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Even as Europe and the UK have sanctioned a booster dose to ward off the Omicron threat, India is still mulling the same. Warning the government of precious time being lost in its decision taking, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal urged the centre to allow this shot in the arm. Six new Omicron cases were […]
Another session of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha will end this week, marked by a continuing impasse between the ruling NDA and a large segment of the Opposition, including the Congress. The government on its part made no serious effort to engage with the Opposition and almost gave an impression that it was business as […]
“Yes, we are andolanjeevi,” declared firebrand human rights activist Medha Patkar in a rebuff to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s andolanjeevi taunt at those leading people’s movements in the country. She asserted, “Today’s centralised policies are pushing the marginalised communities further to the margins, squeezing all options for the poor but to take to the streets.” […]
An extremely thin number of doctors doing post-graduation in orthopaedics have been given passing chit in the final theory exam conducted by the National Board of Examination (NBE). Almost two-thirds of students have failed the ENT exam. Similarly, only about 36% has passed the exam in paediatrics. These results were announced by the NBE on […]
In a shocking incident that was being filmed live, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Saturday slapped a young wrestler during the Under-15 National Wrestling Championship in Ranchi. The wrestler, reportedly stopped from participating in the championship as he was above 15 years, had […]
Muslim shopkeepers at the Shri Bhramaramba Mallikarjun Swami temple complex in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district have welcomed the recent upholding of a Supreme Court order directing that people of other religions who already have shop licenses in the temple premises will not be barred from participating in shop auctions. After some Hindu groups opposed the […]
Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu urged all the stakeholders to come forward and supplement the government’s work in the field of adult education and skill training. Pointing out the need to make every adult literate including digital literacy and financial literacy, today. While addressing the gathering at the award ceremony of the prestigious […]
Mormugao, the Indian Navy’s second indigenous stealth destroyer from the P15B class has proceeded on her first-ever sea sortie today, this destroyer is to be commissioned in mid-2022. Today i.e 19th December is said to be the most befitting date for this ship to be put into the sea, as the nation celebrates 60 years […]
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Girish Thakorlal Nanavati, of Nanavati Commission fame, died of a cardiac failure at 1:15 pm on 18th December in Ahmedabad at the age of 86. He was born on February 17, 1935. Justice Nanavati was enrolled as an advocate in the Bombay High Court on February 11, 1958 and was […]
A couple of days ago, the selection panel at GB Pant Social Science Institute of Allahabad, found none of the 16 OBC candidates who had been called for interview suitable for the position of assistant professor. The position of associate professor for the OBC category was also left vacant for the same reason – ‘none […]
A man in his 20s, reportedly hailing from Uttar Pradesh, was beaten to death after an alleged attempt to desecrate the holy book at Golden Temple in Amritsar on Saturday evening. The police authorities confirmed that the man tried to desecrate the Guru Granth Sahib with a sword, during a religious service in the temple. […]
In an attempt to deflect the huge controversy over an official summoning the full EC for a meeting with the PMO and thus undermining the constitutional independence granted to the Election commission, the law ministry has clarified that the letter was written to the cabinet secretary, the law secretary and the legislative secretary for a […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the 594-km Ganga Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur district today. The expressway will pass through Meerut, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Amroha, Sambhal, Shahjahanpur, Budaun, Hardoi, Unnao, Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh and Prayagraj districts. On completion, it will be the longest expressway of Uttar Pradesh. The six-lane expressway will be […]
The scale of infections spreading in the UK and France could translate into lakhs of cases a day in India – said the government’s Covid task force chief today. Presently, India has 101 Omicron cases across 11 states and Union Territories. VK Paul said, “If we look at the scale of spread in the UK […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has given a nod of approval to the Serum Institute of India’s (SII), emergency use vaccine Covovax. CEO of the Serum Institute of India Adar Poonawalla shared this news through his Twitter handle saying “This is yet another milestone in our fight against Covid-19, Covovax is now WHO approved for […]
The third Annual Defence Dialogue between India and France took place between Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh and French Minister for Armed Forces Ms Florence Parly in New Delhi. Both the ministers shared a wide wide range of bilateral, regional, defence and defence industrial cooperation issues that were discussed in the annual meeting. The Ministers […]
Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of the 1971 Indo-Pak war – also known as the Bangladesh Liberation War. And today, in order to celebrate the golden jubilee, a delegation from Bangladesh comprising Mukti Jodhas (Bangladeshi freedom fighters) & serving Bangladesh Armed Forces personnel are visiting India. They have embarked on this journey to take participate […]
Group Captain Varun Singh who died of injuries suffered in the chopper crash was given a moving send-off in his hometown on December 17. Captain Singh was the only one who could be rescued among 13 others who died which included CDS General Bipin Rawat. The officer was undergoing treatment at the Command Hospital in […]
12-year-old Tooba holds a poster she made for the event on Thursday. It reads “celebrating two years of Shaheen Bagh”. The protest site which had become a symbol of dissent and resistance against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) continues to hold enormous significance, more than 18 months after the last protesters were moved out. In […]
The Income Tax department stated that 3.11 crore returns have been filed on its online portal. These returns are e-verified through Aadhaar-based OTP. Nearly 52% of these ITRs have been filed using the online ITR form on the new portal and the balance has been uploaded using the ITR created from the offline software utilities. […]
