Cong promises free vaccination in Puducherry
Free COVID-19 vaccination for all; scrapping of NEET and the new education policy; Rs 1,000 as assistance for homemakers; re-opening of mills; and enhanced pension for martyrs' kin are some of the promises made by the Congress party in its...
PM Narendra Modi to address ‘Mann Ki Baat’ today
Maharashtra government announced that it will impose a night curfew from Sunday (March 28). The curfew will begin at 8 PM and will end at 7 AM the next day across the state. The night curfew will b there till...
Bengal polls: Over 79% voting in Phase 1 amid sporadic violence
Sporadic incidents of violence were reported from various places that went to polls on Saturday during the first phase of the West Bengal assembly election, even as the overall poll situation was largely peaceful with 79.79 per cent turnout recorded...
Mumbai sees new high of 6123 Covid cases
Mumbai has reported 6123 new coronavirus cases in the previous 24 hours, the 4th day running that the number of new cases has hit a new peak. According to the figures released by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Saturday night,...
Trainer aircraft crashes near Bhopal, 3 pilots injured
Three pilots have been injured after a trainer aircraft crashed in the Gandhi Nagar police station limits of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday. The injured have been shifted to hospital, said Arun Sharma, SHO, Gandhi Nagar police...
Minor fire at Rail Bhawan
A minor fire broke out in a room at Rail Bhawan in New Delhi on Saturday, officials of the Delhi Fire Services said. No one was injured in the incident, they said. A call about the fire was received around 6 pm...
Governor wishes people a Happy Holi
The Governor of Maharashtra and Goa Bhagat Singh Koshyari has greeted the people on the occasion of Holi and Festival of Colours. In his message, the Governor has said: “Holi and the festival of colours help us to remove...
Vote in record numbers in Assam, Bengal: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged people to cast votes in record numbers as polling began in the morning for the first phase of assembly elections in West Bengal and Assam. "The first phase of elections...
Voting for Bengal, Assam phase 1 elections underway
Polling began at 7 am for the 30 seats in the first phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal amid tight security, officials said. More than 73 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the fate of...
Night curfew imposed in Maharashtra from March 28
In view of the increasing number of corona patients in the state, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has decided to impose a curfew in Maharashtra from Sunday night (March 28) to avoid congestion, implement some strict measures to curb growing infection...
Govt extends validity of driving licences
The government on Friday extended the validity of motor vehicle documents like driving licence (DL), registration certificate (RC) and permits till June 30, 2021, in view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In an advisory to states, the Ministry of Road...
Maha Covid spike: CM to meet district collectors
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will chair a meeting of all district collectors on Friday to review the COVID-19 situation in the State. According to Chief Minister's Office, CM will chair the meeting through video conference which is scheduled to start...
SC reserves order in pleas against Maratha reservation
The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its judgement on petitions challenging the constitutional validity of a Maharashtra law that grants reservation to the Maratha community in education and jobs. A five-judge Constitution Bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, L Nageswara Rao, S...
Prez Kovind hospitalised for chest discomfort
New Delhi: NDA's presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind arrives to attend an NDA meeting at Parliament in New Delhi on Friday. PTI Photo by Subhav Shukla (PTI6_23_2017_000151B) President Ram Nath Kovind was admitted to a hospital...
Bharat Bandh likely to affect normal life tomorrow
Rail and road transportation services are likely to be affected and markets may remain closed in parts of the country on Friday as farmer unions protesting against the three agri laws have called a complete 'Bharat Bandh', even as it...
Milind Soman tests positive for COVID-19
Actor-model Milind Soman on Thursday said he has tested positive for coronavirus and is currently under quarantine. The 55-year-old actor shared his health update on Twitter. "Tested positive. #Quarantine," Soman wrote. The actor was last seen on the...
People in Maha may face telecom connectivity issues if lockdown is imposed: TAIPA
People in Maharashtra may face problems in telecom connectivity if a lockdown is imposed in the state due to infrastructure companies facing inconvenience from local authorities in rolling out and maintaining networks, industry body TAIPA said on Thursday. ...
Bills passed in Parl to be challenged in court: Cong
Bills passed in the Budget Session of Parliament will be challenged in court, the Congress said on Thursday, alleging this is the first time that the government did not agree to any of the opposition's demands as it was only...
SC tells Param Bir to move HC for Deshmukh probe
The Supreme Court of India has refused to entertain the plea of former Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh seeking a CBI investigation into the alleged corrupt malpractices of Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, and asked him to approach the...
Maharashtra Cabinet scheduled to meet today
Mumbai: Maharashtra Cabinet is scheduled to hold a meeting on Wednesday in Mumbai. The meeting will be held at Sahyadri Guest House in Malabar Hill. The meeting is likely to discuss the ongoing issues related to the police department, Singh's...
1 year after lockdown, India sees over 47K cases
India recorded 47,262 new cases of the coronavirus disease in a timespan of 24 hours, according to Union health ministry update on Wednesday morning. This took the nationwide tally to 11,734,058, the data showed. The country also recorded 275 related fatalities,...
