Blast near mosque in Bihar's Banka injures several

Banka (Bihar) (IANS) A massive blast took place on Tuesday morning in a Madarsa under Nagar police station in Bihar's Banka district, which completely destroyed the building. Two to three people are reported to be injured in this incident.

Free Covid vax to 18 plus age group from June 21: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) As the second wave of coronavirus has been indicating a declining trend in India for the last few days, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced that all Indians above 18 years of age will be administered free Covid-19 vaccine…

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana extended till Diwali

New Delhi (IANS) In a relief to over 80 crore Indians, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced to extend the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) till Diwali.

In this time of pandemic, the Prime Minister, while addressing…

15 killed as major fire engulfs Pune sanitiser factory

Pune (IANS) At least 15 persons, mostly women, were killed in a major fire that broke out in a sanitiser manufacturing factory in a village of Pune district on Monday afternoon, officials said.

The blaze erupted around 3.30 p.m. in the private…

Now FIR against Suvendu Adhikari, brother & aides

Kolkata (IANS) Police has registered an FIR against West Bengal Assembly's Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and his brother Soumendu Adhkari for "stealing relief materials" from Contai municipality in East Midnapore.

The FIR was registered…

India among top 3 Asian nations affected by DNS cyber attacks

New Delhi (IANS) India is among top three countries in Asia which experienced highest cost of DNS (domain name system) attacks in 2021 to date, as nearly 90 per cent of organisations globally experienced DNS attacks, with the average cost of each…

6 injured in blast near Bengaluru airport

Bengaluru (IANS) An explosion in a molten plastic paint machine near the underpass of the second terminal of the Kempegowda International Airport caused injury to six workers early Monday, the police said.

According to the airport police, two…

West Bengal Governor Dhankar faces Mahua Moitra's fire for 'nepotism'

Kolkata, (IANS) Relations between West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar and the state's ruling Trinamool Congress could not get any worse.

On Sunday, the party raised serious allegations of nepotism against the Governor himself.

Trinamool…

Indian scientist too flagged Wuhan lab leak way back

New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Amid the clamour for an in-depth investigation into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, Indian scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi were reportedly the first to have flagged the lab-leak theory.

Be atmanirbhar for vax, as govt fighting for blue tick: Rahul

New Delhi (IANS) Taking a dig at the Government-Twitter faceoff, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that the government is fighting for blue tick while people have no choice but to become self dependent for vaccines.

Rahul Gandhi in a tweet…