Thursday, March 4, 2021

Shiv Sena not to contest Bengal polls, but will support Mamata

The Shiv Sena has decided to opt-out of the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, but the party has decided to 'wholeheartedly' support All India Trinamool Congress leader and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, a top official said on Thursday.

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Police inspector shoots himself dead outside UP Assembly

A shooting incident has been reported outside Uttar Pradesh Assembly near its gate no 7 in Lucknow. As per initial reports, a police inspector has been killed. The gunshots were fired with a service revolver in the parking area outside gate no 7 of the state legislative assembly.

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Bengaluru, Shimla 'most liveable' cities, Delhi at 13th spot in govt's Ease of Living Index

The government's 'Ease of Living Index' on Thursday adjudged Bengaluru the most liveable among 111 cities in India. Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Surat, Navi Mumbai, Coimbatore, Vadodara, and Greater Mumbai followed on. 

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HC asks Serum Institute, Bharat Biotech to disclose capacity to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines

The Delhi High Court Thursday directed Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech to disclose their capacities to manufacture Covaxin, Covishield vaccines. The high court also asked the Centre to explain in affidavit the rationale behind keeping strict control over class of persons who can be vaccinated against COVID-19 currently as under the present system those above the age of 60 years or between 45 to 60 years with comorbidities can receive vaccination.

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Why BJP cannot contest elections in Sri Lanka? Read here

Sri Lanka's Election Commission Chairman Nimal Punchihewa on Monday shot down reports of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) planning to set up a political unit in the island nation, saying the country's electoral law does not permit such an arrangement.

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Indian military must be prepared for threats from China, Pakistan: CDS Bipin Rawat

Observing that the Indian military faces greater challenges than any other military in the world, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat on Thursday said there is a need to study transformational concepts and to be prepared for threats for military primary arising from China and Pakistan.

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Regulation on OTT platforms: Screening needed, submit guidelines, Supreme Court tells Centre

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the  Centre to submit before it the regulations on Over The Top (OTT) platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime while stressing that there should be some 'screening' of programs shown on such platforms.

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Republic Day 2024: French band, marching contingent and Rafale jets participate in parade | WATCH

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...