Stop ‘injustice’ towards job seekers in Railways: Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday extended his support to those seeking jobs in the Railways and called for stopping the “injustice” towards them. In a tweet, he also claimed there are now “no jobs” in the Railways. “Earlier a job in the Railways was an honour, today there are no jobs […]

India saw 645 heavy rainfall, 168 very heavy rainfall events in Nov, highest in 5 years: IMD

NEW DELHI: The country saw 645 events of heavy rainfall and 168 of very heavy rainfall in November, the highest in the month in five years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday. It recorded 11 extremely heavy rainfall (more than 204.5 mm) events in the month, equalling the number reported last year. The […]

FIR against Facebook CEO over alleged defamatory post against Akhilesh

LUCKNOW: A case was registered against Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and 49 others on the order of a court in Kannauj district of Uttar Pradesh over an alleged defamatory post against Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, police said. A senior district police official, however, said, “During the course of investigation Zuckerberg’s name was dropped, while […]

Serum Institute seeks DCGI’s approval for Covishield as booster dose: report

NEW DELHI: Serum Institute of India has sought from India’s drug regulator approval for Covishield as a booster dose citing adequate stock of the vaccine in the country and a demand for a booster shot due to the emergence of new coronavirus variants, official sources said. In an application to the Drugs Controller General of […]

Congress, opposition parties walk out of RS after Naidu rejects demand to revoke suspension of 12 MPs

Congress, opposition parties walk out of RS after Naidu rejects demand to revoke suspension of 12 MPs

New Delhi: Members of Congress and other opposition parties on Tuesday staged a walkout from Rajya Sabha after Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu justified the suspension of 12 MPs for the entire winter session of Parliament, saying they haven’t shown any remorse for their act of sacrilege of the House in the previous session in August. […]

Over 37k hectares okayed for tree plantation under National Afforestation Programme, govt tells LS

Over 37k hectares okayed for tree plantation under National Afforestation Programme, govt tells LS

NEW DELHI: Over 37,000 hectares of land has been approved for tree plantation under National Afforestation Programme (NAP), the Centre’s scheme for the development of forest areas, the Environment Ministry informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Minister of State for Environment Ashwini Kumar Choubey said the ministry has been making constant efforts to increase forest […]

Long live ‘debate-less’ parliamentary democracy: Chidambaram’s dig at government

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram took a dig at the government on Tuesday over the repeal of the farm laws without a debate in Parliament, saying “long live debate-less parliamentary democracy”. Parliament on Monday passed the bill to repeal the three contentious agricultural laws at the centre of protests by farmers for over […]

India reports 6,990 new Covid cases; active infections decline to 1,00,543

NEW DELHI: India logged 6,990 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 551 days, taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,45,87,822, while the active cases have declined to 1,00,543, the lowest in 546 days, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 4,68,980 with 190 fresh […]

10,645 applied for Indian citizenship in 5 years, 4,177 granted: Govt

New Delhi: A total of 4,177 people were granted Indian citizenship during the last five years, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said that as many as 10,645 people have applied for Indian citizenship in the last five years including 227 from the US, 7,782 from […]

96 per cent doses administered since May 1 were at government centres, just 4 per cent at private facilities, RS told

NEW DELHI: As much as 96 per cent (101.27 crore) of the total Covid vaccine doses administered in the country since May 1 were given at government centres, while just four per cent (4.07 crore) were at private facilities, Rajya Sabha was informed Tuesday. As on 28th November, 78.19 crore beneficiaries (estimated 83.3 per cent […]