INDIA
Chandigarh mayoral polls: Test for Congress-AAP ahead of nat’l polls
The Congress-Aam Aadmi Party alliance in Punjab faces its first test tomorrow as it goes to the Chandigarh mayoral election in a bid to unseat the BJP from key posts in the state
Calcutta High Court judge fines Mamata Banerjee Rs 5 lakh
Imposing a fine of Rs five lakh on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Calcutta High Court judge Kaushik Chanda today recused himself from hearing her petition challenging the election of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari who defeated her in the assembly election in Nandigram.
PM Hasina’s gift of mangoes handed over to Indian PM Modi, President Kovind
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s gifts of sweet Haribhanga mangoes were handed over to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind today.
India’s vaccination platform to become open-source
India’s digital platform, which is powering the “world’s largest Covid-19 vaccination drive” in the country, will soon be made available to all countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today.
8 Bangladeshis held in Andhra Pradesh for 'entering India illegally'
Police in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh today detained eight Bangladeshi nationals, who had allegedly entered India illegally, from a train.
Compensate families of Covid-19 victims: Indian Supreme Court to govt
India’s Supreme Court today ruled saying the federal government must pay compensation to the families of those who succumbed to Covid-19.
India to offer 5 lakh free tourist visas
India will offer tourist visa, free of cost, to five lakh foreign tourists as part of efforts to boost the country’s travel and tourism sector battered by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Restrictions in West Bengal extended till July 15: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced that restrictions imposed in the state to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease have been extended till July 15.
Mamata challenges Nandigram polls loss in Calcutta HC
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has moved the Calcutta High Court challenging Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suvendu Adhikari’s win over her in the recent assembly elections in Nandigram.
First case of ‘Green Fungus’ reported in India’s Madhya Pradesh
A 34-year-old Covid-19 patient who has recovered was diagnosed with “Green Fungus” (Aspergillosis) in central Indian state Madhya Pradesh's Indore city. This is possibly the first case of this type of virus in the country, reports our New Delhi correspondent.
‘Marbo ekhane laash porbe shoshane’: Kolkata police question Mithun for inciting violence
Actor and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mithun Chakraborty was today questioned by Kolkata Police over his controversial speech during the campaign for recent West Bengal assembly elections.
India to set up tracking platform to assess impact of Covid-19 vaccination programme
With only about four crore people fully vaccinated against Covid-19, India has decided to establish a tracking platform to assess the impact of its vaccination programme and evaluate the degree of protection when someone is fully or partially immunized.
We didn’t back doubling of vaccine dosing gap: Indian scientists
The Indian government doubled the gap between the two doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine without the agreement of the scientific group that it said recommended the increase, three members of the advisory body told Reuters.
India registers first death due to severe allergic reaction post-vaccination
A committee of experts set up by the Indian government to study the side effects of Covid-19 vaccines has confirmed the death of a 68-year-old man who died due to a severe allergic reaction immediately after vaccination -- also known as anaphylaxis -- on March 8, according to a report submitted by the National Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) Committee.
‘Liquor mafia’ in India’s Uttar Pradesh: Priyanka Gandhi, Mayawati demand probe into death of reporter
Two Indian senior opposition leaders -- Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of Congress and Bahujan Samajwadi Party supremo Mayawati -- today demanded probe into the death of a TV journalist who recently reported on the “liquor mafia” in Uttar Pradesh state.
Journalists targeted, unduly charged contrary to Modi’s speech at G7: Editors Guild of India
The Editors Guild of India today alleged the Uttar Pradesh police did not pay heed to the concerns of a TV journalist who died in a road accident on Sunday and said journalists critical of the central and state governments “are being targeted and unjustifiably charged with sedition cases”.
India’s active Covid-19 cases below 1 million mark for first time in 2 months
India reported 70,421 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the lowest in one and half months.
Bangladeshi youth shine in global video blogging competition by Indian Council for Cultural Relations
Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) launched a Global video blogging competition: “My Life My Yoga” in June 2020.
