India’s active Covid cases lowest in 196 days
India logged 26,727 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,37,66,707, while the active cases declined to 2,75,224, the lowest in 196 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death...
CBI calls Maha DGP, CS in Deshmukh corruption case
Maharashtra DGP Sanjay Pande and Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte have been called by the CBI in connection with its corruption probe against former minister Anil Deshmukh, officials said on Thursday. Though the agency remained tight-lipped, officials said the senior officers have...
Maharashtra resident docs go on indefinite strike
The Maharashtra State Association of Resident Doctors has called an indefinite strike across the state starting Friday, listing out their various demands. The association said that their primary demand is academic fees should be waived off. "Our primary demand is academic fees...
Sidhu to meet Punjab CM at 3 pm
Navjot Singh Sidhu will be meeting Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi at 3 pm today. Sidhu tweeted, "Chief Minister has invited me for talks ' will reciprocate by reaching Punjab Bhawan, Chandigarh at 3:00 PM today, he is welcome for any...
Mumbai schools to reopen for classes 8 to12 from Monday
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday issued an order for re-opening of all schools in Mumbai for classes 8 to12 from October 4 with all COVID-19 protocols. BMC Commissioner Iqbal Chahal said that for now, the Civic body is reopening the...
Jail, not house arrest, for Sachin Waze
The NIA court has rejected dismissed Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze's appeal to be kept under house arrest. Waze will be shifted to Taloja Jail Hospital. Waze had appealed for house arrest for 3 months for recovery post his heart...
Man given anti-rabies shot instead of Covid vax;
doc, nurse suspended A man was administered an anti-rabies medicine instead of COVID-19 vaccine at a medical centre in Maharashtra's Thane district, following which a doctor and a nurse of the facility were suspended, a civic official said. ...
Active Covid cases in country lowest in 194 days
India reports 18,870 new Covid-19 cases, 28,178 recoveries, and 378 deaths in the last 24 hours as per the Union Health Ministry. The daily rise in coronavirus infections remained below 20,000 for the second consecutive day with 18,870 fresh cases recorded...
60 students test Covid +ve at boarding school
Sixty students in a boarding school in Bengaluru have tested positive for Covid-19. J Manjunath, Bengaluru Urban Deputy Commissioner said the incident occurred at the Sri Chaitanya educational institution. "On Sunday evening, one student complained of vomitting and diarrhoea. We immediately...
Kanhaiya Kumar, Mevani join Cong, meet Rahul
Former student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and Gujarat Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani today joined the Congress. They were inducted at a function at the All India Congress Committee headquarters in New Delhi in the presence of party leader Rahul Gandhi. Kanhaiya Kumar...
Ex-CJI Sharad Bobde’s mother passes away
Nagpur: Former Chief Justice of India Sharad Bobde's mother Mukta Bobde died of old age in Maharashtra's Nagpur city on Tuesday, an aide of the ex-CJI said. She was 96. Mukta Bobde died at her residence at 3.30 am. The...
Gadkari inspects construction of Z-Morh Tunnel in J&K
Sonmarg, J&K: The Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Kanchan Gadkari and Minister of State V K Singh on Tuesday inspected construction of Z-Morh Tunnel on Srinagar-Leh National Highway. The “All Weather Connectivity” tunnel will connect Sonmarg. The construction of the six...
Navjot Sidhu resigns as Punjab Congress chief
Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns as Punjab Congress chief but remains in the Congress party. In a letter to AICC chief Sonia Gandhi, Sidhu wrote, "The collapse of a man's character stems from the compromise corner." (A bit of Sidhu-ism there) He added...
Modi launches 35 crop varieties with boosters
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched 35 crop varieties with special traits -- developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) -- to address the twin challenges of climate change and malnutrition. The new crop varieties were dedicated...
WHO asks Bharat Biotech for data, vax nod delayed
The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked for more data from Bharat Biotech for its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin. The Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) for the vaccine will be delayed by a few more days, WHO says. The WHO has raised...
Top medical body favours phased school reopening
Schools need to be reopened in a phased manner, starting with primary sections with proper implementation of multi-layered COVID-19 mitigation measures, according to experts at the Indian Council of Medical Research. In an opinion piece published in The Indian Journal of...
Cyclone Gulab: Waterlogging at Vizag airport
Visakhapatnam International Airport on Monday witnessed severe waterlogging following heavy rainfall due to cyclone 'Gulab' in coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh. Airport Director K Srinivasa Rao stated that the waterlogging took place in some other areas after water was released from...
Modi to chair Council of Ministers meeting today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to chair a meeting of Council of Ministers today, news agency ANI reported. The meeting comes after Modi's 3-day United States visit where he met US President Joe Biden for the first time since the...
Taliban ban barbers from trimming beards
The Taliban have banned hairdressers in Afghanistan's Helmand province from shaving or trimming beards, a media report said. "The Taliban have banned stylish hairstyles and shaving beards in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan," The Frontier Post reported citing the Taliban's letter....
Pandemic caused biggest fall in life expectancy
The COVID-19 pandemic led to biggest decrease in life expectancy since the World War II, and wiped out years of progress on mortality, according to a study published on Monday by the University of Oxford. The research team assembled an...
Bharat bandh: Farmers block highways in Punjab, Haryana
Farmers have blocked many national highways in Punjab and Haryana as part of the Bharat Bandh call given by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha to demand repealing of three farm laws. "It was on September 27, 2020 that President Shri Ram...
