Covid-19: Slight uptick in India’s daily cases
India recorded 2,82,970 new Covid-19 cases and 441 related deaths in the last 24 hours ending 8 am Wednesday, data updated by the Union Ministry of Health showed. | Read more|
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PM Modi to host India-Central Asia Summit
After rising Covid-19 cases cancelled the visit of the leaders of five central Asian nations, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Wednesday said India will host the Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan virtually. | Read more|
Elon Musk Says Tesla Not In India Due To 'Challenges With The Government'
Elon Musk has wanted to sell Tesla Inc. cars in India as early as 2019. Three years later, the U.S. electric-vehicle pioneer isn't really much closer. | Read more|
Active cases cross 7-lakh; precautionary doses for 60+, frontline workers from today
India on Monday recorded 1,79,723 fresh Covid-19 cases, pushing the active caseload to 7,23,619. The daily positivity rate stood at 13.29 per cent, while 146 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours. | Read more|
PM Stuck On Flyover For 15-20 Minutes In Punjab
Prime Minister Narendra Modi cancelled a programme in Punjab after he was stuck on a flyover for around 20 minutes because of protesters, in what the government said was a major security breach this morning. | Read more|
P Jain and P Jain: Tale of 2 perfume merchants raises some stink in UP
They have the same first initial, P; the same surname, Jain. They hail from the same neighbourhood Jain street in UP’s Kannauj. They are in the same trade, perfumes. And in a bitterly contested election campaign, both are raising a stink. | Read more|
Boosters For 60+, Frontline Staff; Vaccines For 15-18, Says PM Modi
India will start giving booster shots to health and frontline workers and those above 60 from January 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Saturday. He also said vaccinations will begin for children between 15 and 18 years from January 3. | Read more|
Poll Body To Meet Centre's Top Health Official For UP Preps Amid Omicron
The Election Commission will meet Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Monday, poll body sources told NDTV this morning, to discuss the Covid situation - specifically the threat posed by the Omicron strain - in Uttar Pradesh and four other states due to hold elections in February-March. The meeting will take place | Read more|
PM Modi transfers Rs 1,000 crore to SHGs, will benefit 16 lakh women
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday transferred Rs 1,000 crore to Self Help Groups (SHGs) in Uttar Pradesh, which is expected to benefit around 16 lakh women. | Read more|
Reducing Government Stake In Banks: The Steps PM Modi Is Reviewing
The government is considering changes that would make it easier to lower its stake in state-run banks, a key step in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan to unclog credit flow to the economy. | Read more|
PM Modi holds late-night inspection of infra works in Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted a surprise inspection of infrastructure development works in Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency, late on Monday night. | Read more|
PM Offers Prayers In Varanasi Before Big Temple Project Launch
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today inaugurate the first phase of the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor project, which will connect two iconic landmarks - Kashi Vishwanath temple and Ganga ghats, in his constituency, Varanasi. | Read more|
PM Modi’s Twitter handle ‘briefly compromised’, bitcoin giveaway link shared
Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter account was hacked and restored, Twitter said it had investigated the matter and that it appeared that the account “was not compromised due to any breach of Twitter’s systems”. | Read more|
PM inaugurates 3 megaprojects, says double engine govt leads to speedy growth
PM Narendra Modi in Gorakhpur Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated three mega projects worth Rs 10,000 crore in eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur, which is Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s home turf . The projects include a fertiliser factory worth Rs 8,603 crore, an All India Institute | Read more|
Russian President arrives today: Modi, Putin to focus on terror as common threat
With the security situation emanating out of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan a “shared concern”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday will focus on terrorism as a common threat to both countries and the region. | Read more|