NEW DELHI — Travellers fully vaccinated and coming from a country with which India has reciprocal arrangements for mutual acceptance of WHO approved COVID-19 vaccines shall be allowed to leave the airport and need not undergo home quarantine and testing from October 25, according to the revised guidelines for international arrivals released on Wednesday. They […]
CHANDIGARH — Punjab Police on Wednesday seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition, besides heroin during a search operation conducted near the India-Pakistan border in Tarn Taran district, Punjab officiating Director General of Police Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota said here on Wednesday. The operation was jointly conducted by the Border Security Force (BSF) and […]
GUWAHATI — Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Bhabesh Kalita stoked a controversy when he said that tripling on two-wheelers would be permitted when the price of petrol would rise up to Rs 200 a litre in the state. “Three persons will be allowed to ride a two-wheeler after the price of petrol rises to […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a plea to call for a report on investigations in the FIRs registered in different states over the alleged malpractices in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) which was held on September 12, saying that any interference will be detrimental to a large number of […]
MUMBAI — A special NDPS court in Mumbai has rejected the bail plea of Aryan Khan, the son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, as well as the pleas filed by two others arrested in connection with the Mumbai cruise ship drugs bust. Aryan Khan and two others — Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha — […]
NEW DELHI — The chances of a third Covid-19 wave appear remote under the “present circumstances” with only the Delta and its derivatives as the main SARS-CoV-2 variants in circulation and the weekly caseload dropping steadily, as per experts. “We need to forget about the third wave for the moment. If it does come up, […]
BENGALURU — A 37-year-old woman in Bengaluru has lost Rs 18 lakh after she was conned by a person whom she met on a dating app. The woman, a resident of Austin town, lost the money over a span of five days and approached cops on October 7, police sources said. The police said she […]
NEW DELHI — The Central Board of Secondary Education’s new format for first term board exams for classes 10 and 12, including 90 minutes long objective type tests, has been hailed by several school principals who believe the decision will help enhance critical thinking of students. Bifurcating the academic session, holding two term-end exams and […]
PATNA — Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday condemned the targeted killing of Bihari migrant workers in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the incidents have created an “environment of fear”. Kumar said he has spoken to Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and senior Bihar officials are in touch with their counterparts in the […]
NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday presided over the National Security Strategy Conference (NSSC) through video conferencing to discuss the prevailing security situation in the country. Top police sources said all the Director Generals of Police of states, Inspector Generals, selected field officers of the rank of Superintendents of Police and […]