Centre must give vaccines to states for free: West Bengal govt tells SC
May 08, 2021, at 05:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The West Bengal government has told the Supreme Court that there should be uniform vaccination policy and the differential policy adopted in the later phase of the vaccination should be scrapped.
European Union bank donates 250,000 euros to aid India's Covid-19 response
May 08, 2021, at 05:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The European Investment Bank (EIB) has made an emergency donation of 250,000 euros to ensure country's better access to life saving equipment, medicines and oxygen, said media reports.
Japan pledges USD 50 million to help India fight COVID-19
May 08, 2021, at 04:23 am
Tokyo: Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has said his nation will contribute USD 50 million in additional grant aid to help India fight the deadly second wave of the COVID-19 virus.
May 08, 2021, at 03:32 am
Dehi/IBNS: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced plans to vaccinate all the people eligible within three months now that the oxygen shortage that took hundreds of lives in the national capital has been resolved.
Karnataka announces two-week lockdown amid Covid surge
May 08, 2021, at 02:39 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, Karnataka has announced a two-week lockdown in the state.
Jammu and Kashmir observes Jumat-ul-Vida today
May 08, 2021, at 02:00 am
Srinagar: Jumat-ul-Vida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadhan, is being observed today with reverence, devotion and religious fervour across Jammu and Kashmir.
May 08, 2021, at 01:45 am
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today directed for increasing the additional 1325 bed capacity with oxygen support in Jammu Division within five days which will complement the Government’s efforts for strengthening and improving the health infrastructure, especially the Covid-19 treatment facilities in the region.
Indian Navy steps up ferrying oxygen containers, cylinders and concentrators from abroad
May 08, 2021, at 01:30 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Indian Navy on Friday said that it has deployed its ships INS Talwar, INS Kolkata, INS Airavat, INS Kochi, INS Tabar, INS Trikand, INS Jalashwa and INS Shardul to ferry oxygen containers, cylinders, concentrators and related equipment from friendly foreign countries.
No shortage of oxygen supply in Jammu and Kashmir: Govt tells HC
May 08, 2021, at 01:24 am
Srinagar: J&K government has informed the High Court about the steps it has taken to deal with the second wave of Covid-19.
Jammu and Kashmir: Govt approves Rs 250 cr interest subvention for business revival
May 08, 2021, at 01:20 am
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today approved Rs 250 crore Interest Subvention, which is part of economic package for revival of business and industry in J&K, and handed over a cheque for the amount to the J&K Bank.
Telangana extends night curfew till May 15
May 08, 2021, at 01:11 am
Hyderabad/UNI: The Telangana Government on Friday extended the night curfew for another seven days till 5 am on May 15 in view of the rapid spread of Covid-19 cases in the second wave.
Centre discriminating against states in fight against Covid pandemic: AAP MP
May 08, 2021, at 12:54 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab president Bhagwant Mann on Friday appealed to the central government to stop 'discriminating' against the states in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic and release the supply of oxygen gas, medical equipment and medicines, required to save the Covid patients.
SC dismisses plea seeking stay on Central Vista project construction
May 08, 2021, at 12:17 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking a stay on the construction work underway for the Central Vista project in New Delhi as the matter is pending with the Delhi High Court.
MP: Ban on inter-state bus movement extended till May 15
May 08, 2021, at 12:06 am
Bhopal/UNI: The Madhya Pradesh government on Friday extended the ban on the movement of passenger buses to and from Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan till May 15.
Gujarat: Man dies of Covid-19, wife and his two sons commit suicide
May 08, 2021, at 12:04 am
Devbhumi Dwarka/UNI: A woman and her two sons died by suicide in the Devbhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat after her husband succumbed to Covid-19 on Friday.
Jal Jeevan Mission: Kerala to provide about 30 lakh new tap water connections in 2021-22
May 08, 2021, at 12:02 am
New Delhi/UNI: Kerala is planning to provide about 30 lakh new tap water connections in 2021-22 under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), the Ministry of Jal Shakti said here on Friday.
PM called me for Mann Ki Baat, Hemant Soren takes dig at Modi; Jagan counters
May 07, 2021, at 11:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Taking a jibe at the Prime Minister, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday said Narendra Modi called him to do "Mann Ki Baat (Talks from the heart)" instead of talking anything substantial amid the Covid-19 crisis.
EC panel counsel in Supreme Court resigns
May 07, 2021, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Advocate Mohit D Ram, the panel counsel representing the Election Commission, has resigned from his post, citing his values were not in consonance with the present functioning of the poll body.
May 07, 2021, at 09:59 pm
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in talks with British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, explored strategic convergence across regions and discussed priority areas for further progress in health, trade, climate, defence and security.
Jammu and Kashmir: Newly recruited Al-Badr terrorist surrenders
May 07, 2021, at 09:45 pm
Shopian: A terrorist recently surrendered to the police during an encounter which broke out between the security forces and terrorists in Kanigam area of Shopian district of South Kashmir on Thursday morning.
Narendra Modi congratulates M K Stalin on taking oath as Tamil Nadu CM
May 07, 2021, at 09:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated M K Stalin on being sworn as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee sends a letter to PM, stating oxygen requirement
May 07, 2021, at 08:58 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying with the surge in Covid cases, Bengal’s oxygen requirement is going up and at such a time, the Centre is diverting its oxygen supply to other states.
Imposing total lockdown is inevitable, says CM Yediyurappa
May 07, 2021, at 08:25 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Friday underlined that “imposing lockdown will be inevitable” going by the increase in the positive Covid-19 cases across the State.
West Bengal: Four-member MHA team calls on Guv to assess reports of widespread violence
May 07, 2021, at 08:11 pm
Kolkata/UNI: A four-member MHA team led by Govind Mohan, IAS, Additional Secretary, Union Ministry of Home Affairs, on Friday called on State Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at Raj Bhawan here to assess reports of widespread post-poll violence in the state.
COVID-19 crisis: Australian PM Scott Morrison speaks to Indian counterpart Narendra Modi
May 07, 2021, at 07:55 pm
Canberra: Australian PM Scott Morrison on Friday spoke with Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and said his nation will continue supporting India by supplying ventilators and oxygen concentrators.
Bangladesh to import rice from India
May 07, 2021, at 07:33 pm
Bangladesh will import 50,000 tonnes of parboiled rice from India through the railways for the first time. The proposal was okayed by the cabinet committee on purchase at a meeting chaired by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, Daily Star said. Indian firm Saurabh Industries Ltd will supply the rice at USD 386 per tonne.
Latin America rights groups face growing threats, attacks: Bachelet
May 07, 2021, at 06:09 pm
New York: UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Thursday issued an alert over the rising number of threats, attacks and attempts to undermine national human rights institutions, in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Delhi govt opposes O2 use audit: Report
May 07, 2021, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the oxygen crisis, the Delhi government has opposed the Centre's plea for auditing the oxygen utilisation in the national capital, media reports said.
DMK chief MK Stalin takes oath as Tamil Nadu CM
May 07, 2021, at 05:13 pm
Chennai/IBNS: DMK chief MK Stalin took oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Friday after his party trumped the AIADMK in the assembly elections held last month.
India-UK virtual summit strengthens STI cooperation
May 07, 2021, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed on a common vision of a new and transformational Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the UK and India, and adopted an ambitious India-UK Roadmap to 2030 to steer cooperation for the next 10 years.