55,079 new COVID-19 cases reported, tally tops 27 lakh

With a spike of 55,079 cases and 876 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 count reached 27,02,743 on Tuesday, according to the Union health and family welfare ministry. The country's COVID-19 count includes 6,73,166 active cases, 19,77,780 discharged/migrated patients. With...

Amit Shah admitted to AIIMS for post-Covid care

Home Minister Amit Shah has been admitted to AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) for post Covid care. "He is comfortable and is continuing his work from hospital," AIIMS, Delhi said in a press release. He was discharged from...

Sushant to be honoured at National Awards

Sushant Singh Rajput will most likely be honoured at this year's National Awards. Though the exact nature of the honour is yet to be decided, sources close to the ministry Of information and broadcasting reveal that the nature and extent of...

Nishikant Kamat alive and fighting: Riteish

Update: Nishikant Kamat alive and fighting: Riteish Riteish Deshmukh tweets, "Nishikant kamat is on ventilator support. He is still alive & fighting. Let's pray for him."   Earlier it was reported that Director Nishikant Kamat, best known for his films "Mumbai Meri...

Pranab Mukherjee continues to be critical: Hospital

The condition of former President Pranab Mukherjee continues to be critical and he is on ventilator support, the Army's Research and Referral hospital said on Monday. Doctors attending on him said that his vital and clinical parameters are stable and...

4 people test Covid +ve at Sharad Pawar’s home

Four persons at NCP chief Sharad Pawar's residence in south Mumbai have tested positive for coronavirus, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Monday. Pawar's test results have come out negative, but he will be asked not to go on...

Research-based technology institutes needed: Gadkari

New Delhi : The country needs research-based technology institutes to make our engineers at par with the best in the world, said Union Minister Nitin Gadkari during the inauguration of RCOEM-TATA CIIIT, Centre For Invention, Innovation, Incubation and Training in...

Fire Breaks Out on 6th Floor of Parliament Annexe Building, no Casualties

New Delhi: A fire broke out on the 6th floor of the Parliament Annexe Building in the national capital on Monday morning. 5 fire tenders have been rushed to the spot to douse the flames More details...

Sabarimala Temple Reopens For Five-day Monthly Prayers

Devotees Not Allowed New Delhi: The five-day montly prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala for the Malayalam month of Chingam will start from Monday morning. However, in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, the puja will be held...

Pvt train operators given freedom to choose halt stations: Rlys

Private operators who will be handed over 150 trains to ply on 109 routes by the Railways will have the freedom to choose halt stations of the trains they operate, documents released by the national transporter have shown. However, the private...

Lockdown to be lifted in step-wise manner: Uddhav

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has said the process of lifting the lockdown in the state would be done in a stepwise manner. The threat of COVID-19 still persists, Thackeray said on Saturday, and added that he does not want a...

BJP, RSS control FB, Whatsapp in India: Rahul

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh control Facebook and Whatsapp in the country. The Congress MP also alleged that they spread fake news and hatred through these social media platforms...

Dhoni retires from international cricket

Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket on Saturday. "Thanks. Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout.from 1929 hrs consider me as Retired," he said in a video post on Instagram. Interestingly, Dhoni shared some...

Maharashtra CM celebrates Independence Day

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, along with his wife Rashmi Thackeray, hoists the national flag at Varsha Bungalow, his official residence in...

20 big quotes from PM Modi’s I-Day speech

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the customary Independence Day address to the nation after unfurling the Tricolour at the Red Fort. India is marking its 74th Independence Day under the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic.

1. We're going through distinct times. I...

PM Modi unfurls the Tricolour flag at the ramparts of Red Fort on 74th Independence Day

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unfurled the national flag and is set to deliver the customary address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 74th Independence Day. On his arrival at 7:18 am...

Prez praises India’s ‘super-human efforts’ against COVID-19

President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday appreciated the "super-human efforts" in containing the magnitude of the coronavirus pandemic in the country and said these are "worth emulating" by the wider world. In his address to the nation on the eve of...

Governor Koshyari asks Universities to observe Organ Donation Week

Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has asked all universities in the State to organize ‘Organ Donation Awareness Week’ from August 13 to encourage more people to pledge their organs. The Governor has asked vice chancellors to observe the World Organ Donation Day...

Pranab Mukherjee continues to be critical: Hospital

. The condition of former President Pranab Mukherjee continues to be critical and he remains on ventilator support, the Army's Research and Referral hospital said on Wednesday. He was admitted to the hospital in Delhi cantonment on August 10 and was operated...

3 arrested for raping minor in moving car

Three people have been arrested in connection with the gang-rape of a minor girl in a moving car on Mankhurd-Ghatkopar Link Road in Mumbai, informed the Mankhurd police on Wednesday. As per Mankhurd police, "A case of gang-rape of a minor...