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Union Home Minister Amit Shah has postponed his visit to West Bengal amid farmers' protest at Delhi's borders.Sources did not give the reason for the deferment of his trip during which he was to address two rallies on Saturday and Sunday, but it comes as farmers have intensified their protests...
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Social activist Anna Hazare on Friday said he won't be proceeding with the indefinite fast against the new farm laws and claimed that the Central government has agreed to some of his demands.In a statement earlier in the day, Hazare, 84, had announced that he will be starting the hunger strike...
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The Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday asked its party cadre to rush to the three farmers' protest sites on Delhi borders in large numbers to give a further boost to the ongoing agitation.SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal also spoke to farmer leader Rakesh Tikait and discussed ways to shore up more...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair an all-party meeting on Saturday to put forth the government's legislative agenda for the Budget Session of Parliament. This time the customary all-party meeting is being held after the beginning of the session. The Budget Session began on Friday with...
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An encounter is currently underway at Lelhar area in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.Police and security forces are carrying out the operation.#Encounter has started at #Lelhar area of #Pulwama. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow, Kashmir zone police...
21:12
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday spoke to his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi regarding the explosion outside the Israeli embassy in New Delhi, and assured him of 'fullest protection' to diplomats and the mission.In a tweet, Jaishankar said India has taken the incident 'very...
20:58
The Central Industrial Security Force which guards civil airports, vital nuclear and aerospace installations, Delhi Metro and central government buildings has put on alert all its units across the country after a minor IED blast outside the Israeli Embassy in the national capital on Friday...
20:56
Actor Kangana Ranaut will essay the role of former prime minister Indira Gandhi in an upcoming political drama. The yet-untitled movie will be penned and directed by filmmaker Sai Kabir, who has previously collaborated with the actor on 2014 film Revolver Rani. We are working on the project and...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah was on Friday briefed by the Delhi Police about an IED blast near the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi, officials said.After the incident, the minister has been in touch with the Delhi Police top brass and is constantly monitoring the situation.Shah has been briefed...
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Performance of eight core industries in December 2020.
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Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire on Friday as they opened heavy fire and lobbed mortars at forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, prompting a befitting retaliation from the Indian Army, officials said. This comes a day after a 20-year-old...
19:57
The Union health ministry on Friday asked all states and Union territories to initiate vaccination of frontline workers against Covid-19 from the first week of February. Â Vaccination of healthcare providers that began on January 16 to continue simultaneously, the ministry said in a letter to...
19:37
The Jat Regiment
The Jat Regimental Centre Marching Contingent was adjudged as the best marching contingent among the three services during this year's Republic Day parade, the ministry of defence said.The Delhi Police Marching Contingent was chosen as the best marching contingent among Central Armed Police...
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The Delhi Police has arrested nine farmers for attacking one of its personnel at the Burari protest site, officials said on Friday. Several farmers have been camping at Delhi Development Authority ground in Burari on the outskirts of the national capital since November-end against the Centre's...
18:57
The much-awaited Kannada action drama KGF: Chapter 2, starring South star Yash, is slated to release on July 16, the makers have announced. Directed by Prashanth Neel, the film is a sequel to the 2018 period-action blockbuster KGF, led by Yash. It is a multilingual venture and will be released...
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The Delhi Police on Friday said the station house officer, who was attacked by a man with a sword at the Singhu border protest site, has suffered grievous injuries on his hand.Alipur SHO Pradeep Paliwal was intervening in the clash between farmers and a large group of men claiming to be local...
18:17
A low-intensity explosion happened near the Israel Embassy in New Delhi.The nature of explosion being ascertained.Some broken glasses at spot.No injuries reported; further investigation underway.  -- ANI
17:45
Yogendra Yadav of the Swaraj Party, is at a farmers' rally at Delhi-UP border: Modiji and Yogiji and all others must listen carefully, farmers will not go back from this movement, humiliated and defamed.
17:36
Dr Reddy's Laboratories, which is conducting Phase 3 trials of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, believes the jab is expected to be launched in India through Emergency Use Authorisation, a senior official of the city-based drug maker said on Friday.The phase 3 (trial) is currently ongoing....
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The Economic Survey 2020-21 tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament on Friday said the country's economy after being gradually unlocked since June 2020 has experienced a V-shaped recovery.Despite the hard-hitting economic shock created by the global pandemic, India is...
17:21
Hyderabad-based pharma major Dr Reddy's Laboratories hopes to launch Russias COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V in India in March this year: Company officials. More details awaited
17:13
Rajib Banerjee quits TMC, hours after resigning as MLA of the West Bengal Assembly; sends letter to party supremo Mamata Banerjee. The West Bengal forest minister quit the Mamata Banerjee cabinet last week, joining the growing list of dissenters who have put the ruling camp in a tight spot ahead...
