The Taj Mahal and other centrally protected monuments, which were closed two months ago in the wake of the second Covid-19 wave, will reopen on June 16, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) said. Visitors will be able to book entry tickets online and no offline booking facility will be available, an ASI official said. “Considering […]

A year after 20 Army soldiers had lost their lives in the violent faceoff with Chinese troops in the Galwan valley, the Indian defence forces have strengthened themselves in the entire Ladakh sector through multiple initiatives. These include building infrastructure to enhance connectivity and deploying additional troops to tackle any possible aggression by the Chinese. […]

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is a ‘Man on a Mission’. From launching a all out war on drugs to paving way for permanent peace in the state, Sarma has now pledged to revive the bleak power sector in Assam. Reviewing the power scenario at the Bijulee Bhawan in Guwahati, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa […]

The opposition Congress in Meghalaya has demanded an inquiry into the alleged food grain scam involving the Shillong division of FCI, which was recently unearthed by the Assam Police in Boko. Senior Meghalaya Congress leader, Ampareen Lyngdoh described the seizure of over one lakh rice bags of the Food Corporation of India, Shillong from a […]

The screening of children aged 6 to 12 years for the clinical trials of indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine, Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin is scheduled to start from Tuesday. According to sources, the recruitment for clinical trials of Covaxin among those aged 12 to 18 years is over. They have been given a single dose of vaccine. […]

District health authorities in Nagaland’s Zunheboto district are on a mission to vaccinate almost all residents of the district. A special mass vaccination drive was organised in the entire district for the 18 to 44 age group on Sunday. Multiple vaccination booths were set up in various locations of the town, sub-divisions and villages. People […]

Bangladesh on Sunday extended border closure with India till June 30 as the COVID-19 situation in neighbouring districts of the country continued to deteriorate. The decision for extending the closure of border areas was taken during an inter-ministerial meeting on June 13, a top official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Dhaka Tribune. A […]

Ziona Chana, believed to head the world’s largest family, with as total of 38 wives, 89 children and 33 grandchildren, died on Sunday at the age of 76 in Mizoram. Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga took to Twitter to confirm the death of Ziona Chana, and said that the state and his village at Baktawng Tlangnuam […]

With 70,421 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, India maintained its declining trend of cases and reported the lowest single-day COVID-19 rise in 74 days, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday. With this, the total cases have reached 2,95,10,410, and the daily positivity rate stands at 4.72 […]

Bharat Biotech on Saturday shared full data of all research studies of its Covaxin – India’s first indigenous COVID-19 vaccine. As per the company officials, the complete data for Phase I and II, and partial data for Phase III trials of Covaxin have been thoroughly scrutinised by the regulators in India. In a timely approach […]