Kerala extends lockdown till June 30 as spike in Covid cases continue
May 22, 2021, at 04:34 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Amid a spike in daily Covid cases in Kerala, the lockdown in the state has been extended till May 30.
May 22, 2021, at 04:09 am
Kolkata: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." As India reels under the devastating second wave of Covid19, these famous Dickensian words come true like never before. Amid the raging pandemic, community organisations rise to the occasion like a shimmering ray of hope for people.
Cyclone Tauktae: ONGC announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for deceased family, Rs 1 lakh for injured
May 22, 2021, at 04:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Friday announced an immediate relief of Rs 1 lakh to the survivors and Rs 2 lakh for the BNVs and missing persons’ families, an official statement said.
Centre asks Twitter to remove 'manipulated media' tags from alleged 'Congress toolkit' tweets
May 22, 2021, at 02:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government has asked Twitter to remove "manipulated media" tag from tweets that claimed to expose the alleged "Congress toolkit"aimed at discrediting Centre's Covid-19 efforts, terming it "prejudicial, a clear overreach and unwarranted", media reports said.
Karnataka extends lockdown to curb Covid spread till June 7
May 22, 2021, at 02:44 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday extended the statewide anti-Covid lockdown by another two weeks.
May 22, 2021, at 01:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday said High Courts should avoid issuing orders that are impossible to implement in view of the sweeping impact of Covid-19, while staying a May 17 Allahabad High Court order on the management of the pandemic in Uttar Pradesh (UP), media reports said.
Goa govt extends anti-Covid curfew till May 31
May 22, 2021, at 12:53 am
Panaji/UNI: The Goa government on Friday announced to extend the ongoing curfew in the state to May 31.
May 22, 2021, at 12:35 am
New Delhi: Amid criticisms by a section of the global media over the way the government handled the Covid crisis in India, Doordarshan, the state-owned TV broadcaster, has decided to set up a new channel, DD International to project the official point of view, media reports said.
Tibetans in Mongolia help India fight second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, donate to PM CARES FUND
May 21, 2021, at 09:21 pm
Ulan Bator: A delegation of the local Tibetan community led by former abbot of Namgyal Monastery Jadho Rinpoche in Mongolia visited the Indian Embassy here recently and offered a donation to the Indian Prime ministers fund (PM CARES) to help the country fight the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh gets parole to meet his ailing mother
May 21, 2021, at 09:03 pm
Rohtak/UNI: Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is undergoing a 20-year jail sentence for raping two of his followers, was granted parole on Friday to look after his ailing mother.
Noted environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna dies of Covid-19
May 21, 2021, at 08:49 pm
New Delhi/Dehradun/UNI: Environmentalist and ‘Chipko’ movement pioneer Sunderlal Bahuguna passed away on Friday due to Covid-19. He was 94.
Bengal Minister Shovandeb Chattopadhyay resigns as Bhabanipore MLA, Mamata likely to contest
May 21, 2021, at 08:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) veteran Shovandeb Chattopadhyay resigned as an MLA from the prestigious Bhabanipore constituency here on Friday.
Maharashtra: Thirteen Naxals killed in encounter with police in Gadchiroli
May 21, 2021, at 08:01 pm
Mumbai/UNI: At least 13 Naxals were killed in an encounter with police in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra early Friday, police said.
Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal acquitted in rape case
May 21, 2021, at 05:52 pm
Goa/IBNS: Tehelka magazine's founder-editor Tarun Tejpal has been acquitted of a rape case by a court in Goa, media reports said.
Narada case: Calcutta HC orders house arrest of four Bengal politicians
May 21, 2021, at 05:29 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered house arrest of four heavyweight Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders and a former Kolkata Mayor, who were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) earlier this week in connection with the Narada case.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to visit USA on May 24
May 21, 2021, at 05:22 pm
New Delhi: India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit the USA next week, Ministry of External Affairs confirmed on Friday.
Army Chief visits Nagaland to review operational readiness and security situation in NE
May 21, 2021, at 04:41 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane arrived at Dimapur in Nagaland on Thursday on a two day visit to review the operational readiness along the Northern Borders of Arunachal Pradesh and security situation in the hinterland of North East.
Two NSCN (K-YA) cadres nabbed in Arunachal Pradesh's Longding
May 21, 2021, at 04:38 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Security forces have apprehended two active cadres of NSCN (K-YA) in Arunachal Pradesh's Longding district.
IAF MiG-21 fighter aircraft crashes in Punjab, pilot dies
May 21, 2021, at 02:55 pm
Moga: An Indian Air Force MiG-21 fighter aircraft crashed close to Moga region in Punjab on Thursday which left the pilot dead.
Bengal CID summons BJP MP Arjun Singh in economic offence probe
May 21, 2021, at 06:29 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday served a notice to BJP's Barrackpore MP Arjun Singh in connection with an alleged economic offence case, officials said.
PM Modi congratulates Pinarayi Vijayan on taking oath as Kerala CM
May 21, 2021, at 04:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Pinarayi Vijayan on taking oath as Chief Minister of Kerala.
PM Modi to interact with doctors, health workers of Varanasi tomorrow
May 21, 2021, at 04:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with doctors, paramedical staff and other frontline health workers of Varanasi at 11 AM via video conferencing on Saturday.
May 21, 2021, at 04:27 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday slammed his former mentor and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her comments "one nation, all humiliation" accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Strategies in dealing with Covid-19 should be dynamic as virus is expert in mutation: PM Modi
May 21, 2021, at 12:22 am
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday emphasised that the methods and strategies in dealing with Covid-19 should be dynamic as the virus is expert in mutation and changing the format.
Pinarayi Vijayan swears in as Kerala CM for second time
May 21, 2021, at 12:09 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: CPI(M) veteran Pinarayi Vijayan sworn-in as Chief Minister of Kerala for the second time along with 20 ministers here on Thursday.
Mamata writes to Modi, requests PM to arrange vaccines for priority sectors
May 20, 2021, at 11:59 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to arrange vaccines for priority sectors, central government employees working all over the country along with state government employees without any further delay.
Mamata Banerjee didn't allow DM to speak in Modi's Covid meeting: Ravi Shankar Prasad
May 20, 2021, at 10:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Countering West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's allegation, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said the former did not allow her District Magistrate (DM) to speak in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Covid-19 meeting held on Thursday.
Fire breaks out at commercial building in Kolkata's Park Street, 10 fire tenders at scene
May 20, 2021, at 08:52 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A fire broke out at a commercial multi-storey in south Kolkata's Park Street area on Thursday afternoon, reports said.
No CMs allowed to speak in PM Modi's 'casual, super-flop' Covid meeting: Mamata Banerjee
May 20, 2021, at 07:34 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not allowing neither herself nor any of her counterparts from other states to speak in the Covid-19 meeting.
Former Rajasthan CM Jagannath Pahadia dies at 89
May 20, 2021, at 06:10 pm
Jaipur/UNI: Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and ex-governor of Haryana and Bihar Jagannath Pahadia passed away due to Covid-related complications at a Gurugram hospital late on Wednesday night. He was 89.