Thursday

Daily COVID-19 vaccine coverage on lower side on Thursday due to Shivratri: Health ministry

11:59 pm March 11, 2021

New Delhi: The daily COVID-19 vaccination coverage was reported to be on the lower side on Thursday on the occasion of Mahashivratri, with 3,89,337 vaccine doses administered till 7 pm, the Union health ministry said. The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 2.60 crore, it said. A total of 2,60,73,517 vaccine doses […]

COVID-19: Over 29,000 people vaccinated on Thursday

10:31 pm March 11, 2021

New Delhi: Over 29,000 beneficiaries received shots of COVID-19 vaccine in the national capital on Thursday, including 14,838 senior citizens, according to official data. In the age bracket, 45-59 years, 2,683 beneficiaries received the jabs, a senior official said. On Wednesday, 30,940 people had received shots, according to official data. On Thursday, the number fell […]

Delhi govt to provide govt job to brother of IB employee who lost his life during riots

Uproar in assembly over northeast Delhi riots issue

10:08 pm March 11, 2021

New Delhi: The Delhi assembly witnessed heated exchanges between members of the Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP on Thursday, after ruling party MLA Amantullah Khan accused a political party of playing a role in the northeast Delhi riots last year. Khan, who is the chairman of the Minority Welfare Committee of the Assembly, made […]

Delhi records maximum temperature of 33 deg C

11:41 pm March 10, 2021

New Delhi: The maximum temperature in the national capital on Wednesday settled at 33 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season’s normal, the meteorological office here said. The minimum temperature was recorded at 18.2 degrees Celsius, four notches above the normal, and humidity levels oscillated between 46 per cent and 87 per cent, it said. […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

India to commemorate ‘Chabahar Day’ on Thursday

9:46 pm March 3, 2021

New Delhi: India will commemorate ‘Chabahar Day’ on Thursday on the sidelines of the Maritime India Summit 2021 being held here, the Ministry of External Affairs said Wednesday. The virtual event will see the participation of ministers from Afghanistan, Armenia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and the Uzbekistan. India will commemorate ‘Chabahar Day’ on March 04, 2021 […]