BREAKING: Ukraine, Moldova accepted as ‘candidate’ EU members

European Union is all set to make Ukraine a member of the 27-nation bloc. The EU on Thursday granted the war-torn country, along with its neighbour Moldova a ‘candidate’ status to the membership.

Former Punjab DGP and 1987-batch IPS officer Dinkar Gupta has been appointed as the new chief of the National Investigative Agency. Gupta will hold the post till March 31, 2024, that is the date of his retirement, or till further orders by the government, whichever takes place earlier.

Delhi registered 1934 fresh Covid-19 cases on Thursday, taking the positivity rate to 8.10% and the active case tally to 5,755.

As Covid-19 cases continue to surge, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya chaired a review meeting with the core team of experts, and urged for ramping up testing and accelerating Covid-19 vaccination of eligible populations.

Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi has admitted that he was the mastermind in Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala's killing and was planning it since last August, Punjab Police ADGP Pramod Ban said on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said members nations of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) grouping had managed to undertake structural changes over the last few years that increased the influence of the institution. Read more

One person has died in a fire that broke out in a shop in Rohini's Budh Vihar. Eight fire tenders have been pressed into service. Total seven persons were rescued.

The Austrian government said Thursday it will scrap the country's controversial policy of mandatory vaccination against the coronavirus, just months after it became law, reports AFP.

Sports apparel giant Nike to permanently leave Russian market, reports AFP quoting company.

Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma reaches Guwahati hotel where Shiv Sena rebels are staying. He is likely to meet Eknath Shinde and others.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the BJP government of bulldozing democracy, purchasing Maharashtra MLAs. She said that India is being pushed towards a presidential form of government.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann seeks from ECI extension in voting time by one hour, until 7 pm, for the ongoing Sangrur Parliament bye-poll citing that large section of electorate busy in paddy transplantation. Chief Electoral officer S. karuna Raju, however, says it's prerogative of the ECI, and he so far has no knowledge about the extension".

Delhi government bans entry of medium and heavy vehicles in Delhi from October 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023, in view of the possibility of an increase in pollution in the coming winter season.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah meets NDA's Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu today.

Sensex rises 443 points to end day at 52,266; Nifty closes session at 15,575.

PM Modi meets NDA's Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu in Delhi.

Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra called on Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, today, and held discussions regarding the current situation in the island nation and India’s ongoing support.

At least 18 MLAs in Guwahati have contacted Shiv Sena leaders in Mumbai and several of those will return soon: Vinayak Raut, Shiv Sena MP.

Secondary Education Department, Government of Assam reschedules the summer vacation in all elementary, secondary, senior secondary and higher secondary schools from 25th June 2022 to 25th July 2022 in view of the flood situation in the state.

Uttarakhand IAS officer arrested in disproportionate assets case. Preliminary investigation shows he has disproportionate assets of over 522%

Day after Uddhav Thackeray's address, rebel MLA Eknath Shinde wrote a letter stating that 'legislators waited to meet CM'.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi moved to solitary confinement in prison, reportss AFP.

Leaders of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) arrive at the residence of party chief Sharad Pawar for a meeting amid the political crisis.

Voters queue up outside a polling booth in Barnala to cast their votes on Sangrur Lok Sabha seat vacated by AAP's Bhagwant Mann after becoming Punjab CM.

Within two days, another earthquake hit parts of Afghanistan with a magnitude of 4.3 on Thursday morning, reported National Center for Seismology. Read more

Opening bell: Sensex rises by over 35 points to begin day at 51,857; Nifty trades at 15,414.

India on Thursday continued a surge in its daily Covid tally after 13,313 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, which pushed the caseload to 4,33,44,958. The toll has climbed to 5,24,941 after 38 more patients succumbed to the virus. 

Delhi, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Jharkhand, and Andhra Pradesh - are witnessing polling on Thursday for three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats.

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Iran's capital city Tehran to discuss the Iran nuclear talks and bilateral cooperation. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has hailed the European Union's (EU's) expected offer of candidate status for his country, adding he spoke to 11 EU leaders on Wednesday and will make more calls on Thursday, news agency Reuters reported.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday inaugurate, Vanijya Bhawan, the new premises of the ministry of commerce and industry. The inauguration will take place at 10.30 am. 

The Jammu and Kashmir Police has said that a total of 118 terrorists have been killed this year including 32 foreign terrorists. 

"So far, 118 terrorists including 32 foreign terrorists killed in Kashmir in the current year. Last year in 2021 total of 55 terrorists including 2 foreign terrorists were killed in the same period. Out of 118, 77 terrorists are from Pak sponsored LeT and 26 from JeM outfit," the Kashmir Zone police tweeted.