Passengers faced a lot of trouble as several trains were delayed due to foggy weather conditions, railway officials said on Thursday.According to railway officials, Hyderabad-New Delhi Express, Kalka- Howrah Netaji Express, Gaya-New Delhi Mahabodhi Express and Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Express were running late by 1.30 hours. While Barauni to New Delhi Special, Ayodhya Cantt-Delhi Express, […]
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has initiated a probe in connection with the death of 18 children in Uzbekistan allegedly linked to a cough syrup manufactured by an Indian firm, official sources said on Thursday.The health ministry of Uzbekistan has claimed that the children who died had consumed cough syrup ‘Doc-1 Max’ manufactured […]
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday reviewed the covid response mock drill at the Centre-run Safdarjung Hospital here to check its readiness to deal with any increase in the number of coronavirus cases.Amid a spurt in covid cases in some countries, the Centre has asked states and union territories to conduct mock drills at […]
The desert state of Rajasthan is experiencing a record dip in mercury this year with the hill station of Mount Abu experiencing snowfall and the city of Churu, the gateway to the Thar, recording zero degree Celsius.People on the high rocky Aravalli plateau of Mount Abu near the Gujarat border woke up to snow-covered grounds, […]
Five foreign nationals, four of them from Thailand and one from Myanmar, have tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in Bihar on a pilgrimage, an official said on Monday.According to Dr Ranjan Kumar Singh, the medical officer in charge of Gaya district, the foreigners were tested at the international airport here in the weekend as […]
The CBI on Monday arrested Videocon group founder Venugopal Dhoot in connection with the ICICI Bank loan fraud case, officials said.The 71-year-old Dhoot was arrested from Mumbai, nearly three days after former CEO and MD of the ICICI Bank Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar were taken into custody by the CBI, they said. […]
Police on Sunday arrested a 27-year old co-actor of television and film actress Tunisha Sharma on the charge of abetting her suicide in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, an official said.The 21-year-old actress allegedly committed suicide on the set of a serial in Vasai area here on Saturday, he said. Based on a complaint filed by Sharma’s […]
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday said that China is ready to work with India through “steady and sound growth” of the relations, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry website. While addressing the reporters on China’s relations with India, Wang said, “China and India have maintained communication through the diplomatic and military-to-military channels, and […]
Aaftab Poonawala, accused of strangling his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar and chopping her body into pieces, withdrew his bail plea on Thursday.Poonawala appeared before the court through video-conferencing and said he wished to withdraw the bail application which was filed before the court on December 15. Poonawala’s private advocate MS Khan informed the court that […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will review the situation related to Covid-19 in the country at a high-level meeting Thursday afternoon.The meeting comes a day after Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reviewed the situation and asked people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour, including wearing masks in crowded places, and getting vaccinated. Official sources have said random sample […]