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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday hit out at Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray over his claim that his party, the Shiv Sena, had walked away from the NDA but not from the ideology of Hindutva.Visiting Ayodhya for the first time after he became chief minister, Thackeray said...
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Dial any number and chances are high that you might get to hear awareness messages on coronavirus, instead of ringing tones. The move follows an order in this regard from the government which has shared the audio clip of the message with telecom operators.The department of telecom in an...
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Kuwait on Saturday suspended operations of all flights to and from India and six other countries in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The General Administration of Civil Administration has issued a circular to airlines operating at Kuwait International Airport in this...
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Discussion is underway as to whether the Indian Premier League should be postponed in view of the coronavirus outbreak, Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said on Saturday.The annual T20 cricket extravaganza is scheduled to start from March 29 in Mumbai with a match between Mumbai Indians...
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A Delhi court has granted bail to Kapil Baisala, arrested for firing in the air in southeast Delhi's Shaheen Bagh area during a protest against the new citizenship law. The court granted bail to Baisala on Friday after hearing arguments from the lawyers appearing for him as well as...
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opened his home to his Muslim neighbours when the violence was at its peak. He took in at least 35 people, including Gayur and his family, when they had nowhere left to go.Gayur's house was burnt down by a mob. Three motorcycles on the ground floor were set afire and cooking gas cylinders blasted...
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Shahrukh Pathan, whose picture showing him pointing a gun at an unarmed policeman during the communal riots in northeast Delhi went viral on social media, was sent to three more days' police custody on Saturday, officials said. Pathan, 23, was arrested on Tuesday from Uttar Pradesh's Shamli...
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Congress leader and former Union finance minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said the Yes Bank fiasco was caused by mismanagement of financial institutions under the Bharatiya Janata Party government and demanded that the Reserve Bank of India conduct a thorough probe and fix accountability in the...
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Budget carrier IndiGo on Saturday said it will not charge any fee for rescheduling of domestic and international flights booked for March 12-31, amid coronavirus scare. There would also be zero change fee for fresh bookings made between March 12 and 31, the airline said in a...
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Three more persons have been tested positive for novel coronavirus, taking the total number of such cases in the country to 34.Two cases are from Ladakh with travel history from Iran and one from Tamil Nadu with travel history from Oman have been tested positive for coronavirus, Sanjeeva Kumar,...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the coronavirus situation in the country at a meeting with officials on Saturday and directed them to identify locations for sufficient quarantine facilities and make provisions for critical care in case the disease spreads further. At the meeting with...
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A Navi Mumbai resident paid Rs 7 lakh as payment and penalty for stealing 34,465 units of electricity to keep his home air-conditioners running 24/7 for the comfort of his pedigreed dogs, officials said on Saturday.The man, whose name was not revealed by state-run Maharashtra State...
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One of the four missing MLAs supporting the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh returned to Bhopal on Friday and denied that he had been abducted.Surendra Singh Shera, independent MLA from Burhanpur, returned in Bhopal by an afternoon flight from Delhi.Talking to reporters, he asserted that he...
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Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party-Lohia chief Shivpal Singh Yadav has hinted of an understanding between his party and the Samajwadi Party, headed by his estranged nephew Akhilesh Yadav, for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh polls. In 2018, Shivpal had parted ways with the Samajwadi Party, founded by...
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With some private sector lenders including Yes Bank facing liquidity crisis, the Congress on Saturday said Hindus are in danger in a true sense under the Narendra Modi government and claimed that majority of thehassled account-holders belonged to the majority community.Maharashtra Congress...
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In view of coronavirus, Uttar Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel has cancelled the March 9 'Holi Milan' programme as a preventive measure, the Raj Bhawan said on Saturday. Earlier, chief minister Yogi Adityanath had decided to stay away from 'Holi Milan' programmes and had appealed to people...
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Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said that his trust will give Rs 1 crore to help in the construction of a temple to Lord Ram in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya.Thackeray arrived in the temple town today for the first time after becoming chief minister in December last year to mark 100 days of...
