Divyanshu Dutta Roy

Historic Kalka Mail Renamed To Honour Netaji Ahead Of Birth Anniversary

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday January 22, 2021

Going all-in to court voters ahead of the West Bengal elections later this year, the BJP's latest initiative to christen Independence movement icon Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary as "Parakram Diwas" was followed by renaming the historic Kalka Mail train on Friday.

VK Sasikala Conscious, Well-Oriented, Says Hospital After Covid+ Test

Tamil Nadu News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday January 22, 2021

Expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala is conscious and well-oriented, doctors treating her said on Friday, a day after the 63-year-old jailed aide of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa tested positive for the coronavirus and was shifted to intensive care.

"Bhishma Pitamaha Of Corruption": Tejashwi Yadav Slams Nitish Kumar

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday January 22, 2021

Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav came down heavily on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday for his much-assailed "gag order" to rein in criticism on social media, calling him the "Bhishma Pitamah" - the legendary father figure from the Mahabharata - of corruption.

Gurgaon Health Worker Who Got Vaccine Last Week Dies, Autopsy Awaited

India News | Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday January 22, 2021

A 56-year-old healthcare worker in Gurgaon, who was given the Covishield coronavirus vaccine last Saturday, died in the early hours today. The cause of the death is not yet clear, and her body has been sent for an autopsy, doctors said.

Covaxin Phase 1 Trial Clears Lancet Review, Phase 3 Trial Ongoing

India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday January 22, 2021

Covaxin, India's first indigenous vaccine against COVID-19, showed enhanced immune response without any serious side effects in the Phase 1 trials, according to the results published in well-respected Lancet Infectious Disease journal on Friday.

VK Sasikala Tests Coronavirus Positive, Shifted To Intensive Care

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Maya Sharma, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday January 21, 2021

Expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala has tested positive for the coronavirus and shifted to the COVID-19 intensive care unit, doctors treating the 63-year-old jailed aide of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said on Thursday.

"Deeply Saddened": Adar Poonawalla On Serum Institute Fire

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday January 21, 2021

Serum Institute of India chief Adar Poonawala on Thursday said that no one had been seriously hurt in the fire at its vaccine-making facility in Pune which is at the heart of India's fight against the coronavirus.

Facebook Faces Parliament Panel Over WhatsApp Policy, Social Media Misuse

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday January 21, 2021

Facebook executives will field questions from a parliamentary panel on Thursday about the changes to WhatsApp's privacy, news agency Reuters reported citing sources, days after the messaging platform was asked by the government to withdraw them.

Reliance-Future's Rs 24,000-Crore Deal Cleared By Market Regulator SEBI

India News | Reported by Sakshi Bajaj, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday January 21, 2021

Reliance Industries' Rs 24,713-crore deal billion deal to buy Future Group's retail assets was cleared by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Wednesday, in a blow to Amazon's efforts to block the agreement.

Amanda Gorman, Youngest Inaugural Poet, Has A Moment In Biden Ceremony

World News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday January 21, 2021

While the ceremony had performers like Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez, it was 22-year-old African American poet Amanda Gorman who sent the interwebs buzzing after her stint at the inauguration of US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday.

2018 Aadhaar Verdict Won't Be Reviewed, Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Wednesday January 20, 2021

The 2018 judgment upholding the validity of the giant national ID scheme Aadhaar need not be reviewed, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, dismissing petitions which challenged the order on grounds that the government had pushed the programme bypassing a vote in the Rajya Sabha.

"A Very Happy Old Man": Greta Thunberg's Parting Scorch At Donald Trump

World News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Wednesday January 20, 2021

Standing on the steps of a helicopter with a fist in the air and a nonchalant expression on his way out of the White House one last time, Donald Trump could not escape one last burn from feisty teen climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday.

"It's Our Turn Now": Akshay Kumar Rallies Fans For Ayodhya Temple Funding

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday January 17, 2021

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar on Sunday sent out a call to fans to contribute for the Lord Ram temple being built in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya following the landmark Supreme Court verdict in the decades-long dispute over the site.

"Much Awaited Update": Sanjay Raut Confirms Sena Joining Fight For Bengal

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday January 17, 2021

The Shiv Sena will contest the assembly elections in West Bengal due later this year, the party's Sanjay Raut announced on Sunday, jutting into the high-pitched contest between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress and a surging BJP.

No Vaccinations In Maharashtra Till Monday Amid Issues With Centre’s App

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday January 16, 2021

There will be no COVID-19 vaccinations in Maharashtra till Monday amid technical issues with the centre's software platform for managing the programme, Maharashtra public health minister Rajesh Tope told news agency PTI on Saturday.