May 27, 2021, at 07:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his barbed tweet on a New York Times report on Covid numbers in India, saying that playing politics on Covid deaths should be learned from "vultures of the earth".
Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi captured in Dominica: Reports
May 27, 2021, at 05:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Fugitive diamond business merchant Mehul Choksi, who is wanted in India over the Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan fraud case, has been captured from Dominica while trying to flee to Cuba, media reports said.
Donating vaccines to other countries was PR exercise for PM Modi: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
May 27, 2021, at 05:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday slammed the Central government for the vaccine crisis and said gifting doses free of cost to other countries was a "propaganda tool" for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
IMA writes to PM Modi demanding sedition case against yoga guru Ramdev
May 27, 2021, at 04:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding yoga guru Ramdev be immediately booked under sedition charges for allegedly spreading misinformation on vaccination campaign and challenging Covid19 treatment protocols set by the government, said media reports.
UAE seeks investment from Indian pharma companies
May 27, 2021, at 02:40 am
May 27, 2021, at 02:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: While the government is committed to protecting the right to privacy of citizens, it comes with "reasonable restrictions" and no fundamental right is "absolute", the Centre said Wednesday responding to WhatsApp's lawsuit against the new digital guidelines on grounds that they violate user privacy.
Cyclone Yaas leaves a trail of destruction in Odisha's Balasore
May 27, 2021, at 02:07 am
Balasore/UNI: The cyclone Yass left a trail of devastation when it passed through Bahanaga and part of Balasore town Wednesday morning.
Political developments in Nepal are the country's internal matters: India
May 27, 2021, at 01:38 am
New Delhi/UNI: India on Wednesday said that it has taken note of political developments in Nepal and views them as the country’s internal matters.
Haryana Congress chief Kumari Selja supports 'Black Day' observed by Indian farmers
May 27, 2021, at 01:08 am
Chandigarh/UNI: President, Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee, Kumari Selja on Wednesday supported the Black Day observed by the farmers and appealed to the government to immediately accept their demands.
Ignorant bigots in power destroying Lakshadweep: Rahul Gandhi
May 27, 2021, at 01:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday joined the protest against Lakshadweep administrator Praful Khoda Patel's reforms in the union territory that have opened a barrage of criticisms.
Our planet will not be same after COVID-19 : PM Narendra Modi
May 26, 2021, at 11:03 pm
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a keynote address on the occasion of Vesak Global Celebrations on Buddha Purnima through video conference. Members of Venerated Mahasangha, Prime Ministers of Nepal and Sri Lanka, Union Ministers Shri Prahlad Singh and Shri Kiren Rijiju, Secretary General of International Buddhist Confederation, Venerable Doctor Dhammapiya were also at the event.
Assam government appoints ‘Guardian Minister’ for every district
May 26, 2021, at 10:54 pm
Guwahati: Assam government on Wednesday appointed ‘Guardian Minister’ for each district for better implementation of government schemes, projects and other public welfare activities.
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.