21:54
Refuting claims that farmers have left protest sites along the Delhi border, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said they had gone to the fields to work and would return when the Central government was free from West Bengal elections.Farmers, mainly from Punjab, Haryana, western...
21:46
A day after Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that there is no COVID in the state and hence no need to wear mask now,the health and family welfare department Sunday issued fresh notifications formandatory testing of air and train passengers coming to the state from Mumbai and...
21:23
Veteran actor Shashikala, best known for her supporting roles in 1960s-70s films like Aarti, Gumrah and Chhote Sarkar, passed away on Sunday at the age of 88. B N Tiwari, president of the Federation of Western India Cine Employees, confirmed the news of her death.Shashikala ji has...
20:34
Private offices, except in the banking and insurance sectors, will remain shut in Maharashtra from Monday night when strict restrictions come into force, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Sunday.He said employees of other private offices will be allowed to work from home.Government...
20:04
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said all are united in the resolve to combat naxalism and her party's government in Chhattisgarh will continue to provide all assistance to the paramilitary forces in fighting the menace with full rigour. In a statement, she said the entire country...
19:52
Mumbai on Sunday reported 11,163 novel coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, its highest single-day spike since the pandemic outbreak in the country.The total tally of infections in the financial capital of India rose to 4,52,445, the city civic body said.With 25 patients succumbing to the...
19:32
Actor-turned-politician and Makkal Neethi Maiam founder Kamal Hassan on Sunday said he is ready to quit cinema if it becomes hurdle for his political career, which was meant for serving the people.I will finish all my present assignments and quit films, if they become a hurdle to my political...
19:16
A minor broke out at the jumbo COVID care centre (CCC) in suburban Dahisar on Sunday, an official said, adding that nobody was injured as patients were shifted in time to a safe location inside the facility.The blaze erupted in the section called Hangar F of the CCC where 50 patients were lodged...
18:27
A group of an estimated 400 Maoists, armed with LMGs, had ambushed security forces deployed for a special operation, killing at least 22 personnel and injuring 30 others, besides decamping with over a dozen sophisticated arms, officials said on Sunday. The contingent of about 1,500...
18:02
The Maharashtra government on Sunday announced a weekend lockdown in the state from 8 pm on Friday to 7 am on Monday in a bid to curb the growing numbers of COVID-19 cases in the state.Apart from the weekend lockdown, strict restrictions will be in force from Monday 8 pm onwards, Minority Affairs...
16:42
Actor Govinda has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is under home quarantine, his wife Sunita Ahuja said on Sunday. The 57-year-old actor has mild symptoms and is following necessary protocol. He (Govinda) tested positive today morning. His symptoms are absolutely mild....
16:32
A group of an estimated 400 Maoists had ambushed security personnel who were part of a large contingent deployed for a special operation, leading to the killing of at least 22 personnel and injuries to 30 others, official sources said on Sunday. They said the contingent of about 1,500...
16:07
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said a befitting reply will be given to the Naxal attack in Chhatisgarh at an appropriate time.He also said search operations are continuing in Chhattisgarh following the encounter.''As far as the numbers are concerned, both sides have suffered losses...
15:51
Countering opposition claims that the Bharatiya Janata Party, if voted to power in Bengal, will update the National Register of Citizens, thereby taking away the citizenship rights of people, Kailash Vijayvargiya, thesaffron camp's national general secretary, on Sunday reaffirmed that no such...
15:27
In a strongly worded rejoinder to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Election Commission has rejected her claim about the presence of outsiders at a polling booth in Nandigram as factually incorrect anddevoid of substance.The EC sent the letter to Banerjee on Saturday in response to...
14:41
Reliance Industries Ltd and its partner BP Plc of UK have sought bids for sale of 5.5 million standard cubic meters per day of additional natural gas that will be available for sale from their eastern offshore KG-D6 block. The e-auction is slated for April 23 and the gas supply will start...
14:36
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday expressed grief over the killing of security personnel in an encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh. My condolences to the families of the martyrs who sacrificed their lives in combat in Chhattisgarh, he said on Twitter. Twenty-two jawans...
14:31
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has cut short his schedule on the last day of campaigning for the final phase of the Assam assembly elections and returned to the national capital in view of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur Naxal attack, informed Union Minister and BJP's co-incharge for Assam polls, Jitendra...
14:25
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday wondered whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi is god or a superhuman to make claims of a Bharatiya Janata Party triumph in the assembly elections, six phases of which stillremain.At an election rally in Hooghly district, the Trinamool Congress...
13:28
Deepa Chatterjee, the wife of legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee, died at a Kolkata hospital on Sunday, her family said.Maa breathed her last around 2:55 am. She died of kidney failure, her daughter Poulomi Bose said.Deepa, 83, was admitted to hospital on March 31.Soumitra Chatterjee, a...
13:26
As India races to contain the second wave of COVID-19, five states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and West Bengal have carried out over 43 per cent of the total vaccinations in the country, according to the health ministry data. Of the total 7,59,79,651 vaccinations...
12:57
As many as 17 bodies were found from the site of the gunfight that broke out between security forces and Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region on Saturday. The death toll increased to 22 after an encounter with Naxals in a forest along the border between Bijapur and Sukma districts in...
12:44
Maharashtra and Punjab are the two worst hit states in terms of their share in the total number of new cases and fatalities across the country in the last fortnight, according to official documents. The two states also top the charts among states or Union Territories that have crossed their...
12:34
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha visited the SKIMS hospital here on Sunday to enquire about the health of National Conference (NC) president and MP Farooq Abdullah, who is undergoing treatment for COVID-19. Sinha, who met Abdullah's son and NC vice president Omar...
12:20
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu was administered the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the AIIMS here on Sunday. He had received the first shot in Chennai on March 1. I appeal to all the eligible people to get themselves vaccinated immediately & everyone to continue to...
12:12
Punjab's home department has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to take custody of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari from Rupnagar jail by April 8. Ansari, who is wanted in various cases in Uttar Pradesh, has been lodged in Rupnagar district jail in connection with an alleged...
11:28
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding a high-level meeting to review the COVID-19 situation and vaccination taking place in the country, news agency ANI reported citing sources.All senior officers including Cabinet Secretary, Principal Secretary to PM, Health Secretary, Dr Vinod Paul are...
11:12
Crorepati candidates in Assam elections Phase 3.
11:12
Crorepati candidates in West Bengal elections Phase 3.
11:11
Candidates with criminal records in Phase 3 of West Bengal polls.
10:57
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday wrote a letter to residents of Anwali village expressing his inability to attend the memorial service of former Independent MLA from Gohana Assembly Kitab Singh Malik, anticipating protest from people with 'vested political interest'.Malik...
10:11
India reports 93,249 new COVID-19 cases, 60,048 discharges, and 513 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union health ministry.Total cases: 1,24,85,509Total recoveries: 1,16,29,289Active cases: 6,91,597Death toll: 1,64,623Total vaccination: 7,59,79,651 -- ANI
09:32
Actor Akshay Kumar says he has tested positive for COVID-19.I'm under home quarantine and have sought necessary medical care, he says.More details awaited. -- ANI
09:28
The Election Commission has directed the transfer of Superintendent of Police Alipurduar Amitabha Maiti, Deputy Commissioner of Police Chandannagar, Hoogly Tathagata Basu and Deputy SP Industrial Diamond Harbour police District Mithun De with immediate effect.The Commission in its direction...
08:36
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Around 15 security personnel are missing following the encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Saturday.A reinforcement party has rushed to the encounter spot. Bodies of two jawans have been recovered as of now, Chhattisgarh Police sources said. 23 injured have been admitted...
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