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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

Indian foreign minister Jaishankar reaches US to discuss Covid-related cooperation

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today landed in New York, as part of his US visit, to meet with senior United States officials, and discuss Covid-related cooperation between the two countries, reports Hindustan Times.

3y ago

India virus death toll passes 300,000, 3rd highest in world

The milestone, as recorded by India's health ministry, comes as slowed vaccine deliveries have marred the country's fight against the pandemic, forcing many to miss their shots, and a rare but fatal fungal infection affecting Covid-19 patients has worried doctors.

3y ago

India asks social media firms to remove reference to 'Indian variant' of coronavirus

India's information technology (IT) ministry has written to all social media companies asking them to take down any content that refers to an "Indian variant" of the coronavirus, according to a letter issued on Friday which was seen by Reuters.

3y ago

Narada case: Calcutta High Court orders house arrest of 2 ministers of Mamata’s cabinet

The Calcutta High Court today ordered house arrest of four political leaders, including two senior West Bengal ministers who were held in the Narada sting operation case relating to alleged graft.

3y ago

Home-based rapid Covid-19 testing kit to be available in India soon

The price of India’s first home-based rapid antigen testing (RAT) kit for Covid-19 has been fixed at Rs 250 and will be available in chemist shops and online without prescription, the manufacturer has said.

3y ago

State ministers’ meeting convened by Modi a ‘super flop’: Mamata

Fresh political heat gripped West Bengal today as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called a virtual meeting of chief ministers convened by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “super flop”, saying she along with her counterparts from non-BJP-ruled states was not allowed to speak.

3y ago

‘Black Fungus’ declared an epidemic in India

India today declared “Black Fungus” (Mucormycosis), a complication commonly associated with Covid-19, as an epidemic.

3y ago

Modi urges Indian district magistrates to review Covid-19 data on children

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged district magistrates to collect data on Covid-19 infection among children, amidst experts’ warning about the possibility of a third wave that could hit the younger population as the virus is mutating.

3y ago

Mamata made party of CBI’s petition seeking transfer of Narada case

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been made a party in a petition by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) before the Calcutta High Court, seeking transfer of the Narada sting operation case filed on charge of graft by two senior TMC ministers and a key leader of the party.

3y ago

More than 15,000 people from Myanmar seek shelter in Indian border state: official

The number of people from Myanmar seeking shelter in India has swelled to more than 15,000, with more likely to cross over as fighting intensifies in parts Myanmar following a coup, an Indian government official said on Tuesday.

3y ago