'Enough is enough, will not hear anything except compliance,' Delhi HC raps Centre on oxygen supply
May 05, 2021, at 04:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday admonished the Centre for not implementing its order of supplying a full quota of oxygen to the national capital amid a severe crisis of life-saving gas as Covid cases surged massively during the second wave.
Supreme Court annuls WB's Housing Industry Regulation Act, calls it 'unconstitutional'
May 05, 2021, at 03:08 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down West Bengal's Housing Industry Regulation Act (WBHIRA) 2017, the law regulating the state’s real estate sector, calling it 'unconstitutional'.
May 05, 2021, at 02:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The UK and India on Tuesday signed an ambitious new migration partnership, which will see both countries benefit from a new scheme for young Indian and British professionals to live and work in one another’s countries.
MK Stalin elected DMK Legislative Party leader, to meet TN Guv tomorrow
May 05, 2021, at 01:38 am
Chennai/UNI: Two days after leading the DMK to win in the Assembly election as result came out, its President M K Stalin was on Tuesday elected as the Legislature Party (LP) Leader.
Sourav Ganguly, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Dilip Ghosh invited to Mamata's swearing-in tomorrow
May 05, 2021, at 12:48 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Indian cricket board president Sourav Ganguly along with opposition leaders like BJP's state chief Dilip Ghosh and former Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee have been invited to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's swearing-in ceremony, which will be held at Raj Bhavan on Wednesday, media reports said.
Large-scale post-poll violence in Bengal claims lives as Oppn alleges 2011 re-run
May 05, 2021, at 12:20 am
Kolkata: Even as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appealed for calm, West Bengal is roiled by large-scale post poll violence claiming at least a dozen lives so far while the opposition parties' leaders and workers are being attacked and their property looted, according to media reports and the opposition parties.
Delhi HC adjourns to May 17 hearing on plea seeking to halt Central Vista project
May 05, 2021, at 12:12 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on a plea seeking to halt all construction activities of the Central Vista project in view of the alarming second Covid-19 wave to May 17.
Only way to stop spread of Coronavirus now is full lockdown: Rahul Gandhi
May 05, 2021, at 12:00 am
New Delhi/UNI: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the only way to stop the spread of Covid-19 in the country now is a full lockdown.
Kashmir: Encounter underway in Sopore, foreign militant involved in killing of 2 councilor trapped
May 04, 2021, at 11:51 pm
Srinagar/UNI: An encounter on Tuesday was underway between militants and security forces in the apple township of Sopore in north Kashmir district of Baramulla, where a foreign militant, who is involved in killing of two councilors last month, is believed to be trapped.
May 04, 2021, at 11:01 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal is dealing with a blame game after the party faced a humiliating defeat in the hands of Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the 2021 assembly elections.
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.