The two terrorists killed here early Friday were part of a suicide squad from Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed and their infiltration could be a “big conspiracy” to sabotage Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the union territory, Jammu and Kashmir police chief Dilbag Singh said after the operation. Besides the two terrorists, … Read more
A study conducted by a team of experts from IIT-Madras has shown ‘excellent efficacy’ of Indomethacin, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, as an antiviral agent in the treatment of mild and moderate COVID-19 patients. Indomethacin, with more than two million prescriptions per year in the US alone, is an established drug … Read more
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to supply 72,000 tonne of coal daily to maintain uninterrupted power supply in the state. Stalin in a letter to Modi said: “I request you to direct the Ministry of Coal to ensure the supply of 72,000 … Read more
Court has the power to review the decision of the government on the acceptance or rejection of remission and is also empowered to direct it to reconsider its decision, the Supreme Court said on Friday. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Aniruddha Bose said while a discretion vest … Read more
In an order issued on Friday, the Tamil Nadu Health Department has made wearing of masks mandatory in the state and violators will have to pay Rs 500 as fine. The Department said the decision was taken considering the rising cases of Covid-19 in the country, especially in Delhi,. … Read more
While risks to domestic growth warrant continued monetary policy accommodation, rising inflationary pressures have necessitated action, almost all members of India’s monetary policy committee said, according to the minutes of its latest meeting. The Reserve Bank of India earlier this month started to move away from its ultra-loose monetary policy … Read more
Lucknow leads in overexploitation of groundwater in Uttar Pradesh with an average of 3.5 million litres of groundwater extracted per one square km which is alarming, to put it rather mildly. Scientists feel that over-exploitation of groundwater may turn the earth water deficient in the coming years. According … Read more
Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases, over a hundred people were fined across Noida and Greater Noida for not wearing face masks in public places, police said on Friday. The challans were issued on Thursday to these people during police checks in crowded places such as markets, metro stations and … Read more
The Shivraj Singh Chouhan government has told the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court that the alleged encroachment made by an accused in the Khargone riots case shall not be removed without the due legal procedure. The state government made the submission in the high court on Thursday … Read more
Two Ukrainians, who illegally entered India, were detained by Government Railway Police (GRP) at Badarpur in Assam’s Karimganj district, officials said on Friday. The GRP personnel detained Chrisinsky Volodimir, 39 and Nazari Voznyuk, 21, while they were travelling through the Agartala-New Delhi (Anand Vihar) Tripura Sundari Express train on Thursday … Read more