SA Vs IND, 2nd ODI: South Africa Beat India By 7 Wickets

South Africa comfortably chased down a 288-run mark to win by seven wickets and establish a two-nil lead in the three-match ODI series against India at Boland Park in South Africa on Friday. Chasing a 288-run target Quinton de Kock and Janneman Malan gave their side a flying start, with de Kock being the more […]

Delhi Govt seeks to lift weekend curfew, relax restrictions as Covid-19 cases dip

As the cases of Covid-19 continue to drop in the National capital Delhi, the state government has proposed to lift certain restrictions alongside lifting the weekend curfew, revoke the odd-even system for shop openings and allow private offices in the city to operate with 50 percent staff. State Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has approved the […]

India suspends international passenger flights till February 28

Aviation regulator the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has announced the suspension of scheduled international passenger flights in India to be extended till February 28. Scheduled international passenger flights have been suspended in India since March 23 last year. However, special passenger flights have been operating between India and approximately 40 countries since July 2020 […]

India completes #1YearOfVaccineDrive against Covid-19

India today completed its #1YearOfVaccineDrive against the highly contagious Coronavirus infection by administering more than 156 crore vaccine doses as part of the national vaccination campaign. Since the country’s vaccination drive began, 90% of the eligible population has received their first dose, with 60% receiving their second dose and 42 lakh has received ‘precautionary doses’ […]

India’s Omicron tally approaching 2000 mark

A total of 1,892 cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been reported from across 23 states and union territories so far. 766 of the total cases of Omicron have recovered or migrated. Maharashtra has topped the list with 568 cases, followed by Delhi (382), Kerala (185), Rajasthan (174), Gujarat (152), and Tamil Nadu […]

Omicron Scare: India records its first death

India recorded its first Omicron death. Maharashtra confirmed the presence of Omicron in a 52-year-old man who recently died of a heart attack in Pimpri Chinchwad, but stopped short of calling him the first casualty of the variant and attributed the death to his underlying health conditions. The man from Pimpri Chinchwad died on December […]

India hits out at China’s move to rename 15 places in Arunachal Pradesh

India dismissed China’s move to rename 15 locations in the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, which is claimed by Beijing, and said such actions will not alter the region’s status as an integral part of the country. New Delhi’s sharp rebuttal after China’s ministry of civil affairs issued a statement that said it has “standardized” […]

India registers its 1st win at Centurion, beats South Africa by 113 runs

India won the first Test at Centurion by 113 runs today. India bundled South Africa on 191 to secure a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Chasing a target of 305, South Africa was reduced to 182/7 at lunch. At the post-lunch session, Mohammed Shami took the first wicket, and R Ashwin took the final […]

India’s Omicron tally approaching 1000 mark, WHO warns of COVID ‘tsunami ‘

The Omicron cases in India are fast approaching the 1000 mark. To be more specific, India has recorded a total of 950 cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 across 21 states and UTs so far. Among the total cases of Omicron, 241 people have recovered so far. The most number of cases have been […]