India
IMA Announces Relay Hunger Strike of Doctors From Feb 1 Against AYUSH Ministry Notification
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) is giving immediate directives to all members across the country to launch the "Save Healthcare India Movement", the doctors' body said in a statement.
What is 'Bad Bank' And Why Centre May Use it as Policy Option in Budget 2021 to Revive Banking Sector
A ‘bad bank’ can act as an aggregator of all stressed assets in the system, including mounting NPAs, and work towards the resolution of these assets, whereas banks can only focus on business.
'Goli Maaro…': 3 Bengal BJP Workers Held for Raising Incendiary Slogans at Suvendu Adhikari’s Roadshow
The workers chanted the provocative phrase as they walked behind a truck carrying the BJP leader and TMC turncoat and Hooghly MP Locket Chatterjee in the Rathtala area of Chandannagar on Tuesday.
BJP MP Gautam Gambhir Contributes Rs One Crore for Ram Temple Construction
Various saffron outfits including the RSS, VHP and others will also participate in the campaign for collecting contributions from people.
Republic Day Parade: Delhi Police Issues Traffic Advisory for Full Dress Rehearsal on January 23
Traffic movement on certain roads leading to the parade's route will be restricted, and no traffic will be allowed on Vijay Chowk from 6 pm on Friday till the rehearsal is over on Saturday, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Manish Kumar Agarwal said.
5 Dead in Fire at Serum Institute of India, Vaccine Maker Says Covishield Production Unaffected
The Serum Institute announced that it will pay Rs 25 lakh each as compensation to the next of kin of the deceased.
Nepal and Bangladesh Receive Coronavirus Vaccines Sent by India
On Wednesday, India sent 150,000 doses of Covisheild vaccines to Bhutan and 100,000 doses to the Maldives.
HC Rejects Sood's Plea Against Illegal Construction Notice
The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal and an interim application filed by Bollywood actor Sonu Sood against a BMC notice over alleged illegal construction carried out by him at his residential building in Juhu area of Mumbai. Justice Prith...
PM Modi Greets People on Statehood Days of Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya
Narendra Modi wished the state the very best in its journey towards progress. He said that youngsters from Meghalaya are creative and enterprising.
HC Grants Transit Pre-arrest Bail To 'Tandav' Director, Others
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted a transit pre-arrest bail to 'Tandav' director Ali Abbas Zafar, Amazon Prime India head Aparna Purohit, producer Himanshu Mehra and the show's writer Gaurav Solanki, against whom a case was registered in Luckno...
Vaccine Maitri: Coronavirus Vaccine Doses Sent by India Reach Bhutan and Maldives
On Tuesday, India had said it would send COVID-19 vaccines under grant assistance to Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles from Wednesday.
CBI Arrests Its DSP, Inspector in Bribery Scam Within Agency
The alleged bribery ring run by them within the agency helped companies accused of siphoning off bank loan funds worth Rs 4,300 crore, officials said Wednesday.
PM Modi Releases Rs 2,691 Crore for 6.1 Lakh PMAY-G Beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the assistance via video conference.
Punjab Reports First Bird Flu Case as Samples Taken from Dead Goose Test Positive
The goose was found dead near the Siswan Dam reservoir in Mohali and its samples were sent to the Northern Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (NRDDL) in Jalandhar for testing on January 8, they said.
Former HDFC Bank Chief Aditya Puri Backs Corporates in Banking, Says No Harm in Trying it
In order to become a USD 5 trillion economy, India needs to have more banks and a corporate with a good set of ethics and a strong brand might just be the right candidate, Puri argued. Puri, who has taken up an advisory role at a private equity fund and a...
Iran, Turkey Block Rivals From Joining U.N. Disarmament Talks
Talks aimed at overcoming a yearslong deadlock over disarmament at the United Nations began in acrimony on Monday with two countries blocking rivals from taking part in widely criticised manoeuvres that sparked concern about the forum's future.