People in the Joshimath Town of Chamoli district of Uttarakhand have been fleeing from their houses to safer places following incidents of land subsidence in the area. Huge cracks have appeared in the houses of the area due to this land subsidence which is known as the vertical sinking of […]
Former Pope Benedict XVI passes away at 95
Former Pope Benedict passed away at his Vatican residence on Saturday aged 95. “With sorrow, I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican. Further information will be provided as soon as possible,” Vatican News tweeted. Pope […]
Union Minister Scindia hails successful trial landing af ATR-72 at Rourkela airport
Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia expressed his joy on the completion of ATR-72 aircraft’s successful trial at Rourkela Airport in Odisha. “Successful trial landing of ATR-72 aircraft at Rourkela Airport on Friday marks the beginning of a new chapter in regional aviation,” Scindia tweeted in Hindi. He also […]
PM Modi condoles loss of lives in Navsari road accident, announces ex-gratia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed grief at the loss of lives due to a road accident in Gujarat’s Navsari and announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia to the kin of each deceased. According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the injured would be given Rs 50,000. “Pained by the loss of lives due to […]
India reported 226 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
India reported 226 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours with a daily positivity rate of 0.12 per cent, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday. India on Friday recorded 243 new cases of Coronavirus. With this, active cases stood at 3,653, taking the total number […]
Gujarat: Nine dead as bus collides with SUV in Navsari
Nine people were killed and several others were injured in a collision between a bus and a car in Navsari, Gujarat, early Saturday. “On the Ahmedabad-Mumbai highway, an accident took place between a bus and an SUV. A total of nine people have died and several people have got injured. […]
Waliv police to produce accused Sheezan Khan in court in Tunisha death case
The Waliv police in Maharashtra is scheduled to produce TV actor Sheezan Khan, the key accused in the Tunisha Sharma death case, in a Vasai court as his police custody ends Saturday. Sheezan Khan is a costar and reported former boyfriend of Tunisha, who was allegedly found hanging at a […]
Rishabh Pant likely to be shifted to Delhi: DDCA Director monitoring his health
The Delhi & District Cricket Association Director Shyam Sharma said a DDCA team will be at Max Hospital in Dehradun to monitor star Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant’s health, who met with a terrible accident a day back, and if needed the batter-wicketkeeper would be airlifted to Delhi for his plastic surgery. […]
UP: Lucknow Police issues guidelines for New Year celebrations
The Lucknow Police on Friday issued guidelines in view of the New Year celebrations to avoid any untoward incident in the city. According to the detailed advisory issued by the Joint Commissioner of Lucknow Police PRV, Polygon, Pink Scooty and Pink Panther departments of the Lucknow Police will be in […]
Parents arrested for pushing daughter into Devadasi system in Karnataka
In a shocking incident parents pushed their 21-year-old daughter into the Devadasi system in the Koppala district of Karnataka, police said. On Friday, the police said they have arrested the parents Yamanurappa Mundhalamani, Huligevva Mundhalamani, and two others Mookavva Harijan, and Hanumappa Harijan. The incident took place at Chilawadagi village in May this year. As per the […]
IIT Madras researchers devise method to detect petroleum
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras researchers have developed a statistical approach that can characterize subsurface rock structure and detect petroleum and hydrocarbon reserves. The method proposed was successful in providing critical information on the rock type distribution and hydrocarbon saturation zones in ‘Tipam formation’ located in the Upper […]
Amit Shah to launch Jana Biswas Rath Yatra in Tripura
Focusing upon the upcoming Assembly Election in Tripura, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Jana Biswas Rath Yatra in the state. Tripura BJP will start Jana Biswas Rath Yatra programme to strengthen the party support base in the state. Tripura BJP president Rajib Bhattacharya said, “Keeping the focus on the upcoming Assembly elections […]
WHO asks China to share specific, real-time data on Covid situation
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met with Chinese officials and again asked for specific and real-time data on the epidemiological situation in China, according to the statement released by the WHO website. In the high-level meeting, WHO asked for more genetic sequencing data, data on disease impact including […]
UK to make Covid test mandatory for travellers from China: Reports
After India and Japan, the UK is also likely to make Covid-19 tests mandatory for travellers from China after the infection surged in the mainland, Reuters reported citing British media outlets. The travellers from China have to produce a negative COVID test report. According to Reuters citing UK media reports, […]
Mizoram: Assam Rifles recovers drugs worth Rs 6.66 crore, four held
In a joint operation carried out with the Excise and Narcotics department, Aizwal, Assam Rifles apprehended four persons and recovered 20000 Methamphetamine tablets worth Rs. 6,66,60,000 in Aizawl District’s Tuikhurhlu area. As per the officual press release from the Assam Rifles, two vehicles (Hyundai Grand i10 MZ 05A8395 and Maruti Ciaz MZ O1T 5265) were also […]