Israel is cancelling its designation of the United States and seven other countries as high COVID-19 risks, the Health Ministry said on Thursday, as the fast-spreading but relatively low-morbidity Omicron variant prompts reviews of restrictions.Moving fast after Omicron was first detected abroad, Israel in late November barred foreigners and expanded a list of “red” countries […]
Taking a tough stance, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Thursday spoke with Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and expressed her displeasure over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security breach on Wednesday.In a major security lapse, the prime minister’s convoy was stranded on a flyover due to a blockade by protesters at Ferozepur in Punjab on […]
The Election Commission on Thursday reviewed the Covid situation with the Union health secretary and experts, collecting inputs on necessary safety measures to be ensured during the democratic exercise and emphasising the need for vaccination of all eligible people in five poll-bound states, sources said. The government shared with the poll panel the weekly positivity […]
Thirty-nine students of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) here tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, a district official said. With this, 81 NIT Hamirpur students have been found infected with the coronavirus in the last two days. On Wednesday, 42 students of the institute were found COVID-19 positive.Apart from the 39 NIT students, 23 […]
In a massive surge, Delhi Thursday recorded 15,097 fresh Covid cases, the highest single-day rise since May 8, and six deaths while the positivity rate mounted to 15.34 per cent, even as Health Minister Satyendar Jain said the situation does not warrant a lockdown yet.Jain also asserted Delhi is in a comfortable position in terms […]
Union Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday urged the company secretaries to look beyond corporate governance and play an important role in bringing together the organised as well as unorganised sectors in the country. Virtually addressing the three-day 49th national convention of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) an apex body of company secretaries […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday briefed President Ram Nath Kovind on the security breach that stalled his Punjab visit and the government indicated that some “big and tough decisions” will be taken after the Union Home Ministry gathers information. Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi claimed that what happened in Ferozepur wasn’t a security […]
Facing flak from the BJP over the “security lapse” during the prime minister’s Punjab visit, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday alleged that Narendra Modi’s “gimmick” of “threat to his life” was aimed at “toppling a democratically elected government” in the state.Channi further said the prime minister is a respected leader of the nation […]
Former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday said there should be no hindrance in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state. The Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch said it is the responsibility of the state where the PM goes to ensure his safety.In a “major security lapse”, Modi’s convoy was stranded on a […]
The Chandigarh Administration on Thursday decided to impose night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am in view of the rising Covid-19 cases due to the Omicron variant. Movement of individuals for all the non-essential activities shall remain prohibited between 10 pm to 5 am. However, essential activities including emergency services, medical health, transport of […]