Guwahati, Feb 23 (IANS) The Congress-led Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) in Assam on Monday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a ‘migratory bird’ who visits the state occasionally, but fails to solve the basic problems and forgets to implement the poll promises. Assam Pradesh Congress President Ripun Bora, accompanied by alliance leaders,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Monday said that there should be no lowering of guard against Covid-19 while calling for an aggressive campaign to overcome vaccination hesitation among the beneficiaries. His statement came as he chaired the 17th review meeting of the Delhi Disaster[Read More…]
Jammu, Feb 23 (IANS) The agriculture sector will get more share of the budget of Jammu and Kashmir in the future and a unique sustainable agriculture plan has been developed in the Union Territory, which currently caters to all developmental needs without compromising future potential, J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Feb 23 (IANS) A total of 317 new Covid cases were reported in a day across Karnataka even as 287 patients were discharged on recovery, said the state health bulletin on Monday. “With 317 testing positive on Sunday, the state’s Covid tally rose to 9,48,466, including 6,061 active cases,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The Education Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, said on Monday that post the Covid-19 pandemic, students will require more skills secure jobs. Sisodia said thisw while addressing a gathering of students during the inauguration of the eighth skill centre at the ITI campus in Jail[Read More…]
Durban, Feb 22 (IANS) Beuran Hendricks led a dominant bowling performance to help the Imperial Lions beat their Jukskei rivals, the Momentum Multiply Titans, in their high-profile Betway T20 Challenge derby in Durban with an 18-run win on the Duckworth/Lewis Method on Monday. The Proteas seamer claimed a miserly two[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Feb 22 (IANS) Ruhan Komandur came through three qualifying rounds to make it to the main draw. On Monday, he shocked fifth seed Mohammed Zaahir Salar to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the KSLTA under-14 Talent Series tennis tournament. Ruhan made a super comeback after losing the first set in[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, said on Monday that around 10 lakh workers are working in the city of which only 1.31 lakh are registered under the Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, availing the benefits being provided by the[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, Feb 22 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday hailed the annual budget for 2021-22 while the opposition BJP and Congress criticised it for having nothing for the farmers and migrant returnees. “It is a pro-people, pro-growth and transformative budget in our journey towards ‘New Odisha – Empowered[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A franchise-base, first-of-its-kind Global Chess League (GCL), with five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand as its mentor, is to be launched, Tech Mahindra announced on Monday. Although the company didn’t announce the dates of the ‘phygital’ — physical and digital — league, the statement said that[Read More…]
Udupi (Karnataka), Feb 22 (IANS) Indicating support to the ongoing quota stirs launched by various communities in Karnataka, Leader of the Opposition, Siddaramiah on Monday suggested the state government should resolve quota struggles well within Constitutional provisions. Launching the 108-km-long ‘Jana-Dhwani’ padayatra by the Congress across the coastal region at[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) on Monday signed a contract agreement for procurement and fabrication of 28 steel bridges with the L&T-IHI consortium for the 508 km Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) corridor, popularly known as the Bullet train project. An NHSRCL[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Monday directed the DRDO and the Uttarakhand administration to keep a constant watch on the situation in Chamoli district where flash floods triggered by an avalanche wreaked havoc earlier this month, assuring all assistance from the Central agencies to[Read More…]
Gandhinagar, Feb 22 (IANS) In light of the rising number of coronavirus cases in neighbouring states, the Gujarat government on Monday decided to set up border check posts for screening people arriving from these states. Screening facilities at railway stations and airports have also been set up. Checkposts will come[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The President of India has appointed Jasmeet Singh and Amit Bansal as judges in the Delhi High Court, the Ministry of Law and Justice said on Monday. “A notification in this regard was issued today by the Department of Justice,” the ministry said in a[Read More…]
London, Feb 22 (IANS) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday unveiled his four-stage roadmap that will “cautiously but irreversibly” ease restrictions in England by June end, even though he stressed that the threat of Covid-19 is still “substantial”. Scotland, Wales and Northern Island will frame their own timelines. Addressing[Read More…]
By Ashish Srivastava New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) National Centre for Disease Control Director, Dr Sujeet Kumar Singh, on Monday that a cluster-based genome sequencing of Covid-positive patients is required to detect any unwarranted spike in cases. Talking to IANS, he said that his suggestion was given in a review[Read More…]
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, Feb 22 (IANS) The move by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) to field former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao’s daughter S. Vani Devi as its candidate for the Telangana Legislative Council is another attempt by the state’s ruling party to own the legacy of the late[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea against a Calcutta High Court order allowing the CBI to investigate a case of alleged illegal mining and transportation of coal in West Bengal in the absence of consent from the state government. A bench[Read More…]
Seoul, Feb 22 (IANS) Less than half of South Koreans are willing to receive COVID-19 vaccine shots immediately, without waiting for further reports on those vaccines’ effects, an opinion poll showed on Monday. In the survey conducted on 1,020 people aged 18 or over by the Korea Society Opinion Institute[Read More…]
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) In a major setback to former President Donald Trump, the US Supreme Court has allowed a New York prosecutor, who is investigating allegations that Trump paid two women with whom he had extra-marital affairs “hush money”, to obtain his tax returns, reports said on Monday. However,[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Feb 22 (IANS) Marshalls would be deployed at wedding halls in Karnataka to prevent a second wave of Covid-19 in the state, Health Minister K. Sudhakar said on Monday. “As people at large gatherings are not following the Covid-induced guidelines, marshalls will be deployed at weddings and receptions to[Read More…]
Goa, Feb 22 (IANS) Despite trailing twice in a high-pressure clash, league leaders ATK Mohun Bagan fought their way out as they played out a thrilling 2-2 draw against 10-man Hyderabad in the Indian Super League at the Tilak Maidan Stadium here on Monday. Aridane Santana (8th minute) put Hyderabad[Read More…]
New Delhi/Guwahati, Feb 22 (IANS) Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria on reached Dhaka on a four-day visit on Monday, during which he would interact with senior dignitaries and visit key operational bases of the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF). Defence spokesman Lt. Col. P. Khongsai said that[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Future Retail said on Monday that the Supreme Court has specifically ruled that the proceedings before the NCLT will be allowed to go on but will not culminate in any final order of sanction of the scheme. “Accordingly, the NCLT can now issue directions to[Read More…]
