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Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath on Thursday said he has got news reports that Congress MLA Hardeep Singh Dang has resigned, but has not yet received any formal communication in this regard from him.Dang's purported resignation letter is making rounds on social media and efforts to...
22:50
A Rolls Royce car, paintings of famous painters MF Hussain and Amrita Sher-Gil and a designer handbag belonging to fugitive diamond jeweller Nirav Modi garnered over Rs 51 crore in the second auction conducted on Thursday. As many as 40 items went under the hammer, marking the...
22:44
India on Thursday said it was closely watching the situation in Afghanistan following signing of a peace deal between the Taliban and the United States. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar also said India will continue to extend all support to the government and the people...
22:34
Food safety regulator, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, on Thursday said imported food items, including those from coronavirus-affected nations, are safe for human consumption but cautioned people against eating raw or undercooked meat and unprocessed food products. The...
22:23
Pet dogs and cats are not source of coronavirus, and there is no evidence that companion animals can be infected with the disease, according to Pet Practioners Association of Karnataka. The media reports that coronavirus is transmitted by animals is a rumour, false statement and...
22:12
The Delhi Cabinet on Thursday decided to enhance compensation for damage to residential units in the riots in northeastern part of the city. According to a government statement, each floor of a multi-storey building will be treated as a residential unit for the purpose of providing...
21:37
The Reserve Bank on Thursday imposed a moratorium on the capital-starved Yes Bank and capped withdrawals at Rs 50,000 per account till further orders. The board of Yes Bank has also been superseded with immediate effect, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in a late evening...
21:20
Former prime minister Indira Gandhi and freedom fighter Amrit Kaur have been named by the TIME magazine among world's 100 powerful women who defined the last century in a new project that spotlights influential women who were often overshadowed.TIME named Kaur as 'Women of the Year' for 1947 and...
20:58
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar will file his nomination for the March 26 Rajya Sabha polls on March 11, party sources said on Thursday.The term of seven Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra, including Pawar, is ending this year, which has necessitated the election.Sources said NCP...
20:50
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday appointed a cabinet sub-committee to study issues related to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the National Population Register.The committee will advise the cabinet as to what stand should be taken on these issues, he said in the...
20:38
Paytm has shut its Gurugram office for up to a fortnight after one of its employees tested positive for coronavirus, the company said, as it looked to contain the spread of infection to other employees. On Wednesday, Paytm had said one of its employee in Gurugram -- who recently returned...
20:32
Maharashtra government on Thursday renamed the airport at Aurangabad as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport. The decision was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet, chaired by chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, an official said. Industries Minister Subhash Desai, who belongs to...
20:25
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said no case of coronavirus infection has been found in the state and there was no cause for panic, but caution was necessary for the next eight to ten days.Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, he also said people should refrain from...
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In the wake of the coronavirus scare, the women's marathon scheduled for March 8 has been postponed to an indefinite date.The Haryana government was to organise the marathon on March 8 to mark International Women's Day. Have postponed the Gurugram marathon which was to be organised on...
19:53
The Bombay Bar Association on Thursday passed a resolution deprecating Supreme Court judge Justice Arun Mishra's remarks lauding Prime Minster Narendra Modi at a recent international judicial conference.The resolution described Justice Mishra's remarks about Modi as improper and unnecessary and...
19:38
The popular Mughal Gardens will be closed for public from Saturday in view of the coronavirus outbreak, Rashtrapati Bhavan said on Thursday. Continuing the precautionary measures at Rashtrapati Bhavan in view of COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus, the Mughal Gardens will close for public from...
19:23
India on Thursday hit out at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the United Kingdom's junior foreign minister Nigel Adams for their irresponsible comments over violence in the national capital when it is going through a sensitive time. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh...
19:21
To address the shortage of fighter aircraft in the Indian Air Force, the government has adopted a two-pronged strategy of midlife upgradation of existing jets and induction of new ones in the fleet, minister of state for defence Shripad Naik said on Thursday. In a written response to a...
18:54
The Sikkim government on Thursday decided to suspend issuing Inner Line Permit to foreign nationals following coronavirus scare as a precautionary measure, a senior official said.In view of rapid spread of coronavirus, no ILP may be issued to foreign nationals, including those from Bhutan, with...
