A day after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation reported the first case of the XE variant in Mumbai, Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said the health department has not yet received any confirmation regarding the variant and hence the department can’t confirm it. “As per information, XE variant is 10% more infectious than the Omicron variant. […]
Al-Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri has used the recent Hijab controversy in Karnataka to target democracy in India, saying “we must stop being deceived by the mirage of the pagan Hindu democracy”. In a 8.43-minute video clip released by the terror outfit online, and verified by the American SITE Intelligence Group, Zawahiri also showered praises on […]
India’s first case of the XE variant of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) was reported from Mumbai on Wednesday. Results of the 11th genome sequencing declared by the city civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC,) found one sample positive for XE variant and another for Kappa variant.The individual who tested positive for the XE variant was […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed Bharatiya Janata Party workers on the occasion of the party’s foundation day. He said: “Discrimination and corruption were side effects of vote-bank politics practised by parties in power earlier, the BJP has challenged it.” The Prime Minister said for the BJP ‘rastraneeti’ and ‘rajneeti’ go hand-in-hand. However, there […]
India is strongly against the conflict escalating in Ukraine, Union minister for external affairs, S Jaishankar said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday in reply to the debate over the ongoing war. Responding to the questions regarding India’s stand on Ukraine, Jaishankar said, “We are, first and foremost, strongly against the conflict. We believe that […]
Two militants of proscribed terror outfits Ansar Ghazwatul Hind and Lashkar-e-Taiba were killed in an encounter with security forces in Tral area of Pulwama district on Wednesday, police said. The two terrorists have been identified as Safat Muzaffar Sofi alias Muavia of Ansar Ghazwatul Hind and LeT’s Umer Teli alias Talha, a police official said.He […]
Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said in the Lok Sabha that in the aftermath of the Russia-Ukraine war, petrol prices in India have gone up by merely 5 per cent as against over 50 per cent in some of the developed countries. Intervening in the short duration discussion in the Lower House on […]
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022, with voice vote. The Bill seeks amendment to the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957, to unify three municipal corporations of Delhi into a single entity. It was passed by Lok Sabha on March 30. Meanwhile, alleging that the Delhi government’s step-motherly attitude […]
Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The Bill seeks amendment to the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 in order to unify the three municipal corporations of the national capital.The Bill was passed by Lok Sabha on March 30.Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), Congress […]