India: News
23 Jun 2021
KeralaAssaulted by husband, asked to adjust by cops: Vismaya's story
Vismaya V Nair, a 24-year-old woman from Kerala, died by alleged suicide on Monday, following which her husband has been arrested by the police for allegedly harassing her over dowry.
23 Jun 2021
Animal RightsBJP's Maneka Gandhi faces protests for allegedly abusing a veterinarian
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Maneka Gandhi, a self-described animal rights activist, is facing the heat for allegedly abusing a veterinarian.
23 Jun 2021
CoronavirusDelta Plus now 'Variant of Concern,' over 40 cases reported
AY.1 or Delta Plus, a new variant of the coronavirus, has been categorized as a "Variant of Concern" by the Indian government, reports said, leveling up from its previous status as a "Variant of Interest."
23 Jun 2021
Randeep GuleriaCOVAXIN for children aged 2-18 by September, says AIIMS chief
India's first coronavirus vaccine for children could be ready by September, said Dr. Randeep Guleria, the chief of Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
22 Jun 2021
Narendra ModiUGC faces criticism over 'Thankyou PM Modi' posters at universities
Several universities and colleges across India are putting up posters, thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for the new, central government-sponsored coronavirus vaccination campaign.
22 Jun 2021
MaharashtraDelta Plus: All about the new COVID-19 variant
AY.1 or Delta Plus, a relatively new variant of the novel coronavirus, is being considered highly-contagious and leading to concerns over a fresh outbreak in the United Kingdom.
21 Jun 2021
CoronavirusCOVID-19: India vaccinates record 75 lakh people in a day
More than 75 lakh coronavirus vaccine doses were administered across India until 6 pm today, the highest-ever one-day coverage in the country so far, News18 and NDTV reported.
21 Jun 2021
Narendra ModiFree COVID-19 vaccination for all adults from today: Details here
All Indian citizens aged above 18 can get the COVID-19 vaccine for free from today, according to the new government policy - a move expected to help scale up the daily vaccinations in the country.
19 Jun 2021
Narendra ModiPM's close aide AK Sharma appointed UP BJP Vice President
AK Sharma, a former bureaucrat who is known to be a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's inner circle, has been appointed the Vice President of the BJP's Uttar Pradesh unit.
19 Jun 2021
Zydus CadilaZydus to seek approval for its COVID-19 vaccine next week
Zydus Cadila, the Gujarat-based drug firm, will next week apply for the emergency use authorization (EUA) of its COVID-19 vaccine in India, company sources told the media, adding it has apprised the government of its intention.
19 Jun 2021
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Third coronavirus wave in 6 to 8 weeks: AIIMS chief
A third wave of coronavirus infections in India is now unavoidable and could hit the country as soon as six to eight weeks, AIIMS chief Dr. Randeep Guleria said today.
18 Jun 2021
Trending NewsWill the COVID-19 vaccine really make you magnetic?
The anti-vaccine gang is at it again!
18 Jun 2021
XUP Police sends notice to Twitter over Ghaziabad assault video
The Uttar Pradesh Police has sent a legal notice to Twitter's India head for allegedly "provoking communal unrest" in the recent case involving an assault on an elderly Muslim man in Ghaziabad near Delhi.
17 Jun 2021
CoronavirusHow Biological E's coronavirus vaccine could be a potential gamechanger
A made-in-India coronavirus vaccine being developed by the Hyderabad-based firm Biological E is expected to be up to 90% effective against COVID-19, an expert from a government advisory panel said.
17 Jun 2021
XComplaint against Swara Bhasker, Twitter over posts on Ghaziabad assault
A police complaint has been lodged against film actor Swara Bhasker and Twitter India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari, among others, in connection with tweets about the recent attack on an elderly Muslim man in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
16 Jun 2021
PAN CardHow to apply for PAN instantly on new Income-Tax portal
Permanent Account Number (PAN) is an important alphanumeric identity issued by the Income Tax Department to all the taxpayers in India.
16 Jun 2021
X'Deliberate defiance': Ravi Shankar Prasad on Twitter losing legal safety
Ravi Shankar Prasad, the Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, today launched an attack on Twitter for failing to comply with the new IT rules yet.
16 Jun 2021
XTwitter loses legal shield in India over non-compliance of rules
Twitter has lost indemnity in India for failing to comply with the new IT rules on time, implying the company no longer enjoys legal protection from prosecution over posts from its users.
15 Jun 2021
Telangana'Medicine from the Sky': Telangana testing drone delivery of vaccines
The government of Telangana has launched a project to check the feasibility of delivering medical supplies such as vaccines and drugs through drones, which can help improve the efficiency and speed of such deliveries.
15 Jun 2021
CoronavirusDelta Plus: How dangerous is the new variant of coronavirus?
The highly-contagious Delta variant of the novel coronavirus drove India's dreadful second wave of the pandemic.
