Covid-19: Election Commission cancels bypolls to assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies
May 06, 2021, at 04:17 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the second wave of Covid-19 that has pushed the country into the biggest ever health crisis, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has cancelled byelections in various parliamentary and assembly constituencies across the country.
Narendra Modi, Boris Johnson attend virtual summit, 'Roadmap 2030' adopted
May 06, 2021, at 03:24 am
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson held a Virtual Summit on Tuesday when the ‘Roadmap 2030’ was adopted.
Lockdown restrictions intensified in Kashmir
May 06, 2021, at 02:41 am
Srinagar: The restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus were intensified on Monday as Kashmir entered the fifth day of lockdown.
India, EU reiterate call for immediate and permanent ceasefire in Afghanistan
May 06, 2021, at 02:31 am
New Delhi/UNI: India and the European Union (EU) on Tuesday called for an immediate, permanent and comprehensive nationwide ceasefire in Afghanistan.
UNGA president says Kashmir status should not be changed; acknowledges Simla agreement
May 06, 2021, at 02:02 am
United Nations General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir has said that the status of Jammu and Kashmir should not be changed while acknowledging the 1972 Simla Agreement between India and Pakistan making it a bilateral issue.
Karnataka writes to Centre to allow utilisation of oxygen produced in state
May 06, 2021, at 01:01 am
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Minister for Large & Medium Industries Jagadish Shettar said on Wednesday that he has written to the Union Ministers for permission to utilise oxygen produced in the state to meet local demand.
Mamata reinstates Virendra as Bengal DGP, Jawed Shamim as ADG Law & Order
May 06, 2021, at 12:37 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Shortly after taking oath as West Bengal Chief Minister for the third consecutive term, Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reinstated IPS Virendra as state DGP and IPS Jawed Shamim as the ADG Law & Order, officials said.
West Bengal bans social, political gatherings to stem Covid-19 spread
May 06, 2021, at 12:36 am
Kolkata/IBNS: All gatherings including social and political have been banned in West Bengal to stem the spread of Covid-19, announced Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday.
Putting officers in jail won't bring oxygen: SC as Centre moves top court over HC's contempt notice
May 06, 2021, at 12:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said putting officers in jail won't be a solution to the prevailing oxygen crisis in Delhi, after the Centre moved the top court over Delhi High Court's contempt notice, media reports said.
Relying on PMO useless: BJP MP Subramanian Swamy wants Nitin Gadkari as Covid war incharge
May 06, 2021, at 12:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In an explosive statement, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentarian Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday said relying on the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to tackle the Covid-19 crisis in the country was "useless".
India's longest serving bishop Philipose Mar Chrysostom passes away, Modi condoles
May 05, 2021, at 11:16 pm
Pathanamthitta/UNI: Former head of Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church and the longest serving bishop in the country Dr Philipose Mar Chrysostom passed away at a private hospital in Kumbanad here due to age related ailments early on Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Police tightens Corona curfew in Srinagar
May 05, 2021, at 11:13 pm
Srinagar: Srinagar Police has registered 47 FIRs U/S 188/269 of IPC and Section 51 of Disaster Management Act,2005 for violation of Corona curfew guidelines within the district.
Jammu and Kashmir: D H Pulwama declared COVID Care Hospital
May 05, 2021, at 11:11 pm
Pulwama: With surge in COVID-19 cases the District Hospital Pulwama has been declared COVID Care Hospital.
May 05, 2021, at 10:00 pm
Aurangabad/Mumbai/UNI: Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday said that today's decision of the Supreme Court on Maratha reservation is unexpected, incomprehensible and disappointing as the state government and Maratha social organizations have strongly defended themselves in the court.
MHA asks states, UTs to ensure no fire incidents take place in hospitals
May 05, 2021, at 09:54 pm
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has drawn the attention of State and Union Territory Governments towards the occurrence of fire incidents, caused by short-circuiting, in hospitals and nursing homes in the recent past.
May 05, 2021, at 09:34 pm
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said he has been possibly exposed to suspected COVID-19 cases and hence he has decided to conduct his engagements in the virtual mode.
Karnataka orders judicial probe into the loss of 24 people caused by Oxygen crisis
May 05, 2021, at 09:26 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: The Karnataka government on Wednesday appointed a retired High Court judge Justice B.A Patil in a one man commission to inquire into the death of 24 Covid patients at Chamarajanagar Taluk Hospital.
May 05, 2021, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi: In a significant development, two medical oxygen plants funded by PMCARES have been installed at AIIMS, New Delhi and RML Hospital within a week.
Supreme Court strikes down Maratha reservation quota
May 05, 2021, at 09:03 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled the Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018 which provided the Maratha community reservation in government jobs and educational institutions, saying it exceeded the 50 per cent cap imposed earlier.
UP govt extends weekend curfew till May 10 morning
May 05, 2021, at 08:58 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday extended Corona curfew till May 10 morning, to contain the virus which is wreaking havoc in the second wave.
Cabinet approves MoU between India and UK on Global Innovation Partnership
May 05, 2021, at 07:31 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave an ex-post facto approval for an agreement signed between India with the United Kingdom on Global Innovation Partnership.
Jammu and Kashmir: SPO arrested for opening gunshot in marriage ceremony in Rajouri
May 05, 2021, at 07:29 pm
Jammu/UNI: A Special Police Officer has been arrested for allegedly opening a gunshot during a marriage ceremony in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Covid, law and order: Mamata Banerjee sets priority taking oath as Bengal CM for third term
May 05, 2021, at 06:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Sixty-six year old popular Indian politician Mamata Banerjee has cleared her initial aim would be to tackle the Covid-19 crisis and stop the post-poll violence, taking oath as the West Bengal Chief Minister for the third term in a row on Wednesday.
May 05, 2021, at 05:01 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished Mamata Banerjee as she took oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the third consecutive term.
Deaths due to oxygen crisis no less than genocide: Allahabad HC tells UP govt
May 05, 2021, at 04:56 pm
Prayagraj/UNI: Allahabad High Court has hauled up the Uttar Pradesh government over deaths due to shortage of Oxygen and termed it no less than ''genocide''.
Mamata Banerjee swears in as West Bengal Chief Minister for third term
May 05, 2021, at 04:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee took oath as the West Bengal Chief Minister for the third consecutive term here on Wednesday.
West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee to take oath as CM for third term today
May 05, 2021, at 02:11 pm
Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee will take oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the third straight term on Wednesday, days after her Trinamool Congress registered a thumping victory in the Assembly polls.
We are helping India significantly in its fight against COVID: US President Joe Biden
May 05, 2021, at 02:01 pm
Washington/UNI: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said that the US was helping India significantly in its fight against Coronavirus by sending it material, machine parts and oxygen.
May 05, 2021, at 05:42 am
Kolkata/UNI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday said that the Returning Officer (RO) appointed by the poll panel is the final authority under the law to decide on recounting in the Nandigram constituency.
NHRC orders probe by fact-finding team on post-poll violence in West Bengal
May 05, 2021, at 05:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Taking suo-motu cognisance of reported post-poll violence in West Bengal, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday ordered to constitute and send a fact-finding team to the state for on the spot investigation into the matter.