Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, Maharashtra IPS Officer, Is New CBI Director
New Delhi: Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, the former police chief of Maharashtra, has been appointed as the chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation for a two-year period. The government notification came this eveing after a series of meetings between Prime Minister...
Facebook, Twitter to be blocked in India on May 26? Here is what we know so far
- Facebook, Twitter and Instagram may face a ban in India if they do not comply with the new Intermediary Guidelines.
- The deadline to accept the guidelines set by the government will end on May 25
- In February 2021, the...
No home isolation for Covid patients in rural, semi-urban Maharashtra
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday decided to ban home isolation for Covid patients in rural and semi-urban areas in districts that still have positivity rate higher than 10 per cent. As per the order, all new patients testing positive for...
WHO: More information’ required from Bharat Biotech for listing Covaxin
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said more information is required from Bharat Biotech, which is seeking emergency use listing (EUL) for its Covaxin vaccine for COVID-19. The latest Status of COVID-19 Vaccines within WHO EUL/PQ evaluation process' guidance document...
‘Kids unlikely to be affected by 3rd Covid wave’
There is no reason to believe that children will be disproportionately affected by the coronavirus in the coming weeks and months or in the next wave, the head of a government working group said, but stressed on the need for...
Mehul Choksi goes missing in Antigua: Reports
Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi is understood to have gone missing in Antigua and Barbuda with the police launching a manhunt to trace him since Sunday, local media outlets reported. "Antiguanewsroom", a local media outlet, quoted Commissioner of Police...
‘Maha may ease curbs where cases are dropping’
Maharashtra Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwarsaid the government was contemplating easing COVID-19-induced lockdown-like curbs in districts outside the "red zone" after June 1. He said 15 districts (out of total 36)...
Police raids Twitter office at New Delhi
Delhi Police on Monday raided social media giant Twitter's India offices in New Delhi, Lado Sarai and...
Will only supply Covid vaccines to GOI: Pfizer
Pharmaceutical major Pfizer's statement on the supply of its Covid vaccine to India: "Pfizer will supply Covid vaccine only to central governments and supra-national organisations for deployment in national immunization programs. Allocation of doses and implementation plan within a...
Won’t arrest Param Bir till June 9 if he cooperates: Maha tells HC
The Maharashtra government on Monday said it would not arrest former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh in a case registered against him under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act till June 9 provided he cooperates with the investigation into...
Maha to provide free treatment for Black Fungus
The Maharashtra government told the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday that fungal ailment mucormycosis was now covered under the Mahatma Jotiba Phule Jan Aarogya Yojana and the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. Citizens will receive free...
Gambhir should have realised meds were short: HC
The Delhi High Court asks the Drug Controller General of India to conduct an investigation into the distribution of medicines by MP Gautam Gambhir. The court says Gambhir has actually done a disservice, unintentionally maybe. "Shouldn't he have realised...
With 15 from Mah over 400 doctors died due to COVID during second wave: IMA
The Indian Medical Association said over 400 doctors across the country have succumbed to the COVID-19 infection during the second wave of the pandemic. According to the IMA, as many as 420 doctors have lost their lives so far during the...
Wrestler Sushil Kumar arrested in murder case
Wrestler Sushil Kumar has been arrested by a team of Special Cell, says Neeraj Thakur, Special CP-Special Cell. A non-bailable warrant was issued against Kumar and others in case relating to the killing of 23-year-old Sagar Rana at Chhatrasal Stadium. More details...
Uddhav Thackeray Hints at Extending Restrictions Beyond June 1,
Mumbai: Even though the corona cases are declining in the state, there were reports that the Maharashtra government may not lift the lockdown norms anytime soon. Speaking to a news daily, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday made an...
Delivered 14,500 tonnes of oxygen: Railways
The Railways has delivered nearly 14,500 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen in over 884 tankers to various states since it started its operation, the national transporter said on Saturday. So far, 224 'Oxygen Express' trains have completed their journey...
Bodies found in Ganga: UP begins collating data
Days after the National Mission for Clean Ganga asked a detailed report from Uttar Pradesh, the state government began the exercise of collating district-wise data of unidentified dead bodies or unclaimed corpses fished out or recovered from Ganga and its...
CBSE 12th boards, NEET, JEE Main: Govt to take final call on exams tomorrow
Ahigh-level meeting will be conducted tomorrow with all the states/UT education ministers, education secretaries and chairpersons of state examination boards as well as stakeholders to discuss about the conduct of exams for Class 12 and entrance examinations for professional...
Covid vaccination for 18+ halted due to shortage: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said COVID-19 vaccination centres for those in the 18-44 years age group are being closed in the national capital due to lack of doses and appealed to the Centre to provide more vaccines. From...
Cyclone Yaas: IMD says cyclonic storm to form by Monday
Even as Indias western coast battles the aftermath of Cyclone Tauktae that ravaged Gujarat and Maharashtra, another cyclonic storm, Cyclone Yaas, is closing in on the eastern coast. The Centre has issued warnings for both Odisha and West Bengal ahead...
420 doctors died due to Covid in 2nd wave: IMA
The Indian Medical Association said over 400 doctors across the country have succumbed to the COVID-19 infection during the second wave of the pandemic. According to the IMA, as many as 420 doctors have lost their lives so far during the...
