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17 Mar 2021

Indian Air Force

Indian Air Force Group Captain martyred in MiG-21 Bison accident

A MiG-21 Bison aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) met with an accident on Wednesday morning while taking off for a combat training mission, the force said in a statement today.

17 Mar 2021

Coronavirus

Vaccine for visa: China enforces new rules for foreign travelers

China, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, is poised to ease curbs for travelers from several countries, including India. It, however, has attached a rider to it — foreign travelers will have to be inoculated with one Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine.

16 Mar 2021

Bank Strike

Not all banks will be privatized: FM amid employees' strike

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today assured that not all the banks will be privatized and wherever it may happen, the interest of the employees will be protected.

16 Mar 2021

Maharashtra

Maharashtra 'in beginning of second COVID-19 wave,' warns Centre

Maharashtra is at the beginning of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the central government has warned in a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray-led government, urging the state to focus on containing the virus' spread.

UK's Prime Minister Boris Johnson to visit India in April-end

United Kingdom's Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be visiting India in April-end, his office said on Monday, reports Reuters.

15 Mar 2021

Deepika Padukone

OZiva signs Deepika Padukone as brand ambassador

Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone, 35, has been signed on as the brand ambassador for the plant-based nutrition brand OZiva.

13 Mar 2021

Coronavirus

Looking at adverse effects: India on concerns over AstraZeneca vaccine

India is constantly looking at all the adverse side effects as it conducts a massive coronavirus vaccination program, a top medical expert said today.

13 Mar 2021

Gurugram

Gurugram: 1 killed, 3 injured as lightning bolt strikes tree

One member of the horticulture staff of a gated residential society in Gurugram died while three others sustained injuries on Friday after a bolt of lightning struck a tree under which they were standing to protect themselves from the downpour.

13 Mar 2021

Uttar Pradesh

'Shalu': UP teacher develops robot that can speak 47 languages

Move over Sophia, a desi social humanoid robot called "Shalu" is here!

13 Mar 2021

Narendra Modi

Quad Summit: India to produce coronavirus vaccines for Indo-Pacific

On Friday evening, United States President Joe Biden, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, attended the historic Quad Summit, albeit virtually, and undertook a massive coronavirus vaccine initiative.

12 Mar 2021

Indian Cricket Team

Racing Team India set to compete in 24-hour Le Mans

Racing Team India is set to compete at Le Mans (24 hours), later this year.

44% MLAs who switched parties during 2016-2020 joined BJP: Report

A fresh analysis of the legislators who switched political parties and re-contested elections between 2016 and 2020 has found that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the biggest gainer while the Congress party saw most of its MLAs leaving for other parties.

12 Mar 2021

Coronavirus Vaccine

Quad Summit: India to manufacture coronavirus vaccines developed by US

The leaders of the Quad countries — the United States, Japan, Australia, and India — will be holding the first-ever summit on Friday and are likely to discuss coronavirus vaccines.

11 Mar 2021

Nitin Gadkari

Gadkari denies bribery report; Swedish firm Scania admits 'misconduct'

The office of Union Transport Minister, Nitin Gadkari, has denied the findings of international media reports that Swedish truck and bus manufacturer Scania delivered a luxury bus to the Minister for his daughter's wedding.

11 Mar 2021

Murder

Delhi woman had extramarital affair, planned husband's murder: Police

The Delhi Police have arrested a 41-year-old woman for conspiring to kill her husband, who was shot at in South Delhi's Defence Colony area on Wednesday.

11 Mar 2021

Narendra Modi

PM Modi's mother receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother, Heeraben Modi, received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine today, he tweeted this afternoon.

11 Mar 2021

Maharashtra

Geeta, who strayed into Pakistan, may have found her mother

No DNA test has been conducted yet but for 29-year-old Geeta, who returned to India from Pakistan in 2015 after going there when she was nine, the search for her biological mother may have ended, an NGO says.

11 Mar 2021

Mumbai

Mumbai: After spike in COVID-19 cases, BMC says lockdown possible

A day after Mumbai reported more than 1,500 coronavirus cases, the city's civic body - Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) - has said that it is open to all the options to curb the virus' spread, including a lockdown.

10 Mar 2021

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal: Suspecting infidelity, man axes wife's leg and hand

A 32-year-old man allegedly attacked his wife with an axe over suspicion of an extramarital affair in Madhya Pradesh's capital city Bhopal on Tuesday night.

10 Mar 2021

Coronavirus

Pakistan to get 'Made-in-India' COVID-19 vaccines under GAVI alliance

Pakistan will soon get Indian-made coronavirus vaccines under the United Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), a public-private health partnership to increase access to immunization in poor countries across the globe, reports say.

