Netaji's birthday to be marked as 'Parakram Diwas' every year: Govt

New Delhi (IANS) The Ministry of Culture on Tuesday said that the government has decided to celebrate the birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose that falls on January 23 as 'Parakram Diwas' from now on every year.

"To honour and remember…

14 migrant labourers crushed under speeding truck in Gujarat

Gandhinagar (IANS) At least 14 migrant labourers from Rajasthan, including a child sleeping near a road were crushed to death and six others injured on Tuesday morning by a speeding dumper truck in Gujarat's Surat, police said.

The incident…

Jaishankar raised Mallya's extradition, UK not giving details: Centre to SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that Vijay Mallya's extradition has been raised at the highest political level, but the UK government has refused to share the details of the confidential proceedings delaying his…

Hesitancy, Co-WIN glitches reign over 2nd day of inoculation drive

New Delhi (IANS) Glitches in Co-WIN application and vaccine hesitancy continued to reign over the second day of the Covid-19 inoculation drive as the turnout remained shockingly low at many government hospitals of the national capital on Monday.

Mamata to contest from Suvendu's 'home turf' Nandigram

Kolkata (IANS) In an open challenge to her once confidante and ex-minister Suvendu Adhikari, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that she will contest the upcoming state Assembly elections from the Nandigram seat.

The…

SC: Delhi Police to decide whether farmers be allowed in city to protest

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday told the Centre that it is for the Delhi Police to decide whether to allow farmers to enter Delhi or not. The top court stressed that it is the Delhi Police who have the authority over the issue and not…

PM flags off 8 trains to Statue of Unity in Gujarat

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off eight trains connecting major destinations in various states of the country with the Statue of Unity in Gurjarat's Kevadiya, via video-conferencing.

The eight trains will…

India continues with low streak of daily Covid cases

New Delhi (IANS) With 15,145 new coronavirus infections reported in the last 24 hours, India on Sunday continued with its low streak of single-day cases, posting an overall tally of 1,05,57,986, according to the Union Health Ministry.

On Tuesday,…

Farmer leader Sirsa won't appear before NIA on Sunday

Amritsar (IANS) Farmer leader Baldev Singh Sirsa on Saturday said he will not be able to appear before the counter-terror task force, National Investigating Agency (NIA), on Sunday owing to his pre-occupations relating to the wedding of his granddaughter…

Health workers at Delhi hospital suffer mild reaction post vaccination

New Delhi (IANS) A healthcare staff at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital in the national capital, Anivesh Kumar, suffered a mild reaction right after taking the jab of Covid vaccine on Saturday.

Vinesh Kumar, a nursing officer at the…