2 terrorists killed in encounter in J-K’s Kulgam
Two unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Redwani area of Kulgam district late on Wednesday...
Maha to curtail Guv’s role in VC selection, to amend law
The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to amend the Public Universities Act in order to empower the state government in recommending to the governor the names for the post of vice chancellors, a move being seen as an...
Omicron: Section 144 clamped in Mumbai till Dec 31
Amid the Omicron scare, the Mumbai police said prohibitory orders under Criminal Procedure Code Section 144 will be imposed in the city from December 16 to December 31, a period covering Christmas and New Year eve, banning large gatherings as...
SC rejects Maharashtra plea for caste census 2011 data from Centre
File Photo : A census exercise underway The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea filed by the Maharashtra government seeking a direction to the Centre and other authorities to disclose to the state the Socio-Economic and Caste Census...
Scientists develop molecule that blocks Covid infection
Scientists have developed a new molecule that attaches to the surface of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and prevents it from entering human cells and spreading the COVID-19 infection. The researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark noted that the molecule is cheaper...
Kenyan, Somalian test Omicron+ve in Telangana
Two foreign nationals, who arrived here from abroad have tested positive for Omicron variant, a health official said on Wednesday. The first person is a 24-year-old woman, a Kenyan national, who landed at the international airport here on December...
Chopper crash: Group Captain Varun Singh dies
Helicopter crash: Group Captain Varun Singh dies of injuries. Group Captain Varun Singh who was severely injured in the IAF helicopter crash that killed 13 people had remained critical. Medical experts from a Bengaluru-based private hospital and a state-run hospital...
India’s cumulative Covid vaccination coverage exceeds 134.61 cr
With the administration of 68,89,025 COVID-19 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, the cumulative vaccination coverage of India has exceeded 134.61 crore, the Union Health Ministry informed on Wednesday. The ministry's press release said, "India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has...
Gangster Suresh Pujari deported to India from Philippines
Gangster Suresh Pujari, wanted in several extortion cases in Mumbai region and Karnataka, has been deported to India, a senior police official said on Wednesday. Pujari, also wanted in extortion cases in Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan, Ulhasnagar and Dombivli near...
Terrorist killed in encounter in J-K’s Pulwama
An unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Rajpora area of Pulwama district late on Tuesday...
Union Cabinet likely to discuss Cryptocurrency Bill today
The Union Cabinet is likely to discuss "The Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021" at today's meeting. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 1 pm, sources said. The Union Finance Ministry on Tuesday had informed the...
Amid Omicron scare, India logs 6984 new Covid cases
India logged 6,984 coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,47,10,628 while the active cases declined to 87,562, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 4,76,135 with 247...
Maharashtra MLC polls: BJP wins 4 of 6 seats; wrests Akola-Buldhana-Washim seat from Shiv Sena
In a jolt to the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance in Maharashtra, the BJP won four of the six seats in the state Legislative Council, including Nagpur, and wrested the Akola-Buldhana-Washim seat from the Shiv Sena. Reacting to BJP's...
Spain reports 49,802 new Covid cases, 103 deaths in 3 days
Spain reported 49,802 new cases of COVID-19 and 103 deaths for the 72-hour period until Monday, the country's health ministry said. The total number of confirmed cases in Spain has risen to 53,39,992, while 88,484 people have now lost...
Toll in J-K terror attack now 3, fresh encounter on
The death toll in the terrorist attack on a police bus in Jammu and Kashmir rose to three on Tuesday after an injured constable succumbed to injuries, officials said. Another encounter is underway between security forces and terrorists in...
Modi offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath temple
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-visit to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, will inaugurate phase 1 of the newly-constructed Kashi Vishwanath Dham constructed at a cost of around 339 crores. He is offering prayers at...
Modi takes a dip in the Ganga at Varanasi
The PM takes a dip in the Ganga at Varanasi. The PMO says it was the vision of the prime minister to facilitate the pilgrims and devotees of 'Baba Vishwanath', who had to encounter congested streets and surroundings with poor...
PM to take a ‘cruise baithak’ in evening
The PM will also take part in a 'cruise baithak' in Varanasi later and watch fireworks and festivities to be hosted at the ghats of the ancient city. Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath welcomed him...
‘Omicron variant could replace Delta strain globally’
The Omicron strain of the coronavirus could eventually replace the Delta variant, as it is already happening in South Africa, Alexander Gintsburg, the director of Russia's Gamaleya Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, told Sputnik. "Reports are coming in that...
India sees 7,350 new COVID-19 cases, 202 deaths
India's coronavirus tally rose to 3,46,97,860 with 7,350 people testing positive for the infection in a day, while the number of active cases declined to 91,456, the lowest in 561 days, the Union Health Ministry data showed on Monday. ...
FIR against Sanjay Raut over ‘abusive’ language
Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut has been booked in Delhi after a Bharatiya Janata Party leader alleged that he used 'abusive language' against BJP members in a TV interview and threatened them, officials said on Sunday. They said...
