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96.8% adults received first dose of Covid vax, 81.3% second, Centre to SC
The Centre on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that 96.8 percent of India's adult population have been administered with first dose of the Covid vaccine and 81.3 percent have been administered the second dose. Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, representing the Centre, submitted before a bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai that 177,50,86,335 (177.5 crore) total vaccines have been administered.
Sharjeel instigated section of society to block access to NE: Delhi Police to HC
In response to JNU student and activist Sharjeel Imam's bail application in connection with the violence in North-East Delhi in 2020, the Delhi Police said that his speeches spread falsehood about genocide in Assam and instigated a particular religious section to disrupt the access to the Northeast region of the country from Central India
Nagaland student arrives in Delhi, 2 nuns from Mizoram still in Ukraine
One medical student from Nagaland arrived here on Wednesday at the Indira Gandhi International airport here in a special aircraft.The girl student hails from Dimapur in Nagaland and is a daughter of a medico. The special aircraft arrived here at around 1000 hours on Wednesday and the student was received at the airport by Nagaland Government officials led by Senior Public Relations Officer (PRO) Koulie Mere.
Battle for UP: Why is BJP not talking about rising prices, says Akhilesh
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has questioned why top BJP leaders are not talking about rising prices in their election speeches. He also questioned the BJP's claims that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath worked 24 hours a day for the welfare of the poor and the youth. He said that if the claim was correct then why his government failed to fill up 11 lakh jobs lying vacant in various government departments for the last five years.
Battle for UP: Akhilesh-Raja Bhaiyya in Twitter war
A Twitter war has now erupted between Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and former Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh a.k.a Raja Bhaiyya.Akhilesh Yadav alleged in a tweet that fake voting had taken place in the Kunda Assembly segments from where Raja Bhaiyya is a candidate. Akhilesh had tweeted a photograph as proof and demanded cancellation of election in Kunda.
Battle for UP: SP will become 'samaptwadi party' after March 10, says UP DyCM
Uttar Pradesh deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya has said that after March 10, the day votes are counted, the Samajwadi Party will become a 'samaptwadi party'.
CBI to grill Anil Deshmukh in Rs 100cr money laundering case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has got the permission from a Special Court to record the statement of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in connection with the Rs 100 crore extortion case involving former top Mumbai cop Param Bir Singh.
ED summons Nawab Malik's son in PMLA case connected to Dawood
In a latest development in the PMLA case involving underworld Don Dawood Ibrahim and unknown Mumbai-based politician, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has now summoned Faraz Malik, son of NCP leader and Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik, who is already in police custody.The ED wants to confront him with his father Nawab Malik and also a few documents and other evidence collected by them. On February 23, the ED arrested Nawab Malik and later got his custodial remand till March 3.
Delhi reports 46% fall in daily Covid cases, no death after two months
Delhi on Monday reported a considerable decline of 46 per cent in daily Covid cases, at 258, while there was no Covid death for the first time after December 31, as per the Health Department bulletin.The fresh Covid infections has pushed the tally to 18,59,892 in the city, while the death toll continues to be 26,122. The infection rate in the city has come down to 0.71 per cent, while the number of active cases stands at 1,845, as per the bulletin.
Delhi govt discontinues discounts on MRP of liquor
The Delhi government's excise department on Monday announced to discontinue the discount policy on MRP of liquor in the capital city. It added that if any such instance of concession or discount is reported, action will be taken against the defaulting licensee. The liquor shops in Delhi were offering hefty discounts on liquor bottles to exhaust their stock by the end of March when licences will be renewed. The intent of the government with refard to offering discounts was to promote consumer choice and healthy competition and determination of price by market forces.
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