Chandigarh reported 399 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, informed officials on Friday. The UT’s active cases stand at 4,647. No new deaths were recorded, the bulletin showed.Chandigarh’s total fatality since the pandemic began stands at 1,112.The bulletin also showed 1168 people had recovered over the last 24 hours.Positivity rate stands at 8.67 […]
Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Friday upped the ante against the central government saying it would mark January 31 as a day of betrayal given the non-fulfilment of promises the BJP ruled Centre made to farmers of the country on December 9, 2021, leading to farmers ending their year-long sit in at Delhi borders. In a […]
The BSF on Friday foiled a cross-border drug smuggling bid and recovered 58 kg heroin after an exchange of fire with Pakistani smugglers along the Indo-Pak border in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district that also left a force personnel injured, police said. The incident took place at 5.15 am in an area under Chandu Wadala border outpost.Gurdaspur […]
India got its first-ever export order for BrahMos missiles on Friday when the Philippines’ Defence Ministry signed USD 374 million contract with the BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd (BAPL) to supply undisclosed number of missiles, military officials stated. The BAPL, an India-Russian joint venture, produces the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos that can be launched from submarines, […]
The Supreme Court on Friday held that a resolution suspending 12 BJP MLAs from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly beyond the period of the remainder of the session held in July 2021 is unconstitutional and irrational . The apex court delivered its verdict on the pleas filed by the 12 BJP MLAs, who had challenged their […]
In wake of declining single-day Covid-19 cases, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government on Thursday decided to lift the weekend curfew in the national capital and the odd-even rule for shops in the city. However, the night curfew imposed on weekdays from 10 pm to 5 am will continue. The decision was made at a meeting […]
The upcoming assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh are not to decide an MLA, a minister or a chief minister, the elections are to decide the future course of the state for the next 20 years, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday. Addressing a ‘Prabhaavi Matdaata Samwad’ (Effective Voter Dialogue) in Greater Noida, the […]
Telecom operators will have to provide recharge plans with a validity of 30 days for pre-paid customers, regulator TRAI said on Thursday. The move is expected to reduce the number of recharges done by a customer during a year.At present, telecom operators provide recharge plans with a validity of 28 days in the pre-paid segment […]
Manpreet Singh, who led India to a bronze at the Tokyo Olympic Games last year, will captain India in the upcoming FIH Pro League matches against South Africa and France, which will be played in Potchefstroom, South Africa, from February 8-12. Hockey India on Thursday named a 20-member Indian men’s hockey squad for the South […]
The BJP fielded two Congress turncoats and its former Union minister Vijay Sampla for next month’s Punjab Assembly polls as it released its second list of 30 candidates on Thursday. The BJP is contesting the polls in alliance with former chief minister Amarinder Singh’s Punjab Lok Congress and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa-led Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt).The […]