such cases to 578, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The ministry said 151 out of...
13 students in Pune university test positive
The risk of opening educational institutions and office amid the Omicron surge. Thirteen students have tested positive for Covid at the MIT World Peace University, Pune. "These students are asymptomatic and are under isolation. The university is vigilant, follows all...
Owaisi will wear ‘janeu’ if Yogi comes back to power: UP minister
If the Yogi Adityanath government returns to power in Uttar Pradesh for a second term, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi will start wearing Hindus' sacred thread 'janeu', worn across the shoulder, and chanting Lord Ram's name, a UP...
