NEW DELHI: The government announced Wednesday that people over 60 and those over 45 with comorbidities will be able to receive Covid-19 vaccines starting March 1. At a press conference, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the vaccines will be free at some 10,000 government centers throughout the country. The …
Read More »Center Brings Teams to 9 States and Warns Against Laxity as Covid Cases Rise
COVID-19 Cases: The Center Has Asked Some States To Increase RT-PCR Testing (Representational) New Delhi: The government today sent high-level teams to 10 states and territories of the Union that have experienced an increase in Covid cases, warning that the relaxation of the rules and measures to control the infection …
Read More »Sardar Patel cricket stadium in Motera renamed Narendra Modi Stadium
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday inaugurated the newly renovated Biker Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad, which has been renamed the Narendra Modi Stadium. Interior Minister Amit Shah and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, along with the Secretary of the Board of Control of Cricket India (BCCI), Jay Shah, were also present …
Read More »No additional possibility if UPSC attempts sell out in 2020: Supreme Court in declaration
UPSC conducts examinations for appointment to central government services New Delhi: No additional opportunity will be given to applicants to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) who exhausted their last attempt in October 2020, the Supreme Court said today, dismissing a statement seeking another opportunity at the civil service exam. …
Read More »Disha Ravi Gets Bail In Toolkit Case: What The Court Said
A Delhi court on Tuesday released climate activist Disha Ravi on bail days after she was arrested in Bangalore for allegedly editing a social media document, or toolkit, on the ongoing farmers’ protest against three agricultural laws. Here’s everything you need to know about the court proceedings and what it …
Read More »Tiger Woods in hospital after “major” car accident, undergoes surgery for multiple leg injuries Golf News
LOS ANGELES: Golf Champion Tiger Forest was hospitalized in the Angels on Tuesday with serious leg injuries when his car veered off a road and rolled down a steep hillside, forcing rescue teams to pull him out of the rubble, authorities said. The injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, …
Read More »Hospital name change: after alumni object, an inauguration is filed
THE INAUGURATION of the multi-specialty hospital at IIT-Kharagpur was removed at the last minute from the prime minister’s summons calendar following a letter from alumni who opposed changing the name of the hospital, originally dedicated to the former prime minister of West Bengal, Dr. BC Roy, in honor of the …
Read More »‘Scant and incomplete evidence’: Disha Ravi gets bail, leaves Tihar India News
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court granted Tuesday bail the climate activist Disha ravi, saying that a call for violence in the Toolbox because the agitation of the farmers was “conspicuously absent.” In a significant observation, he added that citizens were guardians of the conscience of government in any democratic nation …
Read More »As Covid Cases Rise In Punjab, CM Orders To Stop Indoor And Outdoor Gatherings From March 1: The Tribune India
Tribune News Service Chandigarh, February 23 Amid growing concern over the growing trend of Covid in the state, Punjab’s Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday ordered the restriction of indoor gatherings to 100 and outdoor gatherings to 200 as of January 1. March, along with the strict application of …
Read More »Kolkata: BJP leader Rakesh Singh arrested in drug seizure case | India News
CALCUTTA: Police arrested BJP leader Rakesh Singh from the Galsi area of West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district on Tuesday night in connection with his alleged involvement in a drug seizure case, a senior official said. His two sons were also arrested by the narcotics section of the Kolkata Police for …
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