The Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to chair a meeting with the chief ministers on the Covid-19 situation in the country on27 April, Wednesday. The meeting will be held as Covid cases have started to rise in the country. An official confirmed that the meeting will be held via video conferencing. Union Health Secretary […]
Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin has got drug regulator’s approval in India for 6-12 year olds, according to sources. Corbevax has also been approved for those between five to 12 years of age. India has been expanding the vaccine coverage among children and adults. Earlier this month, booster doses were cleared for all adults. The latest set […]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday junked a petition seeking a judicial inquiry panel under chairmanship of an ex-chief justice of India to investigate into recent religious clashes in some states during Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti celebrations. Dismissing the plea filed by lawyer Vishal Tiwari, the apex court said, “Don’t ask for such reliefs which […]
India’s Covid-19 count witnessed a slight dip as the country reported 2,483 fresh cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Tuesday. Yesterday, India logged 2,541 Covid cases. With the new infections, the total cases in the country have gone up to 43,06,02,569 including 15,636 active cases. The […]
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, struck a deal Monday to buy Twitter for $44 billion, capping a saga complete with hostile takeover threats before delivering him personal control of one of the most influential social media platforms on the planet.Twitter famously served as a megaphone for former US president Donald Trump before the platform […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to travel to Europe from May 2 to May 6 to have bilateral meetings with re-elected French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz apart from addressing the key India-Nordic summit in Copenhagen. With Macron getting re-elected as French President for the second tern with a resounding vote, […]
In Jammu and Kashmir, democracy has penetrated the grassroot level, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday as he visited the union territory for the first time since the scrapping of Article 370 by the government in 2019. “I want to tell the youth of Jammu and Kashmir that the hardships your parents and grandparents […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted the nation on the occasion of the National Panchayati Raj Day. Taking to Twitter to extend wishes, the Prime Minister said panchayats (village bodies) are the ‘pillars of Indian democracy’ and “key to building a self-reliant India”. “Wishing you all a very Happy National Panchayati Raj Day. Panchayats […]
Investigations into gunning down of two Jaish-e-Mohammed attackers by security forces in Sunjwan in Jammu have revealed that the terrorists wearing suicide vests had plans for mass casualties with the objective of disrupting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir today. Interrogation of Bilal Ahmed Wage of Pulwama, the accomplice who picked up […]
Five members of a family were killed with sharp-edged weapons in Khevrajpur village in the district, police said on Saturday.While the Samajwadi Party attacked the Yogi Adityanath dispensation saying that Uttar Pradesh is “immersed in crime”, BSP chief Mayawati demanded a thorough probe into the incident. Tharwai police station received information around 5.30 am that […]