NEW DELHI, DEC 22 : French President Emmanuel Macron is set to be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 next year, news agency PTI reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the development. The Indian government had invited US President Joe Biden as the chief guest, but he expressed his […]Continue Reading
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NEW DELHI,DEC 22 : India’s active Covid-19 caseload on Friday neared the 3,000-mark while one death was reported in Kerala amid a sudden spike in cases following the detection of the first case of the sub-variant JN.1, Union Health Ministry data showed. According to the ministry, the active cases rose to 2,997 from 2,669 the […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,DEC 21: The centre plans to set up 17,000 creches in Anganwadi centres, with a special focus on catering for women from the unorganised sector. The Anganwadi-cum creches will help give care to children in the age group of six months to six years, the Women and Child Development ministry officials said on Thursday. […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,DEC 21: Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik on Thursday announced her retirement from the sport, protesting against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loyalist Sanjay Singh winning the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) election for the top job, here. Sanjay, a close associate of outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan became the new WFI president with […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,DEC 21: Parliament passed a bill on Thursday to regulate the appointment and service terms of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners, with Law Minister Arjun Meghwal stating that legislation has been brought following a judgement of the Supreme Court. The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,DEC 21: India on Thursday saw an uptick in Covid-19 cases, with 358 fresh infections recorded in the past 24 hours, according to the data by the Union Health Ministry. The surge in cases comes amid a rise in Covid sub-variant JN.1, which was first detected in Kerala. The death toll was recorded at […]Continue Reading
NWEW DELHI,DEC 21 : Delhi Police has detained two more people for questioning in the massive Parliament security breach case. One of them is identified as Sai Krishna, son of retired Deputy Superintendent of Police from Karnataka’s Bagalkote. Sai Krishna, sources said, is a techie and friend of one of the Parliament intruders Manoranjan D […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,DEC 20 : The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed three bills to replace the colonial-era criminal laws by voice vote. The three redrafted bills — the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill — were introduced in the Lok Sabha by Union Home Minister Amit Shah […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,DEC 20: As many as 21 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been detected across the country till now, NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr VK Paul said on Wednesday but asserted that there was no need to panic. He said that the scientific community in India was closely investigating the new variant. Dr Paul […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,DEC 20 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave his first response to the US’s claims of an Indian national’s alleged role in a plot to kill Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, saying the government will “look into” any evidence. In an interview with the UK-based The Financial Times, PM Modi also said the relations […]Continue Reading
