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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

EU countries urged to halt non-essential travel from India

The European Union's executive on Wednesday called on countries of the bloc to temporarily halt non-essential travel from India, to limit the spread of a Covid-19 variant.

3y ago

Indian doctors warn against cow dung as Covid-19 cure

Doctors in India are warning against the practice of using cow dung in the belief it will ward off Covid-19, saying there is no scientific evidence for its effectiveness and that it risks spreading other diseases.

3y ago

‘Black fungus’ complication adds to India’s COVID woes

The Indian government has told doctors to look out for signs of mucormycosis or "black fungus" in COVID-19 patients as hospitals report a rise in cases of the rare but potentially fatal infection.

3y ago

West Bengal ministerial council sworn in

A 43-member ministerial council, led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, was sworn in today -- eight days after Trinamool Congress stormed back to power for a third consecutive time in state assembly elections.

3y ago

India turns to ex-army medics as Covid surge sparks calls for lockdown

India is to recruit hundreds of former army medics to support its overwhelmed healthcare system, the defence ministry said on Sunday, as the country grapples with record Covid-19 infections and deaths amid angry calls for a complete nationwide lockdown.

4y ago

India’s daily Covid-19 cases rise by record 414,188

India today reported a record daily rise in coronavirus cases of 414,188, while deaths from Covid-19 swelled by 3,915, according to health ministry data.

4y ago

Covid-19 spreading in rural India; record daily rises in infections, deaths

Hopes that India’s deadly second wave of Covid-19 was about to peak were swept away on Thursday as it posted record daily infections and deaths and as the virus spread from cities to villages across the world’s second-most populous nation.

4y ago

Bangladesh to give 10,000 vials of Remdesivir to India tomorrow

Bangladesh will hand over 10,000 vials of injectable anti-viral Remdesivir to India on Thursday, officials have said.

4y ago

Dinosaur bones dating back to 100 million years found in Meghalaya

Indian researchers have identified fossil bone fragments of sauropod dinosaurs dating back to about 100 million years from an area around West Khasi Hills district of the north eastern state of Meghalaya.

4y ago

Mamata Banerjee sworn in as West Bengal Chief Minister for 3rd time

Three days after steering Trinamool Congress to a landslide victory in West Bengal assembly elections, Mamata Banerjee was sworn in as Chief Minister of the state for the third consecutive term today and vowed to not "spare” those behind political violence sweeping the state post-poll results.

4y ago