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9 Bangladeshis arrested in India for illegal entry, stay

Indian police have arrested nine Bangladeshis in West Bengal and Meghalaya on charges of entering India illegally

3m ago

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

1y ago

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.

3y ago

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.

3y ago

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.

3y ago

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.

3y ago

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.

3y ago

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.

3y ago

Covid-19 related tech: Modi makes strong push for G7 support on patent waiver

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a strong push for the G7's support for the proposal moved at the WTO by India and South Africa for a patent waiver on Covid-19 related technologies.

3y ago

India records world's highest daily Covid-19 deaths after state revises numbers

India today reported the highest single-day death toll from Covid-19 in the world, at 6,148, after a big eastern state revised its figures to account for people who succumbed to the disease at home or in private hospitals.

3y ago

11 dead, including 8 children, in Mumbai building collapse

At least 11 people, including eight children, died after a Mumbai residential building collapsed on top of another building late on Wednesday, local officials said.

3y ago

Delhi High Court dismisses Juhi Chawla's plea against 5G, imposes Rs 20 lakh fine

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the lawsuit filed by actor-environmentalist Juhi Chawla against the setting up of 5G wireless networks in the country, and also imposed a fine of Rs 20 lakh for the abuse of the process of law.

3y ago

Indian scientists devise novel technique for early detection of cyclones for Bay of Bengal

Indian scientists have come up with a promising technique for early detection of development or strengthening of tropical cyclones in the atmosphere for the Bay of Bengal basin, at least four days before satellite detects them over ocean surface in North Indian Ocean region.

3y ago

Jammu & Kashmir village without internet first in India to vaccinate entire adult population

A remote village in Bandipora district of India’s Jammu and Kashmir has become the first area in the country to vaccinate its entire adult population against Covid-19, officials said today.

3y ago

Indians aged 18-44 to get free Covid-19 vaccines from June 21: Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced that his government will give free Covid-19 vaccines to all Indians in the 18-44 age group free of cost from June 21.

3y ago

Covid-19 vaccine: India’s Serum gets green signal to manufacture Sputnik V

Serum Institute of India has got Drug Controller General of India's green signal to manufacture Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in the country for examination, test and analysis with certain conditions, official sources said today.

3y ago

Visa of foreign nationals who are stuck in India extended till August 31

India has decided to extend the validity of its visa or stay stipulation period for foreign nationals, who are stuck in that country due to Covid-19 induced suspension of normal international flights, from June 30 to August 31.

3y ago

US says to make Covid-19 vaccines available to India

The United States on Thursday told India about its plans to make COVID-19 vaccines available to other countries, including the South Asian nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office said.

3y ago