BA.4.6, a subvariant of the omicron Covid variant which has been quickly gaining traction in the US, is now confirmed to be spreading in the UK. The latest briefing document on Covid variants from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) noted that during the week beginning August 14, BA.4.6 accounted for 3.3 per cent of […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Uzbekistan this week and discuss issues of strategic stability, the situation in the Asia Pacific region and bilateral cooperation within the UN and G20, the Kremlin has announced.Putin and Modi will attend the 22nd meeting of […]
The Goa legislative assembly on Wednesday witnessed heightened activity after reports emerged that as many as eight Congress MLAs, led by Michael Lobo and former chief minister Digambar Kamat, are set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party today. The MLAs’ meeting with the assembly is unusual as the assembly is not in session. In the […]
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at two places in Muktsar town on Monday.Sources said the NIA team visited gangster Satenderjeet Singh alias Goldy Brar’s residence on Kotkapura Road here and also visited the residence of a shoe-shop owner at Bagh Wali Gali in the town. Sources said the NIA officials accompanied by the […]
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history died on Thursday. She was 96. Buckingham Palace announced her death in a statement, triggering 10 days of national mourning. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” Buckingham Palace said. “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return […]
A constable, his wife and their minor daughter allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the 12th floor of a residential building in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, police said. Preliminary investigation revealed that the couple might have taken the extreme step in the heat of the moment following a quarrel, inspector NR Vaghela from Sola police station […]
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Wednesday approved a proposal to rename Rajpath as ‘Kartavya Path’.Lok Sabha MP and NDMC member Meenakshi Lekhi said the proposal was approved at a special meeting of the NDMC Council. “We have approved the proposal to rename Rajpath as Kartavya Path in the special council meeting today,” Lekhi […]
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday targeted AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal over a news report that the party-led Punjab government is yet to clear the salaries of its employees for August.The news report, based on sources, claims that the Bhagwant Mann-led government is grappling with a paucity of funds and has not been able […]
The income tax department on Wednesday launched raids in multiple states as part of a tax evasion probe against registered unrecognised political parties (RUPP) and their alleged dubious funding, official sources said.The searches are being conducted in Gujarat, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana and some other states, they said. A coordinated action has been launched […]