17:05
Senior journalist Sheela Bhatt, formerly with Rediff.com and now with Dainik Bhaskar Online, tweets: 'FIR against d media persons not justified at all. The govt's vikas targets will b served better if diffrent pillars of democracy works harmoniously. Let us bridge d gap bet the liberals in d...
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Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah will arrive in Kolkata tonight on a two-day visit beginning on Saturday to take stock of the BJP's preparedness ahead of the assembly elections in West Bengal.His visit comes in the backdrop of growing rebellion in the ruling Trinamool...
16:43
The government's annual Economic Survey on Friday strongly defended new farm laws, saying they herald a new era of market freedom which can go a long way in improving lives of small and marginal farmers in India.These legislations were designed primarily for the benefit of small and marginal...
16:23
The domestic equity market continued its downward journey for the sixth session in row on Friday, with the BSE Sensex plummeting over 588 points and the NSE Nifty tumbling nearly 183 points due to across-the-board selling. Both benchmark indices fluctuated between gains and losses in a highly...
15:43
Minister of Public Works Department (PWD) of Maharashtra Ashok Chavan on Friday sparked a controversy by saying that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government will make new laws for farmers in the State.MVA government is just waiting for the Supreme Court's verdict on the fate of the farm laws. The...
15:35
An SHO was injured in the clashes at the Singhu border
Violence broke out at the Singhu border protest site after large groups of people claiming to be locals reached there to vacate the area, leading to a clash between them and agitating farmers and prompting police to resort to baton charge and use tear gas shells. Delhi Police SHO (Alipur)...
15:20
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar
China on Friday said it has taken note of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's suggestions to mend the strained bilateral relations, saying that it appreciates his remarks which showed that New Delhi attached importance to ties with Beijing. We have noted Minister Jaishankar's remarks,...
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The Indian economy can contract by 7.7 per cent in current financial year ending on March 31 and the growth could be 11 per cent in the next financial year, according to the Economic Survey tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.The contraction in FY21 is mainly due to...
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Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia at the Singhu protest site this morning
Multi-layered security arrangements, barricades put everywhere and all entry points sealed, Singhu border, the nerve-centre of the ongoing farmers protest with thousands of security personnel seen marching at the site, turned into a fortress on Friday. The heightened security measures and...
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The Supreme Court Friday observed that criticism of courts is growing and everybody is now doing it now, while giving three weeks to cartoonist Rachit Taneja to file her reply on the plea seeking contempt action for her alleged scandalous tweets against the judiciary. The top court also...
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Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Friday alleged that BJP leaders and workers masqueraded as farmers and indulged in vandalism in the national capital on January 26 to malign their image.Two BJP MLAs came along with 400 people to malign the image of farmers on January 26....
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Crowds swelled at the Ghazipur border on Friday as around 1000 farmers from western Uttar Pradesh joined the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) members who have stayed put on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway to demand repeal of agri laws, while several farmers from Haryana decided to move towards Delhi...
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The Maharashtra government on Friday approved resumption of suburban train services in Mumbai for the general public from February 1, an official said. The general public will be allowed to use the trains from the first local till 7am, from 12noon to 4pm, and then from 9pm till the last train.A...
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'The leaders of the agitation must now work quickly to throw the extremists and fundamentalists out of their ranks. They must recognise how much damage has been done to their cause. They made the mistake of not acting against the extremists because they wanted a broad coalition. But they should...
13:05
Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra defended in the Supreme Court on Friday his alleged scandalous tweets against the judiciary saying if the court believes he has crossed the line and wants to shut down his internet indefinitely, then he too will write Happy Independence Day post cards every 15th...
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South actor Adivi Sesh on Friday said his film Major, based on the life of 2008 Mumbai terror attack martyr Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, will hit theatres worldwide on July 2. Sesh, who essays the titular role in the Sashi Kiran-directed biopic, took to social media to announce the release date...
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Delhi's border points at Tikri and Singhu remained under heavy police deployment on Friday in the aftermath of the violence that broke out during a tractor parade by farmers in the national capital on Republic Day, officials said. Personnel of the Delhi Police, along with those of the...
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Representational image
The Central Bureau of Investigation conducted surprise checks at 20 Food Corporation of India godowns in Punjab and Haryana on Friday after getting a number of complaints regarding alleged irregularities, officials said. The move is part of preventive vigilance to check corruption at locations...
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Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray
The Maharashtra government on Friday announced the extension of the current lockdown rules till February 28. Â Accordingly, the activities already permitted shall be continued, the order issued by the chief secretary said.
