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The Union Minister urged the public representatives to develop leadership qualities and work for the public welfare irrespective of their party affiliation.

Coronavirus | We are in middle of ocean in a storm with no idea of where to go, says Rahul Gandhi

CWC releases 14-point “chargesheet” accusing PM Modi of pushing the country to an unprecedented catastrophe

Pak. national arrested for drug trafficking in Ferozpur area; 20.57 kg heroin seized

Intended receivers identified and raids conducted at their hideouts in Punjab and Gujarat

Coronavirus | New cases rising at 7.6%, deaths at 10.2%, says government

Health Minister reviews availability of facilities across country amid surge

Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh asks PM to stop reverse migration of workers

The lockdown could lead to economic depression, says trade union

‘Pilot who pressed eject button during emergency’: Priyanka Gandhi’s dig at PM Modi

The Congress-led Opposition has been criticising the government over its handling of the pandemic and the vaccination drive

Coronavirus | PM calls for more temporary hospitals, isolation centres

New cases rising at 7.6%, deaths at 10.2%, says Health Minister as States raise shortages.

Private vehicle would not come within the ambit of ‘public place’, says Supreme Court

The court was deciding on an appeal challenging an order passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court affirming their conviction and sentence under the NDPS Act.

Assembly, Lok Sabha bypolls updates | April 17, 2021

Lok Sabha bypolls were held in Tirupati and Belgaum; Assembly bypolls were held across 11 States.

Uttarakhand: 37.77% voter turnout till 3 pm in bypoll to Salt assembly seat

A voter turnout of 37.77% was recorded till 3 p.m. on Saturday in the bypoll to the Salt Assembly seat in Uttarakhand, an official said. Polling for

Uddhav playing politics over oxygen, says Piyush Goyal

Maharashtra CM diverting attention from failure to handle pandemics, says Minister.

ASI to take up conservation work in Taj Mahal, Agra Fort during closed period

The aim behind carrying out such work was to make the monuments more beautiful for the tourists when once they reopen, says a senior ASI official

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.

Coronavirus | 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.

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

Coronavirus | Modi seeks curtailment of Haridwar 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.

Coronavirus updates | April 17, 2021

Sonia calls for reducing immunisation age to 25; Centre to depute 25 doctors, 75 paramedics from paramilitary forces in Gujarat

Coronavirus | After Maharashtra’s plea, Railways develops policy to transport liquid medical oxygen

It will be transported in cryogenic containers

Meth, gold and arms — How Assam Rifles is trying to stop them from entering Mizoram

The Assam Rifles faces the twin challenges of checking smuggling and preventing illegal crossings into Mizoram even while overseeing the much-delayed and ambitious Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project. Dinakar Peri reports on the paramilitary force

Highest ever single-day surge of 63,729 cases in Maharashtra

Spike of over 11,000 cases in Pune, 8,803 in Mumbai

Assembly Elections 2021 | Cash, other freebies seizures top ₹1,000 crore

Tamil Nadu tops with inducements worth ₹446.28 crore recovered.

U.S. pullout a big step, must ensure democracy prevails in Afghanistan, says Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister calls for a ‘responsible drawdown’ of American and NATO forces.

1,189 samples tested positive for variants

RTPCR tests did not miss U.K., Brazil, South Africa and Double Mutant variants: Ministry

Coronavirus | India adds over 2.33 lakh cases, more than 1,300 deaths

Maharashtra leads with 63,729 infections, followed by U.P. and Delhi

Rahul slams Modi government’s COVID-19 strategy

After imposing a ‘Tughlaqi lockdown,’ Centre is now banking on divine intervention to fight the virus, he says

Coronavirus | Former Union Law Minister writes to CJI on worsening pandemic

Calling for curbs on ‘super spreader’ gatherings, Ashwani Kumar said, ‘The right to life stands at the pinnacle in the hierarchy of constitutional rights’

ISRO espionage case | CBI probe will expose real culprits, says V. Muraleedharan

The Minister of State for External Affairs calls on former space scientist Nambi Narayanan

Coronavirus | Gujarat High Court asks State government to publish data on COVID-19 tests, deaths

Concealment will lead to panic among public, says division bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Bhargav Karia.

Coronavirus | Centre promises more oxygen, ventilators for U.P., Chhattisgarh

Home Secretary asks States not to restrict movement of medical oxygen

The Hindu Group Publishing Pvt. Ltd. appoints Krishna Prasad as Group Editorial Officer

He will play a guiding role on content management across all the publications, working with the editors and the business and technical teams to drive THG’s digital transformation.

Coronavirus | Govt. taking all steps to accelerate remdesivir production: Union Minister

The production of remdesivir has gone up from 28 lakh vials per month to 41 lakh vials per month during the last week, says D.V. Sadananda Gowda

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