Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Friday that the highly infectious Delta variant first identified in India represents almost 90 percent of new cases in the Russian capital. “The latest data we have received is that 89.3 percent are sick with a mutated coronavirus, the so-called ‘Delta,'” Sobyanin…
A massive fire has broken at the Ganga Shopping Complex in Gautam Budh Nagar on Friday afternoon. Six fire engines have been rushed to the spot to douse the fire. The fire is believed to have begun on the second floor of the complex, one of the popular residential projects and a go-to place for shopping in Sector 29,…
State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) hiked fuel prices on Friday for the 26th time since May 4. Both petrol and diesel are retailing at record high rates after a hike of 27 paise and 28 paise, respectively. As fuel prices continue to rise in the country, petrol price has breached Rs 100 per litre in more than 15…
Two representatives of Twitter India appeared before a parliamentary standing committee on Friday evening to answer questions concerning ways to prevent misuse of the social media platform. The Twitter officials were scheduled to appear before the panel at 4pm. The parliamentary panel meeting was called to examine the…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting in Delhi to review development projects in Jammu and Kashmir. Amit Shah said, “All-round development and welfare of people of Jammu and Kashmir are the top priority of the Modi government.” Amit Shah congratulated the Lieutenant Governor of J&K,…
In a development that could boost India’s vaccination drive, Ahmedabad-based vaccine manufacturer Zydus Cadila has told the Centre that it could apply for emergency use authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D in the next seven to ten days, sources privy to the development have told India Today TV. The…
Days after West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar wrote to Mamata Banerjee complaining about her “studied silence” on cases of post-election violence in the state, the chief minister Thursday targeted the Central government saying there is “no political violence” anywhere in Bengal and that it is all…
The Kerala High Court Thursday reserved orders in the anticipatory bail application filed by Ayesha Sulthana, a filmmaker-activist who was booked under sedition charges by the Lakshadweep Police. The court also granted relief to the filmmaker by directing police to grant interim bail in the event of her arrest after…
The Z-category VIP security cover of West Bengal politician and MLA Mukul Roy, who recently re-joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) after a brief stint with the BJP, has been withdrawn, official sources said on Thursday. They said the Union Home Ministry has directed the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to…
Police in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur have registered an FIR against yoga guru Ramdev for allegedly spreading ”false” information about the medicines being used by the medical fraternity for the treatment of COVID-19, police official said on Thursday. The case was filed on Wednesday night against Ramkrishna Yadav alias…