Former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa, ex-minister, to be prosecuted over irregularities in Covid spending
Nov 10, 2024, at 02:20 am
Bengaluru: A report by retired High Court judge Michael D'Cunha, who investigated the alleged Covid-19 scam under the previous BJP government in Karnataka, has recommended prosecuting former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and then-Health Minister B Sriramulu under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, media reports said.
DMDK chief Vijayakanth, who was on ventilator after testing Covid positive, passes away
Dec 28, 2023, at 04:28 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Actor-politician Vijayakanth on Thursday, who was on a ventilator support after testing positive for Covid-19, passed away on Thursday, media reports said.
Dec 16, 2023, at 07:21 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Italian consul general Gianluca Rubagotti, who will soon be leaving Kolkata at the end of his tenure, on Friday said his aim was always to support people-to-people diplomacy.
Sep 08, 2023, at 03:11 pm
US President Joe Biden on Friday said he is heading to India to participate in the G20 Summit where he will be focussed on making progress on 'Americans' priorities'.
ED conducts raids in Mumbai in connection with Covid-19 scam
Jun 21, 2023, at 08:18 pm
Mumbai/UNI: A day after the Maharshatra government announced to set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into findings made by CAG, the supreme audit institution, into contracts given out by BMC worth Rs 12,000 crore during covid 19 pandemic, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted raids across multiple locations in Mumbai in connection with the same.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tests Covid-19 positive
Apr 21, 2023, at 01:17 am
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has contracted Covid-19 and is self-isolating at home.
Covid-19: India logs 4,435 fresh cases in 24 hours
Apr 05, 2023, at 06:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India recorded 4,435 fresh cases of Covid-19 during the past 24 hours, taking the active caseload to 23,091, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Vasundhara Raje test COVID-19 positive
Apr 04, 2023, at 11:12 pm
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Tuesday tested COVID-19 positive.
US nominee for World Bank president Ajay Banga, scheduled to meet PM Modi, tests Covid positive
Mar 24, 2023, at 07:30 pm
New Delhi/UNI: US nominee for World Bank president Ajay Banga, who is in New Delhi and was scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, is down with Covid-19 and under quarantine, officials said.
Covid-19 virus follows instructions of PM Modi, BJP: Goa Congress chief Amit Patkar
Dec 23, 2022, at 06:44 pm
Panaji/UNI: In a startling remark, Goa Congress president Amit Patkar on Friday said it appears even Covid-19 virus now takes permission of the BJP government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and spreads as per the political convenience of the BJP government.
Rahul Gandhi accuses Centre of imposing Covid protocols to disrupt Bharat Jodo Yatra
Dec 22, 2022, at 11:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday accused the Centre of using Covid-19 protocols as an excuse to halt his pan-India foot march—Bharat Jodo Yatra.
PM Modi to chair high level meet to review Covid-19 situation
Dec 22, 2022, at 05:44 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases in China and some other countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday review the situation related to the pandemic and related aspects in the country at a high level meeting at 3:30 pm, officials said.
Dec 21, 2022, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday wrote to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to either "follow Covid-19 protocols" or "postpone Bharat Jodo Yatra", triggering a flashpoint between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and main opposition Congress.
Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma formally hands over Rs 10,000 each to Covid-hit priests
Dec 21, 2022, at 02:10 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday at a ceremony held at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati formally granted one-time financial assistance of Rs 10,000 each to 6,124 Namghoriyas and 2,148 Purohits (priests) of the state as part of the Assam government's promise of financial support to Covid-hit population of the state.
Nov 22, 2022, at 03:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: All international passengers arriving in India will no longer be required to fill in the self-declaration for Covid-19 vaccination on the Air Suvidha portal, the Centre announced Monday.
'Indian students returning to China': Chinese Consul General in Kolkata Zha Liyou
Nov 05, 2022, at 12:07 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Chinese Consul General in Kolkata Zha Liyou has said the Indian students, who returned to India during Covid-19, are slowly travelling back to China with the infection rates plummeting worldwide.
PM Modi launches mega employment drive in backdrop of Covid-19 impacts on economy
Oct 22, 2022, at 07:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday highlighted the negative effects of Covid-19 pandemic on the economy launching the mega employment drive, dubbed as Rozgar Mela in Hindi, ahead of key assembly elections in the country.
Must help each other during crisis: PM Modi to global community
Oct 11, 2022, at 06:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI: There is a need for an institutional approach by the international community to help each other during a crisis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday adding that "the Covid-19 pandemic should have been a wake-up call for taking everyone along".
India receives largest share of UK student, work visas as Covid eases; overtakes China
Aug 26, 2022, at 03:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The latest UK Immigration Statistics published Thursday show that nearly 118,000 Indian students received a student visa in the year ending June 2022 – an 89% increase from the previous year.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi tests Covid-19 positive again
Aug 13, 2022, at 06:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress president Sonia Gandhi tested positive for Covid-19 again, the party said Saturday.
Karnataka CM Bommai tests Covid-19 positive, calls off Delhi visit
Aug 06, 2022, at 06:51 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has cancelled his Delhi visit after testing Covid-19 positive.
China imposes Covid lockdown in Xi'an
Jul 06, 2022, at 10:37 pm
Beijing/UNI: China's Xi'an city with around 13 million population was put under partial lockdown on Wednesday after it reported the first outbreak of a highly transmissible new Omicron subvariant.
KCR attacks PM Modi, seeks support for Yashwant Sinha
Jul 03, 2022, at 04:08 am
Hyderabad/UNI: Telangana Chief Minister KC Rao launched an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, as he welcomed Opposition's Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha and sought support for him.
Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi calls upon people to follow Covid protocols amid cases' surge
Jun 26, 2022, at 06:52 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called upon the countrymen to follow the Covid-19 protocols and also urged all the eligible to take the precaution dose.
Mamata Banerjee prays for 'early recovery' of hospitalised Covid-19 infected Sonia Gandhi
Jun 13, 2022, at 01:11 am
Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has prayed for an "early recovery" of Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, who was Sunday hospitalised with Covid-19 complications.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi hospitalised with Covid complications
Jun 12, 2022, at 10:18 pm
New Delhi: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi has been hospitalised with Covid complications, the party said on Sunday, adding that her condition is stable.
India continues to witness spike, 7,240 fresh COVID-19 cases recorded in past 24 hours
Jun 09, 2022, at 03:13 pm
New Delhi: India recorded yet another day of spike as 7,240 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Thursday.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tests positive for Covid-19
Jun 03, 2022, at 04:30 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Friday said she has tested positive for Covid-19.
PM Modi wishes Covid-19 infected Sonia Gandhi speedy recovery
Jun 02, 2022, at 11:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wished a speedy recovery of Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, who has contracted Covid-19.
Sonia Gandhi tests positive for Covid-19; to appear before ED in National Herald case: Surjewala
Jun 02, 2022, at 08:56 pm
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi has tested Covid-19 positive, Congress Chief Spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said Thursday, adding that she would be appearing for the ED summon.