New Delhi: India on Saturday recorded 89,129 new COVID-19 cases in a day, the highest daily rise in around six-and-half-months, taking the nationwide tally of infections to over 1.23 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Saturday. The death toll increased to 1,64,110 with 714 more fatalities in a day, also the highest […]
NEW DELHI: US’ Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will be in India from April 5-8 during which he will discuss the upcoming Leaders’ Summit on Climate hosted by President Joe Biden as well as key climate issues in the context of the COP26 meet to be held later this year, the Ministry of […]
RAIDIGHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday accused the BJP of engineering communal strife in the state to win the assembly elections. The TMC chief, while addressing an election rally in Raidighi in South 24 Parganas district, also called upon Muslims not to “fall in the trap of a BJPaided party from Hyderabad […]
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday hit out at the Election Commission for reducing the campaigning ban on Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and said it is a dark day for parliamentary democracy and history will not pardon the panel. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said it was deplorable that the EC could not sustain […]
RAIPUR: Five security personnel were killed and a few others injured on April 3 in an encounter with Naxals at a forest in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, a top police officer said. According to the police, some Maoists are also suspected to have been killed during the exchange of fire. “The gunbattle broke out in Tarrem […]
NEW DELHI: A day after stones were allegedly pelted at the convoy of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait in Rajasthan’s Alwar district, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that “we will take on the Sangh together” and not stop until the farm laws are repealed. Police in the stone pelting case have detained a student […]
New Delhi: More than 36.7 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day coverage till now, the Union Health ministry said on Friday. Of the 36,71,242 vaccine doses, 33,65,597 beneficiaries were vaccinated across 51,215 sessions for the first dose and 3,05,645 beneficiaries received the second dose of vaccine, the […]
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday questioned the Election Commission after a BJP candidate’s vehicle was found transporting a polled EVM in Assam’s Karimganj district and said if the poll body does not wake up now and remains “complicit” it will be fatal for democracy. Violence broke out in Karimganj district on Thursday night after […]
NEW DELHI: Making a strong Hindutva pitch at the hustings in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday attacked TMC leaders for calling those wearing saffron, sporting tilak and choti as “rakshas”, and declared he does not believe in “seasonal faith”. He also said a BJP wave was blowing across West Bengal where the party […]
NEW DELHI: India recorded its highest daily rise in Covid-19 cases this year with 72,330 new infections being reported in a span of 24 hours, taking the total tally of cases to 1,22,21,665, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Thursday. The single-day rise in cases is the highest recorded since October 11, […]