Chandini Majhi, daughter of the much talked about Dana Majhi has achieved success in her matriculation exam. She and her two younger sisters have been pursuing their studies at the Kalinga Institute of Social sciences (KISS), Bhubaneswar. Dana Majhi of Melaghar village under Thuamul-Rampur Block of Kalahandi district…
Former policeman Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison on Friday for the murder of African American George Floyd, the killing that sparked America’s biggest demonstrations for racial justice in decades. The white, 45-year-old Chauvin gave his “condolences” to the Floyd family in…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday continued his discussions with senior party members from Punjab on the festering issue of factionalism in the state unit and met ministers and MLAs throughout the day. The Punjab ministers who met the former Congress chief included Brahm Mohindra, Vijay Inder Singla, Sham Sunder…
India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases surged to 3,01,83,143 with 48,698 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries have crossed 2.91 crores, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death count increased to 3,94,493 with 1,183 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am…
Rich countries are opening up societies and vaccinating young people who are not at great risk from COVID-19, while the poorest countries cruelly lack doses, the World Health Organization said on Friday, condemning a global failure. The situation in Africa, where new infections and deaths jumped by nearly 40% last week…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested two aides of former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in a money laundering case against the politician related to a ₹ 100 crore bribery charges, officials said on Saturday. They said Mr Deshmukh’s personal secretary Sanjeev Palande and personal assistant…
The Rajdhani train from Delhi to Goa has reportedly derailed in a tunnel in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri this morning. “The Madgaon station-bound Rajdhani Express from Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin station derailed in Karbude tunnel near Ratnagiri today,” an official told news agency Press Trust of…
A Brazilian congressman who has denounced alleged wrongdoing in a 1.6 billion reais ($323 million) COVID-19 vaccine contract signed by Brazil’s government arrived at a Senate commission inquiry on Friday wearing a bullet-proof vest for safety. Congressman Luis Miranda and his brother Luis Ricardo Miranda,…
48,698 new Covid cases were reported in the past 24 hours – an decrease of 5.7 per cent over the previous day – Â the Health Ministry said Saturday morning. 1,183 deaths linked to the virus were also reported. The total number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in India is now 3.01 crore and 3.94 lakh.