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Greeting people on New Year, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday prayed for the return of normalcy and pledged not to leave stone unturned to make up for the lost time due to the Covid-19 pandemic.....
Given that India has set the goal of vaccinating 30 crore people with Covid-19 jabs by July, can the country procure enough doses to fulfil that goal? ....
The first consignment of 2.04 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine 'Covishield', manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, arrived in Punjab by air on Tuesday, officials said. ....
In a major shift of narrative, the government has now disapproved the authorisation of Bharat Biotech's Covid vaccine to people below 18 years of age whereas earlier, it was approved for children above the age of 12 years by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI).....
India's biggest and oldest international film event, the 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India, gets underway on Saturday in Goa and will be inaugurated at the hands of Southern filmstar Sudeep. ....
Every year, January 26 is celebrated as Republic Day in India. The date marks the day the Constitution of India came into effect, in 1950. People all over the country celebrate this day, and the most anticipated event is the Republic Day Parade at Rajpath in New Delhi. This spectacular show is attended by the President of India, government officials, and many foreign dignitaries. However, this year with the pandemic restrictions still in effect, the grandiosity of the day is expected to be a little different. ....
The BCCI is planning to host this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) in India and is not ruling out the possibility of holding it in a hub. ....
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has allowed 100% occupancy in multiplexes and cinema halls beginning February, it said in a statement on Saturday. This should come as a relief to movie theatres that were shut for seven months last year owing to coronavirus pandemic and have been struggling with low attendance and few new offerings since reopening.....
Amid the 2020-21 Union Budget being presented on Monday, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav has taken a jibe at the Narendra Modi government by saying that the government must make provisions for the restoration of self-respect of farmers and workers, women and the youth and freedom of speech. ....
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said farmers are getting 1.5 times of the minimum support price (MSP) on procurement of foodgrains. ....