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Khattar claims Punjab govt told farmers to block PM’s convoy
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday accused the Charanjit Singh Channi government of Punjab of endangering Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s life by asking farmer leaders to block the rout of his convoy to Ferozepur. Mr Khattar made the allegation in the wake of a sting operation of...
2.47 lakh new Covid cases; positivity up to 13%
India reported 2.47 lakh coronavirus cases today, the highest single-day rise in the ongoing wave. The country’s tally now stands at 3.63 crore, which includes 5,488 cases of Omicron variant reported across 28 states and union territories. The active cases comprise 3.08 per cent of the total infections,...
Case against actor Siddharth over comment against Saina Nehwal
Hyderabad Police on Wednesday filed a case actor Siddharth for allegedly making derogatory comments against Olympic bronze medalist Saina Nehwal on Twitter. In a telephonic conversation, KVM Prasad, Additional DCP, Cyber Crime Wing, Detective Department, Hyderabad said, ” A woman named Prerna approached Cyber Crime Wing and lodged a...
Delhi health minister hints at relaxation of Covid curbs
If Covid cases in Delhi come down in the next two to three days, restrictions will be lifted, minister Satyendar Jain said today. Delhi is likely to report around 25,000 cases in the last 24 hours, the minister said, adding that positivity rate cannot determine whether cases have peaked....
Every 4th Covid test in Delhi is now positive
Delhi today reported 19,166 cases, slightly lower than yesterday’s number (22,751) in the last 24 hours. Every fourth person getting tested for Covid in the city is being found positive. The positivity rate in the national capital stood at 25 per cent, the highest since May 5. The city...
MP to install Rs 2,000-cr Shankaracharya statue
The Madhya Pradesh government has said that a Rs 2,000 crore project to set up a 108-feet tall statue of religious leader and philosopher Adi Shankara, or Shankaracharya, and an international museum in the state will connect it to the rest of the world. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan last...
Hospitalisation rate much higher than in second wave
India is witnessing a hospitalisation rate of 5-10 per cent in the third Covid wave, the government said today, adding that the situation is “dynamic and evolving and the need of hospital care may change rapidly”. In the second wave, the official data says, the hospitalisation rate was...
PM photo to be off vax certificates in poll-bound states
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photograph has been taken off vaccine certificates in five states where elections will be held next month, sources have said. Official sources said filters have been applied on the CoWIN platform to exclude PM Modi’s photo in the five states as the model code of...
Case against Muslim man for dressing as Hindu deity
Mangaluru: A case was registered against a Muslim bridegroom and family members of the bride for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of Hindus during a wedding ceremony. The case was registered based on a complaint from Chethan from Vitla Padnuru village of Bantwal taluk, that the bridegroom had dressed up...
No lockdown if people cooperate, says Kejriwal
New Delhi: There will be no Covid lockdown in Delhi if people follow protocol – wear face masks in public and maintain social distancing – Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Sunday, as the national capital scrambles to contain a frightening surge in new cases over the past few days....
Muslim women ‘auction’ app creator held in Delhi
Delhi Police today detained a Madhya Pradesh man who is the alleged creator of the application ‘Sulli Deals’. The app, which was launched last year, had listed Muslim women for ‘auction’ with photographs sourced without permission and doctored. The accused, Aumkareshwar Thakur, was apprehended by the Intelligence Fusion and...
Nitin Gadkari disowns Haridwar hate assembly speeches
New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said the recent hate speeches — as happened at religious conclaves in Haridwar and Delhi — should be “negated and given no importance”. In such cases, the law should be allowed to take its course, he told NDTV in an exclusive...
Foreign funds licence for Mother Teresa’s charity restored
New Delhi: The FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act) licence for Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity was restored Saturday, two weeks after the Home Ministry cited “adverse inputs” to refuse a renewal request by the Kolkata-based organisation. The loss of the license – needed to receive funding from abroad – left...
Video of C’garh villagers vowing to boycott Muslims goes viral
Bhopal: A video from a Chhattisgarh village is being widely circulated where villagers can be seen taking a pledge to boycott Muslims. The police said they have traced the person who organised it, but have not found the involvement of any political party or religious group “We Hindus will...
21% spike in covid cases, positivity rate at 9%
New Delhi: India reported 1,41,986 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, a week after the country crossed the 10,000 mark, as the virus continued to spread at an unprecedented pace, largely driven by the Omicron variant now present in 27 states. With a single-day jump of 64 Omicron cases, India...
Security lapse: Supreme Court wants PM travel records preserved
New Delhi: On a massive security breach that left Prime Minister Narendra Modi stuck on a highway in Punjab for 20 minutes on Wednesday, the Supreme Court today directed that his travel records be preserved. The Punjab and Haryana High Court’s Registrar General has been asked to “keep all records...
Punjab tells Centre probe panel’s report in 3 days
New Delhi: On Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security breach in Bathinda, the Punjab government told Centre today that a probe panel has been formed on the issue. The probe panel will submit its report within 3 days, Punjab further told Centre. Yesterday, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Channi dialled Congress...
Big SC relief for doctors for NEET-PG admissions
New Delhi: Medical admissions will resume after a four-month delay with the Supreme Court today clearing 27 per cent reservation for OBC (other backward classes) and 10 per cent for EWS (economically weaker sections) categories for this year. The Rs 8 lakh income criteria for students from poorer...
