Patna | Vipin Chauhan, a daily wager in Bihar was in shock to learn that he was having Rs 9.99 crore in the Union Bank of India, Supual branch. Interestingly, Vipin claims that he never opened an account in any bank. Vipin, a native of Sisauni locality in Bihar’s Supaul town went to the customer […]
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India reports 26,964 new Covid cases, spike in fatalities
New Delhi | India reported 26,964 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours which remained below the 30,000 mark for the second consecutive day, Union Health Ministry’s data showed on Wednesday. However, the country witnessed a spike in daily Covid related deaths as 383 fatalities were registered in the last 24 hours. The total […]
This is India’s first state to launch drone trials for delivering vaccines
Hyderabad | Telangana has become the first state in the country to launch a trial run for delivering vaccines by drones to healthcare centres in remote areas. The two-day trial run of drones under the state government’s ‘Medicine from the Sky’ project began on Thursday in Vikarabad town. The ‘Medicine from the Sky’ is an initiative of […]
Calcutta HC orders CBI probe in post-poll violence in Bengal
Kolkata | In a major blow to the West Bengal government, a five-member bench of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday handed over the investigation of serious crimes like rape and murder in the post-poll violence to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and formed a three-member team to investigate the lesser criminal offences. The court […]
India, China mulling withdrawal of troops from Gogra in Ladakh
New Delhi | India and China are working on a proposal to withdraw troops from a friction point in Gogra at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh in the next few days. It could be a significant step towards resolving the continuing border crisis. The final decision on withdrawal of troops from […]
Delhi High Court refuses to stay film on Sushant Rajput’s death
The Delhi High Court on Thursday declined to stay the release of movie, Nyay: The Justice, scheduled for release on Friday, purportedly based on the life of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. A bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula dismissed an application filed by Krishna Kishore Singh, Sushant’s father, against movie and other ventures using […]
Marriage to Nikhil Jain not legal, separated long back: Nusrat Jahan
In a surprise development, Trinamool Congress MP and actress Nusrat Jahan claimed on Wednesday that her marriage to Nikhil Jain was not valid in India and it was only a live-in relationship, adding that their separation happened long back. Nusrat had reportedly got married to businessman Nikhil Jain in Turkey in 2019. A reception was […]
West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari meets PM Modi
The Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday and discussed the political situation in the state along with other issues. It is believed that the meeting lasted for around 45 minutes, during which Adhikari had a detailed discussion with the Prime Minister […]
Asaram not cooperating with doctors, has ulterior motive to shift outside jail, SC told
The Rajasthan government has informed the Supreme Court that Asaram Bapu was not cooperating with the doctors at AIIMS Jodhpur with an ulterior motive of shifting of venue of his custody. The state government averred that Asaram has made third attempt to get his sentence suspended, under the garb of medical treatment. The state government, […]
Which is the world’s most liveable city? Know Here
Syria’s capital Damascus remains the world’s least liveable city and most of the previous ten least liveable cities remain in the bottom ten this year, including Dhaka and Karachi in the Asia-Pacific region, as per the the 2021 edition of The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (The EIU) Global Liveability Ranking. Auckland rose to the top of […]