18:46
An ex-student has accused the makers of Kajol-starrer Devi of plagiarising his short film Four . The film depicts how nine women belonging to different strata of society are brought together by circumstance and end up forming a sisterhood after they share their stories of...
18:37
For the first time, the Supreme Court will have a vacation bench during the upcoming one week Holi break to hear urgent matters.Till now, vacation bench of the apex court sits during the nearly six-week long summer break in May and June.Chief Justice S A Bobde said on Thursday that the vacation...
18:35
Broadband internet services were restored in Kashmir on Thursday, a day after the Jammu and Kashmir administration lifted a ban on social media in the Union territory, ending a seven-month information blackout in the valley, officials said. Internet services were snapped across all...
18:25
Seven persons from three families have been isolated at home at Seoni in Madhya Pradesh for suspected exposure to the coronavirus following their return from Italy last month, an official said on Thursday.None of them exhibited symptoms of the infection, but the step was taken as a precaution as...
18:02
A United Kingdom court on Thursday rejected for the fifth time the bail plea of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, who is fighting his extradition to India on charges over the nearly $2 billion Punjab National Bank fraud and money laundering case.The 49-year-old, who has been lodged at...
16:56
New Delhi and Brussels have decided to reschedule the India-EU summit on a mutually convenient date amid coronavirus concerns, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Thursday.Prime Minister Narendra Modi was supposed to visit Brussels to attend the summit later this month.With regards to...
16:48
The General Insurance Council, the apex industry lobby of the 44-member strong non-life insurers, on Thursday said almost all health insurance policies cover epidemics, including coronavirus. The statement comes after the regulator Irdai on Wednesday asked insurers to cover coronavirus cases...
16:28
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia says all schools in Delhi up to Std 5, both government and private, to remain shut till March 31, in view of the Coronavirus. The government has temporarily suspended biometric attendance in its offices in wake of the virus threat. While on schools, Iran...
16:07
Two people, who had a travel history to coronavirus-hit Italy and South Korea, fled from a Jammu-based government hospital's isolation ward, but were brought back, officials said on Thursday. They were admitted to the hospital on Wednesday afternoon. Samples were taken and sent to the National...
16:03
News coming in now is that the Supreme Court will hear on March 23, the Centre's appeal against the High Court order on simultaneous execution of death row convicts. Supreme Court says it will hear on March 23, Home Ministry's appeal which sought directions to hang Nirbhaya case convicts...
15:40
Number of positive Coronavirus cases in India rises to 30 after a person in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh tests positive. The patient is a middle-aged man with a recent travel history to Iran, they said. Amid rising cases of coronavirus, the Union Health Ministry on Thursday asked states to form...
15:34
The Supreme Court on Thursday denied a request of senior advocate Colin Gonsalves to intervene in the proceeding initiated against social activist Harsh Mander over his alleged remarks about the judiciary.A bench of Chief Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde asked Gonsalves to stay out of proceedings...
15:25
RLP MP Hanuman Beniwal on Thursday said Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi must get tested for Coronavirus as they have just returned from Italy and may end up spreading it.Most of the patients who have been tested positive for Coronavirus in India have a...
15:19
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has suspended 7 Congress MPs for their unruly behaviour in the Lower House. According to reports, Congress's Gaurav Gogoi and Ramya are among the seven who have been suspended. The Speaker has suspended the 7 MPs for throwing papers at the Speaker's...
15:04
Suspended AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain surrenders before a Delhi court. Hussain through his lawyer Mukesh Kalia had moved a surrender plea before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vishal Pahuja. Hussain is in the custody of the crime branch.
15:02
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has attached three out of four properties here of fugitive diamond businessman Nirav Modi for the recovery of property tax worth Rs 9.5 crore pending against them, a civic official said on Thursday. Since, the Enforcement Directorate is in the process of...
14:40
AAP MLA Tahir Hussain surrenders at a Delhi court.
