Pakistani terrorist Mohd Asraf who was arrested from Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar area has been remanded to14-day police custody by the Patiala House Court on Tuesday. The Special Cell of Delhi Police presented the accused in the chamber of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma. The Deputy Commissioner of Police Special Cell […]
India permits to operate domestic airlines with 100 pc capacity from Oct 18
Amidst the prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic, India has been permitted to operate domestic airlines with 100 percent capacity from October 18. Currently, the seating capacity in airlines is restricted to 85 percent. The official statement by the Ministry of Civil Aviation said, “After review of the current status of Scheduled Domestic […]
Approval to Covaxin for children aged between 2-18 years
After the evaluation of data, Covaxin is yet to get approval by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for children between 2-18 years old, according to official sources. Bharat Biotech, the manufacturer of Covaxin, has submitted data for clinical trials in the age group of 2-18 years to Central Drugs Standard […]
Pakistani terrorist arrested from Delhi living in India for over a decade: DCP Special cell
The Deputy Commissioner of Police Special Cell Pramod Kushwaha on Tuesday informed that the Pakistani national who was arrested from Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar area has been living in the country for more than a decade using Indian identity. Addressing the media persons here, Kushwaha said: “One Pakistani national Mohd Asraf […]
Importance of Covid-19 vaccine for children? AIIMS doctor explains
With a recent sero survey revealing that almost 60% of children have so far been infected with Covid-19, an AIIMS professor said on Monday that there is no study to justify that the vaccine will be very beneficial for those aged below 18, reported news agency ANI. “Sero survey by ICMR stated almost […]
10 cr women provided toilets, 4 cr houses got electricity in last 7 years: Amit Shah
Highlighting the efforts of the government towards the welfare of the underprivileged people, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that in the last seven years of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led government at the Centre 10 crore women have been provided toilets and four crore houses now have access […]
Rahul Gandhi should lead Congress, I urge him to take charge: Siddaramaiah before CWC meeting
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah extended his support to party leader Rahul Gandhi while echoing his long standing demand for Gandhi to take over the post of party president. “I have been saying for (a) long time that Rahul Gandhi should lead (the) Congress party. I urge him to take charge at […]
PM Modi participates in 28th NHRC Foundation Day programme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday participated in the 28th NHRC Foundation Day programme. PM Modi will address the programme shortly through video conferencing. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission of India Justice Arun Kumar Mishra are also present at the event. The Prime […]
India reported 14,313 fresh Covid-19 cases in last 24 hr
India reported 14,313 new COVID-19 cases and 181 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry Informed on Tuesday. Of these, Kerala reported 6,996 COVID-19 cases and 84 deaths in the last 24 hours. According to the ministry, the cumulative COVID cases in the country stand at 3,39,85,920, […]
Indian Army Chief Manoj Mukund Naravane to reach Sri Lanka today for five-day visit
Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane will reach Sri Lanka on Tuesday for a five-day visit to strengthen bilateral military ties between the two countries, army officials informed. As per information shared by the army officials, the Army Chief General would be meeting the top politician and military leadership of the island nation during his […]
Pakistani terrorist arrested from Laxmi Nagar Delhi
Delhi Police Special Cell on Tuesday arrested a terrorist of Pakistani nationality from the Laxmi Nagar area in the national capital. As per information shared by police, the terrorist was living with a fake ID of an Indian national. One AK-47 assault rifle with one extra magazine and 60 rounds, one hand grenade, two sophisticated pistols with 50 […]
Power Ministry asks NTPC, DVC to supply as much electricity as possible to Delhi
Amid reports of a possible power disruption in the national capital due to coal shortage, the Ministry of Power has directed the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and DVC to supply as much power as available to Delhi DISCOMs keeping in view their declared capacity. “This will ensure that distribution […]
India conducts over 11 lakh Covid-19 tests in last 24 hrs
With over 11 lakh COVID-19 tests conducted in the last 24 hours across India, the country’s testing capacity has been ramped up extensively and it has conducted 58,50,38,043 tests so far. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), as many as 11,81,766 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 […]
PM Modi pays tribute to Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia on her jayanti
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tribute to Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia on the occasion of her birth anniversary and attributed people’s trust in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to her saying that she worked among people and strengthened the party. “Tributes to Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Ji on her Jayanti. Hers was a life totally dedicated […]
Amit Shah meets Coal minister Pralhad Joshi, others amid concerns over coal shortage, blackout in several states
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday met Coal and Powers Minister Pralhad Joshi and other colleagues amid concerns over a possible power outage in several parts of the country due to inadequate supplies of coal. The meeting was also attended by senior bureaucrats as well as officials from the […]