Free ration for 72 lakh card holders for next 2 months: Delhi CM Kejriwal
May 04, 2021, at 09:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced that the Delhi government will provide free ration to all the 72 lakh ration card holders of the National Capital for the next two months.
Uttar Pradesh: Ruling BJP gets big jolt in panchayat polls
May 04, 2021, at 08:59 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Even as the BJP was yet to swallow the defeat in the West Bengal assembly polls, the panchayat poll results in Uttar Pradesh has given a big jolt to the ruling party.
PM Modi dials Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar over post-poll violence
May 04, 2021, at 08:43 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday dialled West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar expressing "anguish" and "concern" over the prevailing post-poll violence in the state.
Only two flights per week allowed from New Delhi; Nepal halts international flights
May 04, 2021, at 08:32 pm
Authorities in Nepal have decided to ground all flights from the country barring two flights per week from New Delhi, reported The Himalayan Times. The ban will come into effect from Wednesday.
Only way to stop COVID-19 spread is imposing full lockdown: Rahul Gandhi
May 04, 2021, at 04:25 pm
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the Centre over the spread of COVID-19 infection and said the only way to stop it is by imposing complete lockdown.
India continues to witness spike, 357229 new COVID-19 cases recorded
May 04, 2021, at 03:19 pm
New Delhi: India continued to witness a spike in COVID-19 cases as 357,229 new cases were registered in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of health released data on Tuesday.
BJP has shown remarkable growth in West Bengal : Kangana Ranaut
May 04, 2021, at 03:08 pm
Kolkata/UNI: After Trinamool Congress won the assembly election with a two third majority, actor Kangana Ranaut has said that BJP has shown remarkable growth in West Bengal.
S Jaishankar meets Antony Blinken in London, discusses COVID challenge, Indo-Pacific, climate change
May 04, 2021, at 02:58 pm
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and discussed COVID-19 situation, Indo-Pacific, Myanmar and issues relating to climate change.
UK, India to strengthen bilateral cooperation with new enhanced partnership: UK Govt
May 04, 2021, at 02:51 pm
London/Sputnik: The United Kingdom and India will take their cooperation to a new level on Tuesday with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his counterpart Narendra Modi announcing an “Enhanced Partnership” that will see current bilateral trade and investments increased by £1billion ($1.39 billion), the UK government said on Monday.
Fighting COVID-19: Israel to send medical aid to India
May 04, 2021, at 02:47 pm
Tel Aviv/UNI: Israel will send medical aid to India to help the country address the difficult situation with the spread of the Novel Coronavirus, Israel's Foreign Ministry said.
Silicon Valley veteran Vinod Khosla pledges USD 10 million for oxygen supply to Indian hospitals
May 04, 2021, at 08:33 am
Indian-American billionaire businessman and Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla has pledged USD 10 million for supply of medical oxygen to hospitals in India, which is struggling to cope with a fierce second wave of the Coronavirus infection.
Fight against India's COVID-19 second wave: UAE firms waive charges on remittances
May 04, 2021, at 08:31 am
Money transfer companies in the UAE are trying to contribute in their own way to fight the COVID-19 pandemic situation in India by waiving charges to funds being transferred to India’s PM Cares Fund and Kerala Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund to help the South Asian country.
Bill and Melinda Gates announce to end their 27-yr-long marriage on Twitter
May 04, 2021, at 08:25 am
New York: After being together for 27 years, Bill and Melinda Gates are ending their marriage, the couple known for their philanthrophic work worldwide announced in a statement on Twitter.
Didn't want to see them as zero: Mamata Banerjee on Left's performance in Bengal
May 04, 2021, at 04:20 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After making a landslide victory in the West Bengal elections and sealing her return as the chief minister of the state for the third time, Mamata Banerjee on Monday expressed sympathy for her arch-rival -the Left front-who had been completely decimated with no representation in the state assembly for the first time since independence.