14:37
Nirbhaya Case: The Delhi Court issues a fresh death warrant against the four convicts. They are to be hanged at 5.30 am on March 20, 2020.Yesterday, a plea was moved in a Delhi court seeking a fresh death warrant for the execution of the four convicts in the December 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and...
14:33
Rahul Gandhi on Union Health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan's statement in Parliament that India is full prepared to tackle coronavirus. Gandhi tweeted, The Health Minister saying that the Indian Govt has the coronavirus crisis under control, is like the Capt of the Titanic telling passengers not to...
14:04
Suspended AAP MLA Tahir Hussain to surrender before the Delhi court days after an FIR was filed against him. Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava said the police are taking appropriate legal action against the councillor. We will soon present him before the law, he said. Hussain is...
13:53
At a time when those marrying outside their caste and religion are facing ostracism and threats in several parts of the country, the Kerala government is gearing up to open 'safe homes' to ensure them a secure accommodation. The Department of Social Justice has unveiled the unique...
13:47
In what could be a major breakthrough in the murder case of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, the CBI has recovered a firearm from a creek in neighbouring Thane district of Maharashtra, sources in the probe agency said. The CBI hired services of a foreign sea explorer agency to search and...
13:40
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said an Indian medical team will reach Iran during the day and the authorities are working on the logistics with their Iranian counterparts for the return of the Indians stranded there in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in the country. ...
13:38
Amid the coronavirus scare, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray onThursday said the next days are crucial and people need to remain cautious.Appealing people to avoid going to crowded places if not necessary and limit the Holi celebrations, Thackeray said, I pray the coronavirus gets...
13:30
The BJP may bring a resolution supporting the Citizenship Amendment Act in both houses of Maharashtra legislature on Thursday. Former chief minister and Leader of Opposition in Assembly Devendra Fadnavis said that there is a lot of confusion in Maharashtra because different party leaders...
13:24
Speaking in Rajya Sabha on Thursday Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad requested the government to table a statement regarding North-East Delhi violence on the floor of the House, on which a discussion can be conducted.Speaking in House Azad said, Since the government has decided to hold a...
12:46
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released global passenger traffic data for January showing that demand measured in total revenue passenger kilometres or (RPKs) climbed 2.4 per cent compared to January 2019.This was down from 4.6 per cent year-over-year growth for the prior...
12:30
India is in touch with Iran on possible evacuation of Indian pilgrims and students stuck in the coronavirus-hit nation, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday. Making a statement on the situation after cases of coronavirus surfaced, he said a total of 29 people in India have tested...
12:28
India's men's team skipper Virat Kohli congratulated the Harmanpreet Kaur-led women's side for reaching its maiden final of the T20 World Cup in Australia, saying the outfit's performance is something to be proud of. The Indian women's team advanced to the the summit clash owing to a...
12:21
Fourteen Italian nationals, who have tested positive for coronavirus, have been shifted from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police's (ITBP) Chhawla camp quarantine facility to the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram on Thursday.The information was shared by the PRO Medanta Medicity in Delhi-NCR with ANI this...
12:14
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, security officers at Parliament were seen wearing gloves while scanning visitors to the House on Thursday.Some security personnel were also seen wearing masks as a preventive measure inside the premises of the House.Yesterday, while addressing a press...
11:58
After the scare in Madhya Pradesh, some news that will cheer the Opposition. Maharashtra minister Jayant Patil has claimed that 14 to 15 BJP MLAs from the state are in touch with the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi, but the ruling alliance is not willing to commit the mistake of poaching...
11:50
National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Thursday said that if police fail to enforce laws then democracy fails.Law making is the most sacrosanct job in democracy. And you are the enforcers of that law. If you fail to enforce laws, democracy fails. Law is as good as it is executed on the...
11:40
Social activist Yogendra Yadav on an advertisement by the Delhi government warning the public against inflammatory messages on social media. @_YogendraYadav But delivering inflammatory speeches in public with a police officer standing next to you will get you Y-security. @DelhiPolice has its...
11:31
The fever to destabilise a state government rises when Rajya Sabha elections are due, the Congress said on Thursday, accusing the BJP of abducting 14 of its MLAs in Madhya Pradesh. Three Rajya Sabha seats are falling vacant in the state and they are currently held by Digvijaya Singh (Congress),...
