Public complacency owing to the waning of the pandemic coupled with the nine-month gap between the second and the precaution dose are major reasons for the low uptake of booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines in the 18-59 age group, experts said on Thursday.AIIMS Chief Dr Randeep Guleria said unlike in the past, people have less […]
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested Ritan Sheikh, an e-rickshaw driver who allegedly bought the petrol used in the arson that claimed nine lives at Bogtui village in Birbhum district on the night of March 21, an official of the investigating agency said. “Scrutiny of security camera footage showed Ritan Sheikh driving […]
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has offered to buy social media microblogging site Twitter for about $41 billion cash, this days after the billionaire rejected an offer to join its board. According to the analysts, a board berth would have limited his stack to just under 15 per cent in the company. While making the […]
Karnataka minister KS Eshwarappa – mired in controversy over corruption allegations leveled by a contractor who was found dead this week and facing massive pressure to step down – said Thursday evening that he would resign. “Tomorrow I’m handing over the resignation letter to CM (Basavaraj Bommai). I thank you all for co-operation,” he was […]
In a sharp response to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent comments on a “rise in human rights abuses” in India, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has said “people” are entitled to have views about India’s policies but at the same time, New Delhi is “equally entitled” to have views about them.The Foreign Minister, in […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the ‘Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya’ (prime ministers’ museum), which is a tribute to every prime minister since Independence, irrespective of their ideology or tenure. Being inaugurated during the celebration of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the museum tells the story of India after independence through the lives and contributions of its […]
President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation on Thursday in remembering Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, independent India’s first law minister, on the Dalit icon’s 131st birth anniversary. “Humble tributes to Babasaheb on his birth anniversary! A strong advocate of social justice, Babasaheb laid the foundation of […]
While India has been registering an average of nearly 1,000 Covid cases a day over the last two weeks (the daily tally dropped to the 800-mark last week), a recent comparative spike in cases in Delhi and Mumbai has sparked concerns over the spread of virus again. India on Thursday registered 1,007 new cases, marginally […]
The ministry of home affairs (MHA) has designated Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar, one of the three prisoners who was released by India in exchange for passengers of the hijacked Indian Airlines 814 flight, as a terrorist under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. “Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar, aged 52 years, son of Late Ghulam Rasool Zargar, […]
Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday dismissed protests by the Congress over a contractor’s death that has been linked to the state minister KS Eshwarappa. The family of the contractor, Santosh Patil, has sought justice, alleging that he was pushed to suicide because of the state minister and his aides. While an FIR has […]