NEW DELHI — India has detected first two cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant in Karnataka, a health ministry official said on Thursday. Both the patients are men aged 66 years and 46 years with mild symptoms. Severe symptoms have not been noted, an official said during a press conference. “All primary contacts and […]
NEW DELHI — India on Wednesday postponed the resumption of commercial international passenger flights due to concerns over the new Omicron variant of coronavirus. The services were scheduled to resume on December 15. In a circular issued on Wednesday, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation that the new date for resumption of international flights […]
NEW DELHI — Over six lakh Indians have given up their citizenship in the last five years, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said that as per the information available with the Ministry of External Affairs, a total number of 1,33,83,718 Indian nationals are living […]
NEW DELHI — The Press Club of India (PCI) has expressed disappointment and hurt at the deactivation of the press gallery passes of journalists covering Parliament, on the first day of the winter session Monday. The PCI also tweeted about it, sharing an open letter it wrote to various political leaders on 27 November. “Instead […]
NEW DELHI — A bill to repeal the three contentious farm laws, against which farmers have been protesting for over a year, was passed by the Lok Sabha within minutes of introduction on Monday. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar introduced The Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021 shortly after noon on the first day of […]
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the government is ready to answer all questions during the winter session of the Parliament. “Our Government is ready to answer all questions during the Winter Session of the Parliament. We should debate in the Parliament, and maintain the decorum of the proceedings,” the Prime […]
MATHURA — Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district administration has imposed prohibitory orders under CrPC section 144 following an announcement by the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha that it will install a Lord Krishna idol at the Shahi Eidgah mosque on December 6. The mosque is adjacent to the Krishna Janamasthan temple. 6th December marks the demolition of […]
NEW DELHI — Fourteen parties, including the Left parties, All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and Samajwadi Party (SP) have boycotted Indian Constitution Day celebrations at the Central Hall of the Parliament of India on Friday. On the occasion, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi […]
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone of the Noida International airport at Jewar in Gautam Buddh Nagar. The much-awaited project was flagged off just weeks before the schedule of the UP Assembly elections is to be announced. The ambitious project has been showcased as one of the major […]
NEW DELHI — The Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to extend till March the free foodgrains supply under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) to provide relief to ration cardholders. The 5 kg foodgrain per person per month is being provided free of cost to more than 80 crore beneficiaries under the PMGKAY. […]