Aug 31, 2021
11:16 PM (IST)
Nearly 2.5 lakh vaccine doses administered in Pune district
As many as 2,49,152 COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered in Pune district on Tuesday, the highest in a day so far, an official release said. A total of 81,40,496 vaccine jabs have been administered in the district till now. While 59,40,280 people have received the first dose, 22,00,216 have got both the doses.
On Tuesday, over 1.68 lakh doses were administered in rural areas. As many as 1.50 lakh doses, given by the Bajaj Group as part of Corporate Social Responsibility initiative to the Pune Zilla Parishad, were administered at various centres in 13 tehsils, officials said.
Zilla Parishad CEO Ayush Prasad said a special vaccination drive was organized for this.
Aug 31, 2021
11:10 PM (IST)
Goa scheme to give 16,000 litres of water free per month to come into force on Sep 1
From Wednesday onwards, residents in Goa will start getting 16,000 litres of water per month for free, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said.
Aug 31, 2021
8:57 PM (IST)
Maharashtra reports 4,196 new COVID-19 cases
Aug 31, 2021
8:22 PM (IST)
Mississippi highway collapses, 2 killed, at least 10 injured
Two people were killed and at least 10 others were injured when their vehicles plunged into a deep hole where a highway collapsed after Hurricane Ida blew through Mississippi.
Torrential rain may have caused the collapse, and the drivers may not have seen that the roadway in front of them had disappeared Monday night, Mississippi Highway Patrol Cp. Cal Robertson said.
Aug 31, 2021
8:19 PM (IST)
CBI court grants seven years in jail to 8 convicts in Vyapam scam
A special CBI court on Tuesday sentenced eight convicts to 7 years in jail in connection with the 2012 Madhya Pradesh Police recruitment test. Read More
Aug 31, 2021
8:15 PM (IST)
Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij discharged from hospital
Haryana Home and Health Minister Anil Vij was discharged from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research here on Tuesday, 10 days after he was admitted as his oxygen levels had dropped.
Aug 31, 2021
6:16 PM (IST)
Over 65 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India so far: Govt
Aug 31, 2021
5:56 PM (IST)
Pankaj Kumar Singh takes charge as 29th Director General of BSF
Aug 31, 2021
5:53 PM (IST)
India’s GDP grows 20.1% in April-June 2021: Govt
Real GDP has strongly bounced back in the first quarter of the Financial Year (FY) 2021-22 with growth rate of 20.1 per cent as against the contraction of 24.4 per cent witnessed in the Q1 of FY 2020-21: Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Aug 31, 2021
5:31 PM (IST)
RBI to conduct fine-tuning operations to manage unanticipated liquidity flows: Shaktikanta Das
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will conduct fine-tuning operations to manage unanticipated and one-off liquidity flows, Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Tuesday.
As the market settles down to regular operations, the RBI will conduct fine-tuning operations from time to time, as needed, to manage unanticipated and one-off liquidity flows so that liquid conditions in the system evolves in a balanced and evenly distributed manner, Das said.
He was speaking at a conference organised by Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of India (FIMMDA) and Primary Dealers’ Association of India (PDAI).
The governor said government securities are distinct asset class, and it is important to appreciate the role of the g-sec market in the overall macro interest rate environment of the economy.
Aug 31, 2021
4:44 PM (IST)
IPS Manoj Malaviya to be the acting Director General of Police, West Bengal
Aug 31, 2021
4:08 PM (IST)
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar conducts aerial survey of flood-affected areas
Aug 31, 2021
4:00 PM (IST)
Rupee rises 29 paise to close at 73.00 against US dollar
The rupee strengthened further by 29 paise to close at 73.00 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, marking the fourth straight session of gain following a firm trend in domestic equities and foreign fund inflows. At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened at 73.26 against the greenback and later gained strength to settle at 73.00, higher by 29 paise over its previous close of 73.29.
The local unit moved in a range of 72.99 to 73.29 in the day trade. The rupee has spurted by 124 paise against the dollar in four straight sessions to Tuesday.
