Maharashtra reports over 60000 discharged COVID patients
May 10, 2021, at 02:58 am
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra reported 60,223 cured patients who were discharged from across the state on Sunday.
Robust mechanism in place to deal with COVID situation in Jammu and Kashmir: Div Com
May 10, 2021, at 02:46 am
Srinagar: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, today said that a robust mechanism is in place to deal with any kind of situation that may arise due to 2nd wave of COVID-19 in Kashmir division.
Jammu and Kashmir observing Shab-e-Qadr today
May 10, 2021, at 02:42 am
Srinagar: Muslims across Jammu and Kashmir are set to observe the holy Shab-e-Qadr or Lailatul Qadr Sunday night.
West Bengal Politics: 43 legislators to take oath as ministers in Mamata Banerjee's government
May 10, 2021, at 01:57 am
Kolkata/UNI: Besides Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the 3rd Trinamool Congress government will have a 43-member cabinet, where former India cricketer Manoj Tiwari has been named as one of the ministers of state, which would take on oath at Raj Bhawan at 1045 hours on Monday.
Pakistan seeks thorough probe in seizure of uranium in India
May 10, 2021, at 01:50 am
Pakistan has expressed “serious concern” over the seizure of uranium from unauthorized persons in India and called for a “thorough probe” in the case, reported Dawn. The incident, it said, highlighted the gaps in security mechanisms for nuclear material in India.
Delhi sees slight dip in COVID cases, over 13k test positive
May 10, 2021, at 01:42 am
New Delhi/UNI: The national capital on Sunday saw a slight drop in both fresh cases of COVID-19 and related deaths registered during the past 24 hours.
Himanta Biswa Sarma to take oath as new Assam CM tomorrow
May 10, 2021, at 01:25 am
Guwahati: Himanta Biswa Sarma will be sworn in as the 15th Chief Minister of Assam on Monday after he was unanimously selected as the leader of Assam BJP Legislative Party on Sunday.
Amid Covid surge Srinagar's famous Sunday market remains deserted ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr
May 10, 2021, at 12:59 am
Srinagar/UNI: With just few days left for Eid-ul-Fitr, the famous Sunday market in the heart of Srinagar remained deserted due to ‘corona curfew’ implemented by administration amid unabated rise in COVID-19 cases in Jammu Kashmir.
Senior advocate Shanmugasundaram appointed Advocate General of Tamil Nadu
May 09, 2021, at 11:19 pm
Chennai/UNI: Senior Advocate and former DMK Rajya Sabha MP R Shanmugasundaram was on Sunday appointed as the new Advocate General of Tamil Nadu.
West Bengal observes Rabindra Jayanti
May 09, 2021, at 09:12 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Amid mellifluous songs and captivating poems, West Bengal along with the rest of the country on Sunday observed the 160th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
May 09, 2021, at 08:46 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to help strengthen health infrastructure in the state to fight Covid-19.
Himanta Biswa Sarma to become Assam CM
May 09, 2021, at 07:28 pm
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma will become the new Chief Minister of Assam, a state where the saffron brigade maintained its dominance in the Assembly polls.
Exempt oxygen tanks, Covid medicines from taxes: Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi
May 09, 2021, at 06:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him to waive tax on the import of medicines and equipment needed to fight the Covid pandemic.
Himanta Biswa Sarma to be Assam's new chief minister: Reports
May 09, 2021, at 06:53 pm
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s strongman Himanta Biswa Sarma is all set to take over as the new chief minister of Assam. He will replace Sarbananda Sonowal.
Delhi lockdown extended by another week, metro to remain shut this time
May 09, 2021, at 06:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday extended the lockdown in the national capital by another week.
May 09, 2021, at 05:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: International medical journal The Lancet in an editorial on Saturday heavily criticised the Narendra Modi government for the "the scenes of suffering in India" due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Maharashtra: Two arrested for black marketing of Remdesivir injections in Nashik
May 09, 2021, at 03:18 pm
Nashik/UNI: Two people were arrested by police for allegedly selling two injections of Remdesivir, a broad spectrum anti-virual drug used to treat critical coronavirus patients, at exorbitant rates here.
May 09, 2021, at 05:06 am
New Delhi/UNI: India and the EU on Saturday launched a sustainable and comprehensive Connectivity Partnership, aiming at furthering cooperation on trade and investment, transport, energy, digital and people-to-people contacts.
India, US to strengthen WHO; Harsh Vardhan discusses Covid surge with Becerra
May 09, 2021, at 12:42 am
New Delhi/UNI: Building upon lessons learned from the early phases of COVID-19, India and the US will work closely in the international arena, including strengthening of the World Health Organization.
Amarinder seeks support from Radha Soami Satsang Beas to combat Covid crisis
May 09, 2021, at 12:34 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has sought the support of Radha Saomi Satsnag Beas in the state’s fight against Covid, while directing all Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to closely coordinate with authorized representatives in various branches of the Satsang in this regard.
Supreme Court sets up 12-member National Task Force to distribute oxygen
May 09, 2021, at 12:22 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Saturday constituted a twelve-member National Task Force (NTF) to streamline the scientific allocation of Liquid Medical Oxygen across the country to deal with the shortage of life-saving gas amid virulent second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
Covid-19: Kumaraswamy gives tips to govt for controlling pandemic surge
May 09, 2021, at 12:00 am
Bengaluru/UNI: Former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has given ten tips to the government to curb surge in Covid cases and death across the state.
Karnataka minister wants vaccine in stock to be used only for age 45 plus
May 08, 2021, at 11:47 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Minister for Health and Medical Education Dr. K Sudhakar said on Saturday that the existing stock of Covishield and Covaxin will be used to vaccinate those above 45.
Record 994.83 MT oxygen supplied in Uttar Pradesh
May 08, 2021, at 11:41 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Oxygen supply in Uttar Pradesh stood at a record 994.83 metric tonnes in the past 24 hours.
Bengal: BJP leader Mukul Roy rubbishes rumour of his return to TMC
May 08, 2021, at 11:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukul Roy on Saturday rubbished the rumour of his possible joining in his former party Trinamool Congress (TMC), a day after he met a ruling party member in the state assembly.
CPI(M) leader Raghavulu appeals to donors to help poor during COVID crisis
May 08, 2021, at 10:40 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Communist Party of India (Marxist) politburo member B V Raghavulu has appealed to the donors to come forward voluntarily irrespective of political ideologies and help the poor in the wake of COVID crisis.
Crusader for India sex workers' rights and HIV/AIDS expert Dr Smarajit Jana dies from Covid-19
May 08, 2021, at 10:37 pm
Kolkata: An era of sex workers' fight for dignity in India that started from the red light districts of Kolkata in the early 1990s came to an end on Saturday as Dr Smarajit Jana, the man behind organising the women caught between poverty, sex trade and the scourge of HIV/AIDS, died from Covid-19. He was 69.
Only 487 MT oxygen reached Delhi yesterday: Sisodia
May 08, 2021, at 10:34 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday said that the national capital received only 487 MT of oxygen gas on Friday, much less than the Supreme Court's direction of supplying 700 MT daily.
PM Modi to address EU leaders as India, EU set to launch Connectivity Partnership
May 08, 2021, at 10:11 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India on Saturday will launch a Connectivity Partnership with the EU, aiming at furthering the cooperation on transport, energy, digital and people-to-people contacts.
Sensex spurts by 424.11 pts during the week
May 08, 2021, at 10:01 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The BSE Sensex gained 424.11 points or 0.87 pc at 49,206.47 in a week, as robust corporate results and positive global cues propped up risk appetite despite the COVID-19 overhang.