SoPs for cinema halls and theatres to operate at 100% capacity released
New Delhi: A day after Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) allowed theatres to operate at 100 percent capacity from February 1, states such as Delhi, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Gujarat have allowed cinema halls to increase occupancy from...
Over 41 lakh medics vaccinated so far: Govt
The number of healthcare workers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 under the nationwide inoculation exercise has crossed 41 lakh, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. A total...
Budget should be for country, not for polls: Uddhav
Soon after the announcement of the Union Budget 2021 on Monday, Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray slammed the central government and alleged...
Covid can be controlled regardless of mutations: WHO
The global decrease in the number of new emerging cases of COVID-19 suggests that the virus can be controlled regardless of its mutations, Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. "For the third week in a row, the...
SC notice to Centre on social media curb
The Supreme Court Monday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea seeking framing of law to regulate social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter and make them responsible for allegedly spreading fake news and hate speeches. A...
Highlights ! Union Budget 2021
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents her third budget today. WATCH the budget speech live here.
FM ends speech; no new tax, no relief Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman concludes her budget speech. The highlights of the budget are...
Govt plans to vaccinate 30-cr people by August
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that the Central government a plan to provide coronavirus vaccines to around 25-30 crore people by July-August next year. "In the first 3-4 months of next year, there is a possibility that we...
Environment Minister Gopal Rai discharged from hospital
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai, who had tested positive for COVID-19 last week, has been discharged from hospital, an official said on Monday. The official said that Rai will be under home isolation for the next few days following doctors'...
New laws gave farmers new opportunities: PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today spoke of the advantages of the Centre's new farm laws as thousands of farmers, protesting against the laws. "The new farm laws have opened the doors of opportunity for the Indian farmers," Modi...
CRPF officer killed, 9 hurt in blast by Naxals
An officer of the Central Reserve Police Force's jungle warfare unit, CoBRA, was killed while nine commandos were injured after Maoists triggered an improvised explosive device blast in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, security officials said on Sunday. They said the IED blast...
CAT to be held in three shifts on Sunday
The Common Admission Test (CAT) 2020 will be held in three shifts, instead of two, and across more centres and cities on November 29, Sunday, to ensure the safety of the candidates. The test, which is the gateway to the 20...
Maharashtra govt transfers 8 IAS officers
The Government of Maharashtra, in its latest order on November 27, approved the transfer and posting of eight IAS officers. Vikas Chandra Rastogi has been transferred and posted as Project Director, Nanaji Deshmukh Krishi Sanjivani Project, Mumbai. Parag Jain has been...
Voting begins in first phase of J-K civic polls
Polling for the first phase of the first-ever elections to the District Development Councils (DDCs) in Jammu and Kashmir began on Saturday morning. 43 out of 280 constituencies in the Union Territory are going to polls in the first phase of...
Maha: Power bills not inflated, says CM, backs allies on issue
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said the notion that people of the state had got "inflated" electricity bills was incorrect. Speaking to reporters, Thackeray said consumers got "three months average bill as per unit use" instead of a...
COVID-19 lockdown restrictions extended till December 31
The Uddhav Thackeray-led state government in Maharashtra has extended the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-necessitated lockdown restrictions till the midnight of December 31. "The directions and guidelines issued on September 30 and October 14 to operationalise 'Mission Begin Again' for easing of restrictions...
2 army jawans killed in Pak shelling along LoC in J-K
Two army jawans were killed on Friday as Pakistani troops opened heavy fire and shelled mortars along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, a defence official said. He said the Indian Army immediately responded to the unprovoked...
One-way lane of Khairani Road Bridge will start from Sunday
Mumbai- The work of Khairani Road Bridge at Sakinaka in Kurla L Ward was stalled for 19 months.One-way route will start on Sunday after RTI activist Anil Galgali follow up with Bmc. This will bring great relief to the citizens...
26/11 anniversary: What happened on the night of November 26, 2008
Mumbai: It was on this day in 2008 that Mumbai, India's financial capital was held to ransom by a group of Pakistani terrorists who landed in the city via sea route. Over 166 people, including foreign nationals, were killed in the...
Argentina football legend Maradona dies of heart attack
Maradona, 60, had recently battled health issues and underwent emergency surgery for a subdural haematoma several weeks ago. Maradona, regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, captained Argentina to the World Cup title in 1986. He played in...
Centre issues new Covid guidelines from Dec 1
States and union territories can impose local restrictions like night curfew to check the spread of COVID-19, but they will have to consult the Centre before imposing any lockdown outside the containment zones, the ministry of home affairs said on...
Congress leader Ahmed Patel passes away after battling with Covid-19
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ahmed Patel passed away Wednesday morning after he suffered multiple organ failures due to his deteriorating health condition as a result of Covid-19. Patel passed away at 3:30 am this morning,...