11:16
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is making available about 50 billion dollars through its rapid-disbursing emergency financing facilities for low income and emerging market countries that could potentially seek support to combat the spread of coronavirus.Of this, 10 billion dollars is...
11:01
India has entered its first finals of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup as the side's semi-final clash against England got abandoned due to rain on Thursday here at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).There were no reserve days for the semi-finals and as India topped Group A, they progressed to the...
10:44
A complaint has been filed before a court in Begusarai against lyricist Javed Akhtar over his remarks on the FIRs being registered against expelled AAP councillor Tahir Hussain in the wake of Delhi riots. The complaint was lodged on Wednesday by Amit Kumar, a local advocate, before the court of...
10:31
Through its worst slowdown in more than a decade India has had a constant positive to show investors: political stability. That no longer holds true.Street protests and violence, which culminated in a riot that killed more than 46 in capital New Delhi during U.S. president...
10:26
The carnage of Delhi, horrific as it was, cannot be understood as only about the volatilities of a low-income tinderbox on one edge of the capital. It has to be understood in the context of the never-before circumstances we are in. The clues that lie woven into the cluster violence of Delhi make...
10:16
The Karnataka government has advised city-based companies to allow their employees to work from home if they have flu-like symptoms. Those employees having flu like symptoms may be allowed to work from home with advice of standard hand hygiene and cough etiquette, the Health Department said...
10:05
Health authorities in Hong Kong have confirmed that a pet dog belonging to a coronavirus affected patient had contracted the virus. Experts called it a low-level infection that was likely to be the first reported case of human-to-animal transmission of the disease.The Pomeranian, which repeatedly...
09:57
Equity benchmark Sensex jumped nearly 300 points in opening session on Thursday tracking positive cues from global equities as central banks across the global prepare to combat the economic pressure of the coronavirus outbreak. After surging 299 points in early trade, the 30-share index was...
09:52
Former United Nations chief Javier Perez de Cuellar passed away on Wednesday in Lima, the capital of his native country Peru, the local media said.Perez de Cuellar was the fifth secretary-general of the global body, serving as secretary-general from 1982 to 1991, during the Iran-Iraq war, Xinhua...
09:46
In the wake of Coronavirus outbreak, as many as 66,977 travellers from 563 flights have been screened at Mumbai International Airport till March 4, as per Maharashtra Public Health Department on Wednesday.As travellers coming from all Corona affected countries are being screened at International...
09:38
Hand sanitizers have disappeared from the market and the price of masks has shot up multiple times as people resorted to panic buying amid the deadly COVID-19 outbreak.Hand sanitizers have disappeared from the market. We have given the order for it but it is difficult to get them. Masks which...
09:26
A man and his wife were arrested for allegedly supplying beef in Chosana town in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said on Thursday. During a raid on Wednesday, 40 kg of beef was seized from a fridge in their house. The man was also booked for cow slaughter, said Ravinder Kumar, who is...
09:15
In light of the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus, producers of the much-awaited James Bond film 'No Time to Die' have postponed its worldwide release to November 2020.The formal announcement of the film being postponed was made on James Bond's Twitter handle on Wednesday. MGM, Universal...
08:42
The World Health Organisation has said that Indians don't need to panic about the outbreak of Covid-19 coronavirus. Dr Rodrico Ofrin, Regional Emergencies Director, WHO, said there is no need to panic, as cases tested positive in India were because of travelling abroad, citizens' caught the...
08:21
Former US president Barack Obama called for people to take common sense precautions over the coronavirus outbreak -- advising them to follow hand-washing guidelines but not to wear masks. Save the masks for health care workers. Let's stay calm, listen to the experts, and follow the...
07:45
The Enforcement Directorate raided the Mumbai residence of Naresh Goyal, founder of the now-grounded Jet Airways, late Wednesday night in connection with an alleged money laundering probe initiated by the agency.The central agency, taking cognisance of a FIR filed by a travel company that has...
00:12
Chandrayaan-3 will be launched in the first half of 2021, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said, indicating that there could be a slight delay in the launch of the third moon mission.In written response to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Singh said four...
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