India records 3,614 Covid cases, 89 deaths

March 12, 2022, 11:34 am New Delhi, March 12 : A total of 3,614 people tested positive for Covid-19 in India, the on Health Ministry said on Saturday. According to the Ministry’s bulletin, the total caseload rose to 4,29,87,875 while the death toll rose to 5,15,803 as 89 people succumbed to the disease. On a … Read more

HP: IHM, Hamirpur emerging as a prestigious institute

March 12, 2022, 10:35 am Hamirpur (HP), March 12 : Nestled in the beautiful pine trees valley of Hamirpur Pradesh and located near the old temple of Maan Jhaniari Devi (Maan Durga), the Hotel Management Institute of Hamirpur is fast emerging a prestigious institute of the country providing the best training to the students to … Read more

Notification for international courier operations at Srinagar airport

March 12, 2022, 10:34 am Srinagar, March 12 : International express courier shipments are poised to take off at the Srinagar international airport as the customs authorities have issued a notification in this regard, officials informed on Saturday. Government of India has notified Srinagar international airport as custodian for the import and export of goods … Read more

7 killed in Delhi fire

March 12, 2022, 10:19 am New Delhi, March 12 : Seven people were charred to death on Saturday in a fire in Northeast Delhi’s Gokulpuri area. Delhi Fire Service Director Atul Garg said the fire department received a distress call from Gokulpuri village and immediately 13 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The fire … Read more

PM Modi meets mother in Gandhinagar, takes her blessings

March 12, 2022, 1:05 am Gandhinagar, March 11 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met his mother Heeraben at her residence in Gandhinagar, and took her blessings. In photos shared on social media, the PM was seen sitting at the table with his mother and sharing a simple dinner of khichadi with her. He … Read more

India, China talk on disengagement for 12 hrs

March 12, 2022, 10:04 am New Delhi, March 12 : India and China discussed disengagement in remaining friction areas of Eastern Ladakh for over 12 hours on Friday, a top defence told on Saturday. The 15th round of Corps Commander level dialogue between India and China on the Indian side of Chushul Moldo border junction … Read more

Dandi March anniversary: PM pays tribute to Mahatma

March 12, 2022, 11:53 am New Delhi, March 12 : On the 92nd anniversary of Dandi March on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and others who marched to the small Gujarat village to protest British injustice and protect India’s self-esteem before the colonial regime, the the PMO said. The Prime … Read more

Hindustan Zinc launches passenger EVs for employees to reduce carbon footprint

-Under the ground & over the surface, EVs are leading the way at Hindustan Zinc as the company fast tracks its decarbonization journey with implementation of frontline, utility, service and passenger electric vehicles – The company had also signed MoUs with Epiroc and Normet for introducing India’s First Electric Vehicles in Underground Mines HZL launches … Read more

Ukrainians fight over food in bombed city

March 11, 2022, 3:50 pm Kyiv, March 11 : In Ukraine’s Mariupol city, which Russia is savagely shelling, besieged and frightened civilians are beginning to fight among themselves over depleting food stocks. Grocery stores and pharmacies were emptied days ago by people breaking in to get supplies, ABC quoted a local official with the Red … Read more

Macron slams Johnson for not welcoming Ukrainian refugees

March 11, 2022, 11:45 pm Versailles, March 11 : French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday condemned UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson for making Ukrainian refugees unwelcome in Britain while pretending to lead the world in helping the victims of the war. Speaking at the end of an EU summit in Versailles, the French President said, … Read more

‘Russia plans terrorist attack at Chernobyl nuke plant’

March 11, 2022, 9:10 pm Kyiv, March 11 : Ukrainian defence ministry on Friday alleged that Russia was planning to carry out some sort of terrorist attacks at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, which is currently under the control of Russian forces. According to the ministry, Russian President Vladimir Putin has given an order to prepare … Read more

Ukrainian internet service hacked for second time

March 11, 2022, 8:28 pm Kyiv, March 11 : For the second time since Russia’s invasion into Ukraine, hackers have disrupted a Ukrainian internet service provider. According to CNN, the internet service was hacked on Thursday but the engineers were working to restore the service even on Friday. However, it remains unclear as to who … Read more

India, Canada agree to relaunch FTA negotiations

March 11, 2022, 8:07 pm New Delhi, March 11 : Marking an upswing in ties, India and Canada on Friday agreed to re-launch negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement to unlock the full potential of their bilateral trade. This was decided during talks between Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and visiting Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng … Read more

