Himanta Biswa Sarma sworn-in as 15th Assam CM

Guwahati (IANS) Himanta Biswa Sarma was on Monday sworn-in as the 15th Chief Minister of Assam, a day after he was named as the leader of the newly-elected BJP legislators in the state.

Sarma was administered the oath of office by Governor…

Centre to SC on vax policy: No judicial interference needed, trust wisdom of executive

New Delhi (IANS) In a late night affidavit submitted in the Supreme Court, the Centre defended its Covid vaccination policy, which has been criticised for differential pricing, shortage of doses, and slow rollout.

The Centre added that the…

Look out notice against Navneet Kalra in O2 concentrators case

New Delhi (IANS) Moving ahead in its probe into the recovery of over 500 oxygen concentrators from several famous eateries in Lutyens Delhi, the Delhi Police has issued look out notice against the owner of Khan Chacha restaurant and businessman Navneet…

Uranium recovery in Mumbai: NIA takes over case

New Delhi (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday said that it has taken over the case related to the recovery of 7.1 kg "natural uranium" worth Rs 21.30 crore in Mumbai.

The anti-terror agency took over the case on Saturday…

Himanta Biswa Sarma to take charge as 15th Assam CM

Guwahati (IANS) The BJP's lead strategist in northeastern states and senior leader Himanta Biswa Sarma, who was on Sunday elected as the leader of the newly elected MLAs of the party, will take charge as the 15th Chief Minister of Assam on Monday.

EPS, OPS tussle continues in AIADMK over Opposition leader

Chennai (IANS) The fight for the top slot as opposition leader in Tamil Nadu continues unabated between former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) and his Deputy, O. Panneerselvam (OPS) in the AIADMK.

While the supporters of EPS are…

SC forms National Task Force to streamline oxygen allocation

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Saturday set up a 12-member National Task Force (NTF) to facilitate public health response to Covid-19, including streamlining of oxygen distribution in the country, based on scientific and specialised domain…

Railways delivered 3,400 MT LMO, highest daily load of 718 MT on the run

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Railways said on Saturday that it has delivered nearly 3,400 MT of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) in more than 220 tankers to various states across the country till now.

A Railway Ministry spokesperson said that on…

Probe widened into recovery of oxygen concentrators from Lutyens eateries

New Delhi (IANS) Even as the recovery of over 500 oxygen concentrators from the famous eatries in Lutyens Delhi has been transferred to the Crime Branch, several prominent people have come on the radar of the Delhi Police, including Navneet Kalra…

Meeting starts in Delhi to discuss next govt in Assam

New Delhi (IANS) Six days after victory in Assam assembly polls, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday reached the national capital to discuss the leadership issue of the next government.

A meeting at…