Month: March 2021

Over 4 cr old vehicles on Indian roads, Karnataka tops list at 70 lakh

New Delhi, Mar 28: Over four crore vehicles older than 15 years are plying on roads pan-India and fall under the ambit of green tax, with Karnataka occupying the top slot with more than 70 lakh such vehicles. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has digitised the […]

Two held with 250 grams of heroin in Jammu

Jammu, Mar 28: The police have arrested two people, including a woman, and recovered 250 grams of heroin from their possession, officials said on Sunday. Javed Ahmad Lone and Fatima Javed, both residents of Asrarabad-Sidhra here, were arrested when police recovered the narcotic substance from their vehicle during checking […]

Three dead, one missing in separate accidents in J-K

Kathua/Doda (J&K), Mar 28: Three people, including a woman, were killed and one other went missing in two separate road accidents in Kathua and Doda districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. While two-motorcycle borne youths were crushed to death by a truck in Kathua, a woman […]

COVID-19: Daily deaths over 300 for first time this year, 62,714 new cases

New Delhi, Mar 28:  India saw 62,714 new coronavirus infections in a day, the highest single day rise so far this year, taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,19,71,624, while the daily deaths crossed the 300-mark for the first time in 2021, according to the Union Health Ministry […]

Myanmar forces kill dozens in deadliest day since coup

YANGON, Myanmar — As Myanmar’s military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade Saturday in the country’s capital, soldiers and police elsewhere reportedly killed dozens of people as they suppressed protests in the deadliest bloodletting since last month’s coup. A count issued by an independent […]

Prime Minister performs Pooja at Jeshoreshwari Kali Shaktipeeth

DELHI, MARCH 27: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Started the second day of his two-day visit to Bangladesh by taking the blessings of Goddess Kali. Prime Minister performed pooja at the Jeshoreshwari Kali Shaktipeeth in Satkhira, which is one of the 51 Shaktipeeths in the Puranic tradition. Prime […]

Prime Minister visits Hari Mandir and attends Community Reception at Orakandi

DELHI, MARCH 27: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on the second day of his two-day visit to Bangladesh sought blessings at the Hari Mandir in Orakandi and interacted with the descendants of revered Thakur family. Prime Minister also addressed the representatives of the Matua community at Orakandi, from […]

The President’s health is stable and he is under the care of the experts at the AIIMS

DELHI, MARCH 27: The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind has been shifted to the AIIMS, Delhi, in the afternoon today (March 27, 2021). Post investigations, doctors have advised him to undergo a planned bypass procedure which is expected to be performed on the morning of March […]

Serum Institute delays expected launch of Novavax vaccine in India

The launch in India of a new COVID-19 vaccine developed jointly by the Serum Institute of India and U.S.-based biotech firm Novavax (NVAX.O) is likely to be delayed to September, the Indian company’s boss said on Saturday. Adar Poonawalla, the chief executive of Serum, said in January that the vaccine, […]

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