BMC seals 1305 buildings in Mumbai for Covid
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday sealed a total of 1305 buildings after 2749 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Mumbai. "A total of 1305 buildings sealed in Mumbai after 2749 COVID-19 cases reported. 71,838 households residing in these...
Kamal Haasan visits Rajinikanth at home
Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) president Kamal Haasan on Saturday met actor Rajinikanth at his residence at Poes Garden in Chennai. They held a meeting nearly a month after Rajinikanth announced his decision that he will not enter into active politics due...
Delhi HC to resume physical hearings from March 15
After operating virtually for around a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Delhi high court on Saturday ordered all its benches to hold physical hearings on a daily basis from March 15. The court stated, 'all the Courts of Joint...
Centre releases Rs 1L cr GST compensation to states
The Centre has released Rs 1 lakh crore to states and UTs in four months since October 2020, to meet GST compensation shortfall, the Finance Ministry said on Saturday. The ministry on Friday released the 17th weekly instalment of Rs 5,000...
Petrol@ Rs 97/litre in Mumbai, diesel over Rs 88
Petrol price on Saturday touched an all-time high of Rs 97 per litre in Mumbai while diesel rate crossed Rs 88 -mark. Petrol price was hiked by record 39 paise per litre and diesel by 37 paise a litre, according to...
Eknath Khadse tests Covid positive for 2nd time
NCP leader Eknath Khadse claimed on Friday to have contracted coronavirus infection for a second time. Khadse, a former minister who is admitted to Bombay Hospital, announced the result of his COVID-19 test. "I was admitted in November last year...
Over 6,000 fresh cases of COVID-19 registered in Maharashtra
Maharashtra reported a rise in Covid-19 cases yesterday. The state’s public health department said over 6,000 fresh cases were registered in the last 24 hours, a highest single day count in over three months. The number of active...
PM Modi to chair meeting of NITI Aayog today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the sixth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog on Saturday via video conferencing. According to the Prime Minister's Office, the agenda of the meeting includes deliberations on agriculture, infrastructure, manufacturing, human resource development,...
Governor pays respects to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on Shiv Jayanti
The Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari offered floral tributes to the equstrian statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Shivaji Park, Mumbai on the occasion of Shiv Jayanti. Minister of Public Works Ashok Chavan, Mayor of Mumbai Kishori Pednekar, former...
Uttarakhand tragedy: 61 bodies recovered so far
The rescuers have so far recovered 61 bodies and 28 body parts from the sludge-choked Tapovan tunnel after the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand, triggering massive flooding of the Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers, and trapped several people inside...
China unveils details of 4 PLA martyrs at Galwan
In a first, China has officially acknowledged casualties in Galwan Valley clash which took place in June 2020 and shared details of four soldiers of Peoples Liberation Army who died in the violent clash with the Indian Army. According to a...
Will take tractors to Bengal, warns Tikait
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said the protesting farmers will take the agitation to the poll-bound West Bengal if the Centre does not concur with their demands against the new farm laws. Addressing a maha panchayat at...
Covid vaccine in open mkt by year end: Guleria
AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria receives the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine shot. "Vaccine will be available in open market only when prime targets -- people to be vaccinated -- are covered and there's equivalence of supply-demand. Hopefully there'd...
Rail roko tomorrow, 20 RPSF companies deployed
The railways has deployed 20 additional companies of the RPSF across the country, with focus on Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, in the wake of the "rail roko" called on Thursday by farmer groups protesting against the Centre's...
SC directs immediate release of Sheikh Junaid
Nagpur- Bench of Justice Mohan Shantanugoudkar and Justice Vineet Saran by judgment date 12/02/2021 have directed immediate release of accused Sheikh Junaid Sheikh Rauf R/o Deulgaon Mahi, Buldhana. Informant Ajimkhan Rahimkhan, lodged dated 23.6.2017 at police outpost Deulgaon Mahi...
5 killed in multi-vehicle collision on Mumbai-Pune Expressway
At least five people were killed and five injured in a collision between multiple vehicles on Mumbai-Pune Expressway near Khopoli. The accident took place on late Monday night when several vehicles crashed into each other. The injured have now been rushed to...
Yuvraj Singh booked over casteist remarks
Hisar: The Haryana Police have filed an FIR against cricketer Yuvraj Singh over a “casteist” post against Yuzvendra Chahal on Instagram last year. Yuvraj had apologised for the remarks. HC won’t quash FIR against SSR’s sister Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on...
Over 200 YouTube channels under scanner
The security agencies in Punjab are keeping a close watch on over 200 YouTube channels that have sprung up in the last few months in the name of supporting the ongoing agitation of farmers. They are under watch not only for...
First phase of Budget session concludes
Lok Sabha was adjourned on Saturday as the first phase of the Budget session concluded. The House would reconvene on March 8 after recess. The Budget session usually is held in two phases. In the first phase, the President addresses...
Look within before attacking govt on J&K: Amit Shah
Amit Shah moves the J&K re-organisation bill in Lok Sabha. Addressing the Lok Sabha, Home Minister Amit Shah asked all those attacking the government for the abrogation of Article 370 to "understand the situation of J&K". He said, "Don't mislead the...
3 more arrested for R-Day violence
Police officers scuffle with a demonstrator during a protest against farm laws introduced by the government, in New Delhi, India, January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi - RC2KFL9B9RPX Three more people have been arrested in connection with the violence that took...
