Contrary to fears that the Covid pandemic would keep away the voters from the polling booths, at the end of the Phase-1 local body polls held on Tuesday in five southern districts, the turnout surprised everybody. According to the preliminary figures released by the State Election Commission, there was a 74 per cent turnout...
At a time when people are pointing fingers at the quality of drinking water in Eluru and its vicinity, amid other things, as the culprit for giving rise to the mysterious illness rattling West Godavari district headquarters, it is pertinent to understand the decades long struggles numerous villages in this district are going th...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Central government is fully competent to notify "any land" for acquisition, to construct a national highway and prior environmental clearance is not necessary at the stage of notification of land acquisition proceedings. ...
Covaxin, the COVID vaccine candidate by Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech Limited, being developed in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), is likely to be available for use of the general public by the end of February 2021, Dr Sanjay Roy, principal investigator (PI) heading its clinical trial at AI...
The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it would have to forego more than Rs 6 lakh crore if it was to consider waiving interest on all loans and advances to all categories of borrowers for the six-month moratorium period announced by the RBI in the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
The farmers unions have claimed that the nationwide strike called by them was successful and the people supported their cause while the Bharat Bandh on Tuesday evoked a mixed response across the country....
An opposition delegation will meet President Kovind at 5 p.m. on Wednesday to raise the farmers' issue and request for timely action from the government as the protest of the farmers is continuing in Delhi-NCR. ...
For the second time in succession and overall the third time, C.M. Ravindran, the closest aide of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who also holds the post of assistant private secretary in Vijayan's office, was admitted to the Medical College hospital here on Tuesday....
From line-listing of prioritised groups, strengthening cold chain infrastructure to adding more vaccinators, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday charted out list of preparatory activities which are being carried out by it in collaboration with states and union territories for roll-out of Covid-19 vaccine....
Supporters of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) and the Left parties participated in a massive protest march in Patna on Tuesday, in support of the nationwide Bharat Bandh call given by farmers. Besides, there were also reports of some disturbances and disruptions in parts of Bihar....
