As many as 11 coronavirus patients, mostly senior citizens, were reportedly killed and several others injured after a major fire broke out in the ICU of the district civil hospital in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar on Saturday. Fire brigade personnel, who had tough time dousing the flames, had to break the window panes to bring the blaze […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today offered prayers at Baba Kedarnath Temple in Uttarakhand and unveiling a 13-foot-tall statue of at Guru Shankaracharya at his reconstructed samadhi. Stating that the third decade of the 21st Century will be for Uttarakhand, Modi inaugurated development projects worth Rs 225 crore under the first phase. He also assured people […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Jammu’s Nowshera on Wednesday morning to celebrate Diwali with soldiers. It is an annual tradition of the Prime Minister, ever since he assumed office in 2014, to travel to the frontiers of India’s border points on Diwali each year to bring some joy to the lives of the armed […]
The Indian government on Wednesday reduced taxes (excise duty) on petrol and diesel in a bid to improve consumer sentiment, as Asia’s third-largest economy recovers from the damages by coronavirus. The excise duty on petrol has been reduced by Rs 5 per litre, and that on diesel by Rs 10 per litre, the government said […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was warmly greeted by his British counterpart Boris Johnson upon his arrival at the Scottish Exhibition Centre to attend the opening ceremony of the COP26 climate summit where he delivered a much-awaited national statement.Modi, who arrived in Glasgow on Sunday night from Rome, was received by Johnson and UN Secretary General […]
Australia’s medicines and medical devices regulator on Monday formally recognised India’s Covaxin, a vaccine against the coronavirus as the country’s border was reopened for the first time in nearly 20 months.Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, and AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s Covishield are the two widely used vaccines in India.Australia has already recognised Covishield.“Today, the Therapeutic Goods […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with world leaders, including US President Joe Biden, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, exchanging pleasantries and showcasing a spirit of camaraderie.In a series of photos tweeted by the PMO India, Prime Minister Modi is seen meeting Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson […]
After a gap of almost 11 months, authorities on Saturday opened one carriageway of the road from Delhi to Haryana by removing the barricades at the Tikri border, where thousands were agitating against the three agri laws. The carriageway was opened following meetings between farm union leaders and the police.The Delhi Police on Thursday evening […]
Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday dismissed reports of backend talks with the Congress. He mentioned that the time for rapprochement is over and his decision to leave the party is final.He assured to launch his political party and said he wanted to build “a strong collective force in the interest of Punjab”.“Reports […]
The Delhi Police on Thursday night started removing barricades putting up at the Tikri border, where farmers are protesting against the centre’s three agriculture laws, a senior officer said. Four out of the eight layers of barricades at Tikri border have been removed. However, the cement barricades are still there and the road remains closed […]