Mumbai High Court heard bail requests filed by actor Rhea Chakraborty, his brother Showik and others arrested in a drug case related to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput on Tuesday. During the hearing, the lawyer for the alleged drug dealer Abdel Basit Parihar, who was arrested by the …
Read More »Babri demolition case verdict: Special court to hand down verdict in Babri mosque demolition case on Wednesday | India News
LUCK: A special court here will deliver the long-awaited trial Wednesday in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case in which BJP veterans LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi are among the defendants. IWC Judge SK Yadav had ordered the 32 surviving defendants on 16 September to remain present in court …
Read More »Vice President Venkaiah Naidu tests positive for Covid-19, is asymptomatic
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, 71, announced Tuesday night that he tested positive for coronavirus. He told HT that he was fine and that initial tests showed no major complications. In fact, Naidu addressed an annual virtual health care conference on “Post-COVID Healthcare World” on Tuesday night. Minutes after he finished …
Read More »I do not agree with the calculation of 80,000 rupees for the distribution of the Covid vaccine in India: Ministry of Health | India News
NEW DELHI: The government said on Tuesday that it disagrees with the estimate that Rs 80 billion is needed for the distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine in India. The Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Rajesh Bhushan, was responding to a question tweeted by the executive director of the Serum …
Read More »More than 16,400 tons of rice purchased from MSP of Punjab, Haryana in the last 72 hours: Center | India News
NEW DELHI: The Center said on Tuesday that 16,420 tonnes of rice were purchased with a value of Rs 31 million at the minimum support price (MSP) in the last 72 hours from farmers in Punjab and Haryana, while the acquisition has just started in other states. With the latest …
Read More »Amnesty International statement far from the truth, attempt to influence to investigate their illegalities: MHA | India News
NEW DELHI: Ministry of Interior (MHA) Tuesday rejected International AmnestyThe claims of an “incessant witch hunt” by the Center, calling them “exaggerated” and “far from the truth”. “The brilliant statements on humanitarian work and speaking truth to power are a ploy to divert attention from activities that clearly contravene Indian …
Read More »Most Indians Still Susceptible to Covid, Margin for Cases to Increase Even More: ICMR Survey | India News
NEW DELHI: It was estimated that one in 15 people 10 years of age or older would be exposed to Covid-19 in August 2020, according to the results of the second ICMR sero-survey released Tuesday. The survey showed that a sizeable population is still susceptible to infection, suggesting that there …
Read More »Results of the second ICMR sero survey: Here are the key findings | India News
NEW DELHI: It was estimated that one in 15 people over the age of 10 would be exposed to Covid-19 by August 2020, according to the second ICMR national serum survey report released Tuesday. The survey showed that a sizeable population remains vulnerable and susceptible to coronavirus infection. Here are …
Read More »Sitharaman Criticizes Sonia’s Advice to “Avoid Center Farm Laws” to Party-Ruled States, Cites 2019 Cong Manifesto | India News
NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday he pointed to Congress for the head of the party Sonia GandhiAdvice to party-governing states to avoid farm laws introduced by the Center through legislative measures. Sitharaman said that the opposition party in its 2019 Lok Sabha manifesto had promised the …
Read More »Drug Investigation Unrelated to Rajput Death: NCB Opposes Rhea Chakraborty’s Bail Statement at HC
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday objected to bail requests filed by actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik in Bombay High Court following their arrest in a drug case linked to the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. The anti-drug agency told the court on Tuesday that the investigation …
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