India
BJP Sees Reflection of Tagore in PM Modi's New Look, Says Gurudev's Values to Guide Policies in Bengal
Universalism and self-reliance were among Tagore's views that Modi has connected to his policies and politics. As the Trinamool Congress gears up to attack the PM when he begins his canvassing in Bengal, it's these teachings of Tagore and their use in his...
MoS MEA V Muraleedharan to Pay 3-day Visit to UAE, Focus on Welfare of Indian Workers There
The visit comes after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's visit to the UAE in November last year. The Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs will be undertaking an official visit to the UAE from January 1921, 2021, the MEA s...
Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia Rules Out Scrapping of Nursery Admission Process This Year Due to Covid-19
Delhi government officials had earlier said that a proposal to scrap nursery admissions is being considered as the schools have been closed since nine months due to COVID-19 and will remain closed till a vaccine is available, a whole year of online learni...
Neighbouring Countries Congratulate PM Modi Over India's 'Landmark Launch' of Covid-19 Vaccination Drive
Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering and Sri Lankan premier Mahinda Rajapaksa had also congratulated Modi earlier for the landmark launch of the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination drive.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh Receives Death Threat from 'Hindu Vahini', Complaint Lodged
He said he is from Hindu Vahini and will burn Singh alive by sprinkling kerosene oil on him, AAP's state president Sabhajit Singh alleged.
Taking All Efforts to Extradite Fugitive Businessman Vijay Mallya: Centre to SC
Mallya, an accused in bank loan default case of over Rs 9,000 crore involving his defunct Kingfisher Airlines, is in the UK since March 2016.
Indian Embassy in China Restricts R-Day Flag Hoisting Ceremony to Staff Due to Pandemic
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic-related current scenario in Beijing and its adjoining provinces, Hebei and Heilongjiang and related measures, including restriction of movements, observation of prevention and control measures and prohibition of large gath...
Covid-19 Vaccination Drive Gets Underway in Delhi on Day Two; Over 4,000 Healthcare Workers Inoculated
The immunisation drive in Delhi was formally kicked off on Saturday by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from the LNJP Hospital, the state-run facility which offered yeoman service during the pandemic last year.
Why Low Turnout for Covid-19 Vaccination on Sunday is Not a Cause for Alarm
The low vaccination numbers on Sunday raised a spate of doubts among people. Here's why the numbers remained low and should not be seen as cause for concern.
Uddhav Thackeray's Statement on Border Issue 'Sheer Political One Upmanship': Karnataka Minister
"The Chief Minister of Maharashtra should concentrate on preventing COVID, on developmental activities and other things. He need not go back to things already well settled. I think it is only to whip up passions and whipping up passions will not pay divid...
2,24,301 Beneficiaries Given Covid-19 Vaccine So Far; 447 Cases of Adverse Effect Reported
"Today being Sunday, only six states conducted vaccination drive and in 553 sessions a total of 17,072 beneficiaries were vaccinated," he said.
HD Kumaraswamy Accuses Amit Shah of Having Anti-Kannada Attitude
Hitting out at Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and his Deputy Govind Karjol for ignoring the same, he said in a series of tweets that those who tolerate insult to the dignity and honour of the land as well as its language were not fit to hold the reins of...
SC to Hear Pleas on Farm Laws After Recusal of Member from Panel Set Up to Resolve Impasse
The top court would also hear the plea of the central government, filed though the Delhi Police, seeking an injunction against the proposed tractor march or any other kind of protest by farmers which seeks to disrupt the gathering and celebrations of Repu...
Case Filed Against Mahesh Manjrekar for 'Slapping' Man After Car Crash in Pune
A man has filed a police complaint against filmmaker-actor Mahesh Manjrekar for allegedly slapping and abusing him after his car hit Manjrekar's vehicle here in Pune, a senior police official said on Sunday.
Bachchan Hails COVID-19 Vaccination Drive, Hopes To Eradicate Coronavirus Like Polio From India
As India kickstarted world's largest vaccination drive against coronavirus over the weekend, megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he is hopeful that the country will become COVID-19 free. The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) had earlier this month app...
Minimum Temperature Dips to 5.7 Degrees Celsius in Delhi, Likely to Rise over Next Two Days
The national capital had recorded a low of 6.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday.