With fresh cases above 18,000 for the third consecutive day, India’s tally of Covid-19 cases surged to 1,12,29,398, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. A total of 18,599 new infections were registered in a day, while the death toll increased to 1,57,853 with 97 daily new fatalities For the sixth consecutive […]
Nearly 15 lakh people in India were vaccinated against Covid-19 on March 5, the highest in a day so far, official sources informed on Saturday. With this, the total tally of Covid-19 vaccine doses has crossed 1.94 crores. India commenced its countrywide Covid-19 vaccination drive on January 16 benefitting healthcare workers (HCWs) in its first […]
In the latest annual report on global political rights and liberties by Freedom House, a US government-funded NGO that studies political freedom around the world, India’s status as a democracy and free society has been downgraded to ‘partly free’. As the report titled “Freedom in the World 2021 – Democracy under Siege,” India “appears to […]
In a bid to increase the pace of Covid-19 vaccination in the country, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said henceforth people can get vaccinated round-the-clock according to their convenience. Prior to this the coronavirus jabs were being administered from 9 am to 5 pm. However, taking to Twitter on Wednesday, Vardhan said that Centre had […]
The polling time for the first phase of West Bengal Assembly elections has been extended by 30 minutes, the Election Commission notification stated. The voter will now be able to exercise their franchise from 7 am to 6.30 pm. The decision was taken in view of the Covid-19 restrictions, an election official said. “Keeping in […]
A day after a 16-year-old Dalit girl went missing, her body has been found in a field in Uttar Pradesh’s Akrabad area, following which villagers clashed with police and indulged in stone pelting. The girl had gone to the fields Sunday afternoon to collect fodder for cattle but did not return. Later, her body was […]
Senior AAP leader and Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia on Friday said many people are joining Aam Aadmi Party after drawing inspiration from the work done by the Arvind Kejriwal-led government in the national capital. Retired judicial officer Sukhbir Singh Malhotra joined the AAP in the presence of Sisodia. “It is mission of […]
In a phone call that lasted 75 minutes, India and China agreed to establish a “hotline” to ensure easy and effective communication. “Both parties agreed to establish a communication hotline to exchange opinions in a timely manner,” said the statement. Speaking with Foreign Minister of China, H.E. Mr. Wang Yi over a phone call, External […]
As petrol prices continue to burn a hole in the common man’s pocket, the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today rode to the office on an electric scooter in Kolkata. Banerjee was seen sitting behind state minister Firhad Hakim, who rode the battery-powered electric scooter. The TMC supremo had slammed the Bharatiya Janata […]
Over a fortnight after the devastating flash floods of February 7, the Uttarakhand government has initiated the process of declaring 136 people missing after the disaster as “presumed dead” and issued a notification to that effect. Of the initial 204 people missing in the Chamoli disaster, search and rescue workers have recovered 69 bodies while […]