Union Minister Nitin Gadkari tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday. Gadkari had attended the monsoon session of Parliament on Monday and sat in the front row for a brief moment. The minister has isolated himself and has asked everyone who has contacted him to follow the required protocols. After feeling …
Read More »Russia, Dr. Reddy’s tie for Sputnik V test | India News
NEW DELHI: Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), has partnered with Hyderabad-based drug maker Dr Reddy’s Laboratories to cooperate on clinical trials and distribution of the Sputnik V vaccine in India, and deliveries for general use could begin later this year. Once regulatory approvals to conduct …
Read More »LAC Showdown: Responsibility for Disengagement Falls with India, Says China | India News
NEW DELHI: Despite the recent five-point consensus between India and China to defuse the border situation, China on Wednesday put the ball for the disengagement in India’s court and said it was imperative that the latter correct its “mistake”, it was disconnect on the ground and take concrete steps to …
Read More »Babri demolition verdict on September 30 | India News
LUCK: An IWC court said Wednesday it would pass judgment in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case on September 30. Special judge SK Yadav ordered all defendants, including former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani, to remain present in court. Exactly 10 years ago, on September 30, 2010, a court of …
Read More »Center Establishes Committee to Investigate Chinese “Espionage” Surveys | India News
NEW DELHI: The Indian government has launched an investigation into revelations that a Chinese company is spying on Indian citizens, including the highest political class and officials in general. The issue was raised in the current parliamentary session by MP KC Venugopal Congress on Wednesday. Foreign minister S jaishankar, in …
Read More »Covid cases in India exceed 5 million, the last million arrived in 11 days | India News
NEW DELHI: India has become the second country in the world after the United States to record 5 million cases of Covid-19, with the last million occurring in a world record time of 11 days. The grim milestone was reached on Tuesday, when more than 90,000 new infections were reported, …
Read More »1st phase of the census postponed due to the Covid outbreak: Government | India News
NEW DELHI: The Home Office said on Wednesday that a multi-layered security approach had been taken to the security and protection of Census 2021 data, with data to be encrypted during transmission and also in storage on servers. The data collection will be carried out in registered devices of the …
Read More »Bihar, West Bengal, Maharashtra will witness thunderstorms and lightning in the next 12 hours: IMD
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast fairly widespread to widespread rains with isolated heavy to very heavy falls over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Odisha, the coast and inland southern Karnataka and Kerala between 19 and September 20. While the coast of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, the …
Read More »Farmers’ interest is paramount for SAD, to vote against bills listed for Wednesday in Parliament: Sukhbir Badal | India News
NEW DELHI: In a veiled warning to your ally BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal (Sad) boss Sukhbir Badal said on Wednesday that his party can sacrifice anything for the interests of farmers, as it came out strongly against three bills related to the agricultural sector presented by the government in the …
Read More »Rajnath to make a statement on RS on the India-China showdown on Thursday | India News
NEW DELHI: Minister of Defense Rajnath singh will make a statement in the Rajya sabha Thursday in the border row with China in the east Ladakhsources said. After his statement, the opposition leaders will speak and, if necessary, Singh can provide clarification, the sources said. This was decided at a …
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