The first destroyer of the Indian Navy, INS Rajput is set to be decommissioned after 41 years on Friday, May 21, the Ministry of Defence said. INS Rajput is the first destroyer of the Indian Navy and was the ship that led the Kashin-class destroyers. Built by the erstwhile USSR, INS Rajput was first commissioned […]

As many as 53 inmates at Dibrugarh Central jail tested positive for COVID-19, as per the official on Wednesday. Speaking to ANI, Dibrugarh Deputy Commissioner, Pallav Gopal Jha said, “Out of the total jail inmates, 223 were tested for COVID-19 on Tuesday of which 53 were found positive.” “A separate isolation ward has been set […]

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to provide free education at Navodaya Vidyalayas to children who lost either both parents or an earning parent to COVID-19. “Amidst the devastation caused by the pandemic and the heart-wrenching tragedies being faced by affected families news of […]

The Indian Navy and Coast Guard have rescued 220 workmen stuck in the Arabian sea on two vessels due to cyclone Tauktae, informed the Mumbai Police on Thursday. According to Chaitanya, Deputy Commissioner of Police (PRO), Mumbai Police, at least 22 accidental death reports (ADR) registered at Yellow Gate police station of the bodies of […]

 Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)approved Pune-based Mylab Discovery Solutions’self-use rapid antigen test (RAT) kit for Covid-19. Priced Rs 250 per pack, CoviSelf is India’s first self-use rapid antigen test (RAT) kit. The test results will have to be uploaded by home users themselves through an app that is available on Google play store and […]

Track legend Milkha Singh has tested positive for Covid-19. Milkha Singh‘s son confirmed that his father has tested positive for Covid-19 and is currently in isolation at his home in Chandigarh. Milkha Singh is also known as The Flying Sikh. He still is the only Indian athlete to win gold in the 400m at the […]

At least 337 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, pushing the total caseload in the northeastern state to 22,799, a senior health department official said here on Thursday. The COVID-19 death toll in the state rose to 89 with one more person succumbing to the infection on Wednesday, the official said. The […]

With 192 new COVID-19 cases reported in Mizoram, the total caseload in the state reached 9,444 on Thursday, informed the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Mizoram. As per state government data, 7,271 people have been discharged in the state after recovering from the infection. There are 2,143 active cases in the state, while […]

A heavy shower lashed Guwahati on Thursday afternoon. The rain is also accompanied by lighting and thunder. Some other parts of the state are also witnessing rain. Heavy clouds, thunderstorms, wind over Guwahati…now pic.twitter.com/EDpdraVRm4 — Kumar Sanjay Krishna (@KrSanjayKrishna) May 20, 2021

Following the lead of India’s cyclone-hit southern and western states, parts of Northeast India are now set to witness some intense rainfall activity as well, with heavy rains set to lash the region for the next three days. According to The Weather Channel’s met team, a cyclonic circulation located over Northeast India will give rise […]