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COVID booster shots for 18+ begins Sunday; vaccination drive accelerated in India [details]

The ministry of health announced on Friday that all adults above the age of 18 will be eligible for booster shot at private healthcare centres from Sunday, April 10.

Apr 8, 2022

Six B'luru schools emptied after bomb threats; police, bomb squads rush to inspect [details]

Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant said that following the bomb threats, the police department initiated the necessary action and the situation is under control.

Apr 8, 2022

K'taka police bust human trafficking racket; rescue 17 women [details]

In a major crackdown, the Karnataka police have busted a human trafficking racket with arrest of seven persons. The City Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths have rescued 17 women who have been all set to be transported to Dubai.

Apr 8, 2022

Odisha: Journalist chained to hospital bed; photo goes viral [see pic]

In a shocking incident, a journalist from Odisha's Balasore district, who was arrested for allegedly thrashing a cop, was chained to his hospital bed while undergoing treatment.

Apr 8, 2022

'Without image re-correction mere business summits will never attract investments in Bengal'

West Bengal government is all set to organise Bengal Global Business Summit, 2022, the event to showcase the state as an ideal investment destination, on April 20 and 21.

Apr 8, 2022

Vyapam whistleblower Anand Rai arrested from Delhi hotel; urges well-wishers to reach Bhopal [details]

Vyapam scam whistleblower Anand Rai, who recently 'exposed' the Madhya Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (MP-TET) paper leak, has been arrested from a hotel in Delhi late on Thursday.

Apr 8, 2022

US senate confirms first African-American woman for SC, first time in Supreme Court's 233-year history

For the first time in the US Supreme Court's 233-year history, the Senate has confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, an African-American women, to serve as a Justice in the nine-member bench of the apex court.

Apr 8, 2022

"Some high end designers don't give you their outfits": Yami Gautam's shocking revelation

Yami Gautam gets brutally honest about high-end designers refusing to give outfits

Apr 8, 2022

Global Covid caseload tops 496.2 million, S.Korea records more than 200,000 cases

South Korea's new coronavirus cases remained in the 200,000s for the fourth consecutive day on Friday

Apr 8, 2022

Shashi Tharoor reacts to his viral video of chat with Supriya Sule in filmy style [details]

In an earlier tweet, Tharoor said that Sule was asking him a policy question and he leaned over to hear her as she was speaking softly so as not to disturb the debate.

Apr 8, 2022

India abstains on resolution suspending Russia from UN Human Rights Council; here's why [details]

Permanent Representative T.S. Tirumurti said after the vote: "If India has chosen any side, it is the side of peace and it is for an immediate end to violence."

Apr 8, 2022

Free education to over 20 Ukraine-returned MBBS students; Cong leader shows the way [details]

"We ought to secure their future," says MB Patil as he announces free education for over 20 medical students who returned from Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.

Apr 8, 2022

ED questions Omar Abdullah in J&K Bank's building scam; ex-CM says cooperating in probe [details]

National Conference flays ED move to question Omar Abdullah, terms it "vicious vilification".

Apr 7, 2022

Sitapur's Mahant threatens to rape Muslim women in open; crowd hails, police look other way[watch]

While ruing about the completely damaged and immoral social fabric, many netizens pointed out the initial police inaction on the hate speech.

Apr 7, 2022

Fire at New Delhi Railway Station, fire had engulfed a shop on Platform no 5, no injuries reported

A fire broke out at the New Delhi Railway Station on Thursday evening, but has been brought under control, a Fire Department official said.

Apr 7, 2022