- Covaxin booster enhances antibody response against Covid variants including Omicron: Study
A booster dose of Covaxin administered six months after the two dose primary vaccination has shown elevated immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern including Omicron and protection from severe disease, a study by ICMR and Bharat Biotech has found.
- Birbhum killings direct fallout of TMC leader?s murder: CBI report
After handing over the case of the Birbhum massacre in West Bengal to the CBI, the Calcutta High Court on Friday asked the Central agency to also probe the murder of TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh since the incidents were “interlinked”.
- ?Precaution dose to be of same Covid vaccine, pvt centres can levy up to Rs 150 as service charge?
The Centre on Saturday told the states that the precaution dose would be of the same Covid vaccine as the one used for the administration of the first two doses and that private vaccination centres could charge up to a maximum of Rs 150 per dose as service charge over and above the cost of the vacci
- Cabinet nod to distribution of fortified rice under govt schemes
The government today announced a three-phased implementation of a scheme to distribute fortified rice under different food programmes run by the Centre.
- Pakistan panel to probe ?foreign conspiracy?
Even as Prime Minister Imran Khan’s fate will be decided by a no-confidence motion in the National Assembly on Saturday, the Pakistan Government has set up a commission led by a retired Army officer to investigate the alleged “foreign conspiracy”.
- 1,700 tonnes of explosives lying at ports destroyed
Central Ammunition Depot (CAD), Pulgaon, was tasked by the Army for neutralisation and demolition of over 1,700 tonnes of dangerous unexploded ordnance and explosive remnants of war recovered from ports across the country under operation Visphotak Mukt Bandargah.
- Burglary at Sonam Kapoor?s Delhi residence, valuables worth Rs 2.4 crore stolen
Hindi cinema actor Sonam Kapoor and her husband Anand Ahuja's residence in the national capital was burgled in February and cash, jewellery and other valuable items worth Rs 2.4 crore were stolen, it was officially learnt on Saturday.
- 365 procedures added to Ayushman health package
The National Health Authority has launched a new version of the Health Benefit Package, 2022, under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, adding 365 new procedures taking the total to 1,949, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.
- As AAP workers from Himachal join BJP, Kejriwal, Sisodia take potshots at saffron party
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia have reacted after the AAP workers from Himachal joined the BJP.
- Imran Khan knows he won't win so decided to campaign for India, says Pakistan PM?s ex - wife Reham Khan
It was after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan praised India ahead of a trust vote that his ex-wife and vociferous critic Reham Khan hit out at him saying, "He knows he can't win again so decided to campaign for India? Khudaar quam suddenly!!"
- Human rights panel urged to take note of Madhya Pradesh 'stripping' case
Condemning the alleged act of the Madhya Pradesh Police, which “reprehensibly stripped” journalists, theatre artistes and others at a police station, the Press Club of India and Indian Women Press Corp today issued a statement urging the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to take su
- Chintel aged faster, needs detailed structural, quality testing : IIT Delhi preliminary report
Chintel aged faster, needs detailed structural, quality testing : IIT Delhi preliminary report
- 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed?s son declared terrorist
The government on Saturday issued a notification under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, declaring Hafiz Talha Saeed, the son of Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, a senior leader of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and head of the cleric wing of the terror outfit, as a designated terrorist.
- 6 fire - fighters among 9 injured in blaze at Delhi factory
Six fire-fighters were among nine people who were injured while trying to douse a blaze at an electrical components manufacturing factory in Anand Parbat area here on Saturday morning, officials said.
- Card - less cash withdrawal at all banks? ATM network soon: RBI
In a bid to check fraud, the RBI on Friday decided to permit all banks to introduce card-less cash withdrawal through ATMs.
- IHC to pump in $2 bn in Adani firms
Abu Dhabi-based conglomerate International Holding Company (IHC) will invest $2 billion in three green-focused companies of Adani Group, helping tycoon Gautam Adani’s units fund expansion plans.
- Tax collection surges 34% to record Rs27.07 lakh cr in FY22
India’s gross tax collection soared to a record high of Rs 27.07 lakh crore in the fiscal year ended March 31 as mop-up from income, corporate taxes, customs and GST jumped, taking the tax-to-GDP ratio to the highest in 23 years, Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj said on Friday. The tax-to-GDP rat
- Gurdaspur Diary: Tough challenges await new district police chief
April 1 is All Fools’ Day. When word started spreading like wildfire that the city had a new SSP, nobody was willing to believe it, for obvious reasons. Nanak Singh was on his way out while SSP Harjit Singh was the new man in. On the very first day he joined, he came up against a wall. The fir
- Cultural exchange event held
A cultural exchange programme was organised at Dharamsala BD DAV under the “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” to celebrate the diversity of Himachal Pradesh and Kerala. Students of Dharamsala DAV and Sri Narayana Public School, Poothotta (Kerala), represented their states through Power Point P
- Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi announces winners of its Annual Art Exhibition 2022
Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi has announced the names of the Academy Award winners for its Annual Art Exhibition 2022. The two-person jury consisting of internationally acclaimed artists Veer Munshi and Atul Bhalla, from Delhi, recommended the names for the awards for this year’s exhibition, being
- Best poster presentation award
Ludhiana: Prapti Sudan, a postgraduate student from the College of Fisheries, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, won the best poster presentation award at the 1st Indian Fisheries Outlook-2022 on “Priming Indian Fisheries in Attaining Sustainable Development Goals”
- 'Won't rest until all problems solved'
Kulwant Singh Bazigar, a sweet shop owner in Shutrana of Patiala, got the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ticket for the first time and defeated Shiromani Akali Dal’s (SAD) heavyweight leader Vaninder Kaur Loomba and others by a margin of 51,554 votes.
- Paid booster for all adults at pvt centres from tomorrow
Amid growing concerns over the new Covid XE variant, India on Friday decided to extend paid booster facility to all adults (18 years and above) at private vaccination centres from April 10. The administration of booster doses through private centres would begin from Sunday and the registration will
- High taxes on grain keep pvt players off state
Punjab farmers could lose out on a big opportunity for getting higher than the MSP for this year’s wheat crop if the government does not waive the market development fee (MDF) and rural development fee (RDF) imposed on private traders buying wheat.
- PTC MD's remand extended
A local court has extended the police remand of PTC managing director Rabinder Narayan till April 11 in the alleged sexual harassment case of a contestant of Miss Punjaban beauty pageant.