Oxygen black marketing case: Delhi court junks police plea seeking five-day custody of Navneet Kalra
May 22, 2021, at 11:55 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed a plea by police seeking five more days of custodial interrogation of businessman and restaurateur Navneet Kalra who is under arrest for allegedly black-marketing oxygen concentrators.
Can't live without you Didi, please allow me to come back: Sonali Guha writes to Mamata Banerjee
May 22, 2021, at 11:06 pm
Kolkata: Ex-Trinamool Congress MLA Sonali Guha, who had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the West Bengal Assembly polls, on Saturday apologised to CM Mamata Banerjee for leaving the party.
Veteran music director Raam-Laxman dies
May 22, 2021, at 10:54 pm
Nagpur/UNI: Renowned music director Vijay Patil better known as Raam-Laxman, passed away at his son’s residence in Nagpur after brief illness, in the wee hours of Saturday, Patil's son told UNI.
May 22, 2021, at 10:46 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that Delhi is halting COVID-19 vaccination for 18-44 age group from Saturday as the existing vaccine doses have been exhausted.
Total lockdown extended in Tamil Nadu for one more week, announces CM Stalin
May 22, 2021, at 09:04 pm
Chennai/UNI: As the daily COVID caseload crossed the 36,000-mark, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday announced extension of full lockdown in the state from May 24 to bring the spread of the virus under control.
Armed insurgency in India's Assam may end soon
May 22, 2021, at 08:59 pm
The COVID-19 disease, the second wave of which has ravaged India for the past two months, appears to mercifully be easing somewhat.
Senior columnist John C. Hulsman feels India remains a rising power despite COVID-19 tragedy
May 22, 2021, at 08:40 pm
Senior columnist and foreign policy expert John C. Hulsman called India the 'greatest rising power on the planet' despite the current COVID-19 second wave which is ravaging the nation and doubts being raised over current PM Narendra Modi's handling of the situation.
Take immediate action: Sonia Gandhi writes to PM Modi over black fungus drug shortage
May 22, 2021, at 08:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday drew Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attention towards the shortage of a drug used to treat Mucormycosis, dubbed as black fungus.
Congress picks VD Satheesan as opposition leader in Kerala
May 22, 2021, at 06:05 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Bringing a change in the party after a crushing defeat in assembly polls, Congress has picked a new face in the form of VD Satheesan as its opposition leader in Left-ruled Kerala, media reports said.
ULFA-I releases abducted ONGC employee from Nagaland-Myanmar border
May 22, 2021, at 03:14 pm
Guwahati: Banned outfit group United Liberation Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I) on Saturday morning released abducted ONGC employee Ritul Saikia.
Indian govt, Pfizer hit deadlock over issue of legal protection on vaccine side effects: Report
May 22, 2021, at 05:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: US drug major Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine is facing hurdles in entering the Indian market over demand for legal protection from any adverse effects that may follow after the use of its jabs, a Reuters report said, citing sources.
May 22, 2021, at 05:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a massive incidence of cyber attack, the data processor of Air India's passenger service system containing personal information of around 45 lakh customers have been leaked.
Kerala extends lockdown till June 30 as spike in Covid cases continue
May 22, 2021, at 04:34 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Amid a spike in daily Covid cases in Kerala, the lockdown in the state has been extended till May 30.
May 22, 2021, at 04:09 am
Kolkata: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." As India reels under the devastating second wave of Covid19, these famous Dickensian words come true like never before. Amid the raging pandemic, community organisations rise to the occasion like a shimmering ray of hope for people.
Cyclone Tauktae: ONGC announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for deceased family, Rs 1 lakh for injured
May 22, 2021, at 04:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Friday announced an immediate relief of Rs 1 lakh to the survivors and Rs 2 lakh for the BNVs and missing persons’ families, an official statement said.
Centre asks Twitter to remove 'manipulated media' tags from alleged 'Congress toolkit' tweets
May 22, 2021, at 02:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government has asked Twitter to remove "manipulated media" tag from tweets that claimed to expose the alleged "Congress toolkit"aimed at discrediting Centre's Covid-19 efforts, terming it "prejudicial, a clear overreach and unwarranted", media reports said.
Karnataka extends lockdown to curb Covid spread till June 7
May 22, 2021, at 02:44 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday extended the statewide anti-Covid lockdown by another two weeks.
May 22, 2021, at 01:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday said High Courts should avoid issuing orders that are impossible to implement in view of the sweeping impact of Covid-19, while staying a May 17 Allahabad High Court order on the management of the pandemic in Uttar Pradesh (UP), media reports said.
Goa govt extends anti-Covid curfew till May 31
May 22, 2021, at 12:53 am
Panaji/UNI: The Goa government on Friday announced to extend the ongoing curfew in the state to May 31.
May 22, 2021, at 12:35 am
New Delhi: Amid criticisms by a section of the global media over the way the government handled the Covid crisis in India, Doordarshan, the state-owned TV broadcaster, has decided to set up a new channel, DD International to project the official point of view, media reports said.
Tibetans in Mongolia help India fight second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, donate to PM CARES FUND
May 21, 2021, at 09:21 pm
Ulan Bator: A delegation of the local Tibetan community led by former abbot of Namgyal Monastery Jadho Rinpoche in Mongolia visited the Indian Embassy here recently and offered a donation to the Indian Prime ministers fund (PM CARES) to help the country fight the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh gets parole to meet his ailing mother
May 21, 2021, at 09:03 pm
Rohtak/UNI: Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is undergoing a 20-year jail sentence for raping two of his followers, was granted parole on Friday to look after his ailing mother.
Noted environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna dies of Covid-19
May 21, 2021, at 08:49 pm
New Delhi/Dehradun/UNI: Environmentalist and ‘Chipko’ movement pioneer Sunderlal Bahuguna passed away on Friday due to Covid-19. He was 94.
Bengal Minister Shovandeb Chattopadhyay resigns as Bhabanipore MLA, Mamata likely to contest
May 21, 2021, at 08:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) veteran Shovandeb Chattopadhyay resigned as an MLA from the prestigious Bhabanipore constituency here on Friday.
Maharashtra: Thirteen Naxals killed in encounter with police in Gadchiroli
May 21, 2021, at 08:01 pm
Mumbai/UNI: At least 13 Naxals were killed in an encounter with police in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra early Friday, police said.
Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal acquitted in rape case
May 21, 2021, at 05:52 pm
Goa/IBNS: Tehelka magazine's founder-editor Tarun Tejpal has been acquitted of a rape case by a court in Goa, media reports said.
Narada case: Calcutta HC orders house arrest of four Bengal politicians
May 21, 2021, at 05:29 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered house arrest of four heavyweight Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders and a former Kolkata Mayor, who were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) earlier this week in connection with the Narada case.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to visit USA on May 24
May 21, 2021, at 05:22 pm
New Delhi: India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit the USA next week, Ministry of External Affairs confirmed on Friday.
Army Chief visits Nagaland to review operational readiness and security situation in NE
May 21, 2021, at 04:41 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane arrived at Dimapur in Nagaland on Thursday on a two day visit to review the operational readiness along the Northern Borders of Arunachal Pradesh and security situation in the hinterland of North East.
Two NSCN (K-YA) cadres nabbed in Arunachal Pradesh's Longding
May 21, 2021, at 04:38 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Security forces have apprehended two active cadres of NSCN (K-YA) in Arunachal Pradesh's Longding district.