Bharatiya Janata Party’s manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections has been released by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Tuesday, in Lucknow. The manifesto was earlier scheduled to be released on February 6 but was postponed as a mark of respect to the iconic singer Lata Mangeshkar who died due to multiple organ failure […]
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Swapna Suresh, the main accused in the gold smuggling case, to appear before it. She has been summoned along with the documents at ED’s Kochi office at 11am. The summons come after Swapna Suresh made allegations against senior IAS officer and chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s former principal secretary M […]
Imported pet hamsters probably carried the Delta variant of coronavirus into Hong Kong and caused an outbreak among humans, according to a new study. The researchers from the University of Hong Kong and government officials conducted a genomic analysis of viral samples from the rodents to confirm the fear that a pet shop was the […]
Actor Pravin Kumar Sobti, popular for essaying the role of Bheem in BR Chopra’s Mahabharat, has died at the age of 75. Kumar’s daughter Nikunika told indianexpress.com, “He passed away yesterday around 9.30 pm. He suffered a heart attack. He died at home in Delhi.”Besides playing the role of Bheem, which made him a household […]
The Supreme Court on Monday decided to resume physical hearing from February 14 in view of an improvement in Covid-19 pandemic crisis in the national capital. A statement issued by the secretary general of the Supreme Court said the decision was taken by the Chief Justice of India in consultation with the Committee of Judges. […]
Hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah appealed to AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi to accept Z category security after firing on his car recently, he said he remained firm on not taking it. “Amit Shah appealed today for me to take back Z security. Owaisi will be safe once the Dalits, the downtrodden and the […]
Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress on Monday accused him of mocking the misery of people who lost their lives and livelihood in the Covid-19 pandemic and dismissed his claims of economic gains as “propaganda”. Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala claimed a clear message has come from the House […]
The india Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday predicted more rainfall in some states for the next two days under the influence of a fresh western disturbance. In its daily bulletin, the IMD predicted that a fresh Western Disturbance and its induced cyclonic circulation are very likely to affect Northwest India from the night of February […]
The PM CARES Fund, set up to deal with emergencies such as the Covid pandemic, saw its corpus grow nearly three-fold to Rs 10,990 crore in the 2020-21 fiscal, while the disbursal rose to Rs 3,976 crore, according to the latest audited statement. The disbursal included Rs 1,000 crore for migrant welfare and over Rs […]
India must not undermine its role in the new world order, especially at the juncture where the country is marking 75 years of Independence, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the ongoing debate on the Motion of Thanks in the Lok Sabha. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the British rule ended in India […]