Budget Session to be held, all Covid protocols to be followed: LS Speaker
New Delhi, The forthcoming budget session of Parliament will be held from January 29 with adherence to all Covid-19 guidelines, said Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla here on Tuesday after presiding over a meeting of senior officials from security agencies, top medical institutes and health ministry. The meeting discussed arrangements related to the budget session […]
Covid vaccine supply to neighbouring countries to begin from January 20: MEA
New Delhi, India will begin supplies of Indian manufactured vaccines to fight the Covid pandemic under grant assistance to Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles from Wednesday. Announcing the supply of Indian manufactured vaccines to neighbouring and key partner countries here on Tuesday, the Ministry of External Affairs said the supply of vaccines to […]
SC-appointed panel holds first meeting on new farm laws in New Delhi
New Delhi,The first meeting of the Committee, appointed by the Supreme Court to deliberate with concerned stakeholders on the recently-notified three Farm Laws, was held on Tuesday. The three-member committee consists of Agriculture Economist Ashok Gulati, leading Agricultural Scientist Dr Pramod Kumar Joshi and Shetkari Sanghatana president Anil Ghanwat. Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) president Bhupinder […]
Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami meets Home Minister Amit Shah ahead of assembly polls
New Delhi Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami on Monday evening met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at later’s residence. The meeting assumes significance ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly poll in April May this year. Though, the details of the meeting has not been shared with media by the Ministry but it is believed that […]
Min temp rises to 9 degrees in Delhi
New Delhi, The minimum temperature in the capital on Monday increased to 9 degrees Celsius, two degrees above the normal, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The partly cloudy weather and prevailing easterly winds blowing in Delhi made it even colder. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 17 degrees Celsius, the IMD […]
India records highest number of vaccinations on day one
New Delhi, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that India holds the record for the highest number of vaccinations on day one which is much higher than many other countries such as the US, the UK and France. The Health Minister also noted that till date, a total of 2.24 lakh beneficiaries have […]
COVID: India records 13,788 cases, 145 fatalities
New Delhi, A total of 13,788 infections have been reported in the country, lowest for the second time this month, taking the country’s Covid caseload to 1,05,71,773. A total of 145 new fatalities were recorded in the last 24 hours, the lowest in around eight months, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on […]
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RBI can consider idea of bad bank: Governor
New Delhi/The Reserve Bank of India would consider the idea of a bad bank if there is any such proposal, Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Saturday. “If there is a proposal to set up a bad bank, the RBI will look at it,” Das said during a Q&A session at the Nani Palkhivala Memorial lecture […]
Dense fog engulfs Delhi; air quality in severe category
New Delhi, Delhiites on Saturday woke up to a very chilly morning as dense fog covered the NCR in the early hours, making the visibility very poor in several parts, according to the Meteorological Department (IMD). The minimum temperature was recorded at 6.6 degree Celsius on Saturday. The IMD has indicated dense to moderate fog […]