IKEA’s 1st city store to open in Mumbai
IKEA, the Swedish home furnishing giant will be opening its first city store in India in Worli, Mumbai. The IKEA City Store will be located Kamala Mills, the shopping and pub hob of central Mumbai. The Worli store will be...
‘Mai hota toh kaan ke neeche lagata’: Union Minister Narayan Rane booked for objectionable remark against CM Uddhav Thackeray
MUMBAI: An FIR has been registered against Union Minister Narayan Rane for making highly objectionable remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. According to news agency ANI, the FIR against Narayan Rane has been registered at Chaturshringi...
Infy team gives FM road map for fixing IT portal
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday raised concerns over the continuing glitches in the nation's new electronic tax filing portal with the chief executive of Infosys Ltd, which had developed the website. Sitharaman met Salil Parekh, CEO of Infosys, at...
Say no to dahi handi, Uddhav tells organisers
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday told organisers of the upcoming Dahi Handi festival that the state should set an example by setting aside celebration of festivals for some time to banish the coronavirus completely. Speaking at a virtual meeting...
Rs 6 lakh cr National Monetisation Plan announced for infra assets
The government on Monday announced a Rs 6 lakh crore National Monetisation Plan for monetising infrastructure assets across sectors from rail to road to power. NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said projects have been identified to monetise assets over the...
Covid vaccines for adolescents ahead of 3rd wave
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Friday approved Zydus Cadila's DNA vaccine for emergency use in adults and children aged 12 years and above. It is considered a timely move amid warnings of an upcoming third wave in the...
Covid 3rd wave peak likely in October: Report
The National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), under the Ministry of Home Affairs, has warned of a third COVID-19 wave peak in October in its recent report to the Prime Minister's Office. The NIDM's report quoted the Reuters' opinion survey of...
2 passengers evacuated from Kabul test Covid +ve
Two persons out of the 146 passengers who landed in Delhi from Afghanistan on Monday were found positive for COVID-19. Speaking to sources, Rajendra Kumar, Sub Divisional Magistrate said, "Two people coming from Afghanistan have been found COVID positive. They have...
India logs 25,072 Covid cases in 24 hours
India reports 25,072 new Covd-19 cases, 44,157 recoveries and 389 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Health Ministry. Total cases: 3,24,49,306 Total recoveries: 3,16,80,626 Active cases: 3,33,924 Death toll: 4,34,756 Total vaccinated: 58,25,49,595 (7,95,543 in last...
Over 260 Afghan Sikhs in Kabul Gurdwara need help in evacuation, says US Sikh body
Over 260 Sikhs have taken shelter at Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul and need help in their evacuation, a United States Sikh body said Sunday. 'There are more than 260 Afghan citizens left at Gurudwara Karte Parwan in Kabul including women...
Taliban send ‘hundreds of fighters’ to Panjshir
The Taliban has said that hundreds of their fighters are heading for the Panjshir Valley, which is currently the center of the resistance in war-ravaged Afghanistan. Hundreds of 'mujahideen' are heading towards the state of Panjshir to control the province, Sputnik...
PM Modi extends Rakshabandhan greetings
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended his greetings to the people on the occasion of Rakshabandhan. "Best wishes to the people of the country on the auspicious occasion of Rakshabandhan," PM Modi tweeted. Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu also greeted...
Former UP CM Kalyan Singh passes away at 89
NEW DELHI: Former Uttar Pradesh chief and Rajasthan governor Kalyan Singh has passed away due to sepsis and multi-organ failure. He was 89. Singh, who was admitted at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) in Lucknow, had been...
Roads shut, flights delayed as rains lash Delhi
Heavy overnight rains caused waterlogging in parts of the national capital on Saturday, affecting vehicular movement, as the downpour continued in the morning. Both the carriageways of the Minto Bridge in central Delhi were shut, the Delhi traffic police announced....
3 Jaish terrorists killed in encounter in Pulwama
Three terrorists from the Jaish e Mohammed were killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday morning, officials said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the upper reaches of...
Maharashtra Governor felicitates Indian Idols Pawandeep, Arunita
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari congratulated the winner of the reality show Indian Idol 12 Pawandeep Rajan at a felicitation held at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai on Friday (20th Aug). The Governor also complimented the first runner-up Arunita Kanjilal and wished both...
President grants assent to OBC Bill
President Ram Nath Kovind has granted assent to the Constitution (105th Amendment) Act, 2021, which empowers states to identify and specify the Socially and Educationally Backward Class. The Constitution (105th) Bill 2021 was passed by the Parliament on August 11, 2021. The...
PM’s Pak sister hopes to see him on Raksha Bandhan
Ahead of the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Pakistani sister Qamar Mohsin Sheikh sent a rakhi and a Raksha Bandhan card to him. Speaking to ANI, she said, "I wish him a happy Raksha Bandhan. I pray...
7,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan since Aug 14
A total of 7,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan since the start of evacuation operations on August 14 and over 5,200 United States troops are in Kabul, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Cumulatively, the number of people moved out...
President Kovind undergoes cataract surgery
President Ram Nath Kovind underwent cataract surgery this morning at the Army Hospital (Referral & Research), New Delhi. Surgery was successful and he has been discharged from the hospital....
Lakshmi Mittal meets Nirmala Sitharaman
NRI billionaire Lakshmi N Mittal met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday. "Shri Lakshmi N. Mittal, Executive Chairman - @ArcelorMittal, calls on Smt @nsitharaman," a finance ministry tweet said. It was not immediately known what transpired in the meeting. Mittal...
