COVID-19: India records over 1.34 lakh fresh cases, 2,887 more fatalities
New Delhi:With 1,34,154 fresh cases, India’s COVID-19 tally has climbed to 2,84,41,986, while the daily positivity rate has further dropped to 6.21 per cent, the health ministry said on Thursday. The death toll due to the viral disease has climbed to 3,37,989 with 2,887 more people succumbing to it, while the number of active COVID-19 […]
Bengal: BJP-TMC Tug Of War Begins Over ‘Silent’ Mukul Roy
Rapid developments are taking place around Mukul Roy, Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee’s former right-hand who is now a national vice president of the BJP. Roy’s silence since the election results had triggered speculations over his political future. Banerjee’s nephew, Abhishek, paid a visit to the hospital where Roy’s wife, Krishna, is undergoing treatment […]
‘23 Crore Indians Pushed Into Poverty In One Year Of Pandemic,’ NHRC Issues Advisories On Migrant Workers
The National Human Rights Commission has issued more advisories to various ministries and states on the adverse impact of COVID-19 pandemic faced by labourers and migrant informal sector workers. The country has been reeling under a devastating second wave of the pandemic since April, triggering lockdowns in states and Union Territories to combat COVID-19. “The […]
India reports 1.27 lakh new Covid cases, lowest since April 9
India reported 1,27,510 fresh Covid-19 cases, the lowest in 54 days, while the daily positivity rate dropped to 6.62 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. With the fresh cases, India’s tally of coronavirus cases rose to 2,81,75,044. The Covid-19 death toll climbed to 3,31,895 with 2,795 fresh fatalities, the […]
Arvind Kejriwal Will Continue To Demand Covid Vaccines Despite Attack By BJP: Manish Sisodia
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia asserted that the Arvind Kejriwal will continue to demand Covid-19 vaccines, despite the attack on him by the ruling party at the Centre. He alleged that BJP leaders “criticise and abuse” Delhi Chief Minister whenever he works for the people. “BJP leaders have been criticising and abusing Kejriwal because […]
Second Wave On ‘Downswing’ Says Centre As 24 States Report Dip In New Covid Cases
The second Covid-19 wave in India is on the “downswing”, the centre said on Thursday. The centre said it hopes this trend will be sustained even when restrictions are systematically relaxed, but at the same time highlighted that the current number of active cases is “still very high”. The Centre also stressed that any relaxation […]
Farmers Observe ‘Black Day’ To Mark Six Months Of Protests Against Centre’s New Agri Laws
Farmers in many parts of north India observed “Black Day” today to mark six months of their sit-in protests at Delhi’s borders against the Centre’s contested new agriculture legislations. To observe “Black Day” numerous farmers in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana hoisted black flags atop their houses, shops and tractors. At some places in Punjab, […]
Odisha Prepares For Cyclone Yaas, Likely To Make Landfall On Wednesday
The month of May is turning out to be a nightmare for Odisha. For the third year running, the coastal state is bracing for a very severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal. In 2019, Cyclone ‘Fani’, which had landfall at Puri on May 3, played havoc in Puri and Khurda districts. On May […]
Ahead Of Nationwide Protest, BKU Leader Rakesh Tikait Says Farmers Ready To Resume Talks With Centre
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday reasserted that protesting farmers were willing to resume talks with the Centre to break the deadlock over the government’s latest agriculture legislations. However, maintaining his stance, Tikait emphasised that the talks can only take place if the Centre agrees to discuss repealing the thee new farm […]
Centre Asks Social Media Platforms To Remove Posts Mentioning ‘Indian Variant’ Of Covid
Taking strong exception to the use of the term “Indian variant” to describe the coronavirus strain first found in India, the Centre on Friday asked all social media platforms to remove posts which describe the B.1.617 variant as “Indian”. The Centre has said that this move is aimed at curbing the spread of misinformation. On […]
