Bengal election result: TMC & BJP neck and neck in very early counting
May 02, 2021, at 03:16 pm
Kolkata/UN/IBNS: Besides Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram where he is pitted against Mamata Banerjee, BJP candidates Babul Supriyo and Locket Chatterjee are leading in initial counting as a neck and neck fight plays out in West Bengal with ruling Trinamool Congress having an edge so far. Adhikari is leading by over 4000 votes at 945 am.
Assembly polls 2021: Under Covid shadow, counting of votes begins in four states, one UT today
May 02, 2021, at 02:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Counting of votes for Assembly elections in four states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam and the Union Territory of Puducherry began at 8 AM on Sunday amid strict COVID-19 protocols in place.
Congress sweeps Urban Local Body polls in Karnataka
May 02, 2021, at 06:16 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Congress has won seven out of eleven Urban Local Bodies in Karnataka.
May 02, 2021, at 05:45 am
Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India has gone to the Supreme Court over Madras High Court's "should be booked for murder" comments, saying that the remarks were "blatantly disparaging".
May 02, 2021, at 05:05 am
London: Amid India's catastrophic Covid19 crisis and demand for vaccines, Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Saturday said he was under pressure and aggression over vaccines is overwhelming. He also hinted at starting production outside India in a country like Britain.
UK scientist urges patience before further lockdown relaxation
May 02, 2021, at 04:53 am
London/Xinhua: Britons need to be "patient for a short period" ahead of the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England on May 17, a government advisory scientist said Saturday.
Oxygen Express with five loaded tankers begins journey from Angul to Secunderabad
May 02, 2021, at 04:27 am
Hyderabad/UNI: The Oxygen Express, loaded with 5 tankers, has commenced its journey from Angul in Odisha to Secunderabad.
Doctor treating Covid-19 patients commits suicide
May 02, 2021, at 04:08 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A resident doctor who was working in the covid ward of a private hospitalin Delhi for the past one month has died by suicide due to severe stress, reported news agency ANI quoting a senior police official on Saturday.
May 02, 2021, at 02:06 am
Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India has gone to the Supreme Court over Madras High Court's "should be booked for murder" comments.
'Water has gone above head': Delhi High Court to Centre on Oxygen crisis
May 02, 2021, at 01:52 am
Delhi/IBNS: Amid rising Covid-19 deaths due to lack of oxygen support, the Delhi high Court on Saturday told the Centre to ensure supply of 490 MT of liquid medical oxygen every day, its allocated share, "by whatever means", according to media reports.
Jammu and Kashmir: Tiffin service for COVID patients starts in Srinagar
May 01, 2021, at 11:49 pm
Srinagar: A young entrepreneur has started exclusive Tiffin service for COVID patients in the summer capital.
Jammu and Kashmir: 7 more Srinagar areas declared as containment zones
May 01, 2021, at 11:46 pm
Srinagar: District Administration Srinagar has declared seven more areas in the summer capital as containment zones in view of the fresh detection of COVID19 positive cases.
COVID-19: Delhi government extends lockdown by a week
May 01, 2021, at 11:46 pm
New Delhi; Delhi government on Saturday extended COVID-19 related lockdown by a week.
May 01, 2021, at 11:40 pm
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday interacted with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and discussed the importance of supply chains and air flights being kept open in the current scenario when India is witnessing massive rise in COVID-19 cases.
Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha extends Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur's 400th Prakash Parv greetings
May 01, 2021, at 11:40 pm
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has extended warm greetings to the people on the eve of 400th Prakash Parv of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur.
Trade will drive future India-Bangladesh ties: Indian envoy
May 01, 2021, at 11:29 pm
Trade will be a potential key driver of Bangladesh-India friendship in the future with focus on product value addition, an Indian envoy said.
Covid lockdown enforced across Kashmir on day two
May 01, 2021, at 11:26 pm
Srinagar: Strict restrictions were imposed in Kashmir on Friday as part of the 84-hour long ‘covid lockdown’ announced by the administration to contain the pandemic.
Indiaspora raises over USD 1 million for COVID relief from global diaspora; promises more
May 01, 2021, at 11:13 pm
Indiaspora, a nonprofit community of global Indian diaspora leaders, has raised USD one million toward Covid-19 relief efforts in India within the last 48 hours, an organization official said.
First batch of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine arrives in India
May 01, 2021, at 11:10 pm
New Delhi/Hyderabad: The first batch of Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V arrived in India's Hyderabad city on Saturday.
Prayers to remain temporarily suspended: Jammu and Kashmir Wakf Board
May 01, 2021, at 11:09 pm
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board on Friday announced suspension of regular prayers for time being at the mosques and shrines affiliated to it in Kashmir as a preventive measure to contain the spread of coronavirus.
BSF officials seize Rs 52 cr worth heroin from Punjab border
May 01, 2021, at 11:01 pm
Jalandhar/UNI: Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday said it foiled an attempt of few persons from Pakistan side of the border at Ferozepur sector to push contraband into India and recovered from the site several packets of heroin, having a value of Rs 52.50 crore in the international market.
Delhi: Eight die in Batra hospital due to oxygen shortage
May 01, 2021, at 10:13 pm
New Delhi/UNI: As many as eight patients in Batra hospital of Delhi died on Saturday due to a shortage of Liquid Medical Oxygen, hospital's managing director said.
Covid-19: Rahul Gandhi launches medical advisory helpline
May 01, 2021, at 08:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched 'Hello Doctor', a medical advisory helpline for Covid patients and urged the doctors to come forward and extend their support.
Sitar maestro Pandit Debu Chaudhuri dies of Covid-19 related complications
May 01, 2021, at 08:27 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Sitar maestro Pandit Devabrata (Debu) Chaudhuri passed away due to Covid-19 related complications at a hospital here on Saturday, his son Prateek Chaudhuri said. He was 85.
Supreme Court allows counting of votes in UP Panchayat polls
May 01, 2021, at 08:25 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Saturday refused to put a stay on the counting of votes for the Uttar Pradesh Panchayat elections.
CBI summons West Bengal Director, Security Gyanwant Singh in coal scam
May 01, 2021, at 07:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned West Bengal Director of Security, IPS Gyanwant Singh, in connection with its ongoing probe into an illegal coal mining scam, officials said on Saturday.
Over 60 passengers airlifted b/w Kargil & Jammu
May 01, 2021, at 06:36 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Airlifting of passengers between the border town of Kargil and Jammu and Srinagar continued even though the national highway, connecting Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh with Kashmir was through for one-way traffic on Saturday.
Mayawati urges states, political parties to support vaccination drive for all above 18
May 01, 2021, at 05:19 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP) supremo Mayawati has called for all political parties, state governments and industrialists to support the Covid vaccination drive for 18 yrs and above in the country which gets underway today.
Gujarat: Hospital fire leaves 18 COVID-19 patients dead
May 01, 2021, at 03:01 pm
Bharuch: At least 18 COVID-19 infected patients died as a fire broke out at a hospital in Gujarat's Bharuch region on Saturday.
18 Covid patients die in Gujarat hospital fire: Report
May 01, 2021, at 01:54 pm
A fire in a Covid hospital in Gujarat's Bharuch has claimed 18 lives, said reports. The hospital is about 190 km from Ahmedabad on the Bharuch-Jambusar highway. The fire in this welfare trust hospital broke out at around 1 am on Saturday.