The Supreme Court Tuesday granted another opportunity to activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan, convicted for contempt, to ‘think over’ his stand of not expressing regret over his tweets against the judiciary. The top court granted Bhushan 30 minutes to reconsider his stand after Attorney General K K Venugopal sought forgiveness for the activist-lawyer. “He (Bhushan) should withdraw […]
Following a marathon seven-hour meeting, the Congress Working Committee on Monday decided that Sonia Gandhi would remain party’s interim president for now. A new chief will be elected within the next 6 months. It was also decided that a committee would be set up to assist Sonia Gandhi to look into the issues raised in the letter by […]
India’s COVID-19 recoveries have crossed 23 lakh and are more than three times the number of active cases of the infection in the country, while the case fatality rate, maintaining a steady downward trajectory, has further dropped to 1.85 per cent, the Union health ministry said on Monday. With 57,469 patients having recuperated in a […]
India’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has explicitly stated that a military option to deal with transgressions by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in Ladakh is on the table, but will be exercised only if talks between the two armies and the diplomatic option are unfruitful. “Transgressions along the LAC occur due to […]
Former President Pranab Mukherjee continues to remain in a deep coma but his vital parameters are stable, the hospital said Saturday morning. Doctors said attending to the 84-year-old said he is being treated for respiratory infection and continues to be on ventilatory support. Mukherjee was admitted to the Army’s Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi […]
A suspected ISIS operative was arrested, and two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were seized by the Special Cell of Delhi Police after a brief encounter in Ridge Road area late on Friday. Police said the accused was a lone wolf and was planning an attack in the national capital. Briefing reporters on Saturday morning, Deputy […]
Rescuers on Friday retrieved six bodies from a hydroelectric plant in Telangana’s Srisailam where nine people were feared trapped after a fire late on Thursday, officials said. So far, the bodies of three assistant engineers — Sundar Naik, Mohan Kumar and Fathima — have been recovered. Officials said rescuers are still looking for the three […]
India’s COVID-19 tally zoomed past 29 lakh, a day after it crossed 28 lakh, with a single-day spike of 68,898 infections, while the recoveries have increased to 21,58,946 on Friday pushing the recovery rate to over 74 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total cases of coronavirus infections mounted to 29,05,823, while the […]
Union health and family welfare minister Dr Harsh Vardhan spoke to Sanchita Sharma about when Covid cases will peak in India, whether Delhi and Mumbai have already crossed their peaks, a possible second wave of infections, the low fatality rate in the country, and India’s vaccine procurement plan, among other Covid-related issues. Have Covid-19 cases already peaked […]
Aslam Khan, younger brother of veteran Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar, passed away on Friday morning in Mumbai due to coronavirus-related complications, Lilavati Hospital said in a statement. The statement reads, “Aslam Khan, younger brother of Dilip Kumar, passed away early morning in Lilavati hospital under Dr Jalil Parkar due to covid19 with diabetes, hypertension and ischaemic heart […]