12:19
Paying rich tributes to Galwan martyrs, President Ram Nath Kovind said that every countryman is grateful to these martyrs.20 jawans made the supreme sacrifice in Galwan valley in June 2020. Every countryman is grateful to these martyrs, Kovind said.My Govt is committed to the protection of the...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had to give four-five mini-budgets in the form of packages in 2020 and expressed confidence that the upcoming budget would also be seen as part of that series. In his remarks to the media before the commencement of...
12:09
Rajdeep Sardesai
On Thursday, confronted with claims of misreporting on the tractor rally, India Today put its foot down and removed Rajdeep Sardesai, the channel's consulting editor, from air for two weeks, writes Ayush Tiwar on Newlandry.'The seasoned anchor, who faced hostility from the protesting farmers on...
11:57
Yashwant Sinha, finance minister and external affairs minister in the NDA 1 government of A B Vajpayee, today announced his decision to quit Twitter.Sinha, a critic of the NDA 2 government headed by Narendra Modi, posted on Twitter: 'It is with regret that I announce my withdrawal from twitter. I...
11:39
Terming the violence during farmers' tractor rally on the Republic Day as 'unfortunate', President Ram Nath Kovind said that the government respects freedom of expression and protests.The government respects freedom of expression and protests. But what happened with the tricolour on Republic Day...
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Timely decision taken by the government saved the lives of lakhs of citizens during teh Covid pandemic, President Ram Nath Kovind said while addressing a joint sitting of Parliament.Today the number of new Covid-19 cases is going down rapidly. The number of recoveries is very high, Kovind...
11:25
Law enforcement authorities across several countries have taken down a network of what they describe as the world's most dangerous malware', reports Rishi Iyengar on CNN.com. The malware, Emotet, gained access to users' computers through infected email attachments, including documents...
11:12
Actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu, who has been booked in connection with the religious flag incident at Red Fort, has said he needs some time to bring out the truth and then will join the investigation.    The 36-year-old Sidhu is in the eye of a storm for being among the protesters who put...
11:08
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has received his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and appealed to people to get vaccinated as soon as they can while stressing that nations must ensure the vaccine is available to everyone, everywhere. Guterres, 71, received the first dose of the Moderna...
10:57
With 18,855 fresh cases, India's COVID-19 tally has gone up to 1,07,20,048, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 1,03,94,352, pushing the national recovery rate to 96.96 per cent, the health ministry said on Friday. The death toll due to the viral...
10:42
Mumbai woke up to a chilly morning on Friday with the Santacruz weather station in the city recording the season's lowest minimum temperature of 14.8 degrees Celsius, an IMD official said.Earlier, this winter season's lowest minimum temperature in the city was 15 degrees Celsius that was recorded...
10:28
Indian cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly's health condition is stable and he had a good sleep on Thursday night, while doctors are planning to carry out requisite medical examinations on him on Friday, a senior official of the hospital where he is admitted said.The former India captain underwent...
10:17
The Bahujan Samaj Party will boycott the president's address to the joint sitting of both Houses over the Centre's stand on the farmers' demand to repeal the new agri laws and its dilly-dallying approach on matters of public interest, the party's chief Mayawati said on Friday. She made the...
10:12
Indian equities made a smart recovery on Friday morning after five sessions of hefty losses, with the BSE benchmark Sensex rebounding over 400 points led by gains mainly in banking, energy and auto stocks. At press time the 30-share Sensex was trading higher by 115 points at 46,989.92 points in...
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India's vaccine production capacity is one of the best assets the world has today, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has said as he applauded India for supplying COVID-19 doses to nations around the world to combat the catastrophic global health crisis.The UN Secretary-General also expressed...
08:59
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the Economic Survey 2020-21 in Parliament on Friday, two days before the Union Budget is presented in Parliament.The Economic Survey, which is presented on the opening day of the budget session, provides a summary of the annual economic...
08:16
Hundreds of Bharatiya Kisan Union members stayed put on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway early on Friday, notwithstanding the Ghaziabad administration's ultimatum to vacate the Uttar Pradesh Gate protest site.  A confrontation was building up at the UP Gate in Ghazipur even as frequent power cuts...
03:03
China will donate three lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses to Sri Lanka, stepping up its vaccine diplomacy in South Asia as India rushed its domestically manufactured coronavirus vaccines to several countries in the subcontinent as well as across the globe.Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on...
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The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered all district magistrates (DMs) and senior superintendents of police (SSPs) to ensure the end of all the farmers' agitations in the state, government officials said.Earlier in the day, the Ghaziabad District Administration has ordered those who are holding...
