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UP: Two arrested for displaying ‘Hindus-only’ posters along Ganga river
Two Bajrang Dal leaders were arrested by the Varanasi police for displaying posters with a message that “Only Hindus should visit ghats along the river Ganga”. The two, identified as Rajan Gupta…
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Covid surge in GCC countries: Qatar, Saudi Arabia report highest single-day spike
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are witnessing a surge in daily COVID-19 cases and gradually reintroducing social distancing norms. The daily COVID-19 infection rates reported by Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait…
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India begins precaution dose drive, over 1 Cr SMS sent to beneficiaries
New Delhi: The drive for administering precaution dose to the healthcare workers, frontline workers and 60-plus individuals commenced on Monday across the country. The COWIN portal has sent over one crore reminder messages…
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Supreme Court agrees to hear PIL on Haridwar hate speeches
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea seeking criminal action in connection with hate speeches made at Dharam Sansad in Haridwar against the Muslim community. Senior advocate…
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Hyderabad: COVID-19 booster shot for people over 60 years launched
Hyderabad: Telangana health minister T. Harish Rao on Monday launched the COVID-19 booster shot for people above the age of 60 years. The minister addressed a gathering at the Government Unani Hospital…
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Telangana rains: IMD issues yellow alert for six districts
Hyderabad: Telangana to receive moderate to heavy rains for the next four days. Indian Metrological Department Hyderabad (IMD-H) has issued a yellow alert to six districts of Telangana. The six districts are…
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COVID-19: India records 1,79,723 cases,146 deaths in last 24 hrs
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 1,79,723 coronavirus infections taking the total tally to 3,57,07,727, including 4,033 cases of the Omicron variant reported across 27 states and union territories so…
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COVID-19: Telangana sees rise in bed occupancy in hospitals
Hyderabad: Amid rise in number of COVID-19 cases in Telangana, the state is witnessing an increase in bed occupancy in hospitals. The state saw a significant jump in the number of patients…
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Parliamentary meetings cancelled after 400 staffs test positive
New Delhi: After over 400 Parliament staffers tested positive for Covid-19 during random testing and with the rise in the cases in the national capital, the meetings of several parliamentary committees have…
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Bulli Bai app: RJD mocks RSS, calls accused ‘Savarkari paidaish’
New Delhi: Sharing a report that mentioned that Bulli Bai accused is urinating in his pants in interrogation, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Sunday mocked Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) by tweeting, “Nagpur…
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India to begin administering ‘precaution dose’ of COVID vaccine on Monday
New Delhi: The administration of ‘precaution dose’ of COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare, frontline workers and those above 60 years in the country is set to begin on Monday. The online registration for…
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Telangana: No lockdown as of now, booster shots from Jan 10
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), in a review meeting on Sunday, put to rest all speculations of a possible night curfew and lockdown in the state as no such…
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Indigo to cancel around 20 percent flights, waive change fees
New Delhi: Airline company IndiGo on Sunday said it will cancel around 20 percent of its scheduled flights due to rising Covid cases. “We anticipate that around 20 percent of our current…
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In marginal dip, Telangana reports 1673 new COVID-19 cases today
Hyderabad: Telangana on Sunday witnessed a decrease in the number of new COVID-19 cases recorded in the state in comparison with numbers from a day earlier. The development comes after days of…
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Saudi Arabia: Only men allowed to visit Prophet Mohammed’s tomb
Riyadh: Authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have stopped giving permits to women to visit the Prophet Mohammed’s tomb, thereby restricting it to men only, via the app “Eatmarna” and…