Aug 31, 2021
4:00 PM (IST)
New Delta variant mutation confirmed in Japan
A group of Japanese researchers said a new mutation of the Covid-19 Delta variant had been discovered for the first time in the country, local media reported on Tuesday.
Aug 31, 2021
3:51 PM (IST)
BREAKING | Sensex surges 662.63 pts to another lifetime high of 57,552.39; Nifty soars 201.15 pts to record 17,132.20
Aug 31, 2021
3:41 PM (IST)
West Bengal: BJP MLA Biswajit Das and BJP councillor Manotosh Nath join TMC in Kolkata
Aug 31, 2021
12:44 PM (IST)
Supertech’s twin 40-floor towers in Noida to be demolished, rules Supreme Court
Supertech’s twin 40-floor towers in Noida to be demolished, rules Supreme Court
Aug 31, 2021
12:41 PM (IST)
Maharashtra Minister Anil Parab seeks 14 days time to appear before ED in money laundering case
Maharashtra Minister Anil Parab seeks 14 days time to appear before ED in money laundering case
Aug 31, 2021
11:51 AM (IST)
Telangana High Court stays state government order to reopen educational institutions from September 1
Telangana High Court stays state government order to reopen educational institutions from September 1
Aug 31, 2021
11:35 AM (IST)
Tokyo Paralympics: India’s Singhraj Adhana wins bronze in men’s 10m air pistol SH1 final
Tokyo Paralympics: India’s Singhraj Adhana wins bronze in men’s 10m air pistol SH1 final
Aug 31, 2021
11:21 AM (IST)
Delhi: Nine Justices take oath as Supreme Court judges
Delhi: Nine Justices take oath as Supreme Court judges
Aug 31, 2021
11:20 AM (IST)
Rajasthan: Minor girl allegedly gangraped by five people in Nagaur
Rajasthan: Minor girl allegedly gangraped by five people in Nagaur
Aug 31, 2021
9:20 AM (IST)
Karnataka: Seven people killed in a car accident in Koramangala area of Bengaluru
Karnataka: Seven people killed in a car accident in Koramangala area of Bengaluru
Aug 31, 2021
9:16 AM (IST)
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Kermadec Islands of New Zealand
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Kermadec Islands of New Zealand
Aug 31, 2021
9:16 AM (IST)
West Bengal: NFR introduces regular basis ‘Jungle Tea Safari’ toy train
West Bengal: NFR introduces regular basis ‘Jungle Tea Safari’ toy train
Aug 31, 2021
9:15 AM (IST)
Nearly 10 million Afghan children in desperate need of humanitarian aid: UNICEF
Nearly 10 million Afghan children in desperate need of humanitarian aid: UNICEF
Aug 31, 2021
7:58 AM (IST)
Paralympics: India’s Rakesh Kumar wins men’s individual compound open 1/8 elimination, books quarter-final berth
Paralympics: India’s Rakesh Kumar wins men’s individual compound open 1/8 elimination, books quarter-final berth
Aug 31, 2021
7:34 AM (IST)
Rainfall to continue over Mumbai, suburbs during next 24 hours
Rainfall to continue over Mumbai, suburbs during next 24 hours
Aug 31, 2021
7:33 AM (IST)
Who is anti-farmer, Punjab or Haryana? Khattar questions Amarinder Singh
Haryana CM questioned how many crops have been procured by the Punjab government at Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Aug 31, 2021
7:30 AM (IST)
Vegetable vendor attacks assistant municipal commissioner of Thane Municipal Corporation
Vegetable vendor attacks assistant municipal commissioner of Thane Municipal Corporation
Aug 31, 2021
7:29 AM (IST)
Tamil Nadu: Tourists thronged Silver Cascade Falls in Kodaikanal
Tamil Nadu: Tourists thronged Silver Cascade Falls in Kodaikanal
Aug 31, 2021
7:28 AM (IST)
UNSC condemns deplorable attacks of August 26 near Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul
UNSC condemns deplorable attacks of August 26 near Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul
Aug 31, 2021
7:27 AM (IST)
Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid called on Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla
Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid called on Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla