The Centre on Saturday decided to give ‘Y’ category security to former leader of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Kumar Vishwas, official sources said. The central government had reviewed the security of Vishwas and the threat perception based on intelligence inputs in the wake of his allegations against AAP convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.After […]
The United States Food and Drug Administration will consider making Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for use in the country, the biotechnology company said in a statement on Saturday. Ocugen Inc announced that the FDA had lifted its hold on the company’s application to make it a vaccine candidate in the US.Covaxin is one of two Covid […]
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to lift the coronavirus-induced night curfew as the state witnesses a sustained decline in Covid cases. The night curfew hours in the state were between 10 pm and 6 am, which were relaxed by an hour from February 13.Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi said the decision to end […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Asia’s biggest Bio-CNG plant, called the Gobar-Dhan plant, in Indore virtually on Saturday. Addressing the event, PM Modi said that initiative of the Bio-CNG plant is very important as the wet waste released from houses, animals and farms in villages are “in a way Gobar Dhan”. “In the coming two […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday claimed that all the corrupt people had teamed up against the AAP and said they would get a befitting reply with the inauguration of 12,430 modern classrooms in city schools. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday claimed that all the corrupt people had teamed up against the […]
Two Army jawans were killed during a counter-terror operation at Chermarg in the Zainapora area of Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, on Saturday. According to an ANI input, a terrorist also died in the encounter that began earlier in the day. The Kashmir Zone Police said a search operation was underway. “Police and security forces are […]
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested Geeta Rawat, an Aam Aadmi Party leader, on charges of corruption. According to reports, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation councillor had demanded Rs 20,000 under the table from a person for extending him the favour to lay the roof of his building. The bribe money used […]
Home Minister Amit Shah has assured Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi that he would “personally look into” allegations against Aam Aadmi Party’s alleged ties with pro-Khalistan outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ).In a letter to Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday, Amit Shah wrote: “As per your letter, a political party being in contact with and seeking […]
Air India on Friday said it will operate three flights to Ukraine next week. The flights will be operated on February 22, 24 and 26, it added.Russia has positioned around 1 lakh troops near its border with Ukraine, besides sending warships to the Black Sea for naval exercises, triggering concerns among the NATO countries about […]
The Karnataka government on Friday asserted before the Karnataka High Court that hijab was not an essential religious practice of Islam and the ban on wearing it in educational institutions didn’t violate the right to religion guaranteed under Article 25 of the Constitution. “We have taken a stand that wearing Hijab is not an essential […]