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Nitish surprises BJP by demanding probe into snooping
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister and BJP ally Nitish Kumar today added his voice to the opposition demand for an investigation into the Pegasus scandal involving allegations that politicians, journalists, judges and others were targets of the Israeli spyware. “Such things should not be done to disturb and harass people…...
Opposition to consider ‘mock parliament’ in protest
a deadlock and non-stop disruptions in parliament, over 14 opposition parties will meet tomorrow morning to decide on the option of a “mock parliament” outside, sources say. The parties allege their voice is not being heard in parliament. Since the monsoon session began on July 19, parliament has barely...
Covid-19 cases seen peaking in October
Customers shop for vegetables in a market, which is open between 7 am and 11 am, in Kolkata. (Bloomberg) India is likely to see a rise in Covid-19 infections building into a new — though smaller — virus wave that may peak in October, according to a mathematical model...
Centre issues warning as 46 districts see 10-plus TPR
Ten states are seeing an upsurge in Covid cases or rise in positivity rate, the government said today, stressing on the need of strict restrictions in districts witnessing a positivity rate of more than 10 per cent. Apart from focusing on strict containment measures, states were also told...
AIIMS chief blames tourist rush for spike in Covid cases
The pandemic is not yet over, AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria reminded on Saturday as he spoke to NDTV about the link between the spike in fresh Covid cases in the hill states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh amid tourist rush. He also shared that there’s not enough...
Yamuna near danger mark as heavy rains lash Delhi
Delhi woke up to heavy rain in parts of the city today, which led to severe water-logging in many areas and caused trouble for morning commuters. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted thunderstorm with moderate to heavy intensity rain in Delhi and nearby areas. The water-level in...
Raids across J&K over drone attack at Jammu airbase
Raids are being carried out across Jammu and Kashmir at 14 locations over investigations linked to two cases. The raids come weeks after an attack on an Indian military facility at the Air Force base in Jammu Airport where drones were used. The other case is linked to...
China’s new virus outbreak spreads to more areas
Beijing: China’s worst coronavirus outbreak in months has spread to two more parts of the country, health authorities said Saturday, including a sprawling megacity of 31 million people. The National Health Commission reported 55 new cases in areas including Fujian province and Chongqing municipality, in addition to the four...
Plea seeking Pegasus probe may be heard next week
The request for a special investigation into the Pegasus scandal, involving allegations that opposition politicians, journalists and others were targets of Israeli spyware, may be taken up next week, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said today. Senior journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar had sought a Special Investigation...
27% medical course quota for OBCs, 10% for EWS
New Delhi: Medical and dental courses in the country will have a 27 reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), 10 per cent for Economically Weaker Sections under the All India Quota Scheme for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursday. This will apply to...
Two-thirds of population in 11 states have Covid antibodies
New Delhi: At least two-third of the population surveyed in 11 states were found to have developed coronavirus antibodies, according to the findings of a serosurvey by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) done between June 14 and July 6. Madhya Pradesh leads the chart with 79 per...
Rain forces train passing near Goa’s Dudhsagar Falls to halt
A train passing near Dudhsagar waterfall in Goa was stopped due to heavy rain. In a video shared by the Railway Ministry, the train is seen coming to a halt after the waterfall starts releasing a large volume of water on the Mandovi river. During heavy rain in monsoon...
Mamata meets Sonia amid Opposition unity moves
New Delhi: Mamata Banerjee met with Congress president Sonia Gandhi in Delhi today in their first meeting since the two parties were contested as rivals in the Bengal election in April-May. The meeting is significant amid opposition moves to join forces for a united fight in the 2024 national...
Cloudburst near Amarnath shrine in J&K amid heavy rain
Srinagar: A massive volume of water rushed down from the mountains near the holy cave of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir after a cloudburst today, videos show. Officials have asked people at public areas at the base of the holy cave to move to higher ground for safety....
18 sleeping on road dead in truck-bus collision in UP’s Barabanki
Lucknow: 18 labourers, sleeping on the road in front of a bus, were crushed to death this morning by a speeding truck in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district, 28 km from state capital Lucknow. The labourers, who are from Bihar, were returning from Haryana when their bus broke down on...
Basavaraj Bommai as CM, proposed by Yediyruappa
Basavaraj Bommai, home minister in BS Yediyurappa’s cabinet, was picked to succeed him as the Chief Minister of Karnataka at a meeting of party MLAs this evening. The oath ceremony will be held at 11 am tomorrow, sources said. Basavaraj Bommai, a leader of the politically powerful Lingayat...
Extensive agenda for talks with US Secretary of State
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will arrive in India on a two-day visit on Tuesday with an extensive agenda featuring the rapidly evolving security situation in Afghanistan, boosting Indo-Pacific engagement and ways to enhance COVID-19 response efforts among others. It will be Blinken’s first visit to India after...
Pitched battle between Assam, Mizoram police forces
Guwahati: Gunshots ringing out on the highway, puffs of smoke, a road littered with stones and tear gas canisters and upturned vehicles of the roadside — the six-hour violence at the Assam-Mizoram border at Kolasib left the area looking like a battlefield and six men of the Assam...