J&K: 4 militants killed in Kashmir encounters

March 12, 2022, 6:54 am Srinagar, March 12 : Security forces shot dead four militants in three separate encounters in Kashmir during the night, police said. The gunfights are still underway in Pulwama, Ganderbal and Kupwara districts of Kashmir. The first encounter broke out at Chewakalan area of Zadoora, Pulwama on Friday evening in which … Read more

Kashmir: Three terrorists killed in three separate encounters

March 12, 2022, 6:11 am New Delhi, March 12 : Three terrorists have been killed by security forces in three separate encounters at Pulwama, Ganderbal and Handwara in Jammu and Kashmir early on Saturday morning, police said. One terrorist has been killed by security forces in the Chewaklan area of Pulwama early this morning in … Read more

Two sharpshooters held in double murder case

March 11, 2022, 10:21 pm New Delhi, Mar 11 : Two sharpshooters allegedly involved in sensational double murder case in Gurugram were arrested from Delhi. The accused are active members of Kala Jatheri-Lawrance Bishnoi-Naresh Sethi gang. Delhi Police Special Cell arrested both, identified as Vikash Kant (21) and Hoshiyar (29) alias Rinku, from Delhi’s Dwarka … Read more

Punjab Cabinet recommends dissolution of House

March 11, 2022, 4:40 pm Chandigarh, March 11 : The Punjab Cabinet has recommended the dissolution of the 15th Legislative Assembly to Governor Banwarilal Purohit. The decision was taken in a meeting held here on Friday under the chairmanship of outgoing Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi. After this, the way has been cleared for the … Read more

Budget proposes Kerala Genomics Data Centre

March 11, 2022, 4:36 pm Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 : A Kerala Genome Data Centre (KGDC) will be set up in line with international models to generate, curate and publish Genomic Data related to medical, agricultural and livestock sectors, Finance Minister K N Balagopal announced on Friday. He made the announcement while unveiling the state Budget … Read more

Unelectrified Villages in Meghalaya to be covered under RDSS

March 11, 2022, 4:34 pm Shillong, Mar 11 : Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Friday said that villages which are yet to be covered under the Saubhagya scheme will be taken up under the Reform Distribution System Scheme (RDSS). “I assure that those leftout villages, which are yet to be covered under the … Read more

5-day Budget session of Arunachal Assembly begins

March 11, 2022, 4:09 pm Itanagar, Mar 11 : The five-day Budget session of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly commenced on Friday at the Assembly chamber here with the State Governor Brig (Retd) Dr BD Mishra’s customary address to the House. The Governor, in his address, said that the Budget is not just an accounting … Read more

AIADMK leader Jayakumar gets bail in 3rd case

March 11, 2022, 3:32 pm Chennai, Mar 11 : The Madras High Court today granted conditional bail to senior AIADMK leader and former Minister D Jayakumar in an alleged land grabbing case. Granting bail on a petition filed by the former Minister, Justice A.D. Jagadish Chandira directed him to stay in Tiruchi for two weeks … Read more

Evacuated Indian students from Sumy reach Delhi

March 11, 2022, 10:18 am New Delhi, March 11 : One more flight carrying 242 Indians evacuated from Ukraine landed in Delhi on Friday. Another flight with students, who were evacuated from Sumy city will reach Delhi around 11 am. India sent three flights to Poland to bring back 600 students evacuated from Sumy, one … Read more

Bank Fruad case : CBI court sentences 12 to five-year RI

March 11, 2022, 4:47 pm Hyderabad, March 11 : A Special Court for CBI cases here on Friday sentenced 12 persons, including then branch manager of Central Bank of India, to five years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) in the 2004 bank fraud case after they had caused a loss of more than Rs 98 lakh to … Read more

SC to hear bail quashing of Mishra on coming Tue

March 11, 2022, 2:44 pm New Delhi, March 11 : Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear on March 15, Tuesday, on a petition filed by the victims of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, seeking cancellation of bail granted to Ashish Mishra, the son of on Minister- Ajay Mishra “Teni” and sought urgent listing … Read more

HP CM urges Piyush Goyal to enhance import duty on apple

March 11, 2022, 11:35 pm Shimla, Mar 11 : HP Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur called on Piyush Goyal, on Minister for Commerce and Industry at New Delhi on Friday, and urged him about enhancing import duty on apples to benefit the apple growers of the state. He said that apples from other countries are … Read more

