The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is wreaking havoc across the world, with as many as 4461 cases reported across India as well. Classified as a variant of concern (VoC) by the World Health Organization (WHO), Omicron is likely to become the dominant strain in the country in the nearRead More

Panaji, Jan 10: With just over a month to go for Assembly elections in Goa, political observers feel the Congress may upset BJP’s plans for retaining power in the coastal state, but appear less enthused about Trinamool Congress, whose entry has added colour to the poll campaign. “Congress will winRead More

Mr. Patel, 58, told that he will be joining on 1st February. He will be one of the five Vice Presidents of the AIIB with a three-year tenure. Mr. Pandian, a former Gujarat chief secretary, has been AIIB’s vice-president since 2016, the year the bank was set up with IndiaRead More

A meeting between Air India Express Employees Union (AIXEU) and the management is set to be held in Kochi on Monday. The meeting is being held in the wake of Air India cabin crew calling for an indefinite strike from January 15. They have placed several demands and if theRead More

Billionaire business magnate Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd on Sunday entered into an agreement to acquire New York’s premium luxury hotel Mandarin Oriental for $ 98.15 million. In a statement, Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited (RIIHL) announced that the acquisition was intended to add the consumer and hospitality footprintRead More

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chaired a review meeting on the Covid-19 situation in the country through video conference as India witnessed a sharp spike in the cases of the deadly infection. In the meeting that had Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya,Read More

Chinar Corps of the Indian Army received a distress call from Ghagar Hill village at LoC Boniyar seeking urgent medical assistance of a pregnant lady. In heavy snowfall, evacuation team carried the lady on a stretcher for 6.5 km till Salasan & brought her to PHC, according to a tweetRead More

The Election Commission on Saturday announced the elections for the upcoming assembly elections in five states, including Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur. However, CEC Sushil Chandra noted that No political rally, no roadshow, no physical rallies will be allowed till January 15 in the wake of the COVID-19Read More

India’s R-naught value recorded at 4 in 1st week of 2022: What it means for 3rd wave The spread of the SARS-CoV-2 has been the highest in the first week of January, India’s R-naught value which indicates the spread of the infection revealed. According to a study by IIT Madras,Read More

The Centre on Friday announced that all international arrivals to undergo seven-day mandatory home quarantine. The Union Health Ministry has issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) which will be valid from January 11 for all international travellers from all points of entry (airports, seaports and land border. Read all theRead More