Sri Lankan Navy Arrests 55 Indian Fishermen In Last Two Days
The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 12 more Indian fishermen and seized two fishing trawlers for allegedly poaching in the country’s territorial waters, taking the number of Indians apprehended in the last two days to 55, an official statement said on Monday. The arrests were made in seas South of Mannar in the Sri Lankan […]
Omicron In India | Cases Cross 100 Mark: 11 States Currently Fighting New Covid-19 Variant
In a worrying development, the total number of Omicron Covid-19 cases in India crossed the 100 mark on Friday after the country recorded the highest single-day rise of 24 fresh cases of the new variant. With rising cases, the Centre has advised people to avoid non-essential travel and mass gatherings and keep New Year celebrations […]
Omicron Covid-19: 10 More Cases Detected In Delhi; Toll Mounts To 20
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday said 10 new cases of the new Covid variant Omicron have been detected in the national capital, taking the tally to 20. Ten of these patients have been discharged, he said. The minister said 10 out of the 40 samples sent for genome sequencing tested positive for the […]
Nagaland firing victims’ families refuse compensation, demand action against security personnel
The villagers of Oting in Nagaland’s Mon district and families of the 14 people killed in the shootings by security forces refused any government compensation until the personnel involved are “brought to justice”. In a statement, the Oting Village Council said that on December 5 when the locals were busy with funeral arrangements and other […]
Farmers Return Home, Bid Farewell To Singhu Border After Year-Long Protests
Convoys of tractor trolleys bedecked with flowers and playing ‘victory songs’ on Saturday rolled out of the Singhu protest site, as farmers head home after over a year of agitation at the Delhi-Haryana border, which for many had become home. Before bidding farewell to Singhu, some farmers performed ‘havans’ and sang ‘kirtans’, and some danced to ‘bhangra’ songs to […]
Priyanka Gandhi’s Visit: Goa Congress Witnesses Spate Of Resignations
The Goa Congress faced a spate of resignations and confusion prevailed over its alliance with like-minded parties for the upcoming polls in the coastal state as the opposition party was getting ready for a series of meetings by general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday. A group of Congress leaders from the Porvorim assembly constituency […]
Covid-19 Cases Spike With 9,419 Fresh Infections In 24 Hours
With 9,419 more people testing positive for Covid in a day, India’s infection tally rose to 3,46,66,241, while the active cases increased to 94,742, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 4,74,111 after 159 fresh fatalities were reported, the data updated at 8 am showed. The daily […]
IAF helicopter with Gen Bipin Rawat on board crashes in Tamil Nadu; 4 killed
An Indian Air Force helicopter with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on board met with an accident on Wednesday near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, the IAF said, as four people were killed in the mishap that took place reportedly due to low visibility owing to foggy conditions. However, there was no immediate information […]
Covid-19 Update: Active Coronavirus Cases At 555-Day Low, 8,439 New Infections Logged
As 8,439 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in a 24 hours, India’s infection tally rose to 3,46,56,822 on Wednesday, while the count of active cases declined to 93,733, the lowest in 555 days, the Union Health Ministry data showed. With 195 more deaths, the death toll due to the coronavirus has climbed to 4,73,952, according […]
Rahul Gandhi submits in Lok Sabha list of farmers who died during agitation
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday submitted in the Lok Sabha a list of farmers who died during the farm laws agitation. Speaking during Zero Hour, Gandhi, who had also given an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha seeking compensation for the families of farmers who died during farm laws protest, said more than 700 […]
