The counting of the votes will take place on March 10. Topics Punjab | Charanjit Singh Channi | Guwahati ANI  Last Updated at March 5, 2022 09:25 IST Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi. Photo: PTI Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday visited the historical Kamakhya temple in Guwahati to seek blessings days before the announcement of…Continue Reading

People gather at a bus station as they try to leave the city of Kyiv, Ukraine February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Volodymyr PetrovRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comMUMBAI, Feb 24 (Reuters) – India is focusing on evacuating its 16,000 nationals still stuck in Ukraine, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said late on Thursday, after Russian…Continue Reading

NTPC seeks renewables unit investor before IPO next year

NTPC Ltd., India’s largest electricity producer, is seeking a strategic investor in its renewables business prior to taking the unit public next year, said a company official with knowledge of the matter. NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd., a fully owned subsidiary of the New Delhi-based firm, plans international roadshows in the fiscal year starting April to…Continue Reading

Russian fund seeks Sputnik M registration for adolescents

SynopsisIn April 2021, India had granted an emergency use authorisation for Sputnik V. RDIF said its Sputnik V has been authorised in 71 countries with a total population of over 4 billion people. APRepresentative ImageRussian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on Monday said it has applied for the registration of Sputnik M, COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents…Continue Reading

Karnataka CM seeks third jab for health workers

Image used for representational purposeShortly after the Centre announced that two cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in the state, chief minister Basavaraj Bommai, who was in Delhi on Thursday, called on Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya and discussed administering booster dose of the vaccine to health workers. “We have enough stock of…Continue Reading

HC seeks Govt.’s stand on plea against liquor outlet in locality

‘No wine shop is allowed within 100 metres of any educational, religious place’ Workers renovating a liquor shop in New Delhi.   | Photo Credit: MOORTHY RV ‘No wine shop is allowed within 100 metres of any educational, religious place’ The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the city Government to respond to a plea…Continue Reading

HC seeks status report on Jamia violence cases from Delhi Police

Matter posted for further hearing on December 23 Matter posted for further hearing on December 23 The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked Delhi Police to submit the latest position of cases relating to incidents of violence on the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) campus in December 2019 during the student protests against the Citizenship (Amendment)…Continue Reading

CM seeks more fertilizers from Centre

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday wrote to Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya, urging him to instruct officials to ensure the timely supply of urea, as per the supply plan, to benefit farmers. Mr. Stalin also requested the supply of an additional 25,000 MT of DAP (Di-ammonium Phosphate) fertiliser and 10,000 MT…Continue Reading

DCGI seeks ‘technical opinion’ to approve Covaxin for kids

Schools in India have reopened with kids back in classrooms, however, they haven’t been vaccinated. India’s Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) is yet to approve Covaxin for children despite its expert committee’s recommendation. The body says it is seeking additional technical opinion since the prevalence of infections among kids is still low. In most Indian states, classrooms…Continue Reading