Cyclone Yaas destroys tens of thousands of mud houses in eastern India
May 26, 2021, at 08:45 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Very severe cyclonic storm Yaas destroyed tens of thousands of mud houses in eastern India on Wednesday, forcing the closure of the busiest regional airport in the city.
Vaccine absolutely important to save lives, defeat COVID-19: PM Modi
May 26, 2021, at 07:26 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Stating that the planet will not be the same after COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said vaccines are absolutely important to save lives and defeat the pandemic.
Four-time Assam MLA Majendra Narzary dies due to post-COVID complications
May 26, 2021, at 06:37 pm
Guwahati : BPF MLA from Gossaigaon assembly constituency in Assam’s Kokrajhar district Majendra Narary died due to post-COVID-19 complications at a state-run hospital in Guwahati on Wednesday.
May 26, 2021, at 06:35 pm
India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has offered India's support to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his re-election during a meeting in New York at which they discussed a range of issues from COVID-19 vaccine to terrorism.
DMK will fulfill its poll promise to withdraw 3 farm laws by Centre: MK Stalin
May 26, 2021, at 06:05 pm
Chennai/UNI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has said a resolution will be adopted in the State Assembly urging the Centre to repeal the three farm laws.
WhatsApp files case in Delhi HC against Centre over digital rules
May 26, 2021, at 05:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Messaging application WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in the Delhi High Court against the central government's new digital rules effecting from Wednesday, media reports said.
May 26, 2021, at 04:24 pm
Kolkata: Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who was hospitalised on Tuesday, is currently a 'bit drowsy but arousable on commands', the hospital treating him said in its medical bulletin on Wednesday.
Moderna's single dose Covid19 vaccine by 2022 in India
May 26, 2021, at 09:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Moderna is planning to launch a single dose vaccine for the Indian market only in 2022 as it has no surplus vaccines in 2021, media reports said.
Tata Steel pledges to continue salary, medical and housing benefits to employees who die of Covid19
May 26, 2021, at 06:31 am
Jamshedpur/IBNS: Tata Steel has announced that it will continue to pay salaries, including medical and housing benefits, to employees in India who fall victim to Covid-19 for the remaining period of their employment till the age of 60.
Lakshadweep reform controversy: All you need to know
May 26, 2021, at 06:08 am
Kavaratti/IBNS: The union territory of Lakshadweep, an archipelago of 36 islands with an area of 32 sq.km, has turned out to be the new political flashpoint after its new administrator Praful Khoda Patel brought a slew of reforms leading to a huge row.
May 26, 2021, at 05:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Pfizer has offered 5 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses to India albeit with pre-conditions as the country ramps up production amid a raging pandemic.
Ex-Maharashtra police chief Subodh Kumar Jaiswal is new CBI Director
May 26, 2021, at 04:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Maharashtra police chief Subodh Kumar Jaiswal has been appointed as the new director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a two-year period.
Very severe Cyclone Yaas to make landfall at Bengal-Odisha coast tomorrow, states on high alert
May 26, 2021, at 04:31 am
New Delhi/IBN: Very severe Cyclone Yaas is likely to make landfall on the West Bengal-Odisha coast in the early morning of Wednesday, with a wind speed of up to 185 km per hour.
Ahead of Cyclone Yaas, 2 people electrocuted in Bengal Tornado, 40 houses destroyed
May 26, 2021, at 02:59 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Two people were electrocuted as a tornado hit Chinsura in Hooghly district and Halisahar in North 24 Parganas of West Bengal ahead of Cyclone Yaas, which is expected to make landfall on the Odisha coast on Tuesday morning.
May 26, 2021, at 02:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours before the expiry of the three-month deadline for compliance with the Intermediary Guidelines, announced by the Indian government in February, social media giant Facebook said it will comply with the new rules, media reports said.
Assam government mulls to end home isolation in districts
May 26, 2021, at 01:57 am
Guwahati/UNI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the government is mulling to end the home isolation of COVID 19 infected patients in the districts as chances of virus outbreak is higher in the villages.
Maharashtra govt to give compensation to cyclone 'Tauktae' hit victims
May 26, 2021, at 01:43 am
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday declared that the government will give compensation to the cyclone 'Tauktae' affected victims from the coastal districts of the state on the lines of previous cyclonic storm 'Nisarg'.
Indian Navy deploys rescue teams in view of cyclone Yaas in West Bengal, Odisha
May 26, 2021, at 01:03 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Indian Navy on Tuesday said that its rescue teams have already been deployed at the coastal areas of West Bengal and Odisha in view of severe cyclonic storm Yaas which will start its landfall on Wednesday morning.
Narada case: CBI withdraws plea in Supreme Court following scathing remark
May 26, 2021, at 12:55 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday withdrew its petition in the Supreme Court filed against the Calcutta High Court’s order of house arrest of three Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders including two West Bengal ministers and a former Kolkata Mayor.
Jammu and Kashmr: VC SKUAST-K reviews progress of World Bank-funded IDP project
May 25, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Srinagar: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir held a meeting to review the progress of the World Bank-ICAR funded National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) awarded for the institutional development of the university in 2019.
DM Jammu orders partial relaxation in corona curfew
May 25, 2021, at 11:11 pm
Srinagar: District Magistrate Jammu Anshul Garg Sunday accorded partial relaxation in corona curfew restrictions by permitting all activities and movements in the district as per the guidelines.
Cabinet approves Opening of a new Consulate General of India in Addu City
May 25, 2021, at 11:08 pm
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the opening of a new Consulate General of India in Addu City, Maldives in 2021.
Testing, vaccination mantra to fight COVID-19: Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha
May 25, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Sunday addressed the people of Jammu and Kashmir through a video message, in which he sought active participation from various stakeholders to complement government’s efforts in the fight against COVID-19.
May 25, 2021, at 09:22 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Tuesday launched a search operation in the hills of high-profile Gupkar areas in the summer capital, Srinagar, after suspicious movement was observed, official sources said.
Anil Deshmukh case: ED raids Sagar Bhatewar's residence in Nagpur
May 25, 2021, at 08:38 pm
Nagpur/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted raids at the residence of Maharashtra former Home Minister Amit Deshmukh's close aide, Sagar Bhatewar.
Chandrababu Naidu takes strong objection over arrest of ex-TDP MLA, other party leaders
May 25, 2021, at 08:35 pm
Vijayawada/UNI: Telugu Desam Party National President and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday took strong objection to the registering of 'illegal cases and arrest' of party former legislator B C Janardhan Reddy and leaders in Kurnool district.
Cyclone Yaas: Odisha evacuates 60,000 people till 10 am, makes accommodation for 7.5 lakh people
May 25, 2021, at 08:32 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Over 60,000 people were evacuated by 1000 hours today from the vulnerable areas of coastal Odisha as severe cyclonic storm Yaas over Bay of Bengal further intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm and likely to move further close to Chandbali- Dhamra port.
CBI chief selection: CJI NV Ramana's citation of law puts two govt choices out of race
May 25, 2021, at 07:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana's citation of a particular law has kept two central government choices out of the race for the next Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director's post, media reports said.
Tribal man killed by villagers in suspected witch-hunting case in Assam’s Baksa district
May 25, 2021, at 06:05 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In a gruesome incident, a 50-year-old tribal man was beaten to death by a group of villagers in a suspected case of witch-hunting in Assam’s Baksa district.
COVID-19 infected Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's health condition worsens, hospitalised
May 25, 2021, at 06:00 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: COVID-19 infected former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was on Tuesday hospitalised after his health condition worsened.