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WHO expert sees Omicron burden shift to OP from hospitalisation
New Delhi: The biggest challenge India will face amid the Omicron crisis will be the sudden need for medical care, WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said. “The surge is going to be very fast and many people are going to be sick,” she warned with the new variant...
12 dead in stampede at Vaishno Devi temple
Jammu: Twelve pilgrims have died and over a dozen others injured in a stampede at Jammu and Kashmir’s Mata Vaishno Devi shrine. The stampede was triggered by a massive rush of devotees, officials said today. The incident occurred outside the sanctum sanctorum of the shrine on Trikuta hills. The...
Omar Abdullah alleges house lock-down by cops
Srinagar: Political leaders including three former chief ministers were detained ahead of a march by the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) to protest against the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission. “Good morning and welcome to 2022. A new year with the same JK police illegally locking people in...
J&K police probe clean chit to security forces contested
Srinagar: A Special Investigation Team of the Jammu and Kashmir Police probing last month’s encounter in Srinagar’s Hyderpora has concluded that two civilians – a doctor and a businessman – were either used as human shields by terrorists or killed by terrorists. The SIT had earlier said both Dr...
UP, other assembly elections unlikely to be postponed
According to all available indications, five state assembly elections, including the all-important UP elections, are unlikely to be postponed in view of the Elections Commission’s interactions with the Union Health ministry. The commission held a stocktaking meeting with Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Monday, during which the commission...
Rahul, Priyanka slam police action against doctors
New Delhi: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday slammed the Modi government for the police action against resident doctors in the national capital who took to the streets to protest the delay in NEET-PG counselling. “Showering of flower petals from PR (public relations), in reality...
Centre’s J&K real estate summit raises eyebrows
Srinagar: A first-of-its-kind real estate summit in Jammu organised by the centre and the J&K administration to encourage people from across the country to buy land, or a second home, in Jammu and Kashmir, has drawn sharp political reactions in the erstwhile state. Outsiders – those not classified as...
Top lawyers write to CJ on Haridwar genocide call
New Delhi: Seventy-six advocates of the Supreme Court have written to Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, asking the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognisance of the calls for “ethnic cleansing” at two recent religious events in Delhi and Haridwar. Naming a list of people who had given...
Delhi’s new Covid cases jump 38% in one day
New Delhi: Delhi on Saturday reported 249 new coronavirus cases – a 38 per cent jump over the previous day and the highest in over six months amid growing concern over the highly infectious Omicron variant. The city reported one death due to the infection taking the overall death...
Maharashtra restricts overnight gatherings, curbs on gyms, cinemas
Mumbai: Gatherings of five or more will not be allowed in Maharashtra between 9 pm and 6 am, the state government announced on Friday, as coronavirus cases recorded their steepest rise in nearly two months amid the spread of the highly infectious Omicron variant. The new guidelines, which will...
Man killed In Ludhiana court blast identified as bomber
Chandigarh: The body of the man who was killed in the blast at a court in Punjab’s Ludhiana has been identified and is believed to be that of the bomber, and more startlingly, a former police officer, sources told NDTV on Friday. According to sources, the body of the...
UP clamps down night curfew as Omicron cases spurt
Lucknow: A night curfew has been announced in Uttar Pradesh – from 11 pm to 5 am, starting today – amid growing concern over the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. In addition, UP has also announced additional restrictions – only 200 people will be permitted to attend marriages and...
Minister says partly Christians to blame for attacks
Bengaluru: The series of attacks on Christians in Karnataka is partly their fault, the state’s home minister Araga Jnanendra appeared to indicate, telling NDTV that there is “mistake on both sides”. Two days before Christmas, as the state passed the controversial religious conversion bill amid widespread protests, Jnanendra was...
Modi govt targets political rivals like never before
New Delhi: Action by Central agencies against the BJP government’s rivals and critics has witnessed a massive spike since the BJP-led government came to power in 2014, an NDTV analysis has found. Since 2014, Central agencies have targeted a whopping 570 of the government’s political rivals and critics...
Amazon sues ED for Future deal probe
NEW DELHI: Amazon.com Inc is taking Enforcement Directorate (ED) to court, seeking to quash an investigation into one of its 2019 deals, Reuters reported citing a court filing. ED has for months been probing Amazon’s $200 million investment in Future Group for suspected violations of foreign investment laws. The investment...
Haryana lowers drinking age
Chandigarh: The Haryana government on Wednesday amended its Excise Act paving the way for lowering of the legal age for consumption of liquor, its purchase or sale from the existing 25 years to 21 in the state. In this regard, the Haryana Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was passed by...
Protests force Parliament session to end before schedule
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha was adjourned indefinitely today, a day ahead of its original schedule, marking the end of the Winter Session of Parliament. The session in the Lok Sabha was brought to an end as well. Both Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om...
Harish Rawat tweet appears to aim at Gandhis
New Delhi: Harish Rawat, one of the Congress’s top troubleshooters, asks for “margdarshan (guidance)” from God and says “he has had enough” in tweets that smack of a new rebellion in the party just weeks before state polls. The former Uttarakhand Chief Minister, seen to be close to the...
