Cyclone Nisarga – Maharashtra, Gujarat alert! Very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall on these dates – Check IMD forecast In a major development, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the depression in the Arabian Sea is slated to further intensify into cyclonic storm Nisarga and cross north Maharashtra and Gujarat coasts between Harihareshwar…

Shah Rukh Khan Helps Toddler Who Tried to Wake His Dead Mother at Bihar Railway Station Recently, a video of a toddler pulling the shroud from the dead body of her mother at Bihar’s Muzaffarpur railway station had gone viral, highlighting the tragedy of migrant workers returning to their native places. Shah Rukh Khan’s Meer…

Chinese company Sinovac 99% hopeful that its COVID-19 vaccine ‘CoronaVac’ will work New Delhi: Sinovac Biotech Ltd, a leading biopharmaceutical company in China, said it is 99 per cent certain that its experimental coronavirus vaccine ‘CoronaVac’ will work effectively against the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. The company has entered stage 2 trials of its COVID-19…

Fake Aadhaar, official car – How 2 Pakistani spies were caught red-handed after weeks of watch Delhi Police has detained two ISI agents who were working as visa officers at the Pakistan High Commission. The arrests have once exposed Pakistan’s tactics of using illegal means to harm India. Sources have told India Today TV that…

China says situation at border with India ‘stable and controllable’ China on Monday said that the overall situation at the border with India was ‘stable and controllable’, and both the countries have ‘unimpeded’ communication channels to resolve the issues through dialogue and consultations. The comments by the Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian came in the backdrop…

Should India be renamed as Bharat only? Supreme Court to hear plea tomorrow “What’s in a name,” celebrated playwright William Shakespeare had his most famous heroine Juliet say in his Romeo and Juliet play. “That which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet.” But most people wouldn’t agree with Shakespeare…

EC Announces Elections For 18 Rajya Sabha Seats To Be Held On June 19 The Rajya Sabha elections to 18 seats from seven states, pending due to the coronavirus pandemic, will be held on June 19, the Election Commission announced on Monday. The counting of votes will also take place on the same day. Out…

World-class veterinary hospital in Chandka Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to set up a world-class veterinary hospital in the Chandka forest area. The hospital would be developed as a center of excellence with advanced knowledge, equipment, and research and development activities. It was discussed in the state-level meeting on ‘elephant protection and conservation in Odisha’…

Lockdown 5.0 – Return of 100 Person Workforce to Office as Centre Lifts 50% Restrictions at Workplaces Under fresh guidelines by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the national lockdown imposed on March 25 will be eased in phases and workplaces will have additional measures to ensure curbing of Covid-19. The home ministry, in its…

Punjab extends lockdown till June 30 with ‘certain more relaxations’ Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has extended the lockdown in the state till June 30 with “certain more relaxations.” The announcement comes minutes after the Central government released fresh guidelines for ‘Unlock 1’, the phased re-opening of areas outside the containment zones. “Punjab Chief Minister…

Unlock 1.0 – Delhi Metro, other metro services to remain suspended! May start under phase 3; details Unlock 1.0: Delhi Metro and other metro network commuters, who were looking forward to the resumption of Metro train services, will have to wait more for the services to resume! The Modi government has issued new guidelines for…

Lockdown extended by a month; malls, restaurants, schools to open in phased manner The Centre on Saturday issued orders extending the nationwide lockdown for one more month beginning June 1, but has considerably eased restrictions outside of containment zones. From malls, hotels, and restaurants to places of worship, schools and colleges, all have been allowed to…

Lockdown extended in containment zones till June 30, malls can open from June 8 New Delhi: Issuing fresh guidelines and allowing more relaxations, the Centre has extended the Lockdown in containment zones till June 30. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) released the order today, the new guidelines will come into effect from June 1…

Earthquake hits Delhi, Noida, Gurugram; tremors also felt in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab A medium-intensity earthquake hit Delhi on Friday night. The tremors were also felt in Gurugram, Noida, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh. According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the magnitude of the quake was measured to be 4.6 on the Richter Scale. It…