India
Raj Reports 813 New COVID-19 Cases, 7 Deaths
Seven deaths and 813 new coronavirus cases were reported in Rajasthan on Saturday. Two deaths were reported from Hanumangarh while Ajmer, Banswara, Jaipur, Jaisalmer and Sikar reported one death each, taking the total number of fatalities in the sta...
'Will Use it for Social Service': Man Who Toured India With Mother on Scooter Gets Keys to New Car from Anand Mahindra
Dubbed as the modern Shravan Kumar of India, the former corporate team leader had completed a pan-India temple run on a 20-year-old scooter which was gifted to him by his father
Cabinet Secretary Concerned over Some States' Covid-19 Fatality Rates Higher than National Average
During the meeting chaired by the cabinet secretary, the minister of commerce and industry addressed these states and UTs and reviewed the oxygen availability there.
Simple Woman Finance Minister Saying 'Act of God' Taken Sarcastically, Says Sitharaman
Speaking in Lok Sabha, Nirmala Sitharaman said her remark is being criticised also because she "looks like a neighbourhood aunty" and asserted that twisting her comment is irresponsible.
Man's Revenge Plan Over Girlfriend's Humiliation Goes Wrong, Arrested
After his girlfriend was caught stealing and humiliated, a man decided to take revenge by creating a fake profile on Facebook and uploading obscene pictures along with vulgar captions, tagging her employer's phone number with them, police said on Friday....
No Dearth of Beds, Ventilators for Covid-19 Patients in Centre-run Hospitals: Health Ministry
Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey replied in the negative to a question on whether an increase in deaths of patients has been registered due to insufficient beds and ventilators in hospitals.
Raj Records Highest Single-day Spike Of 1,817 COVID-19 Cases, Toll Rises To 1,308
In the highest single-day surge so far, Rajasthan on Friday reported 1,817 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total infection count to 1,11,290 while the toll touched 1,308 with 15 more deaths, according to a health department bulletin. A total of 17,717 p...
Akal Takht Awards Religious Punishment To Former SGPC Executive Panel Members
Around 10 members of the SGPC's 2016 executive committee were on Friday handed religious punishment by the Akal Takht for "lapses" leading to a fire incident in the printing press of the religious body. They had appeared before the Akal Takht, the high...
Canada Extends US Border Restrictions To October 21
Toronto (AP) Canada is extending the agreement to keep the US border closed to non-essential travel to October 21 during the coronavirus pandemic. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said Friday they will continue to base the decision on the best public h...
MHA Asks States to Ensure Free Movement of Oxygen Carrying Vehicles as Covid-19 Cases Continue to Rise
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said it has come to the notice that some states are trying to curb inter-state movement of oxygen supplies from manufacturing units situated in their respective areas.
COVID-19 Pandemic Adversely Impacted Media And Entertainment Industry: Govt
COVID-19 in India has adversely impacted the media and entertainment industry and as per a report by a firm, it is estimated that the pandemic would decrease this industry's revenue by 16 per cent, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. In a written re...
Govt in Talks With to Russia for Possible Advancement of Covid-19 Vaccine in India: MoS Health
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has informed that as per information available from WHO draft landscape of COVID-19 vaccine, globally there are 36 candidate vaccines which are under various stages of clinical trials.
PMC Bank PMLA Case: ED Attaches 3 Hotels in Delhi Worth Rs 100 Crore
The three hotels have been identified by the agency as the Fab Hotels group and are located in Kailash Colony, East of Kailash and Kalkaji areas of the national capital.
News18 Evening Digest: PM Modi Flags off Bihar Campaign with Rail Projects and Other Top Stories
These are the top stories we are covering right now: PM Modi kickstarts campaign for Bihar with rail projects; Paytm removed from Google Play Store; US court rejects 169 Indians' appeal against ban on H-1B visa holders; Amul's 1995 ad fuels fire in Urmila...
Waste From The Food Chain Could Hold The Clue To Treating Eye Infections Worldwide
A new laboratory model that can be used to test treatments for preventing and curing eye infections caused by fungi, bacteria and viruses while also reducing the number of animals used in medical research has been developed by researchers, including from...
NGT Slams Kerala Govt Over Waste Management, Says Serious Dereliction of Duty
The green panel said no coercive measures have been adopted as expected from the state pollution control board (SPCB) as a regulator.