A total of 3016 new Covid cases were recorded in the last 24 hours across the country with a daily positive rate of 2.73 per cent, a government release said on Thursday, adding that 15,784 doses of COVID vaccines were administered during the same period. According to the release, 1,10,522 […]
AAP govt calls emergency meeting amid surge in Covid-19 cases in Delhi
Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj has called an emergency meeting on Thursday afternoon after 300 fresh Covid-19 cases were recorded in the Capital on Wednesday. “Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj will hold a meeting with the officers and specialist doctors associated with the health department this afternoon,” officials said. The Special […]
Kerala: 12-hour ‘hartal’ in parts of Idukki demanding to capture wild tusker ‘Arikomban’
Ten panchayats in Kerala’s Idukki district are observing a 12-hour hartal (strike) from 6 AM to 6 PM on Thursday demanding to capture a wild tusker who has destroyed several human settlements. The ‘hartal’ is being observed at Marayur, Munnar, Devikulam, Kanthalloor, Vattavada, Edamalakkudy, Bisonvalley, Udumbanchola, Santhanpara and Chinnakkanal panchayats. The hartal is […]
Fresh posters targeting PM Modi crop up in Delhi
Fresh posters questioning the educationcal qualification of Prime Minister Narendra Modi surfaced in the national capital on Thursday. As per the allegations, some parts of Delhi had blue posters on the walls and pillars on the roadsides with the caption “Kya Bharat ke pradhan mantri padhe-likhe hone chahiye (Should the […]
Life of Lord Ram an inspiration for humanity in every era: PM Modi extends wishes on Ram Navami
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished people on the occasion of Ram Navami and said that the life of Lord Ram will remain an inspiration for humanity in every era. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi said, “Many best wishes to all the countrymen on the auspicious occasion of Ram […]
“Minimum enrollment age in Kerala’s schools to remain five:” Minister Sivankutty
Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty on Wednesday reiterated that it would continue the practice of admitting students to the class at the age of 5. Union Education Ministry directed all states and Union Territories to admit students to Class 1 only at the age of six. “The minimum age for […]
Retd bank manager, his son arrested for chit fund scam in Delhi
A retired bank manager along with his son and daughter-in-law was arrested for allegedly running a chit fund scheme and duping 36 people of more than Rs 20 crore, police said on Wednesday. The accused have been identified as Iqbal Bahadur Singh Baweja, his son Parmeet Singh Baweja, and his […]
Andhra CM meets Amit Shah, urges to release pending amount under Resource Gap Funding
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah and urged to release the pending amount under Resource Gap Funding for fiscal 2014-15. “CM urged the Home Minister to release the pending amount of Rs 36,625 crore under Resource Gap Funding for fiscal 2014-15,” an official […]
Maharashtra: Police, public vehicles set on fire during clash between two groups in Kiradpura
Some police vans along with public vehicles were set on fire during a clash between two groups in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar’s Kiradpura area, the Maharashtra police said on Thursday. The clash broke out on the intervening night of March 29 and 30. According to the Commissioner of Police (CP) of Chhatrapati […]
Assam: People protest in Kamrup demanding inclusion of RHAC in Sixth Schedule
Thousand of people on Wednesday took part in a massive protest rally (padayatra) at Boko area in Assam’s Kamrup district demanding to include Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council (RHAC) under the Sixth Scheduled of the Constitution of India. The padayatra was organised by the All Rabha Students’ Union, All Rabha Women […]
India reported 2151 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, daily postive rate of 1. 51 percent
A total of new 2151 Covid cases were recorded in the last 24 hours across the country with a daily positive rate of 1.51 per cent, an official statement said on Wednesday, adding that 11,336 doses of vaccines were administered in the last 24 hours. According to the release, 1,42,497 […]
MP CM Chouhan inaugurates Army Fair in Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday inaugurated an Army Fair being organised at MVM ground in the state capital Bhopal. CM Chouhan welcomed the army officers and extended thanks to them for choosing Bhopal. Addressing the program CM Chouhan said, “Today is a proud day for Madhya Pradesh and Bhopal that the army is organising their […]
Gangster-turned politician Atiq Ahmad being taken back to Sabramati Jail amid tight security
Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Umesh Pal kidnapping case, is being taken back to Sabarmati Jail in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. As per visuals, Atiq Ahmed was seen being taken by police personnel inside Anantpur Police station in Kota, Rajasthan on Wednesday. Earlier in the […]
Trial court gave time for judicial remedy, we will wait: CEC on election in Rahul Gandhi’s Wayanad seat
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday said that the court has given 30-days time to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for judicial remedy after he was convicted in a criminal defamation case, and said that the commission will wait before announcing bypolls in the Wayanad parliamentary constituency. “We have six months’ time […]
NCP leader Mohammad Faizal’s Lok Sabha membership restored ahead of SC hearing
The Lok Sabha Secretariat on Wednesday restored the membership of NCP leader Mohammad Faizal after the Kerala High Court stayed his conviction in a criminal case. “This delay in revoking my membership is not appreciated. The Secretariat took the decision of disqualifying me, and the very next day my conviction […]