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The Pakistan army on Saturday shelled and fired on forward posts and villages along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, a defence spokesman said. The firing from small arms and mortar shelling from across the LoC began at 1:30 pm. In retaliation, the Indian...
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Union information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said the Centre has lifted the 48-hour ban on two Malayalam news channels and stated that the Narendra Modi government supports the freedom of press.Speaking to reporters in Pune in Maharashtra, Javadekar said that he would...
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No country in the world says everybody is welcome, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday, hitting out at those criticising India over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Jaishankar criticised the United Nations Human Rights Council for its criticism on the situation in...
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Maharashtra Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking appointment of a party leader as a member of the Ram Temple Trust formed to oversee construction of the temple in Ayodhya.Sarnaik, who represents Ovala-Majiwada assembly constituency in Thane,...
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Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said that not a single bomb blast had taken place in the country in the last six years thanks to the strong security measures taken by Narendra Modi government.Javadekar was speaking ata function to mark the 'Jan Aushadhi Divas' at the B J Medical...
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The novel coronavirus outbreak has made international scenario more complex, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday, emphasising on the preparedness to tackle challenges that might not allow adequate reaction time. Speaking at the 58th MPhil convocation ceremony at the...
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Crisis-hit Yes Bank's founder Rana Kapoor was brought to the Enforcement Directorate's office in Mumbai for questioning in connection with a money-laundering case against him.Earlier, the agency conducted raids at Kapoor's residence located at 'Samudra Mahal' residential tower in Mumbai on Friday...
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The Election Commission has recognised the merger of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik with the Bharatiya Janata Party. In its order issued on Friday, following the merger, JVM-P has ceased to exist as a separate political party in Jharkhand. Hence, it is removed from the list...
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For the first time, entry will be free for all women visiting monuments under the Archaeological Survey of India across the country on International Women's Day on Sunday, the culture ministry said. According to an order issued by the ministry, on March 8, no fee will be charged from women...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked people to stay away from rumours regarding coronavirus and emphasised on the need to follow the advice of doctors in this regard. He also asked people to avoid handshakes and start greeting others with 'namaste' once again. Modi was...
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Former India opener Wasim Jaffer on Saturday announced retirement from all forms of cricket, drawing curtains on his illustrious career spanning over two decades. The 42-year-old Jaffer has played 31 Tests and scored 1,944 runs with an average of 34.11. He has five hundreds and...
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State Bank of India chairman Rajnish Kumar on Saturday said the bank has received the draft scheme of reconstruction for crisis-hit Yes Bank. Bank officials are doing due diligence of the draft scheme, he added. We have received draft scheme of reconstruction for Yes Bank. Our...
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Two suspected coronavirus patients undergoing treatment at a hospital in Jammu were 'high viral-load cases', the Jammu and Kashmir administration said on Saturday, while announcing an immediate suspension of all biometric attendance in the Union Territory.The administration also announced the...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday left for Ayodhya.Earlier, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said Thackeray will visit Ayodhya on Saturday but he will not participate in 'Aarti' programme in view of the coronavirus threat.Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv...
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The government invited bids on Saturday for the sale of its entire 52.98 per cent stake in the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL).Expressions of interest for the strategic sale of BPCL were invited by May 2, the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) said in the bid...
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JUST IN: Information and Broadcasting ministry lifts 48-hour ban on Asianet News and Media One, both Kerala-based television news channels back on air, sources said.The government on Friday had suspended the broadcast of the two news channels for 48 hours over their coverage of the riots in...
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Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold discussion over Coronavirus scare as 31 cases have been found positive for the deadly disease in the country.Vardhan is likely to brief prime minister about the efforts taken to tackle the...
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At least 21 people on board the Grand Princess cruise ship stranded off the coast of California were tested positive for the coronavirus, said United States Vice President Mike Pence on Friday (local time). Twenty-one individuals on the Grand Princess tested positive, Pence told reporters at a...
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In the first conviction for the horrific lynching of Pehlu Khan in 2017, two minors have been found guilty in the case by a Juvenile Justice Board in Alwar, a senior police official said.The board convicted two minors on Thursday. Sentencing will be pronounced on Saturday, IG Jaipur S Sengathir...
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