On the country’s 75th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said corruption and nepotism are two main challenges that are not confined to politics alone and asked people to have ‘nafrat’ (hatred) for these evils and focus on ‘Panch Pran’ (five resolves) to ensure a developed India in the next 25 years. In […]
Former Mumbai zonal director of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Sameer Wankhede, who was being probed for allegedly submitting a fake caste certificate for getting a government job, was given a clean chit by the caste scrutiny committee, an official said on Saturday. The order was issued by the Social Justice Department of the Maharashtra […]
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, who reached the national capital on Thursday late evening, will meet Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi today, a move which comes days ahead of the floor test in the Bihar Assembly on August 24. Tejashwi arrived in Delhi for the celebration of Raksha Bandhan. He will also meet RJD […]
Former West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was on Thursday sworn in as the 14th Vice President of India. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to Dhankhar (71) in a brief ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Dhankhar took the oath in Hindi in the name of god. Among the many dignitaries present were Prime Minister Narendra Modi, […]
Showing a marginal dip in the number of Covid cases, India reported 12,751 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, stated the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 1,31,807 with active cases now constituting 0.30% of the country’s total positive cases. As per […]
Eight days after Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut was arrested after by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an alleged money-laundering case, a special PMLA Court sent him to 14-days judicial custody till August 22 here on Monday. The ED had raided Raut’s residence in Bhandup on July 31 and arrested him in the wee hours […]
India reported 19,406 fresh Covid cases and 49 fatalities in the last 24 hours, stated the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday. With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 1,34,793 with active cases now constituting 0.31% of the country’s total positive cases. As per the data shared by the ministry, India’s […]
Placards made a return to Parliament on Thursday as protests erupted against the alleged misuse of investigating agencies, such as the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI, to intimidate the Opposition During Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge raised the issue of arrests and cases against Opposition parties and also informed […]
India reported 19,893 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, stated the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday. With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 1,36,478 with active cases now constituting 0.31% of the country’s total positive cases. As per the data shared by the ministry, India’s recovery rate stands […]
A 30 year-old man, who came to Kerala from UAE last month, has tested positive for monkeypox, making him the fifth case of the virus from the southern state. Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday said the man had arrived at the Calicut Airport on July 27 and was undergoing treatment at a hospital in […]