Continuing the downward trend of active Covid-19 cases, India on Friday reported 6.95,509 active cases, the number of people infected with the virus today. In the last 24 hours, 54,366 new cases and 690 deaths have been registered. The number of active cases has seen a steady decline in the …
Read More »Trump’s “dirty air” mockery leaves some gasping, others nodding | India News
US President Donald Trump described the air in India as “dirty” during his second and final presidential debate with Democratic rival Joe Biden, sparking a storm of reactions, as many Indians expressed outrage even as others called for action to combat pollution and avoid international embarrassment. “Look at China, how …
Read More »Ishrat Jahan encounter case: CBI court refuses to drop proceedings against four accused officers
Written by Sohini Ghosh | Ahmedabad | Updated: October 23, 2020 2:33:42 pm Ishrat Jahan, his friend Javed Sheikh alias Pranesh, Amzad Ali Rana and Zeeshan Johar were killed in an alleged hoax encounter by Ahmedabad police on the outskirts of the city in June 2004. (Archive) On Friday, a …
Read More »Coronavirus Vaccine India: How India Plans to Vaccinate Against Coronavirus | India News
The coronavirus vaccine, once available, will be distributed under a special Covid-19 immunization program and the Center will purchase the doses directly and make them available to priority groups, according to official sources. The Center will purchase the vaccine directly to make it available to priority groups free of charge …
Read More »FIR against Republic TV editorial team for “creating discontent” among members of the Mumbai police | India News
MUMBAI: Mumbai police filed a new case against Republic TVThe editorial team accuses them of generating discontent among members of the city police. NM Police Joshi Marg recorded an offense under Section 3 (1) of the Police (Incitement to Disappointment) Act 1922, a Central Act, along with sections of the …
Read More »Former Maharashtra BJP Leader Eknath Khadse Joins NCP | India News
MUMBAI: Ancient Maharashtra BJP Leader Eknath Khadse on friday he joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in the presence of the party chief Sharad PawarBored since his unceremonious departure from the ministry led by Devendra Fadnavis in 2016 over land grabbing allegations, Khadse (68) resigned from the BJP on Wednesday. …
Read More »The new Parliament building will be ready by October 2022; construction will begin this December | India News
NEW DELHI: Construction of a new Parliament building will begin in December this year and is likely to be completed in October 2022, while the necessary measures have been implemented to ensure that Parliament sessions can be held uninterrupted during this period in existing buildings. The Lok Sabha Secretariat said …
Read More »The country will be based on the Constitution, not the BJP manifesto: Mehbooba in first presser after launch
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi, Srinagar | Updated: October 23, 2020 6:41:52 pm PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti addresses her first press conference after being released from 14 months in detention. (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi) At his first press conference after being released from 14 months in detention, …
Read More »Covid-19: India records 54,366 new infections, 690 deaths | India News
NEW DELHI: Covid-19 recoveries in India have exceeded 69 lakh, while the number of coronavirus infections reported in a 24-hour span remained below 60,000 for the fifth consecutive day as the number of cases of the country increased to 77,61,312, according to the Union Ministry of Health. data updated on …
Read More »We will display tricolor only when the ‘J&K flag’ is allowed to be hoisted: Mehbooba Mufti | India News
NEW DELHI: We will go tricolor when the “flag of Jammu and Kashmir” is also allowed to be hoisted, he said. PDP boss Mehbooba Mufti on Friday. “My flag is this (points to the J&K flag that is kept on the table in front of her). When this flag returns, …
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