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Over 7.48 lakh voters will decide the fate of 245 candidates, including 100 women contestants, in the sixth phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, state Election Commissioner K K Sharma said.The eight-phased maiden DDC elections commenced on November...
20:44
Eight persons were arrested on Saturday from various parts of South 24 Parganas district for their alleged involvement in the attack on Bharatiya Janata Party national president J P Nadda's convoy at Diamond Harbour, a senior police official said.With this the total number of people apprehended...
19:47
As a deadlock continues between the central government and protesting farmers on three new farm laws, Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Saturday said he is hopeful the next round of talks between the Centre and the unions will take place in the next 24-40 hours.After meeting...
19:18
Leaders who were inferior to Sharad Pawar ensured that he did not rise to the top, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said on Saturday.Pawar, a former Congressman who rebelled against the party leadership and formed the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in 1999, is celebrating his 80th birthday.Pawar's...
18:41
Sticking to their demands, farmer leaders Saturday said they are ready to hold talks with the government, but will first discuss repealing the three new farm laws, and announced further intensification of their ongoing protest against the legislations. Addressing a press conference at Singhu...
18:14
A group of protesting farmers were stopped on Saturday from making a toll plaza free for all vehicles on the Kokhraj-Handia Bypass road in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district, police said.Kaushambi Superintendent of Police Abhinandan said, The farmers were planning to make the toll plaza, situated...
17:33
Security deployed at Tikri border
Amid the ongoing farmers' protest at the gates of the national capital, the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) leader and member of Parliament (MP) Hanuman Beniwal on Saturday began a demonstration march towards Delhi.Thousands of farmers will meet in Kotputli and then decide the further course of...
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Dozens of farmers were detained in different parts of this district on Saturday for trying to make toll plazas on highways toll-free as part of their stir against the Central agri laws, police said.A large number of protestors at Kurana village under Tappal police station have been taken into...
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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday unilaterally summoned three Indian Police Service officers of West Bengal to serve in central deputation, days after the alleged security lapses during Bharatiya Janata Party chief J P Nadda's visit to the state, officials said.The three officers...
15:56
The workers of Taiwan headquartered Wistron Corporation, which manufactures iPhone near Bengaluru went on a rampage on Saturday in the facility over issues related to 'salary', police said.Quoting preliminary inputs, police said employees at the facility in the Narasapura Industrial Area of Kolar...
15:11
The Madras high court has quashed the Income Tax proceedings initiated against Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram,and his wife over alleged non-disclosure of cash transactions of about Rs 7 crore following sale of a property near Chennai.The court, while...
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Intensifying their protest against the Centre's new agri laws, farmers took over some toll plazas in Haryana on Saturday, not allowing authorities to collect fees from commuters.The agitating farmers had earlier said they would picket toll plazas to press their demand for a repeal of the three...
14:11
National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma has said that the body will submit details of over 260 complaints from West Bengal to the Ministry of Home Affairs for further action if the state administration fails to respond on them within 15 days.Sharma was on a two-day visit to the...
13:08
The Congress on Saturday cited a media report to claim that 11 farmers had died in the last 17 days while protesting against the new agri laws, with former party chief Rahul Gandhi asking how many more sacrifices will farmers have to make to get the legislations repealed.At least five rounds of...
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Actress Arya Banerjee who starred in several Bollywood films, including The Dirty Picture, was found dead at her south Kolkata residence, police said.The police broke open the door of her third-floor apartment on Friday and found that the body of the 33-year-old woman was lying in the bedroom....
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that recovery is faster than expected and economic indicators are encouraging.Addressing the FICCI Annual Convention, he said India prioritised saving lives during the COVID-19 pandemic and the government's policies and actions were oriented towards...
11:47
The health department of Maharashtra Government on Friday issued a notification to implement the facility of providing blood free of cost to the patients receiving treatment at all state-run hospitals from Saturday onwards.This notification comes as Maharashtra continues to the worst affected...
11:22
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat's two-day visit to Kolkata will begin from Saturday.During his visit, he will meet young achievers in the state.Last week, Bhagwat was in Patna to attend a meeting of the Akhil Bhartiya Karyakari Mandal. -- ANI
11:21
The Delhi Police has increased security arrangements at the city's border points following the announcement by agitating farmers to block the Jaipur-Delhi and the Delhi-Agra Expressways on Saturday to further intensify their protest against the Centre's new agri laws.Thousands of farmers have...
11:02
As the protest by the farmers, camping at the Delhi borders, against the Centre's agricultural reforms has entered its 17th day today, Congress leader Kapil Sibal said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi never listens to the grievances of the farmers.Agitating Farmers; Prime Minister says:'Say...
10:57
The circulation of newspaper PDFs by social media groups is illegal, said Indian Newspaper Society. According to the industry body of media outlets, the practice that has gained steam since March lockdown is in violation of intellectual property rights, and apart from hurting the industry,...
10:39
Amid speculation that Mumbai local trains will soon be open to all, officials have reportedly clarified that there were no immediate plans to do so. Mumbai municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal had earlier said that a recommendation about permitting the general public to travel by local...
10:32
BJP MP Roopa Ganguly has hit out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the attack on BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda's convoy in West Bengal and accused the Trinamool Congress of committing organised crime in the state.Do these seven people have the power to attack Nadda ji's convoy?...
09:55
India produced over 60 million personal protective equipment (PPE) and 150 million N95 masks in just seven months, said Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani while addressing a programme on Aatmanirbhar Bharat via videoconferencing on Friday.India produced over 60 million PPE and 150 million N95...
09:36
With 30,005 new COVID-19 infections, India's total cases rise to 98,26,775, according to the official data.With 442 new deaths, toll mounts to 1,42,628. Total active cases at 3,59,819.Total discharged cases at 93,24,328 with 33,494 new discharges in the last 24 hours.
09:21
The ongoing protest of the farmers enters its 17th day on Saturday with a massive plan to block highways set in motion. As the impasse persists with government saying it is open to talks and farmers concurring as well to more discussions only if the Centre wants to discuss the withdrawal of the...
08:56
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar on his 80th birthday on Saturday. Best wishes to @PawarSpeaks Ji on his birthday. May Almighty bless with good health and a long life, Modi tweeted.Pawar, a former Union minister and Maharashtra...
08:21
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his best wishes to Tamil film superstar Rajinikanth on his 70th birthday on Saturday. Dear @rajinikanth Ji, wishing you a Happy Birthday! May you lead a long and healthy life, he tweeted.After years of speculation, Rajinikanth recently announced...
08:19
The US Food and Drug Adminstration on Friday granted the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine an emergency use authorization, paving the way for its imminent rollout across the country.I am authorising the emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID‑19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19, Denise...
07:58
The US Supreme Court rejected a bid by Texas' attorney general to block the ballot of voters in battleground states that favoured President-elect Joe Biden.According to a CNN report, the court's move to dismiss the challenge is the strongest indication yet that President Donald Trump has no...
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Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the three new laws introduced by the Centre were good for farmers but confusion was being spread about them. Speaking to a news channel, the Nagpur Lok Sabha MP said farmers would not protest if they studied the new agri- marketing laws and understood...
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