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No new Covid-19 cases in 47 districts, no deaths in 251 districts in last three weeks

05 Feb 2021 08:32 AM IST

As many as 47 districts have not reported new Covid-19 cases and 251 districts have not reported any Covid-19-related deaths in the last three weeks, said Union Health Ministry on Thursday adding that India’s Covid-19 cumulative positivity rate is 5.42 per cent and positivity rate last week was at 1.82

NEXT REPUBLIC DAY PARADE WILL BE ON CENTRAL VISTA AVENUE, SAYS HARDEEP PURI

05 Feb 2021 08:30 AM IST

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday said that the next Republic Day parade will be on Central Vista Avenue and added that it will be a ‘symbol of modern India’. “Next R-Day parade will be on Central Vista Avenue. It’ll be a symbol of Modern India. Some don’t understand

Andhra BJP challenges parties to pick OBC as CM candidate

05 Feb 2021 08:28 AM IST

All of a sudden, the BJP state unit president of Andhra Pradesh has said that the party has the guts to announce a person from the backward community as CM candidate and has challenged other regional parties in the state to do the same. He has turned the tables on

Andhra HC to be shifted after consulting it: Ravishankar Prasad

05 Feb 2021 08:26 AM IST

The Narendra Modi government at the Centre has noted the shifting of the Andhra Pradesh High Court to Kurnool as part of the formation of three capitals in the state by the Jaganmohan Reddy government. Union law minister Ravishankar Prasad told Bharatiya Janata Party MP G.V.L. Narasimha Rao in Rajya

One more arrest by NCB in Sushant death case

05 Feb 2021 08:24 AM IST

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has made another arrest in connection to the Sushant Singh Rajput death case. The NCB official revealed that they have arrested a person named Jagtap Singh Anand who is connected to Karamjeet Singh. Singh was arrested earlier in connection to peddling drugs. This is the 31st

PM Modi has given special focus to Kerala, says Nadda

05 Feb 2021 08:22 AM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party National President Jagat Prakash Nadda on Thursday said that special attention and focus have been given to Kerala under the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. While addressing a public rally at Thrissur, BJP Chief said that Rs 3,000 crore has been

21.5% Indians have Covid antibodies, majority still vulnerable: Sero-survey

05 Feb 2021 08:21 AM IST

The sero-prevalence in the population above the age of 18 years was 21.4 per cent in the third sero-survey conducted from December 17, 2020 to January 8, 2021, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday. During a press conference, Balram Bhargava, DG ICMR said that a total

With 12k new cases, country’s Covid caseload rises to 1.07 crore

05 Feb 2021 08:19 AM IST

India’s Covid-19 tally of cases rose to 1,07,90,183 with 12,899 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries surged to 1,04,80,455 on Thursday. The death count increased to 1,54,703 with 107 daily new fatalities, the data showed. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged

India ready to supply weapon systems to IOR countries: Rajnath Singh

05 Feb 2021 08:17 AM IST

India is ready to supply various types of weapon systems to Indian Ocean Region countries, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday, while stressing that the countries need to ensure peace in the region through “maritime cooperation”. In a reference to the prevailing tension in the South China Sea because

India says it will give Myanmar Covid-19 support despite coup

05 Feb 2021 08:14 AM IST

India on Thursday said that it would continue its Copvid-19 assistance to Myanmar and is monitoring the situation. Myanmar saw a military coup early this week. India had sent 1.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Myanmar last month as part of a broader diplomatic effort to deepen ties with

Greta not named in police FIR, but ‘toolkit’ she shared had plans on ‘digital strike’

05 Feb 2021 08:11 AM IST

The Delhi Police on Thursday clarified that climate-activist Greta Thunberg has not been named in the FIR, adding that a case has been filed only against the creators of “toolkit”. The 18-year-old climate campaigner had shared a “toolkit” to help people extend support to the farmers” protest going on at

US COMES OUT IN SUPPORT OF INDIA’S NEW FARM LAWS

05 Feb 2021 08:08 AM IST

Biden Administration welcomes farm reforms, but adds that unfettered access to information including Internet is one of the ‘hallmarks of a thriving democracy’; India retorts by invoking Capitol Hill violence.