Early trends show TMC edge over BJP in Bengal

Kolkata (IANS) The early trends in the West Bengal assembly polls show that though chief minister Mamata Banerjee is trailing behind BJP's Suvendu Adhikary in Nandigram, ruling Trinamool Congress is having an edge over the BJP.

The initial…

Early trends show AIADMK and DMK in close race in TN

Chennai (IANS) It is going to be a close contest between the ruling AIADMK alliance and the opposition DMK alliance in the 2021 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, going by the early trends announced by the Election Commission of India on Sunday.

ISRO staff at various centres affected by Covid

Chennai (IANS) The second wave of Covid-19 sweeping across the country has also affected the various space centres and not just the rocket launch centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, K.Sivan, Secretary, Department of Space said.

Sivan who…

Powerful Indians making aggressive calls for vaccines: Poonawalla

London (IANS) Admitting that he is facing immense pressure from "some of the most powerful people in India" demanding supplies of Covishield, Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla said on Saturday that the company is also planning to…

7 Navy ships to bring oxygen, medical equipment from various nations

New Delh (IANS) Seven Indian Navy ships have been deployed for the shipment of liquid medical oxygen-filled cryogenic containers and associated medical equipment from various countries to strengthen Indias fight against the raging second wave of the…

First consignment of Sputnik arrives in India

Hyderabad (IANS) First batch of Russian vaccine for Covid-19, Sputnik V, arrived in Hyderabad on Saturday.

A special cargo flight carrying the first consignment landed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.

It was immediately not clear…

PM condoles loss of lives in hospital fire at Bharuch

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed condolences over the loss of lives due to fire at a hospital in Bharuch in which at least sixteen Covid-19 patients and two nurses were killed.

In a tweet, the Prime Minister…

16 killed in fire at Bharuch Covid hospital, probe ordered

Gandhinagar (IANS) At least 16 Covid-19 patients died due a fire at a Covid designated hospital in Bharuch district on Saturday morning. Over 50-60 patients were admitted in the Patel Welfare Hospital when the fire broke out in the ICU ward at midnight.…

Over 4.5L postal votes in Kerala may delay poll results

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) Even though counting of votes for the 140-member Kerala Assembly will begin at sharp 8 a.m on Sunday, the final results could well be delayed till early evening.

The reason for this is the huge number of postal ballots…

BJP gaining votes across Bengal, shows exit poll

New Delhi (IANS) The BJP may not form the government in West Bengal, but the party has made its presence felt by increasing its vote share across the state, according to the CVoter Exit Poll for Times Now/ABP News.

As per the exit poll data,…