India’s total COVID-19 active caseload stands at 1,68,358 on Tuesday as the country added 12,286 new cases in the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). According to the health ministry, the country’s present active caseload now consists of 1.51 per cent of India’s total positive cases. Five states account […]

Assam health, finance and education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Monday evening. “As people above 45 years with co-morbidities are eligible in phase 2, I took my first dose of #COVID19Vaccine at GMCH today. All those under this category are advised […]

Along with the rest of the country, the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination was carried out in Arunachal Pradesh’s border town, Tawang on Monday. A total of 193 people, including senior citizens of the border town were inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines at the Vaccination site in Khandro Drowa Tsangmo District Hospital. Under the soft-launch programme, […]

Bhartiya Janta Party’s Central Election Committee (CEC) is likely to meet in the first week of March to decide the candidates’ list for the upcoming assembly polls in four states and one Union Territory. According to sources, BJP is likely to announce its first list for the state assembly election in the first week of […]

The newly-elected councillors of the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) were administered the oath by Aizawl District Magistrate Pu R Lalramnghaka at a function held at the municipal office on Monday. Lalrinenga Sailo, a Mizo National Front (MNF) nominee from ward-I, was elected the mayor, while ward XII councillor R Thanglura of MNF was elected the […]

The Congress on Monday set up a screening committee for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections and appointed former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan as its chairman. Chavan is a part of the ‘Group of 23’ Congress leaders who had written to party chief Sonia Gandhi demanding an organisational overhaul and internal elections for every post. […]

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu took his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Chennai on Monday as vaccination begun for the general population, beginning with people above 60 and those with comorbidities above 45. “I took my first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Government Medical College, Chennai today. I will be taking the second […]

At least 18 people have been killed and dozens wounded across Myanmar in the most violent crackdown yet by security forces against peaceful demonstrators protesting against a February 1 military coup. The violence erupted early on Sunday morning when medical students were marching in Myanmar’s largest city Yangon’s streets near the Hledan Center intersection. Police […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lead by example as he took the first jab of COVID-19 vaccine the day when the vaccination of people above 60 years began, said Union Health and Family Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday. He also urged opposition leaders to take the COVID-19 vaccine and help in ending the vaccine […]

With the announcement of the polling dates, the Model of Conduct (MCC) has come into force in Assam. The Election Department has launched an anti-defacement drive for removing banners, hoardings and graffiti from public places in different parts of the state to enforce provisions of the MCC. A total of 1 lakh 34 thousand banners […]