DGCA postpones resumption of scheduled international flights from December 15
New Delhi, December 1 The government on Wednesday decided not to resume scheduled international flights from December 15, less than a week after announcing the decision in the wake of rising concerns over the COVID variant Omicron. Aviation watchdog DGCA said the effective date for resumption of scheduled commercial international passenger services will be notified […]
Lok Sabha passes bill to repeal three farm laws
New Delhi, Nov 29: A bill to repeal the three contentious farm laws, against which farmers have been protesting for over a year, was passed by the Lok Sabha within minutes of introduction on Monday. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar introduced The Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021 shortly after noon on the first day of […]
Kejriwal To PM Modi: Stop Flights From Countries Hit By New Covid Variant Omicron
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop flights coming to India from countries which are affected by the new variant of coronavirus Omicron, which has been declared as the ‘variant of concern’ by World Health Organization (WHO). In a tweet, he emphasised that the country had “recovered” from […]
SC-appointed panel member writes to CJI urging early release of report on farm laws
New Delhi: Anil Ghanwat, one of the members of the Supreme Court-appointed panel on farm laws, on Tuesday wrote to Chief Justice of India, urging him to consider releasing the report on the three agri laws in the public domain at the earliest or authorise the committee to do so. Ghanwat, also a senior leader […]
Capt Amarinder Singh to contest from Patiala Assembly seat
Former Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh announced that he would contest from Patiala seat in the 2022 Assembly elections. “I will fight elections from Patiala only,” he posted on his ‘Punjab Da Captain’ Facebook page on Saturday. “Patiala has been with us for the last 400 years and I will not leave it for […]
Will stay put on Delhi borders till Parliament session ends, say Samyukta Kisan Morcha leaders
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) welcomed the announcement of repeal of three farm laws but the SKM leaders said it is a partial victory of the historic movement. The farmer leaders dedicated the victory to over 700 farmers who died during the one-year-long movement and the people, press, social organisations and all others who supported […]
India records 10,197 new Covid infections; active cases decline to 1,28,555
New Delhi: India’s Covid tally rose to 3,44,66,598 on Wednesday with 10,197 fresh cases, while the active cases have declined to 1,28,555, the lowest in 527 days, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data. The death toll climbed to 4,64,153 after 301 more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours, the data updated at […]
Daily Covid cases in country lowest in almost 10 months
New Delhi, November 16 India logged 8,865 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 287 days, taking the country’s total tally of Covid cases to 3,44,56,401, while the active cases settled at 1,30,793, the lowest in 525 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 4,63,852 with 197 […]
Ready to impose complete lockdown to control air pollution, AAP govt tells SC
Ahead of the hearing on air pollution in Delhi-NCR, the AAP government has told the Supreme Court that it is ready to take steps like complete lockdown to control air pollution. The Delhi government has told the top court that such a step, however, would be meaningful if it is implemented across the NCR areas […]
Karnataka: NAL’s drone delivers COVID-19 vaccines to remote village
In a unique demonstration of technological prowess with a human touch, the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) air delivered COVID-19 vaccines through their drone called Octacopter at a primary health centre here on the city outskirts on Saturday. The Octacopter successfully delivered 50 vials of Covid-19 vaccines along with syringes in a special container from Chandapura PHC […]