10 Mar 2021

Uttarakhand

Tirath Singh Rawat takes oath as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Tirath Singh Rawat took oath as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand in Dehradun this afternoon.

09 Mar 2021

Farmers Protest

One-sided discussion: India condemns UK lawmakers' debate on farmers' stir

The Indian High Commission in London has objected to a debate among a handful of United Kingdom lawmakers on the "safety of farmers" and "press freedom."

08 Mar 2021

Madhya Pradesh

MP Assembly clears anti-conversion Bill with 10-year imprisonment

The Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Monday passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2021, which aims to check religious conversions through marriage or any other fraudulent means in the state.

08 Mar 2021

Parliament

On Women's Day, Rajya Sabha MPs call for equal representation

On the occasion of International Women's Day today (March 8), several women Members of Parliament (MPs) spoke in the Rajya Sabha to discuss and highlight the need for the empowerment and safety of women in India.

08 Mar 2021

Reddit

Reddit hires former Snap executive Drew Vollero as first CFO

Reddit, the internet discussion platform riding high on unprecedented growth, has roped in former Snap Inc. executive Drew Vollero as its first Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

08 Mar 2021

Farmers Protest

Farmers' protest: Key Delhi borders stay closed; traffic diverted

Several borders of Delhi connecting it to the states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh stayed closed for vehicular movement either fully or partially today, as thousands of farmers from across the country continued to protest against central government's three new farm laws for over a 100 days there.

06 Mar 2021

Rajasthan

Rajasthan: 14-year-old girl abducted, raped repeatedly by relative

A 14-year-old girl, who was allegedly abducted by her distant relative, raped repeatedly and forced to work, has been rescued from Pokaran in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan after 22 days, the police said on Friday.

Overseas Citizens need permission for 'Tabligh, journalistic activities': Centre

Overseas Citizens of India or OCI cardholders will require special permission if they want to take up any research, missionary, Tabligh or journalistic activities, according to fresh rules issued by the Union Home Ministry on Friday.

05 Mar 2021

Farmers Protest

Farmers' protest: Key Delhi borders stay closed; traffic diverted

The Singhu and Tikri borders of Delhi continue to remain completely blocked in the wake of the ongoing Farmers' protest against the three new farm laws passed by the central government last year.

04 Mar 2021

Taj Mahal

Man detained for Taj Mahal hoax bomb threat call: Police

A man has been detained in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad on Thursday for allegedly making a hoax call to the police earlier in the day, claiming that a bomb had been planted inside the iconic Taj Mahal in the city of Agra, reports say.

04 Mar 2021

Santosh Gangwar

EPFO retains 8.5% interest rate on PF deposits

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation will maintain the interest rates on provident fund deposits at 8.5% for the financial year 2020-21, the same as the previous fiscal.

04 Mar 2021

Coronavirus

COVID-19 vaccination: Important dos and don'ts you should follow

More than 1.6 crore have been administered the coronavirus vaccine in India thus far.

04 Mar 2021

Uttar Pradesh

After 20 years in prison, UP man acquitted of rape

Vishnu Tiwari, a man from Uttar Pradesh who spent 20 long years in prison over a false rape case before being pronounced innocent by the Allahabad High Court earlier this year, finally walked out of the Agra Central Jail on Wednesday evening.

04 Mar 2021

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal briefly shut after hoax bomb threat call

The iconic Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh's Agra was briefly shut and all tourists were immediately evacuated after the UP Police received a bomb threat call this morning.

03 Mar 2021

Coronavirus

COVID-19: Should the gap between vaccine doses be increased?

India kicked off the crucial second phase of its massive inoculation drive against the coronavirus on Monday.

03 Mar 2021

Harsh Vardhan

Get COVID-19 vaccine jab 24x7 at your convenience: Health Minister

Hospitals do not have to follow a fixed schedule so as to vaccinate people against COVID-19 and can extend or advance the vaccination schedule any day, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan said this morning.

03 Mar 2021

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Man dies after receiving second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

A 45-year-old man died shortly after being administered the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in a hospital in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra's Thane district on Tuesday.

02 Mar 2021

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: 26 government officials test positive for coronavirus

Amid a spike in coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, at least 26 government officials tested positive for the virus on Monday.

02 Mar 2021

Gujarat

Gujarat local body poll results: BJP takes the lead

Votes for 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats, and 231 taluka panchayats in Gujarat are being counted today.

02 Mar 2021

Rainfall

Rain, snow in Western Himalayas during March first week: IMD

Consecutive Western Disturbances are expected to bring light, scattered rain and snow to the Western Himalayan region through the first week of March, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Hindustan Times reports.