New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Friday termed as “highly ill-informed” and “misleading” media reports suggesting that approval for the Covaxin vaccine in the 15-18 age group has been given despite the WHO not having accorded Emergency Use Listing (EUL) to its use in this age bracket. The guidelines issued by the Union […]
New Delhi: The single day rise in coronavirus infections was recorded above one lakh after 214 days, taking India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,52,26,386 which includes 3,007 cases of Omicron reported across 27 states and UTs, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. Out of the total […]
Srinagar: The government has declared nearly 70 hectares of land in Gulmarg and Sonamarg tourist resorts of the valley as “strategic areas”, paving the way for the armed forces to take control of these land patches. The armed forces can undertake infrastructure development even in ecologically fragile areas which are declared “strategic areas” by the […]
Srinagar/New Delhi: Four former chief ministers including Farooq Abdullah and Ghulam Nabi Azad, are likely to lose their Special Security Group (SSG) protection as the J&K administration has decided to “right-size” the elite unit established in 2000, officials said on Thursday. The move comes a little over 19 months after the Centre had issued a […]
New Delhi: India on Thursday saw the biggest single-day jump of 495 omicron cases, taking the total number of infections of the new variant of coronavirus to 2,630, according to the Union health ministry data. Of the total cases, Maharashtra has the maximum at 797, followed by Delhi at 465, Rajasthan 236, Kerala 234, Karnataka […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a plea related to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota in connection with the NEET-PG admissions. A bench of justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna asked the parties to file their written submissions for consideration. “We have been hearing this matter for two days, […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan plans to visit China early next month to further strengthen the all-weather bilateral ties and seek more investments in various projects under the ambitious CPEC, according to a top official. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Khalid Mansoor said this on Wednesday while addressing […]
Modi’s convoy was stranded on a flyover due to blockade by protesters in Ferozepur on Wednesday New Delhi: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is gathering information on the security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab and “big and tough decisions” will be taken. Responding […]
BENGALURU: Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday alleged that the ‘major security lapse’ due to road blockade by some protesters which forced Prime Minister Narendra Modi to return without attending a public meeting at Ferozepur in Punjab, was “failure” of the Centre. Modi was stuck on a flyover for 15-20 minutes on Wednesday due […]
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of Agreement between India and Spain on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters. The Agreement will help in making available, reliable, quick and cost-effective information and intelligence for the prevention and investigation of Customs offences and apprehending […]