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Mumbai: As many as 481 resident doctors have tested positive for COVID-19 infection in Maharashtra, as per the official on Wednesday morning. Speaking to ANI, Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors President Dr Avinash Dahiphale said, “At least 481 resident doctors have tested COVID positive in Maharashtra so far.” Maharashtra on Tuesday reported a total of […]
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The cook has been arrested with his five helpers Danish, Hafiz, Mukhtar, Firoz, and Anwar who can be seen standing and looking at him in a video clip that has gone viral on social media.
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 11 medical colleges in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday via video conferencing. According to Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), MBBS seats have been increased by 79.60 per cent (from 51,348 seats to 92,222 seats) and the number of PG seats increased by 80.70 per cent (from 31,185 seats to […]
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New Delhi: The government on Tuesday extended till March 15 the deadline for corporates to file Income Tax returns for the fiscal ended March 2021. The deadline to file tax audit report and transfer pricing audit report for 2020-21 fiscal too has been extended till February 15. This is the third extension given for filing […]
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New Delhi: The ICMR’s National Task Force for Covid-19 has decided against including antiviral drug Molnupiravir in the Clinical Management Protocol for Covid as of now, official sources said on Tuesday. The experts of the task force cited safety concerns and argued that Molnupiravir was not of much benefit in Covid treatment to arrive at […]
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Lucknow: Resignations are rolling out in the BJP in Uttar Pradesh with an alarming frequency, days ahead of the State goes to the polls in seven phases between February 10 and March 7. After Swami Prasad Maurya and Roshan Lal Varma, yet another BJP MLA – Brijesh Prajapati from Tindwari in Banda – has said […]
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Lucknow: In a jolt to the BJP ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Minister Swami Prasad Maurya on Tuesday resigned from the state cabinet. He is likely to join the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP). Informing about his decision, Maurya said in a tweet in Hindi, “Due to the attitude of gross neglect towards […]
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Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who tested positive for Covid-19, was shifted to a private hospital on Tuesday. The doctors have stated that the CM was showing mild symptoms and there was no problem as such. CM Bommai was shifted to hospital on the suggestion of doctors and a few tests will be conducted […]
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New Delhi: In the wake of spike in Covid-19 cases, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has directed all private offices, barring those under exempted categories in the national capital, to send their employees to work from home. “All private offices, except those which are falling under the ‘Exempted Category’ as prescribed in DDMA’s GRAP […]
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New Delhi: India on Tuesday successfully test-fired BrahMos Supersonic Cruise missile from the Indian Navy’s INS Visakhapatnam warship on Tuesday. “Advanced sea to sea variant of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise missile was tested from INS Visakhapatnam today. The missile hit the designated target ship precisely,” said DRDO official. The missile is a joint venture between India […]
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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a notice on journalist Aarti Tikoo’s plea challenging Twitter’s decision to lock her account and deleting her tweet allegedly in violation of its rules on hateful conduct. Seeking the response of the Centre and Twitter Inc, a single bench of Justice Rekha Palli granted three weeks’ […]
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Jabalpur: A ‘mother milk bank’ will be set up in Rani Durgavati Women’s Hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur to store the milk of lactating mothers so that it can be used to other if required, informed officials. “Some lactating women end us giving a higher amount of milk which might create health problems for them. On the […]
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New Delhi: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday stated that more than 156.71 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been supplied to States and Union Territories so far through the Centre’s free of cost channel and through direct state procurement category. “1,56,71,24,055 vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through the […]
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Mumbai: The Government of India will control 35.8 per cent stake in Vodafone Idea as the company’s board has approved conversion of dues into equity, Vodafone Idea said on Tuesday. The debt-laden Vodafone Idea, a joint venture of UK-based Vodafone Group and Kumar Mangalam Birla-led Aditya Birla Group, has opted for conversion of interest on […]
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Yadadri-Bhongir: When Indian Freestyle wrestler Bajrang Punia tweeted a picture of water body resembling India map with caption “Jai Hind” on January 9, it not only went viral but also became a subject of hot discussion with netizens vying with each other in expressing doubts over the photo. Many had opined that it could have […]
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New Delhi: Professor emeritus, Kurukshetra University Raghuvendra Tanwar has been appointed as chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) The gazette notification says that Tanwar appointment is for a period of three years from the day he assumes office of the Chairman of the Council or until further order. Tanwar, who joined Kurukshetra […]
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Paris: On the occasion of World Hindi Day on January 10, the Director of World Heritage Centre has informed the Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO, Paris that UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre has agreed to publish Hindi descriptions of India’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites on WHC website. Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO, Paris organized […]
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Seoul: North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, less than a week after it launched what it claimed to be a hypersonic missile. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch from an inland area at 7:27 a.m. It did not elaborate […]
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Haveri: Upset over the rejection of his loan application, a man allegedly set the bank on fire in the Haveri district on Sunday. The accused has been arrested and a case has been registered at Kaginelli police station under Sections 436, 477, 435 of the Indian Penal Code, said the police. According to the police, […]
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New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday warned of an enhanced rainfall, thunderstorms activity over east and adjoining central India till January 14. “The confluence of winds from Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal at lower tropospheric levels is very likely over the east and adjoining central India during next 4-5 days. Under […]
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New Delhi: The highly transmissible Omicron with three sub-variants is likely replacing the previously dominant Delta strain in India, pushing the daily tally of Covid-19 cases in the country. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Omicron variant (parent Pango lineage B.1.1.529) includes three descendent lineages (BA.1, BA.2 and BA.3). While BA.1 and BA.3 […]
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Bengaluru: The Cyber Crime Police in Karnataka have arrested a person for allegedly cheating as many as 26 women on the pretext of marriage. The accused used matrimonial sites to find his victims. He landed in prison after making an attempt to dupe a woman who works in the police department. The accused has been […]
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New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently under home quarantine with “mild symptoms.” “I have tested positive for Corona today with mild symptoms. I am under home quarantine. I request everyone who have recently come in my contact to isolate themselves and get […]
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New Delhi: Five to 10 per cent of the active Covid cases this time so far needed hospitalisation but the situation is dynamic and may change rapidly, the Centre said on Monday and asked states to keep a watch on cases under home isolation and in hospitals. During the second surge of Covid infections in […]