Day: April 1, 2021

Mandatory 14-day quarantine for Delhi residents returning from Haridwar Kumbh

Kumbh Mela begins formally in Haridwar

4:13 pm April 1, 2021

Haridwar: The Kumbh Mela formally began in Haridwar on Thursday with several restrictions imposed on devotees coming to attend the event amid rising cases of Covid-19 in various states including Uttarakhand. Officials associated with organising the event, including Mela Officer Deepak Rawat, Mela IG Sanjay Gunjyal and Haridwar SSP Janmejay Khanduri, worshipped in temples along […]

Govt extends AFSPA in 3 districts of Arunachal Pradesh

4:09 pm April 1, 2021

New Delhi: The Centre has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh besides four police station areas in three other districts bordering Assam by another six months, and declared them “disturbed” in view of continuing activities of banned insurgent groups. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of […]

Ambani security scare: NIA searches hotel in Mumbai

4:04 pm April 1, 2021

Mumbai: The NIA conducted searches at a hotel in south Mumbai on Thursday in connection with its probe into the case of an explosives-laden SUV found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s residence and the murder of businessman Mansukh Hiran, an official said. A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) reached the hotel located in Soni […]

IndiGo starts 14 new flights under Udan scheme

3:54 pm April 1, 2021

New Delhi: IndiGo on Thursday said it has started 14 new flights under regional connectivity scheme Udan from March 28 onwards. In a press release, the carrier said it has started these flights on various routes including Bhubaneswar-Allahabad, Bhubaneswar-Varanasi, Bhopal-Allahabad, Dibrugarh-Dimapur, Shillong-Agartala and Shillong-Silchar. Under the Udan scheme, financial incentives from the Centre, state governments […]

Rajinikanth's health improves, discharged from hospital

Dada Saheb Phalke award for megastar Rajinikanth

3:42 pm April 1, 2021

New Delhi: Superstar Rajinikanth will be honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar announced on Thursday. The announcement comes days ahead of the April 6 Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu where the 70-year-old Rajinikanth resides and has a massive following among the people. Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Indian cinema’s highest […]