‘Agricultural Mandis And MSP Will Continue,’ Reassures Prime Minister Modi
With opposition parties vehemently criticising the recently passed farm bills, claiming they go against the interests of farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended the bills on Monday. Modi said that the new bills will grant farmers the freedom to sell their produce at a place and price of their choice. Attacking critics, he claimed that […]
86,961 new COVID-19 cases in India, tally reaches 54,87,580
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally reached 54.88 lakh with 86,961 people being infected in the past 24 hours, while 43,96,399 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 80.12 per cent on Sunday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 54,87,580, while the death toll climbed to […]
Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda Takes Oath As Rajya Sabha Member
Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda on Sunday took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha. Gowda, 87, was in June elected to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka. This is the first time that the JD(S) leader has become a member of the Upper House since 1996. When the House met for the […]
Parliament: Lok Sabha leaders reach consensus on curtailing Monsoon Session, Speaker to take final call
Amid intensifying scare of Covid-19 spread in the premises of the Parliament building, MPs in the Lok Sabha have reached a consensus to curtail the ongoing Monsoon Session. With the treasury benches insisting on passing the bills listed and the opposition seeking debates on crucial issues, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is expected to take a final […]
NIA arrests 9 suspected Al Qaeda operatives for ‘planning terror attacks’
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested nine suspected Al Qaeda operatives for allegedly planning a terror strike in various parts of the country at the behest of handlers from Pakistan. The agency swooped down on the group operating out of Murshidabad in West Bengal and Ernakulam in Kerala in an early morning raid, […]
Rs 750 for burnt restaurant, Rs 8,500 for store: Delhi Assembly panel flags gaps in riot relief
After his small restaurant in Gokulpuri was vandalised and looted during the Northeast Delhi riots, Usman Ali sought Rs 3 lakh in damages from the state government. He was paid Rs 750. Days into her pregnancy, on February 25, Gulzeb Parveen’s husband Moshin Ali was killed. His charred body was found metres from the Khajuri […]
India To Receive 100 Million Doses Of Sputnik V Vaccine From Russia
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. (Dr. Reddy’s), a global pharmaceutical company headquartered out of India, have agreed to cooperate for clinical trials and distribution of Sputnik V vaccine in India. Upon regulatory approval in India, RDIF shall supply 100 million doses of the vaccine to […]
COVID-19 tally in India crosses 50-lakh mark
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally of cases galloped past 50 lakh, just 11 days after it crossed 40 lakh with 90,123 infections being reported in a day, while recoveries surged to 39,42,360 on Wednesday pushing the recovery rate to 78.53 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 50,20,359, […]
COVID-19 tally in India breaches 48-lakh mark; death toll climbs 79,722
New Delhi:India’s COVID-19 case tally crossed 48 lakh with 92,071 new infections being reported in a day, while over 37.8 lakh people have recuperated taking the national recovery rate to 78 per cent on Monday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 48,46,427, while the death toll climbed to […]
Serum Institute to resume Covid-19 vaccine trial after DGCI gives nod
After pharma company AstraZeneca announced the resumption of its Covid-19 vaccine trial in the UK, its India partner Serum Institute said it will also restart the trials once the Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) gives the nod. DGCI has earlier sent a show-cause notice to the Pune-based firm, questioning why it has not stopped trials […]
