A court in Mohali on Tuesday extended the judicial remand of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia till March 22 in a drugs case. The 46-year-old Majithia appeared before the court which extended the custody, his counsel Arshdeep Singh Kaler said.Majithia was sent to judicial custody for two weeks on February 24 after […]
Noting that the third wave of COVID-19 has ended in India, eminent virologist Dr. T Jacob John said he is “fairly confident” that no fourth wave will occur in the country unless an unexpected variant that behaves differently comes up. India logged 3,993 new corona virus infections, the lowest in 662 days, on Tuesday. The […]
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday launched a new service, which will enable over 40 crore feature phone users to undertake digital payments in a secure way. The service christened UPI (unified payments interface) ‘123PAY’ is a three-step method to initiate and execute services for users which will work on simple phones which do not […]
Comedian Kapil Sharma has once again hit the headlines and top trends on Twitter, but this time, it’s not funny. Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has accused Kapil Sharma and the show makers of not calling the ‘The Kashmir Files’ makers on “their show because they don’t have big commercial star in the movie.”This led to a […]
As part of its efforts to address the global supply chain crisis, the Joe Biden administration plans “to collaborate with India on building resilient supply chains and promote a transparent rules-based trading system for market economies and democracies,” the US Trade Representative has told Congress. In its 2021 Annual Report to Congress, the US Trade […]
India logged 3,993 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 662 days, taking the total tally of Covid cases to 4,29,71,308, while the active cases dipped to 49,948, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,15,210 with 108 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.The active […]
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday stated that the authorities have recovered the body of Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagaudar, the Indian student from the state who died in Russian shelling in Ukraine. “I have spoken to the External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in this regard. He has informed that the body has been embalmed and […]
The Russian Embassy in India on Tuesday said that in order to conduct a humanitarian operation, from 10 am (Moscow time) on March 8, the Russian Federation will declare ceasefire and is ready to provide humanitarian corridors. According to its release, in order to conduct a humanitarian operation:From 10 am (Moscow time) on March 8, […]
In his latest address to the nation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he’s still in Kiev and not hiding as Russia’s war on his country has continued for the 13th day. In the video posted on his Facebook page late Monday night, Zelensky shows the views of the city from his office in […]
Petrol and diesel prices have to increase by ₹15 per litre for fuel retailers to break even, industry experts told PTI Monday, as oil companies plan to reduce losses accumulated from keeping rates steady in the run-up to elections in five states, including Uttar Pradesh. Oil cos are also looking to offset rising international prices […]