NSA spying row: US and Denmark pressed over allegations
European powers have pressed the US and Denmark over reports the two worked together to spy on top European politicians, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel. | Read more|
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1 crore people, 30 days: Uttar Pradesh to start vaccine drive today
From Tuesday, the Uttar Pradesh government will launch ‘Mission June’ campaign, a massive vaccination campaign that aims to inoculate over one crore people in the state against Covid-19 in the next 30 days. | Read more|
On 'Mission Choksi', Woman Who Heads CBI Bank Fraud Team
An eight-member multi-agency team from India is in Dominica to bring back fugitive Mehul Choksi, who is in jail there after an alleged escape attempt from Antigua, where he had been living since 2018. | Read more|
China reports first human case of H10N3 bird flu
China has reported the first case of human infection with the H10N3 strain of bird flu from the country’s eastern Jiangsu province, China’s National Health Commission said on Tuesday. | Read more|
BJP's "Feedback" Drive Before UP Polls Amid Concerns Over Yogi Adityanath
A series of meetings in Uttar Pradesh, where the BJP faces a critical election next year, signals the party's concern over criticism heaped on Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's handling of the Covid crisis. | Read more|
Father Of Bihar Girl, Who Cycled 1,200 Km For Him During Lockdown, Dies
Over a year after Jyoti Kumari cycled 1,200 kilometres from Gurgaon, near Delhi, to Bihar's Darbhanga with her injured father riding pillion during the national lockdown, the 15-year-old girl lost him to cardiac arrest. | Read more|
China allows couples to have three children
China has announced that it will allow each couple to have up to three children, marking the end of a strict two-child policy. | Read more|
SC questions CoWin registration
The Centre found itself in a difficult spot when the Supreme Court, on Monday, flagged “various flaws” in its vaccination policy, including the need of making CoWin registration mandatory without keeping India’s “digital divide” in mind. | Read more|
"Time To Set Limits Of Sedition": Supreme Court Relief To Telugu Channels
The Supreme Court today put on hold Andhra Pradesh's action against two TV channels and said, "It's time we define limits of sedition." | Read more|
Delhi to receive Sputnik V vaccine after June 20, says CM Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday that the national capital will receive its first consignment of Sputnik V vaccine after June 20. | Read more|
Maharashtra Preps For 3rd Wave As Covid Hits 8,000 Children In 1 District
With more than 8,000 children catching the coronavirus in the month of May in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar, the state has started taking extra steps to minimise the impact of a possible third wave of COVID-19 that may affect children more. | Read more|
Appointed grievance officer as per new IT rules, Twitter tells Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Monday granted three weeks time to Twitter to put on record that it has appointed a Resident Grievance Officer. The court issued a notice to the social media platform and Centre in connection with a petition alleging non-compliance of IT Rules, 2021 by the US-based company. | Read more|
SC refuses to intervene in Karnataka HC order on increased oxygen quota to state
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with the Karnataka High Court’s order asking the central government to increase the state’s daily quota of liquid medical oxygen from 965 MT to 1200 MT. The apex court rejected the Centre’s challenge against the High Court order, calling it a “well calibrated and | Read more|
Covid: Concern increases over India variant in UK
Public health experts have recommended one version of the Indian coronavirus variant be made a "variant of concern" in the UK, the BBC has been told. | Read more|
India Covid aid: Is emergency relief reaching those in need?
As India's devastating Covid-19 crisis mounted last month, countries around the world began sending emergency medical supplies to help stem the surge. | Read more|