My comments have been misinterpreted: Adar Poonawalla clarifies on interview with UK media
May 04, 2021, at 03:08 am
London/IBNS: Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Monday said his comments made last week to British newspaper The Times, in which he spoke about "aggressive" phone calls from influential people in India demanding an increased production of Covishield vaccine, have been "misinterpreted".
Home Ministry asks Bengal government for report on post-election violence
May 04, 2021, at 02:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Home Ministry on Monday asked the West Bengal government for a report on the post-assembly election violence in the state.
First Covid, then politics: Mamata Banerjee on roadmap for 2024 General Elections
May 04, 2021, at 02:25 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee, who has emerged as a face of Opposition to take on the mighty Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Monday said she would prioritise the tackling of Covid-19 crisis at the present moment and not politics.
PM's new residence to be built by Dec 2022, govt sets deadline
May 04, 2021, at 01:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A new Prime Minister's residence is to be built by December 2022 as a part of the Central Vista project, the government announced on Monday amid the Covid crisis.
COVID-19: Second Oxygen Express train now leaves Durgapur towards Delhi
May 03, 2021, at 11:35 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Railways is continuously running the Oxygen Express trains in a mission mode and transporting Liquid Medical Oxygen successfully to different corners of the country to fight against the second wave of COVID-19.
Covid-19 hits Karnataka: 24 die of oxygen crisis in Chamarajanagara
May 03, 2021, at 11:21 pm
Chamarajanagara/UNI: A total of 24 people have died in the last 24 hours due to suspected non availability of oxygen in various hospitals, government said here on Monday.
No shortage of vaccine in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar: DC Muhammad Aijaz Assad
May 03, 2021, at 10:09 pm
Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar Muhammad Aijaz Assad on Saturday said that higher number of people get vaccinated daily in Srinagar than other districts of J&K.
Jammu and Kashmir: DC Anantnag holds introductory meeting with Prosecution Officers
May 03, 2021, at 09:56 pm
Srinagar: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Dr Piyush Singla today held an introductory cum interactive meeting with officers of the Prosecution Department at Dak Bungalow Khanabal here.
COVID-19: NEET-PG Exam to be postpone for at least 4 months
May 03, 2021, at 09:46 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the growing need of adequate human resources for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country on Monday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Online Naat competition held
May 03, 2021, at 09:34 pm
Srinagar: The Aarifeen School of Excellence on Sunday organised a Virtual Naat, Qirat, and Islamic Quiz competition in which 86 students participated.
WSU Australia to train SKUAST-K students for agri-entrepreneurship, innovation
May 03, 2021, at 09:27 pm
Srinagar: Western Sydney University (WSU), Australia is conducting 16-week comprehensive training for the Shere-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) Kashmir students for developing entrepreneurial orientation and converting their innovations and business ideas into successful and commercially viable enterprises.
Vaccination of Jammu and Kashmir jail inmates in progress: DGP Prisons
May 03, 2021, at 08:50 pm
Srinagar: The COVID-19 vaccination of “eligible” jail inmates in J&K is in progress and will be intensified once adequate stocks of vaccines are available, DG Prisons, VK Singh said.
Mamata Banerjee to meet newly elected TMC MLAs in Kolkata today
May 03, 2021, at 08:40 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee will on Monday meet all her elected MLAs a day after her party registered a landslide victory in the West Bengal polls.
Fight against COVID-19: Narendra Modi thanks EU for supporting, assisting India
May 03, 2021, at 08:13 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Monday thanked European Union Commission for supporting and assisting India's fight against COVID-19.
Jammu and Kashmir: Corona curfew extended till May 6 in 4 districts
May 03, 2021, at 08:02 pm
Srinagar: Corona Curfew ending at 7 am on Monday, 3rd May, stands extended till 7 am on Thursday, 6th May, in four Districts of Jammu & Kashmir – Srinagar, Baramulla, Budgam and Jammu.
Media can't be stopped from reporting: Supreme Court to Election Commission
May 03, 2021, at 07:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday told India's poll body that media can't be stopped from reporting any court hearing days after the Election Commission of India (ECI) complained about being "castigated without any evidence", while holding the assembly elections this year in the shadow of Covid-19.