New Delhi, January 25 The number of beneficiaries vaccinated against COVID-19 in the country had crossed 19.5 lakh till Monday evening, the 10th day of the nationwide immunisation drive, the Health Ministry said. A total of 19,50,183 beneficiaries were inoculated in 35,785 sessions till 7.10 pm on Monday, including 3,34,679Read More

New Delhi, January 25 Even as Delhi and the country await the January 26 tractor parade by farmers, unions have already announced their plans to take forward the agitation against the three contentious farm laws. Samyukta Kisan Morcha leader Darshan Pal on Monday said farmers will march on foot toRead More

New Delhi, January 24 At least 100 meritorious students from schools and colleges will get a chance to see the Republic Day parade from the Prime Minister’s box on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Education. The students will also get to interact with Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ afterRead More

New Delhi, January 24 Thirty-two children have been awarded the ‘Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar’ this year for their exceptional abilities and outstanding accomplishments in the fields of innovation, scholastics, sports, arts, culture, social service and bravery. In a statement, the Ministry of Women and Child Development said the awardeesRead More

New Delhi, January 22 Protesting farmer leaders on Friday have said their proposed January 26 tractor ‘parade’ will take place on Delhi’s busy Outer Ring Road as decided earlier, after their 11th round of talks with the government ended in a deadlock. Coming out of the meeting, farmer leader BalbirRead More

New Delhi, January 22 The government’s negotiations with protesting farm unions hit a roadblock on Friday as the farmer leaders stuck to their demands for a complete repeal of three farm laws they find pro-corporate and a legal guarantee for MSP, even as the Centre asked them to reconsider itsRead More

New Delhi, January 21 The number of healthcare workers who have received COVID-19 vaccine jabs in the country till the evening of the sixth day of the nationwide immunisation drive crossed one million as per provisional reports, Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. It also said on Thursday, 2,33,530 beneficiariesRead More

New Delhi/Sonepat, January 21 In a move that brought the situation back to square one, farmers’ unions on Thursday rejected the BJP-led government’s offer to suspend the implementation of the three contentious farm laws for a-year-and-a-half or any period agreed upon mutually between the protesting farmers and the Centre. TheRead More

New Delhi, January 19 India on Tuesday announced that it will supply COVID-19 vaccines under grant assistance to Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles from Wednesday. The Ministry of External Affairs said India will supply COVID-19 vaccines to partner countries over the coming weeks and months in a phasedRead More

New Delhi, January 19 Ahead of the tenth round of talks between agitating farmers and union ministers, members of the Supreme Court-appointed committee to deliberate with stakeholders concerned the three contentious farm laws on Tuesday held their first meeting. The three members, Ashok Gulati (former CACP chairman) Anil Ghanwat (presidentRead More