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Mumbai grid failure a human error, not cyberattack: Power Minister

03 Mar 2021

Union Power Minister R.K. Singh spoke to The Sunday Guardian on Tuesday and said that the Mumbai power outage last October was caused by a “human error” and there is no evidence to prove that it was triggered due to a cyberattack by China. A report by a US-based cybersecurity...

BJP sweeps Gujarat rural local body polls, Congress decimated

03 Mar 2021

The BJP is poised for a landslide victory in the Gujarat municipal and local body elections, while the huge poll debacle for the Opposition prompted resignations from Congress’ state unit president Amit Chavda and leader of Opposition Paresh Dhanani. The BJP registered a massive win in the Gujarat district panchayat...

WILL GUPTAS’ ASSOCIATE JALAN GET SECURITY CLEARANCE TO RUN AN AIRLINE?

03 Mar 2021

Will Murari Lal Jalan, family and business associate of the Gupta family, which has been accused of state capture in South Africa, get security clearance to run Jet Airways in India? It seems unlikely given that even the United States Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has...

No glitches, corona vaccine registration only on Co-WIN portal, Arogya Setu: Govt

02 Mar 2021

Dispelling rumours of a glitch in the Co-WIN platform, the Union Health Ministry on Monday clarified that the Co-WIN app is “only for administrators” and that people who want to book an appointment for Covid-19 vaccination should visit the Co-WIN website instead. Empowered Group on Vaccine Administration chairman R.S. Sharma...

Chinese hackers target India’s Covid vaccine makers: Report

02 Mar 2021

A Chinese state-backed hacking group has in recent weeks targeted the IT systems of two Indian vaccine makers—Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute of India (SII)—whose coronavirus shots are being used in the country’s immunisation campaign, cyber intelligence firm Cyfirma told news agency Reuters. China and India have both sold or...

PM MODI LEADS INDIA’S COVID VACCINATION DRIVE 2.0

02 Mar 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the Covid-19 vaccine shot at Delhi’s AIIMS hospital early on Monday, becoming the first beneficiary in the second phase of nationwide vaccination against coronavirus. PM Modi took a dose of the indigenous Covaxin developed by Bharat Biotech and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)....

On 2 May, Mamata will be out, BJP in: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

01 Mar 2021

Ahead of the Assembly elections in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has hardened its stand against the ruling Trinamool Congress, with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday saying that there’s a wave of change in the state and that the Mamata Banerjee-led party will be...

HOW TO REGISTER ON CO-WIN: HEALTH MINISTRY RELEASES GUIDELINE

01 Mar 2021

The Union Health Ministry on Sunday released a detailed guideline on how to self-register for Covid-19 vaccine on Co-Win app. The next phase of the world’s largest Covid-19 vaccination drive for the age-appropriate population groups will commence from Monday onwards. Registration will open at 9 am on Monday and citizens...

INDIA RECORDS 16K NEW COVID CASES, 86% OF THEM FROM 6 STATES

01 Mar 2021

As many as six states including Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat have shown a surge in new cases in the last 24 hours, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday. According to the Ministry, 86.37 percent of new cases in the country are...

EXISTING COVID-19 GUIDELINES TO CONTINUE UNTIL 31 MARCH: MHA

27 Feb 2021

India recorded its single-day increase in Covid-19 cases above 16,000 for the second consecutive day as the infection tally rose to 1,10,63,491 while the recoveries have surged to 1,07,50,680. A total of 16,577 infections were reported in a day while the death toll increased to 1,56,825 with 120 new fatalities....

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