Ex-Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh’s judicial custody to end today
The judicial custody of former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the ₹100-crore extortion case, is set to end on Monday, December 27. Anil Deshmukh’s custody was extended earlier this month,...
Polls amid Covid: EC to meet health officials
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will convene a meeting with senior officials of the Union health ministry including Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Monday to discuss about the current COVID-19 situation as five states are going into...
Covaxin Showed Good Response In Children During Trials, Says Covid Panel Chief
With Omicron cases on the rise, New York health officials have reported an increase in hospitalized children, as the White House promised Sunday to quickly resolve the United States' Covid-19 test shortage. The New York State Department of Health warned "of...
Delhi to re-impose night curfew from Monday amid spike in Covid cases
With the COVID-19 positivity rate touching 0.55 percent, the Delhi government has decided to re-impose night curfew from Monday, according to sources. Officials said the night curfew will kick in under the four-stage graded response action plan if the positivity rate...
3.9 magnitude tremor in Palghar, no casualty
A tremor of 3.9 magnitude was recorded in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Sunday morning, an official said. There was no report of any casualty or property damage so far, district disaster cell chief Vivekanand Kadam said. The tremor was felt at 5.35...
Covaxin gets nod for use in children above 12 years with riders
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted emergency use authorisation to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for children above 12 years with certain conditions, sources said on Saturday. The Subject Expert Committee on COVID-19 of the CDSCO on October 12 after...
PM announces vax for kids, booster for FLWs
Vaccination for children aged from 15-18 years will begin from January 3 next year, announces Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also said that healthcare workers will be given a 'precaution dose' of vaccine from January 10. The PM appealed to the nation...
Taking it One Step Ahead: ZEE5 Successfully Forays into Multilingual Content
The world of movies and web series is never-ending. Limiting this vast universe to mainstream English and Hindi movies is a grave crime. With an ever-expanding library of 2800+ blockbuster movies, 150+ web series, and content availability in 12 regional...
Maha will waive loans of 31.81 farmers: Dy CM
The Maharashtra government on Friday told the Legislative Assembly that it was committed to cover all the farmers in the state under its loan waiver scheme, saying its implementation took a backseat due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Replying to a...
Maha govt to impose fresh curbs in view of Covid
The Maharashtra government has decided to impose fresh restrictions in the state to avoid crowding in view of the rising cases of COVID-19, and it will issue guidelines regarding these curbs, an official said on Friday. The Chief Minister's Office (CMO)...
Maha churches asked to operate at 50% capacity
In view of concerns about the Omicron variant of coronavirus, churches should operate with 50 per cent seating capacity during Christmas festivities, said the latest guidelines issued by the Maharashtra government on Thursday. Only a minimum number of choristers should be...
Omicron alert in Maharashtra: New guidelines today in view of Christmas, holiday season
Amid growing concerns over Omicron, the highly infectious new variant of the coronavirus, the Maharashtra government will on Friday issue a set of fresh guidelines keeping in mind the upcoming Christmas and New Year's celebrations. The state has recently been reporting...
Covid fight not over, be satark, saavdhan: Modi at high-level review meeting
Amid rising concerns over the spread of Omicron variant of coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stressed on Covid-appropriate behaviour, saying the fight against the pandemic is not over and directed officials to send teams to states with...
2 dead, several injured in Ludhiana court blast
Update: Two people have died in a blast inside a court complex in Ludhiana in Punjab. Four people have also been reported to have suffered serious injuries in the explosion. The explosion took place in the third storey of the court...
236 Omicron cases in India, most in Maharashtra
India has recorded 236 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus across 16 states and UTs so far out of which 104 people have recovered or migrated, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Thursday. Maharashtra...
Modi to hold Covid-19 review meeting today
Amid the emergence and spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting to review the pandemic situation in the country on Thursday, said sources. According to the ministry, 213 cases of Omicron variant of...
Uttarakhand reports first case of Omicron
Uttarakhand on Wednesday reported its first case of Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus infection. A 23-year-old woman, who had returned recently from Scotland, tested positive for the Omicron variant, Uttarakhand's Director General Health Tripti Bahuguna said. The woman, a resident of...
No evidence of vax not working on Omicron: Govt
There is no evidence to suggest that existing vaccines do not work on Omicron variant of coronavirus, though some of the mutations reported on spike gene may decrease the efficacy of existing vaccines, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. "There...
‘Be ready’: Centre issues Omicron alert to states
Asserting that the Omicron variant is at least thrice more transmissible than Delta, the Centre on Tuesday asked states and union territories to 'activate' war rooms, keep analysing even small trends and surges and keep taking strict and prompt containment...
Duty of citizens to respect PM: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photograph from COVID-19 vaccination certificates and imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on the petitioner by terming the petition as "frivolous", being "politically...
Oppn MPs meet to decide floor strategy in Parl
Opposition leaders hold a meeting in Parliament to chalk out the Floor Strategy for the day. Opposition MPs will be conducting a march from the Gandhi statue in Parliament to Vijay Chowk at 12:30 pm on Tuesday to demand...
