Prime Minister Narendra Modi was administered coronavirus vaccine on Monday by Puducherry nurse P Niveda. Another nurse, who assisted sister Niveda, was Rosamma Anil from Kerala.
India's Covid-19 tally surpassed 1.11 crore on Monday with 15,510 new infections, while the active cases registered an increase for the fifth consecutive day and were recorded at 1,68,627, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
"Remarkable how our doctors and scientists have worked in quick time to strengthen the global fight against Covid-19. I appeal to all those who are eligible to take the vaccine. Together, let us make India Covid-19 free!" the PM said in a tweet after taking the Covid shot.
He said the BJP and the ruling TMC desire that apart from these two parties, there should not exist any other political force in the state, which come in their path.
Education budgets were cut by 65 per cent of low and lower-middle income countries after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic while only 33 per cent of high and upper-middle income countries did so, according to a report by the World Bank.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the monthyl Mann ki Baat programme. During his address the PM underlined the importance of water conservation and said Aatmanirbhar Bharat has become a national spirit.
The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust coffers brimmed with Rs 2,100 crore on Saturday evening — the last day of the 44-day fund-raising campaign launched by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) for building a grand temple in Ayodhya.
Attorney General K K Venugopal has refused to grant sanction to initiate contempt proceedings against former Chief Justice of India (CJI) and Rajya Sabha lawmaker Ranjan Gogoi for his alleged statements against the apex judiciary.
A 63% of those planning to take the Covid-19 vaccine in the next phase starting March 1 in private hospitals will not pay more than Rs 600 in total charges (two vaccine doses), as per a survey by LocalCircles.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to saint-poet Ravidas on his birth anniversary.
In 2016, BJP had won only 64 of the 824 seats in the fray. It has little to lose this time. For Congress, it's a matter of survival, but regional parties are the ones to watch out for.
The stage is set in Tamil Nadu for a do-or-die battle between AIADMK member and outgoing CM Edappadi K Palaniswami (better known as EPS) and DMK president M K Stalin. For the first two years of his tenure, it was life on tenterhooks for EPS as AMMK functionary T T V Dhinakaran unleashed sustained attacks, pulling the rug from under the chief minister’s feet by wooing AIADMK MLAs.
India registered a single-day spike of over 16,000 Covid-19 cases for the third day in a row on Saturday, pushing the infection tally to 1,10,79,979, while the recoveries surged to 1,07,63,451, according to health ministry data. A total of 16,488 novel coronavirus cases were reported in a day, while the death toll rose to 1,56,938 with 113 new fatalities, showed the data updated at 8 am on Saturday.
Political activities are set to become hectic with the Election Commission announcing the poll schedule for five assemblies of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry. The BJP and the Congress are the two main parties which are contesting in all the five assemblies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda besides other party leaders have already started campaigning and so has Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on behalf of his party.
India recorded more than 16,500 fresh Covid-19 cases for the third straight day on Friday amid a continuing surge in infections in several states. There were 114 deaths from the virus across the country. The Covid-19 toll has stayed above 100 for four days running, the highest number of consecutive 100-plus daily fatalities in February.
The stage is set in Tamil Nadu for a do-or-die battle between AIADMK member and outgoing CM Edappadi K Palaniswami (better known as EPS) and DMK president M K Stalin. For the first two years of his tenure, it was life on tenterhooks for EPS as AMMK functionary T T V Dhinakaran unleashed sustained attacks, pulling the rug from under the chief minister’s feet by wooing AIADMK MLAs.
Chief Justice of India Bhushan Gavai emphasized the importance of the creamy layer principle within SC/STs. He cautioned against judicial ov...
