HC rejects WB govt’s poll violence blame on EC
The Calcutta High Court today said that the West Bengal government's argument that the Election Commission was responsible for the post-poll violence in the state as police were under it due to enforcement of election code till May 3, 2021,...
Over 58.31 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses with states: Govt
More than 58.31 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and union territories so far, and another 81,10,780 doses are in the pipeline, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. Of this, the total consumption, including wastage,...
Court-monitored CBI probe into WB poll violence
The Calcutta High Court orders a court-monitored CBI probe into the incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal. The Kolkata Police Commissioner, Soumen Mitra, will be part of that special team, the court said. The BJP had alleged that after the Trinamool's...
Housing sales may rise 30% in 2021; to remain below pre-COVID levels: Report
Housing sales are likely to rise by 30 per cent across seven major cities to nearly 1.8 lakh units in 2021, but demand will still be lower than the pre-COVID levels, according to property consultant Anarock. According to Anarock research,...
ICMR study: Vaccination reduces death due to Delta variant
An Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study conducted in Chennai has found that the Delta variant has the potential to infect both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, but it reduces mortality among the former group. According to a study published in...
Union minister Subhas Sarkar’s Tagore complexion remark stirs row
Union minister Subhas Sarkar courted a controversy on Wednesday with his remarks that Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's mother did not cradle him in her arms when he was a child because of his "not so fair complexion", provoking angry reactions...
Param Bir extortion case handed to Mumbai CID
An extortion case registered against senior IPS officer Param Bir Singh in Mumbai has been transferred to the Maharashtra police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID), an official said on Wednesday. The Mumbai police had formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe...
SC stays defamation case against India Today editor
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice and stayed the Delhi high court's order refusing to quash a criminal defamation complaint against India Today editor Aroon Purie in connection with an article published in 2007. After hearing a petition filed...
SC orders Army to allow women take NDA exams
Supreme Court orders the allowing of women to take the National Defence Academy (NDA) exam scheduled for September 5th. The Apex Court says that admissions will be subject to the final orders of the court. The Supreme Court also slams...
Tharoor discharged in Sunanda Pushkar death case
A Delhi court on Wednesday discharged senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in a case related to his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death in a luxury hotel here. Special Judge Geetanjali Goel passed the order in a virtual hearing. Tharoor thanked...
Facebook bans content supporting Taliban
Social media giant Facebook has said that it has banned the Taliban and all content supporting it from its platforms as it considers the group to be a terrorist organisation, according to a media report. The company says it...
80% Covid samples in Maha +ve for Delta variant
Out of the total samples sent for genome sequencing of COVID-19 positive patients in Maharashtra, 80 per cent of samples have tested positive for Delta variant, according to the state health department. Maharashtra is conducting genome sequencing tests of COVID-19 positive...
SC asks Centre to reply on Pegasus in 10 days
The Supreme Court issues a notice to the Centre on the batch of PILs seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged use of Pegasus and seeks a reply in 10 days. On the pleas for court-monitored probe into Pegasus issue, Solicitor...
Maha lets under-18s to visit malls with age proof
The Maharashtra government on Monday decided to allow those below 18 years of age who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 to visit shopping malls upon displaying the valid age proof. The state government has already allowed people who are fully vaccinated...
The Air India flight out on a fateful Sunday
Usually it took between 105 and 120 minutes to fly from Delhi to Kabul; on Sunday afternoon it had taken three and a half hours. Some passengers on the plane recounted that they could "gauge the tension on the ground",...
5 killed amid mayhem at Kabul airport
At least 5 people were killed in Kabul airport as hundreds of people tried to forcibly enter planes leaving Kabul, say reports. Desperate citizens scale airport walls to escape. Several injuries reported. With Kabul falling into the hands of...
Ex-Congress MP Sushmita Dev resigns from the party
Former Congress MP Sushmita Dev today quit the party and wrote a letter to chief Sonia Gandhi. Sushmita changed her Twitter bio to "Former Member" of the party. Sushmita Dev's letter offered no reason for her quitting the Congress In the letter,...
British Airways orders pilots to avoid Afghan airspace
British Airways has ordered its pilots to avoid Afghan airspace as Ashraf Ghani's government collapsed and Kabul fell to the Taliban. "British Airways has ordered pilots to avoid Afghan airspace because of deteriorating security there," British Airways' spokesperson told ANI. Afghanistan's government...
Will have to bow before China if…: RSS chief
If dependence on China increases, we will have to bow before it, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Sunday. Speaking after hoisting the national flag at a Mumbai school on the 75th Independence Day, the RSS chief also said...
Governor greets people on Parsi New Year
Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has greeted the people of Maharashtra on the occasion of Parsi New Year. In his message, the Governor has said: “Navroz which marks the first day of the Parsi New Year, reminds us of the immortal message...
IAF choppers shower petals after PM’s flag-hoisting
Earlier, two Mi 17 1V helicopters showered flower petals at the Red Fort for the first time ever. The first helicopter was commanded be Wing Commander Baldev Singh Bisht while the second chopper was commanded by Wing Commander Nikhil...
