Hindu Sena men arrested for vandalising Owaisi home
The Delhi Police on Tuesday detained five members of Hindu Sena for allegedly vandalising the official residence of AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi here at Ashoka Road. The incident took place on Tuesday evening. Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi)...
SII to supply 20-cr doses of Covishield to govt
The Serum Institute of India has informed the Centre that it will be able to supply around 22 crore doses of Covishield in October as the Union government has announced resuming export of surplus Covid vaccines in the coming fourth...
Vegan foods get a logo
Vegan foods products will soon have a logo launched by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on its packaging. It is a part of FSSAI's draft rules for vegan food products. For the first time ever, FSSAI has...
Governor Koshyari releases NAAC Maharashtra report in Bangalore
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari released the Maharashtra Report of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council at the NAAC office in Bangalore on Tuesday (21st Sept). The ‘State Level Analysis of Accredited Higher Educational Institutions of Maharashtra’ report prepared by...
Defamation case: HC junks RSS functionary’s plea against Rahul Gandhi
The Bombay high court on Monday dismissed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh functionary Rajesh Kunte's plea seeking that the transcript of Rahul Gandhi's speech made in 2014, in which he allegedly blamed the RSS for Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, be admitted as evidence...
ABP Majha held its annual “Majha Vighnaharta Awards” felicitating real life heroes
Mumbai: Continuing its tradition to acknowledge the selfless work of real life heroes during the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi, ABP Majha held the ‘MajhaVighnaharta Awards’ again in 2021. These awards were first conceptualised in 2019 to honour the brave and...
EPFO adds 14.65 lakh members in July
Retirement fund body EPFO recorded net new enrolments of 14.65 lakh in July, giving a perspective of formal sector employment in the country. The provisional payroll data of EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organisation) released on Monday showed a growing trend, with...
Top seer Mahant Narendra Giri found dead at Allahabad Muth
Mahant Narendra Giri, the president of Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad, was found dead on Monday at Baghambari Muth in Allahbad, police said. The Parishad is the largest organisation of sadhus in India. According to Inspector General of Police K P Singh, Mahant...
Porn case: Kundra, aide get bail after 2 months
A magistrate court here on Monday granted bail to businessman Raj Kundra, an accused in a pornographic films case in which he was arrested two months ago. Kundra's associate Ryan Thorpe, who was arrested along with him in July, was...
I’m baffled: Cong leader on polls under Sidhu
The Congress party continues to stumble in Punjab. Congress leader Sunil Jakhar takes umbrage at Punjab Congress in-charge Harish Rawat's statement that the state elections will be fought under PCC chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. Sunil Jakhar said, "On the swearing-in day...
4,45,133 people have died of Covid in India so far
The Covid count is here: India reports 30,256 fresh cases of Covid-19, 43,938 recoveries, and 295 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total cases: 33,478,419 Total Active cases: 3,18,181 Total Recoveries: 3,27,15,105 Total Death toll: 4,45,133 Total vaccination : 80,85,68,144 (37,78,296...
India records 30,809 new cases; tally hits 33,477,819
India recorded a spike of 30,809 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours. The country also witnessed 296 deaths, taking the death toll to 445,165. So far, India has recorded 33,477,819 corona cases in total. Delhi reported 28 Covid-19...
BJP leader Kirit Somaiya detained in Karad
Maharashtra, Sep 13 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kirit Somaiya addresses a press conference at the BJP office, in Mumbai on Monday. (ANI Photo) Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kirit Somaiya was detained at Karad Railway Station in Satara district of...
India may soon reopen to tourists with free visas
Amid a decline in Covid cases in the country, India may soon reopen its doors for foreign tourists for the first time in one-and-a-half years, officials said. First five lakh foreign tourists will be issued visas free of cost, in an...
ATS arrests Mumbra man linked to Delhi terror bust
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad has arrested one more person in connection with the Pakistan-supported terror module busted by Delhi Police recently, an ATS official said on Sunday. The man, whose identity was not revealed by the ATS, was nabbed from Mumbra...
Charanjit Singh Channi to be next CM of Punjab
The Congress announced on Sunday that Charanjit Singh Channi has been elected as the leader of the Punjab Congress Legislative Party (CLP), paving the way for his appointment as the chief minister. The development comes a day after Congress veteran...
4 SpaceX tourists returns to Earth after 3 days
Four SpaceX tourists returned to Earth from a three-day extra-terrestrial excursion on Saturday evening, marking the end of the first-ever flight to Earth's orbit flown entirely by tourists or otherwise non-astronauts. SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean...
Appoint Rahul as prez: Resolution passed by IYC
The Congress social media department on Saturday passed a resolution to make Rahul Gandhi party president at the earliest, saying his leadership will bring new energy into the party cadre. The resolution was passed unanimously at the social media...
Sonu Sood evaded Rs 20 cr tax: I-T Dept
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Saturday alleged that actor Sonu Sood and his associates evaded tax of Rs 20 crore and claimed that after the Income Tax Department raided him and a linked Lucknow-based infrastructure group it...
Covid boosters not needed right now: Experts
Will a booster shot provide the turbocharge for Covid immunity that India is looking for? Maybe in an ideal situation where most people are fully vaccinated but not when less than a quarter of the adult population has received both...
Sanjay Raut rules out alliance with BJP after CM’s ‘future friend’ remark
Mumbai: Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday ruled out any possibility of an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said that Shiv Sena does not stab anyone in the back as the party works on its commitments. "Maharashtra...
