Bengal Poll Violence: Unable to Accept Defeat, BJP Is Conspiring To Kill People, Says Mamata Banerjee
After violence broke out in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district on Saturday, during the fourth phase of polling for Assembly elections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appealed to everyone to stay calm. In two separate incidents of violence, five people were shot dead in the district. A scuffle between locals and CISF personnel in Sitalkuchi resulted […]
India reports 1,31,968 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, breaches yesterday’s highest ever daily record
India is experiencing a sudden incline in COVID-19 cases for the past few weeks. The country reported 1,31,968 new COVID-19 cases and 780 COVID-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry official website. It is the highest ever daily record of new COVID-19 cases in the country since the […]
Bombay HC Extends Interim Relief For Arnab Goswami In Suicide Abetment Case
The Bombay High Court on Friday extended its earlier order granting interim protection to Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami. The court exempted him from appearing before a magistrates court at Alibag in Raigad district in connection with abetment to suicide case. Goswami and two others Firoze Sheikh and Nitish Sarda are accused of abetting the […]
Vaccines To Run Out In Two Days: Odisha Sends SOS To Centre
With stocks set to last no more than 48 hours, the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive in Odisha is in serious danger of coming to a complete halt from Saturday ‘if fresh stocks don’t arrive latest by tomorrow morning”, health minister Naba Das warned on Thursday. In an SOS to Union health minister on Wednesday, Das […]
India Logs 126,789 Fresh Covid-19 Cases In Last 24 Hours, Active Caseload Tops 910,000
With Covid-19 cases rapidly increasing in India, the country reported 1,26,789 fresh cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours. This pushed the total tally to 1,29,28,574, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll increased to 1,66,862 with 685 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. […]
India reports highest daily spike with over 1.15 lakh fresh Covid cases
The number of new coronavirus cases in India hit a record daily high since the outbreak of the pandemic with over 1.15 lakh new infections being reported in a span of 24 hours, pushing the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,28,01,785, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The single-day rise in coronavirus […]
Delhi Government Mulls Night Curfew In View Of Covid Surge
The Delhi government is considering a proposal to impose a night curfew in view of rising coronavirus cases, official sources said on Monday. A senior government official said, “A proposal for imposing night curfew is under consideration. The details are being discussed, including the time period of the curfew which could be from 10 pm […]
Congress seeks probe into Rafale deal after French media claim bribes were paid
The Congress on Monday demanded an independent probe into the Rs 60,000 crore Rafale jet deal after a section of the French media citing the national anti-graft agency claimed 1 million Euro commissions in the same. Addressing reporters here, Congress media head Randeep Surjewala also asked the government whether or not it was in order […]
Covid-19: India Logs 1,03,558 Fresh Infections, 478 Fatalities In 24 Hours
With Covid-19 cases rapidly increasing in India, the country reported an all-time high of 1,03,558 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours. This pushed the total tally to 1,25,89,067, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The single-day rise in cases surpassed the earlier peak of 97,894 infections reported on September 17, last year, […]
Ambani security scare: NIA searches hotel in Mumbai
The NIA, which is probing the case of an explosives-laden SUV found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s residence and murder of businessman Mansukh Hiran, conducted searches at a hotel in south Mumbai on Thursday, an official said. A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) reached the hotel located in Soni building near the Babulnath temple […]
