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India records 53,480 new Covid cases in one day

India recorded 53,480 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, 4.8 per cent lower than the day before, taking the total tally to 1,21,49,335 on Wednesday.

Mar 31, 2021

Arms recovered in Kokrajhar area of Assam ahead of PM's visit

Days ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit, a huge cache of arms and ammunition has been recovered at Kokrajhar's Gossaigaon area in Assam, the police said on Tuesday.

Mar 31, 2021

Sharad Pawar undergoes successful gall-bladder surgery

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar has undergone a successful surgery for extricating a gall-bladder stone early on Wednesday, his family said.

Mar 31, 2021

SpiceJet, Avenue Capital Group enter into MoU for aircraft acquisition

Budget airline SpiceJet has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Avenue Capital Group, New York for financing, acquisition and sale and lease-back of new planes.

Mar 31, 2021

Andhra Pradesh CM lays foundation stone for 1.5 km wall

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday laid the foundation stone to construct a retaining wall on the left bank of Krishna river to protect thousands of houses from flooding during the monsoon season.

Mar 31, 2021

No cabs at Bengaluru Airport as driver self immolates; dies

As a result of the tragic incident, the KIA, has issued a statement though its Twitter handle appealing its passengers to use bus service for travel to and from the Bengaluru airport.

Mar 31, 2021

8 lawyers suspended for attack on judge

The Unnao Bar Association has suspended the membership of eight lawyers on the directives of the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh that is probing the alleged attack on additional district judge Prahlad Tandon.

Mar 31, 2021

Former PM HD Deve Gowda, wife Chennamma test COVID positive

Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Wednesday said he and his wife Chennamma tested positive for COVID-19.

Mar 31, 2021

TikTok Parent ByteDance's Bank Accounts Said to Be Blocked by India for Alleged Tax Evasion

Indian authorities have blocked at least two of ByteDance's bank accounts for alleged tax evasion, prompting it to ask a court to quash the directive that it fears will hit its operations, two sources with direct knowledge told Reuters.

Mar 31, 2021

India received one-third of vaccines made for poor countries by India under COVAX programme: Report

India itself has received more than a third of the nearly 28 million Indian-made AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses delivered so far by the global programme for poor countries, according to data from Unicef and vaccine alliance Gavi.

Mar 31, 2021

Fire breaks out at ICU of Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, 60 patients evacuated

A fire broke out in the ICU ward of Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi early on Wednesday morning. Around 60 patients were shifted to other wards in the hospital as the fire engulfed the ICU ward.

Mar 31, 2021

When is Ramadan in 2021: Time-table, moon sighting, fasting in India [details]

Ramadan (Ramzan) will commence in India and around the world next month and the dates are likely to vary depending on the geographical locations.

Mar 31, 2021

Asians regret supporting BLM after recent attacks by African Americans [reactions]

There have been a shocking 33 hate crimes against Asians this year so far, which surpasses the 2020 figure of 29.

Mar 31, 2021

Suez Canal has rich Indian history dating back to World War I era [details]

More than 25 Indians who were present on the container ship as it blockage of Suez Canal almost created a full-blown crisis has now been applauded for their hard work in rescuing the ship.

Mar 31, 2021

PAK PM responds to PM Modi's letter; see what it says [read now]

Pakistan Prime Minister responded to PM Modi's letter, where the latter congratulated Imran Khan on the occasion of Pakistan Day. See what the letter says.

Mar 30, 2021