14 Jun 2021
Health & WellnessCentre is setting up fifty 100-bed modular hospitals across India
The Indian government has planned to set up 50 innovative modular hospitals across the country within the next two to three months - an attempt to ramp up state-sponsored healthcare system amid concerns over a third wave of the coronavirus.
14 Jun 2021
PfizerHow does India plan to vaccinate children against coronavirus?
The Indian government wants to soon start inoculating children against the coronavirus. However, there is no vaccine for that group yet.
12 Jun 2021
CoronavirusPrivate hospitals used only 17% COVID-19 vaccine doses in May
Even as India continues to report a serious shortage of coronavirus vaccines, government data shows that only 17 percent of the available doses were administered by private hospitals last month, reported NDTV.
12 Jun 2021
Lakshadweep15 BJP leaders resign over sedition case against Lakshadweep filmmaker
Over a dozen leaders and workers of the BJP in Lakshadweep have submitted their resignations - protesting against a case of sedition against filmmaker Aisha Sultana.
12 Jun 2021
Emmanuel MacronFrance supports India over lifting export curbs on vaccine materials
French President Emmanuel Macron has asked the Group of Seven (G-7) countries to end restrictions on the export of raw materials needed for the production of coronavirus vaccines - a demand India has been raising with the United States as it struggles with shortages.
11 Jun 2021
Kulbhushan JadhavPakistan gives Kulbhushan Jadhav right to appeal, India reacts
Pakistan's parliament has approved a bill allowing imprisoned Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav to appeal his conviction in the high courts of the country.
11 Jun 2021
Narendra ModiUnplanned vaccination can promote mutant strains, experts tell PM Modi
A mass and unplanned vaccination can lead to the emergence of mutated strains of the coronavirus, a group of public health experts have told Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reported PTI.
10 Jun 2021
National Commission for Women (NCW)Giving girls mobiles leads to rapes: UP Women Commission member
Young women should not be given mobile phones as they "talk with boys and later run away with them," said a member of the Uttar Pradesh Women Commission - triggering outrage and raising questions about the deep-rooted misogyny and gender bias in the Indian society.
10 Jun 2021
KeralaKerala woman, 'missing' for 11-years, found living nearby with lover
A woman in Kerala's Palakkad district disappeared in her own neighborhood.
10 Jun 2021
COVID-19When will the COVID-19 vaccine for children be ready?
India does not have a coronavirus vaccine for children as yet.
09 Jun 2021
VaccineIndia must increase vaccinations five-fold to reach 100% target: Report
India aims to vaccinate its entire eligible population fully against the deadly COVID-19 by the end of 2021. However, the country would not be able to reach this ambitious target at the current pace of vaccination.
09 Jun 2021
ZEE5ZEE5 set to premiere 'Dhoop Ki Deewar' on June 25
Streaming platform ZEE5 on Wednesday announced that its latest Zindagi original, Dhoop Ki Deewar is slated to be released on June 25.
09 Jun 2021
PNB ScamChoksi's alleged girlfriend Barbara Jabarica denies role in his 'abduction'
Barbara Jabarica, the alleged girlfriend of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, has rubbished reports that she was involved in his recent purported abduction.
09 Jun 2021
Randeep GuleriaThird wave more dangerous for children? Experts say no evidence
There is no scientific data available so far to prove that the coronavirus will infect children more severely in the future waves of COVID-19, Dr. Randeep Guleria, Director at AIIMS, Delhi, said on Tuesday.
08 Jun 2021
Jammu And KashmirCOVID-19: J&K village first in India to vaccinate all adults
A remote hamlet in the Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir has become the first village in India to vaccinate its entire adult population against the novel coronavirus.
08 Jun 2021
Uttar PradeshUP hospital snapped oxygen supply, 22 patients died within minutes
The Uttar Pradesh government said it has launched an inquiry after a purported video of the owner of a private hospital in Agra has surfaced, where he claimed to have cut off the oxygen supply of patients admitted there on April 26.
08 Jun 2021
CoronavirusGangrene, hearing loss suggest Delta variant more severe, say doctors
Delta, the coronavirus variant that triggered India's devastating second wave of the pandemic, is definitely highly contagious, according to experts and multiple studies.
07 Jun 2021
PNB ScamWas thrashed brutally, abducted from Antigua to Dominica: Mehul Choksi
Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi—accused in the Rs. 13,500-crore Punjab National Bank fraud case—claimed he was thrashed and abducted by some men claiming to be Antiguan policemen on May 23, the day he mysteriously went missing from Antigua and Barbuda.
07 Jun 2021
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)CBSE asks schools to complete all assessments by June 28
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) today asked all schools affiliated to it to complete their practical evaluations and internal assessments by the end of this month, in case these processes are still pending because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
07 Jun 2021
HaryanaDelhi, Mumbai, TN begin reopening from COVID-19 lockdown. What changes?
After seeing the world's worst coronavirus outbreak, India's COVID-19 situation is finally improving.
