Delhi Police has been slapped with a Rs 25,000 fine by a Delhi Court for its “callous” investigation of cases related to the Northeast Delhi riots that took place last year. The fine came in response to a revision petition filed by Delhi Police against a court order directing to register an FIR based on the complaint of […]
Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) will begin manufacturing Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine from September, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said in a statement on Monday. According to the RDIF statement, 300 million doses of the vaccine will be manufactured by SII every year. As part of the technical transfer process, SII has […]
India reported 37,154 new Coronavirus infections and 724 fatalities in the last 24 hours. The latest daily caseload is 10 per cent lower than what was reported yesterday. With the fresh addition, the national Covid caseload rose to 3,08,74,376 while the death toll surged to 4,08,764. According to Union Health Ministry data updated at 8 […]
The Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission on Friday released the first draft of the population control bill which proposes to deny the benefits of government schemes and perks to people who have more than two children. According to the draft of the proposed bill, anyone violating two-child policy in Uttar Pradesh will be debarred from […]
The Centre on Friday vividly emphasized on the fact that the pandemic is far from being over. People flouting COVID-19 protocols and overcrowding the tourist hotspots is a “serious cause of concern”. According to the Centre, the latest case tally suggests that Maharashtra and Kerala constituted a whopping 53 per cent of total COVID-19 caseload […]
India reported 43,393 fresh coronavirus infections which took the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,07,52,950. According to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday, the number of active cases reported has gone down to 4,58,727, . Fresh fatalities figure stands 911 taking the cumulative death toll to 4,05,939. The active cases comprise 1.49 per cent of the […]
Even as the global death toll from Covid-19 crossed the 4 million mark on Wednesday, numbers show that over 4.5 lakh people have died in India due to the virus since. On Thursday, the number of total deaths due to Covid-19 in India rose to 4,05,028, with the country reporting 45,892 new Covid-19 cases in the last […]
Dilip Kumar, who invented method acting without being conscious of it long before it became the buzzword in international cinema, inspired several generations of actors over the decades. From Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjeev Kumar to Naseeruddin Shah and Shah Rukh Khan, almost everybody aspired to act like him but could never come close to the […]
As a precursor to the impending Cabinet reshuffle, Union minister for social justice and empowerment Thawarchand Gehlot was appointed as the Governor of Karnataka earlier today. Seen as BJP’s most prominent Scheduled Caste face, Gehlot is one of the eight Governors that have been either transferred or appointed by the government. With Gehlot’s exit from […]
New Delhi:India saw a single day rise of 34,703 coronavirus infections, the lowest in 111 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,06,19,932, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 4,03,281 with 553 daily fatalities, the lowest in around 91 days. The active cases have […]