PM Modi to review Covid related situation in country at high-level meeting: States step up measures
New Delhi: The sudden rise in positive cases in countries such as the US, Japan, Korea, Brazil and China has caused concern among Indian authorities
PTI / 22 Dec, 2022
Manipur bus accident: PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex gratia for kin of deceased, President tweets condolences
New Delhi: Seven students were killed and over 25 others suffered grievous injuries after a school bus overturned in Noney district on Wednesday
PTI / 22 Dec, 2022
India, China, Russia abstain on 1st UNSC resolution on Myanmar in 74 yrs that calls for end to violence, release of political prisoners
United Nations: The draft resolution demanded an immediate end to violence in Myanmar and urged the military junta to release political prisoners
PTI / 22 Dec, 2022
Eviction drive will continue: Assam CM
Guwahati: CM claimed that many ousted people, who were actually landless, have been given land `pattas' in different places by the government after verification of their credentials
PTI / 21 Dec, 2022
Chinese health experts warn of new COVID variants amid cases spike
Beijing: Wang Guangfa, a respiratory expert from Peking University First Hospital, warned that Beijing may experience a spike in severe COVID-19 cases over the next fortnight
PTI / 21 Dec, 2022
7 students killed as school bus overturns in Manipur’s Noney
Imphal: The incident took place on Old Cachar Road near Longsai area of the hill district, around 55 km from the state capital
PTI / 21 Dec, 2022
Govt keeping close eye on inflation; targeted approach averted recession: FM
New Delhi: The minister was replying in Rajya Sabha to a discussion on first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2022-23
PTI / 21 Dec, 2022
Shah says battle against drugs delicately poised, asks states to join hands
New Delhi: Shah said the Modi government has zero tolerance policy towards drugs and vowed to put behind bars drug traders, howsoever big, in the next two years
PTI / 21 Dec, 2022
Assam: ULFA(I) militant injured in encounter with police
Tinsukia (Assam): The ULFA(I) in a statement, e-mailed to media organisations, claimed that the police reports of the encounter with the outfit were “false and fabricated”
PTI / 21 Dec, 2022
Tripura CM thanks Modi as Unakoti finds place in UNESCO tentative World Heritage Site list
Agartala: Saha also praised Union Minister G Kishan Reddy for his role that helped the place with Shaivite rock' sculptures in the NE state get its name added to the coveted list
PTI / 21 Dec, 2022
No plans to reduce age of consent for consensual relationships: Centre
New Delhi: The POCSO Act, 2012, enacted to safeguard children from sexual abuse and sexual offences clearly, defines a child as any person below the age of 18 years
PTI / 21 Dec, 2022
4,798 persons with benchmark disabilities recruited in govt jobs from 2018 to 2021: Centre in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: With the enactment of 'The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016', 4 per cent of the total number of vacancies are reserved for PwBDs
PTI / 21 Dec, 2022