HC reserves order till Mar 15 on Nawab Malik illegal arrest plea

March 11, 2022, 11:29 pm Mumbai, Mar 12 : The Bombay high court on Friday reserved its order till March 15 on a petition filed by Maharashtra Minorities Affairs Minister Nawab Malik, an accused in a money laundering case claiming that his arrest is illegal and seeking quashing of the Special Court’s order. The division … Read more

G-23 leader meet in Delhi after Congress poll debacle

March 11, 2022, 11:02 pm New Delhi, March 11 : A day after Congress faced a bitter defeat in polls in five states, senior leaders of the party, who are part of the group referred to as G-23, met in the national capital on Friday evening. Even as Congress said that a meeting of the … Read more

Tripathi to endorse gender equality in kitchen

March 11, 2022, 10:34 pm New Delhi, March 11 : The stereotype that the kitchen is a woman’s place is deeply enrooted and indoctrinated in society. Even in double-income households, the wife has to cook the meals of the day. “RasodeMeinMardHai, a social initiative by BL Agro, was launched with a TVC featuring actor Pankaj … Read more

KL Rahul, Athiya open largest PUMA store in South India

March 11, 2022, 10:14 pm Bengaluru, Mar 11 : PUMA’s digitally-enabled experiential store on Friday was launched by Team India Vice Captain KL Rahul and Bollywood actress Athiya Shetty. The store is also the largest in South India. PUMA’s newest store is a significant step by the brand to provide an unprecedented experience to its … Read more

Telangana govt spent Rs 1,387.19 cr under KCR Kit Scheme

March 11, 2022, 4:09 pm Hyderabad, March 11 : Telangana Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Friday informed the Assembly that 13,29,951 women have benefited under KCR Kit Scheme since June 2, 2017. Replying to questions raised by the members in the house during the question hour, Rao said that the government had spent Rs … Read more

Congress downfall in Manipur began five years back

March 11, 2022, 4:00 pm N Satyajeet Imphal, Mar 11 : The country’s grand old party Congress came up with its worst electoral performance in Manipur in the just-concluded Assembly polls. With only five seats in its kitty, the Congress finished way behind the BJP and even trailed the National People’s Party, and the Janata … Read more

PM praises art and ideas of Dehradun boy

March 11, 2022, 3:57 pm New Delhi, March 11 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wrote a letter to Dehradun boy Anurag Ramola praising the art and ideas and “ideological maturity” of the Class 11 student. Anurag had written a letter to the Prime Minister apprising him about his views on topics related to … Read more

Massive fire breaks out at Perumalmali reserve forest area in TN

March 11, 2022, 3:49 pm Dindigul, March 11 : A massive fire broke out at Perumalmalai reserve forest area in Kodaikanal hills in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu. Official sources said here on Friday that the flames engulfed a steep slope of forests spread in several acres of the forest range between Perumalmalai peak and … Read more

India will lead in traditional medicine: Sonowal

March 11, 2022, 3:38 pm New Delhi, March 11 : on Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday said India will lead on global health matters related to traditional medicine. The Minister made the statement while addressing the 25th convocation of the ‘Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth’ at Vigyan Bhawan here. “Since assuming office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi … Read more

Goa assembly to be dissolved on Monday: CM

March 11, 2022, 3:28 pm Panaji, March 11 : Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said that the state assembly will be dissolved on Monday. Speaking to reporters at the legislative assembly complex at Porvorim, near the city, he said a resolution to this effect was passed in the state cabinet today. The resolution … Read more

Telangana Govt to strengthen school education system : Minister

March 11, 2022, 3:09 pm Hyderabad, March 11 : Telangana Education Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy informed the Assembly on Friday that the state government will strengthen the school education system by investing Rs 7289.54 crore in three phases. Replying to questions raised by the members of the house during the question hour, Sabitha said a … Read more

Telangana CM discharged from hospital

March 11, 2022, 4:23 pm Hyderabad, March 11 : The health condition of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao is normal as the reports of a series of tests conducted on him at a Corporate Hospital here have shown. The doctors had advised him to undergo tests after he complained of pain in the left … Read more

Pilot dies in Army chopper crash

March 11, 2022, 4:16 pm Srinagar, March 11 : A pilot was killed and another injured after an Indian Army Cheetah helicopter crashed close to the Line of Control (lOc) in Gurez Sector in Kashmir on Friday, defence officials said. The helicopter on way to pick up an ailing Border Security Force trooper when it … Read more