Uddhav Thackeray Slams Fadnavis’ ‘Maharashtra Tour’ Of COVID Areas, Says ‘Use Technology’
Amid the ongoing tussle between Sena and BJP, CM Uddhav Thackeray slammed Opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis' extensive visits to various parts of Maharashtra amid the Coronavirus pandemic. Thackeray, in his 48-minute interview with Samana's executive editor Sanjay Raut, said that...
Over 8,200 Maha cops infected by COVID-19
Over 8,200 police personnel have contracted coronavirus infection in Maharashtra so far, while 93, including seven officers, have succumbed to it, an official said on Saturday. As per official data, more than 8,200 personnel tested positive for coronavirus while implementing prohibitory...
Uddhav cautions against lifting lockdown
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has warned against rushing to lift the coronavirus lockdown, pointing to similar measures by western countries that then scrambled to re-impose restrictions when they realised the virus was still spreading. In a two-part interview, the first...
MP CM tests COVID-19 positive, admitted to private hospital
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said that he has tested coronavirus positive. Chouhan, 61, shared the news on Twitter in the early hours. He was admitted to a COVID-19 designated private hospital in Bhopal, a Bharatiya Janata Party...
Unlock 3.0 or Countrywide Lockdown Again? PM Modi to Meet CMs on July 27
Amid Rapid Surge in COVID-19 Cases New Delhi: As the number of coronavirus cases reached 12,87, 945, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold a meeting with chief ministers of all the states on July 27, Monday to discuss the...
India sees record Covid recoveries in single day
As many as 29,557 COVID-19 patients have recuperated in the past 24 hours, the highest recorded in a day so far, taking the recovery rate to 63.18 per cent, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday. According to...
Covid vaccine by Oct/Nov 2020: Adar Poonawalla
The Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, is hopeful of developing a COVID-19 vaccine by October/November this year, its CEO Adar Poonawala said on Wednesday. It has partnered with bio-pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to manufacture the...
Rajiv murder convict Nalini attempts suicide
Nalini Sriharan, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, attempted suicide in Vellore prison. Her lawyer says, "We want inquiry into it as she never showed such an attitude during her 30-year incarceration. We request CM to move her...
HC may pronounce order on Pilot’s plea today
The Rajasthan High Court is likely to pronounce its order today on a writ petition filed by Sachin Pilot and 18 other dissident Congress MLAs, challenging the disqualification notices issued to them by the state assembly speaker. The petition was...
Maha police allowed to take strict action against gutkha sale
Nagpur: The Maharashtra government has allowed the state police to independently register criminal offences against those involved in sale and purchase of gutkha and flavoured tobbaco, which are banned in the state. Earlier, police had to request officials of the...
Govt warns against use of N-95 masks with valved respirators
The Centre has written to all states and union territories warning against the use of N-95 masks with valved respirators by people, saying these do not prevent the virus from spreading out and are 'detrimental' to the measures adopted for...
Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon dies at 85
Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon breathed his last on Tuesday, days after he was put on ventilator support in Lucknow’s Medanta Hospital. Tandon, 85, was first admitted to Medanta on June 11 following complaints of fever with difficulty in urination....
IndiGo to lay off 10% of its staff
IndiGo has decided to lay off 10 per cent of its workforce due to the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, its CEO Ronojoy Dutta said on Monday. "From where things stand currently, it is impossible for our company to...
UK signs deal for 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
The United Kingdom government has signed deals for access to around 90 million doses of promising coronavirus vaccines under development, Business Secretary Alok Sharma announced in London on Monday. The senior Indian-origin Cabinet minister said the government has agreed significant partnerships...
Babri demolition case: Advani to depose on July 24
A special CBI court on Monday set July 24 for recording the statement of former deputy prime minister L K Advani in the Babri mosque demolition case. His statement under section 313 of CrPC will be recorded through video conferencing....
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari unveils Amazon’s Exports Digest 2020
Bengaluru: Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways; Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India unveiled the Amazon India ‘Exports Digest 2020’, strongly reinforcing that boosting exports is the key to the quick revival of...
Covid vaccine phase 1 trial on healthy people
Press conference by AIIMS Director, Dr Randeep Guleria: "Phase 1 of the vaccine trail will be done on healthy people aged 18-55 years who have no co-morbidity. A total of 1125 samples have been collected of which 375 will be...
Lockdown in India may have saved 630 lives: Study
The COVID-19 lockdown-led reduction in air pollution levels across five Indian cities in India, including Delhi and Mumbai, may have prevented about 630 premature deaths, and saved $690 million in health costs in the country, according to a new study. Scientists,...
Speaker to hear Sachin Pilot’s plea at 5 pm
A division bench of the Rajasthan High Court on Friday began hearing a petition filed by Sachin Pilot and 18 other dissident Congress MLAs, challenging the disqualification notices issued by the assembly Speaker. The notices had asked the MLAs to...
Book 2 seats for social distancing, says IndiGo
IndiGo launched a scheme on Friday that allows a passenger to book two seats for himself or herself to ensure additional safety amid the coronavirus pandemic. "The charges for the extra seat will be effectively up to 25% of the...
India gets consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav
Indian citizen Kulbhushan Jadhav granted second consular access today. Indian officials at Pakistan foreign office, says Pakistan media. India on Thursday asked Pakistan to give "unconditional consular access" to Kulbhushan Jadhav, as per sources. Earlier, Pakistan had claimed that he had...
