Tue, 22 Dec 2020 19:55:40
As many as 590 passengers landed in Mumbai from the UK in three aircraft on Tuesday, a civic official said, adding no COVID-19 symptomatic person was on board these flights.
A BMC official said 187 passengers were from Mumbai, 167 from rest of Maharashtra and 236 were from other states.
While 299 passengers were sent to various hotels, where they will be kept under institutional quarantine,
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Tue, 22 Dec 2020 19:12:21
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad on Tuesday said his party will field candidates in the upcoming panchyat polls in Uttar Pradesh.
He also accused the government of settling scores with the opposition and expressed concern over the law and order situation.
Before the 2022 assembly polls, the Azad Samaj Party will field candidates in the panchyat elections, said the Bhim Army chief, who wa
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Tue, 22 Dec 2020 19:10:50
Asserting that the new farm reform laws will herald a new era in Indian farming, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said the government is still willing to continue talks with protesting unions on all contentious issues.
The minister said the agriculture sector is the backbone of the Indian economy and the Narendra Modi government is focusing on doubling farmer's income by 202
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Tue, 22 Dec 2020 19:09:15
New test captain Mohammad Rizwan showed his leadership quality in a bold innings of 89 which steered Pakistan to a four-wicket win over New Zealand in the third Twenty20 on Tuesday.
Rizwan will lead Pakistan in the two-match test series against New Zealand starting on Sunday in place of Babar Azam, who is injured.
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Tue, 22 Dec 2020 19:06:14
PDP youth president Waheed Para, who is in custody of the National Investigation Agency for alleged links with militants, on Tuesday won the District Development Council (DDC) elections from Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Para defeated BJP candidate Sajad Ahmad Raina.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said she was proud of her party's youth leader to register a win.
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Tue, 22 Dec 2020 19:01:57
The misuse and wastage of potable water has to be prevented and authorities should continuously monitor it, the National Green Tribunal has said.
A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel made the observation while asking a petitioner, who sought to stop water wastage, to take up the matter with the statutory authorities concerned as per law.
"There cannot be two views that
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Tue, 22 Dec 2020 18:58:18
Farmer leaders are expected to meet on Tuesday to discuss a plan of action as thousands gathered at protest sites on Delhi's borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to press for the repeal of the new agri laws brace the cold wave sweeping through the national capital.
Efforts are underway by the unions to draw support from farmers in other states like Bihar for their demand to enact a law assuri
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Tue, 22 Dec 2020 13:39:54
Amid Covid-19 scare, voting is underway for 3,019 panchayats in 117 taluks of Karnataka in the first phase of gram panchayat elections on Tuesday.
As per the state government, the election began amid Covid-19 precautionary measures with voters maintaining social distance and masks.
A total of 1.17 lakh candidates are in the fray for 43,238 seats, half of which are reserved for women, poll o
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Tue, 22 Dec 2020 00:16:00
The National Water Mission launched the 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan II: Catch the Rain' awareness campaign on Monday to promote rainwater harvesting, the Jal Shakti Ministry said.
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