A special court in Kokrajhar on Friday awarded death sentence to three persons accused of raping and murdering two tribal minor girls last year. The trio of Muzammil Sheikh, Nazibul Sheikh and Farizul Rahman was convicted in the case on Wednesday (April 6). Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was […]
Precaution dose of Covid-19 vaccine to be available for all above 18 years from April 10
The precaution dose will now be available to the 18 plus population group from April 10 at private COVID-19 vaccination centres, said the Union Health Ministry on Friday. All those who are more than 18 years of age and have completed nine months after the administration of the second dose, […]
SC directs Mullaperiyar Dam supervisory committee to temporarily carry out statutory functions
The Supreme Court on Friday issued various interim directions and said that the reconstituted supervisory committee of the Mullaperiyar Dam can carry out all the statutory functions until a regular authority is established. The Supreme Court said the Supervisory Committee, as reconstituted by its interim order, shall be accountable in all matters […]
PM Modi urges all to participate in 51 Shaktipeeth Parikrama at Gujarat’s Ambaji shrine today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged all to be a part of the “grand ritual” of the Parikrama festival of 51 Shaktipeeths at the Ambaji shrine of Gujarat today. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi said, “A very auspicious occasion has come for the devotees in the Ambaji shrine of Gujarat. […]
Bengaluru schools get bomb threat through mail, police conduct search operation
Bengaluru Police on Friday said that at least five schools in the city received “threat emails” warning about “powerful bombs” planted on their premises and that the police teams are conducting search operations. The mail informing about the “bombs” also warned against taking the e-mails as a “joke”. “A very […]
China forays into Afghanistan eyeing its lithium reserves
While the whole world is focussing on the Russia-Ukraine crisis, China is eyeing the minerals of the war-torn country which has reserves of untapped lithium minerals. Last year, in November, five Chinese businesses were granted special visas and arrived in Afghanistan to inspect the possible lithium projects, according to Hong […]
Calcutta HC hands TMC leader’s murder probe to CBI, says case interlinked with Birbhum arson
The Calcutta High Court on Friday handed over Trinamool Congress leader Bhadu Sheikh’s murder probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) saying that the case is interlinked with the arson at Birbhum’s Rampurhat which resulted in the death of nine persons. Sheikh was TMC deputy Panchayat Pradhan from Bogtui, Birbhum. The […]
Indian Army to incorporate lessons from Russia-Ukraine armoured war in its battle tank design
Amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine where the anti-tank missiles have achieved significant success against armour, the Indian Army is going to incorporate the lessons of the conflict in the design of its futuristic main battle tank. In the Ukraine-Russia conflict, reports from the war zone have suggested […]
CBI files revision petition against yesterday’s order, activist Aakar Patel files contempt plea
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday moved a revision petition in Rouse Avenue Court for an urgent stay on the ACMM court order which had asked for revoking the Look Out Circular issued against journalist and human rights activist Aakar Patel in connection with the violation of the […]
INSACOG starts sewage water surveillance across 19 sites in 15 states to detect Sars-CoV-2
With a continuous decline in COVID-19 cases in the country, the Indian Sars-CoV-2 Genomic Consortium (INSACOG) has started surveillance of sewage water at 19 different sites in 15 States to detect the presence of the Sars-CoV-2 virus. “Sewage water Surveillance started in India at 19 different sites in more than […]
Increasing incidents of child marriage during Akshay Tritiya, NCPCR raises concern
Expressing concern over the increasing incidents of child marriage during Akshya Tritya, top child rights body National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Friday wrote to the principal secretary of all states and Union Territories directing to give urgent direction to all district magistrates to complete the awareness […]
Shehbaz Sharif poised to become next Prime Minister of Pakistan
Shehbaz Sharif, the longest-serving Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province, is poised to become the next Prime Minister of Pakistan. The deck was cleared by the Pakistan Supreme Court on Thursday set aside Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri’s ruling which rejected the no-confidence motion against the Imran Khan government. The apex court gave directions for […]
Punjab Police book Delhi BJP Spokesperson Naveen Kumar Jindal
Punjab Police on Thursday booked Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Delhi unit Spokesperson Naveen Kumar Jindal, for sharing a doctored video of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in which he is heard saying he now takes money from corruption, along with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, and ministers and assembly members as […]
US tech giant Microsoft says it disrupted hacking attempts by Russian spies
US tech giant Microsoft on Friday said that it has disrupted Russian hackers who attempted to infiltrate Ukrainian media organizations. The spies were attempting to break into Ukrainian, EU and US targets, according to the company. Microsoft attributes the attacks to a group it calls “Strontium”, reported DW News. In […]
Facebook halts its F8 developer conference this year to focus on Metaverse
Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, on Wednesday, announced their decision of pausing the F8 developer conference in 2022 as it gears up for new initiatives towards metaverse. Instead, Meta will organise its inaugural business messaging event called ‘Conversations’, which will be virtually held on May 19, reported The Verge. Meta is pausing F8 this […]