Several MCD councillors test Covid positive

New Delhi, Jan 6 At least six ward councillors in two municipal corporations here have tested positive for COVID-19, sources said on Thursday. East Delhi Mayor Shyam Sunder Aggarwal was also diagnosed with coronavirus infection on Wednesday and he is currently under home isolation. Delhi is reporting a fresh surge in coronavirus cases, amid a […]

Jayant meets Akhilesh, discuss poll issues

Lucknow, Jan 6 RLD president Jayant Chaudhary on Thursday met Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav here and had detailed discussions on the upcoming assembly elections which the two parties have decided to fight together. The RLD chief who reached here in the afternoon met the SP president for about two hours, a senior RLD leader […]

Jharkhand records 3,704 fresh COVID-19 infections

Ranchi, Jan 6 Jharkhand witnessed 3,704 fresh COVID-19 cases on Thursday, up from 3,553 infections reported the previous day pushing the caseload in the disease to 3,65,222, a health department bulletin said. Five districts of the state accounted for majority of the new cases, as per the bulletin. Ranchi reported 1,309 fresh infections as against […]

Rafale maritime fighter jet begins demonstration in Goa

New Delhi, Jan 6  Eyeing the Indian Navy’s carrier-borne fighter jet deal, France sent a Rafale maritime fighter aircraft to a naval facility in Goa on Thursday to demonstrate its combat capabilities. The Indian Navy is planning to procure a batch of fighter jets for indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) Vikrant that is likely to be […]

Punjab sees 2,427 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more die

Chandigarh, Jan 6  Five more coronavirus-related fatalities were reported in Punjab, while 2,427 fresh cases took the infection tally to 6,11,102 on Thursday, according to a medical bulletin. Punjab has been witnessing a surge in the number of infections for the past several days. The state had recorded 1,811 infections on Wednesday. The positivity rate […]