Ten members of the Great Andamanese tribe in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday. According to reports, two have been hospitalised. Out of 37 samples tested, four more from the Great Andamanese tribe were found to be positive, Health Department Deputy Director and Nodal Officer Avijit Roy told PTI.
All is not well in the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Party in Bihar. Party's fighting the RJD are trying to cash in on leader Tej Pratap Yadav's "lota" remark on his senior party colleague Raghuvansh Prasad ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in the state. Raghuvansh Prasad is a senior RJD leader and was once considered very close to party founder Lalu Prasad Yadav. However, during a media interaction on Thursday, the elder son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad changed his approach towards Prasad. Addressing the latter as uncle, Tej Pratap said his statement was "not properly presented by the media".
India witnessed a spike in coronavirus cases again on Friday morning after the country recorded as many as 77,266 new coronavirus cases and 1,057 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Union health ministry data. India's Covid-19 tally crossed 33 lakh-mark with Maharashtra recording the highest number of cases.
At least one person died after a two-storey shopping complex building collapsed Gujarat on Friday. The incident was reported from Kubernagar area of Ahmedabad. 
At least three people received critical injuries after a speeding car fell off a flyover in Delhi. The incident was reported at Vikaspuri flyover in the national capital, at nearly 11 pm on Thursday. 
The government is in the final stage of approving the acquisition of two Phalcon airborne warning and control systems (AWACS) for the Indian Air Force from Israel at a cost of around USD 1 billion, official sources said on Thursday. The fresh negotiations with Israeli authorities concerned for procurement of the two Phalcon AWACS come in the midst of India's bitter border row with China in high-altitude eastern Ladakh.
With collaborative and cooperation efforts India will achieve not just 'Make in India' but also 'Make for World' in the defence sector, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday. Singh along with Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and others took part in the Defence Industry Outreach Webinar organised by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Defence Ministry.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
