ECI issues guidelines for polls, makes masks and sanitisers mandatory

New Delhi (IANS) Ahead of the Bihar polls, the Election Commission of India has approved the broad guidelines for the conduct of elections and bye-elections amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

These include the use of masks, sanitisers, thermal scanners…

Visa to people linked with Chinese think tanks to go through security scanner

New Delhi (IANS) Issuance of visa to people associated with Chinese think tanks will be scrutinised by the security establishments, the government has decided.

The decision was taken after some suspicious activities were noticed involving certain…

Stork visits Bengaluru Zoo again

Bengaluru (IANS) Bringing joy to the city amid spiking Covid infections, a 45-year-old elephant in Bengaluru Zoo has given birth to a female calf, an official said on Thursday. In nearly a month's time, the city zoo saw the birth of three animals,…

Slight improvement in Pranab Mukherjee's health condition

New Delhi (IANS) Former President Pranab Mukherjee, whose health condition deteriorated after he developed a lung infection, is showing signs of slight improvement, the Army Research and Referral Hospital said on Thursday.

He has been hospitalised…

Remove Amarinder, save Cong in Punjab: Partap Singh Bajwa

New Delhi (IANS) Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha and former State President of the Congress in Punjab, Partap Singh Bajwa has upped the ante against Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh for his autocratic style of functioning and has alleged…

Dhoni not just a sportsperson but a phenomenon, says PM Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid rich tribute to former India skipper MS Dhoni as he hanged his boots from international cricket, calling him not just a sportsperson but a phenomenon, which was much appreciated by MSD.

On…

Bus with 34 passengers on board hijacked in Agra

Agr (IANS) Employees of a finance company allegedly took control of a bus with 34 passengers on board in Agra over non-payment of EMIs on Wednesday morning.

The bus was traveling from Gurugram to Madhya Pradesh. The owner of the vehicle had…

After Rahul quit, Priyanka was ready to work under non-Gandhi chief

New Delhi (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was ready to work under a non-Gandhi president after Rahul Gandhi's resignation following the defeat in the General Election in 2019. Rahul Gandhi also had said that the party should…

Ibobi Singh's nephew, 4 other ex-Cong MLAs from Manipur join BJP

New Delhi (IANS) Turning the table on the Congress in Manipur, the BJP on Wednesday welcomed five former Congress MLAs, who had resigned from the party amid the political instability in the northeastern state, into the saffron party here in the presence…

772 lawyers write to CJI raising concerns on emerging trend to browbeat judiciary

New Delhi (IANS) A group of 772 lawyers have written a letter to Chief Justice S.A. Bobde to raise concerns on an emerging trend to browbeat and intimidate the judiciary.

"India has witnessed a series of attacks by institutional disruptors…