Saturday, April 17, 2021

Not wearing masks on railway premises now punishable under Railway Act, fine up to ₹ 500: Railways

The order also said that this would come into immediate effect for a period of six months till further instructions are issued in this regard.
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Fodder scam: Lalu Prasad gets bail in Dumka treasury case

He is currently admitted at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, for medical attention.
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After outcry, WH says Biden will lift refugee cap in May

Mr. Biden has been consulting with his advisers to determine what number of refugees could realistically be admitted to the United States between now and October 1, the end of the fiscal year.
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Action sought against Kerala CM for violation of Covid protocol

A Kozhikode-based Youth Congress activist has filed a police complaint against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for alleged violation of protocol foll
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PM Modi alleges Trinamool Congress is ‘pressuring Election Commission to thwart polling process’

Addressing a meeting at Asansol, he said the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was trying all means to ‘subvert and stop the elections’.
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COVID-19: Sonia Gandhi presses for reducing immunisation age to 25 years and above

The Congress president urges the government to waive GST on medicine and medical equipment, provide ₹6,000 per month to the needy families, among other things.
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Bypoll underway in three constituencies in Karnataka

Polling is underway in the three byelection-bound constituencies of Belagavi (Lok Sabha), Maski and Basavakalyan (Assembly) in Karnataka.Polling got o
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PM Modi, T.N. CM, leaders condole actor Vivekh’s death

The 59-year-old actor died early on Saturday morning, after suffering a massive heart attack on Friday
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In pictures | Vivekh - Tamil cinema’s iconic comedian

The actor's legacy will forever live on, through his memorable characters and legendary one-liners
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Coronavirus | Centre to depute 25 doctors, 75 paramedics from paramilitary forces in Gujarat

Gujarat is one of the States from where a high number of COVID-19 cases are being reported during the second wave of the pandemic
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COVID-19 surge: All-party meet in Bihar today, Assembly Secretariat shut after 44 staff test positive

Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha has ordered complete closure of Assembly Secretariat till April 25.
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JDS leader H.D. Kumaraswamy tests COVID-19 positive

Mr. Kumaraswamy had been campaigning for the party candidate in Basavakalyan, which is going to bypoll today
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COVID-19 surge: Odisha CM wants vaccine in open market, priority to big cities

In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Naveen Patnaik cautions against lockdown in metropolises that would have a cascading impact on other areas.
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PM Modi seeks curtailment of Kumbh Mela amid surge in COVID-19 cases

‘I made a suggestion that now that the Shahi Snans were done, the rest of the events could be undertaken in a symbolic way,’ he tweeted about his conversation with Swami Awadeshananda Giri.
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COVID-19 surge: Manipur clamps night curfew till April 30

There are 165 active cases now in the State with 31 infections being reported during the last 24 hours.
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Coronavirus live updates | Bharat Biotech to make 6 crore Covaxin doses by July

Around 27.3 lakh vaccination doses were administered in the 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. on April 16 in India
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Actor Sathyaraj on actor Vivekh's death


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Morning digest: Cash, other freebies seizures top ₹1,000 crore during Assembly polls; Bharat Biotech to make 6 crore Covaxin doses by July, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day.
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Actor Vivekh passes away

He was taken to SIMS hospital in Vadapalani on Friday morning after he suffered a massive heart attack
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West Bengal elections phase 5 live updates | Polling begins for 45 seats

Over one crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the political fate of 342 candidates
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Ghaziabad manufacturers asked to stop making industrial-use oxygen

They were told to ramp up supply for medical purposes
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2 men killed, officer wounded in San Antonio shootout

The incident came one day after a man sought for shooting at busy U.S. 281 from a northern San Antonio flyover overpass was shot dead
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China’s GDP grew record 18.3% in Q1

China’s economy expanded at a record pace in the first quarter as the country continued its rapid recovery from last year’s pandemic-fuelled slump, of
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