A maiden contingent of CRPF women commandos trained in VIP security will soon be deployed with Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other high-risk facing personalities for multiple duties, including accompanying them during the upcoming polls in five states, official sources said on Wednesday. The Central Reserve Police Force […]
Congress campaign head in poll-bound Uttarakhand Harish Rawat created a flutter in the political circles here on Wednesday, alleging non-cooperation from his organisation and noting that he sometimes feels it is time for him to rest. In a tweet in Hindi, Rawat said, “Isn’t it strange that the organisational structure at most places, instead of […]
Amid the rise in cases of the Omicron variant in India, AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Wednesday emphasised on adhering to Covid-appropriate behaviour while observing that people have become lax in following these norms. Asserting that current data shows vaccines are effective and give protection against severe disease and death, he stressed that those […]
Asserting that the Omicron variant is at least thrice more transmissible than Delta, the Centre Tuesday asked states and union territories to “activate” war rooms, keep analyzing even small trends and surges and keep taking strict and prompt containment action at district and local levels. In a letter to the states and union territories, Union […]
Two hundred cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected in India so far out of which 77 patients have recovered or migrated, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Maharashtra and Delhi have recorded 54 cases of Omicron variant each, while Telangana registered 20 cases, Karnataka 19, Rajasthan 18, Kerala 15 and Gujarat […]
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power, Government of India recognized Vivek Verma, Managing Director, Spray Engineering Devices Limited (SED) Mohali, Punjab with first prize in Industries Category for its innovation entitled “Low Temperature Evaporation Technology” for National Energy Efficiency Innovation Award-2021 held as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations. The prestigious award […]
Senior Congress leader and former Punjab minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi on Tuesday resigned from the party, saying he was “deeply hurt by the bickering and in-fighting” within its state unit. Sodhi, who is the MLA from Guruharsahai in Ferozepur district, was the sports minister in the state government led by Amarinder Singh, who quit […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said banks have recovered Rs 13,109.17 crore from asset sale of fugitives like Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi. She said this while replying to a discussion on the second batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants which was approved by the Lok Sabha amid uproar by the Opposition […]
Three children are reported to have died after allegedly consuming a ‘cough syrup’ which was administered by a mohalla clinic run by the state government in the national capital, the Directorate of Health Services (DGHS) has mentioned in its enquiry report. A total 16 children were admitted to the Kalawati Saran Children hospital of which […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with chief executives of companies from various sectors of industry at his official residence. This was the second such interaction between the Prime Minister and industry representatives in the run-up to the next Union Budget.”The Prime Minister talked about the inherent strength of the country, displayed during the […]