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Mumbai on Tuesday reported 1,815 new coronavirus cases and ten deaths, said a statement by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).The city reported less than 2,000 infections on the second day in a row, while new cases have been declining for the last seven days.The daily cases had been...
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Soon after the former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has refused the Padma Bhushan and said that he had no idea about the award, the government sources on Tuesday clarified that his family was well-informed about it in the morning and at that time no intent of rejection was...
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Police on Tuesday evening registered a first information report (FIR) in Bhopal against unidentified sellers on e-commerce giant Amazon after it emerged that some products, including shoes, featuring images of the Indian flag were being sold on its platform in contravention of rules, an...
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Veteran CPI-M leader and former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Tuesday rejected the Padma Bhushan award. I know nothing about this award. No one has told me anything about it. If they have decided to offer Padma Bhushan to me, I refuse to accept it, he said in a...
21:07
India has shared details of a missing Arunachal Pradesh teenager with the Chinese People's Liberation Army to corroborate the identity of the youth in their custody, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday.He said the Chinese side had conveyed to the Indian Army on January 20 that they had...
20:57
Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj terminus and BMC headquarters illuminated in tricolor on the eve of Republic Day 2022 celebrations, in Mumbai, on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. Photograph: Shashank Parade/PTI Photo
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Government announces Padma Awards 2022:Padma Vibhushan (posthumous) for former Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kalyan Singh.Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad to be conferred with Padma Bhushan.Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, SII...
20:37
With India reporting 2,55,874 new COVID cases (50,190 less than yesterday), and 614 deaths in the last 24 hours, health experts cautioned that since most of the population lives in rural India, the country is yet to see the peak in the current wave.Omicron, the latest Variant of Concern was first...
19:32
Kerala reported 55,475 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest ever reported from the state in a single day since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020, taking the total affected to 57,25,086.On Monday, Kerala recorded 26,514 fresh cases while the previous highest ever in a single day was...
18:55
President Ram Nath Kovind has approved awards of 384 Gallantry for armed forces personnel and others on the eve of the 73rd Republic Day celebrations, said the Ministry of Defence on Tuesday.These include 12 Shaurya Chakras, three Bar to Sena Medals (Gallantry), 81 Sena Medals (Gallantry) and two...
18:47
The BJP held a meeting on Tuesday to chalk out plans for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation polls expected to take place in a few months time.All MLAs and MPs as well as other leaders from Mumbai took part in the meeting chaired by former chief minister and Leader of Opposition Devendra...
18:32
The home of a Dalit bridegroom was pelted with stones and ransacked allegedly by a section of local residents in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district after he took out a wedding procession in an act seen as defiance against tradition, police officials said on Tuesday.Police have arrested...
18:05
After the video of the son of Uttar Pradesh minister Anil Sharma, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Shikarpur assembly segment, allegedly distributing money to people went viral, the returning officer for the constituency has sought the minister's explanation within 24 hours.The viral...
17:28
With an aim to carry out terrorist attacks on Republic Day and derail elections in five states, Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has reactivated its Kashmir-Khalistan (K2) desk to bring pro-Khalistan and anti-India supporters in Kashmir at a common platform, said a senior...
17:09
Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia shares this picture with his grandmother Vijaya Raje Scindia and his father Madhavrao Scindia, writing, Meri aaji amma. Jyotiraditya, now in the same party as his late grandmother, has also contested from the same seat, Guna. His...
16:57
RPN Singh meets BJP chief JP Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath at the party headquarters in Delhi.
16:55
It was an embarrassing moment for Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi at the Davos World Economic Forum last week when he had to stop his speech reportedly because the teleprompter was not working.Shashi Tharoor, well known as an eloquent orator, discusses the incident, Nehru's speeches and...
16:53
The Centre Tuesday told the Supreme Court that Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registrations of 11,594 NGOs, which applied within the cut-off date, have already been extended. Taking note of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta's submission, a bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar...
16:50
Tokyo Olympics Gold medalist Subedar Neeraj Chopra of 4 Rajputana Rifles awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal on Republic Day.President Ram Nath Kovind has approved awards of 384 Gallantry for armed forces personnel and others on the eve of 73rd Republic Day celebrations. These include 12...
16:45
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and all 117 party candidates in Punjab will pay obeisance at the Golden Temple and sit down for a langar on Thursday. Later in the day, Gandhi will address a virtual rally of the party from Jalandhar's Mithapur. The Congress till now has announced 86...
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Omar Abdullah takes a selfie in Gulmarg
As Chilla-i-Kalan entered its last week on Tuesday, the minimum temperature in most parts of Kashmir stayed several degrees above the normal for this time of the season, except in the tourist resort of Gulmarg, officials said here. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir,...
16:13
The Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra, during an event on the occasion of National Voter's Day in Delhi, on Tuesday, informed that there are more than 95.3 crore voters in India, out of which 49 crore are male and 46 crore are female voters.Addressing the event today, CEC Chandra said,...
15:53
Former Union minister and Congress leader RPN Singh who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi, ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, said, I spent 32 years in one political party (Congress). I had clearly said in my press conference that the party is no more the one where I had...
15:42
The Delhi High Court's Division Bench on Tuesday issued notice to member Secretary of Delhi State Legal Service Authority (DSLSA) on an appeal moved by actor-environmentalist Juhi Chawla, challenging the single bench order which had dismissed a lawsuit filed against setting up of 5G wireless...
14:57
Congress on Tuesday unleashed a veiled attack on RPN Singh over his resignation by saying that the battle Congress is fighting only can be fought with bravery, coward people can't fight it.The battle Congress is putting up all across the country, particularly in Uttar Pradesh is a battle against...
14:50
For Mumbaikars shivering in a winter where minimum temperatures range from 13C to 17C so far, think of Punjab and Haryana. Cold weather conditions prevailed in many parts of Haryana and Punjab on Tuesday with Bathinda recording the lowest temperature in the two states at 3.6 degrees...
14:28
Congress leader and former union minister RPN Singh confirms he will be joining the BJP.This is a new beginning for me and I look forward to my contribution to nation building under the visionary leadership & guidance of the Honourable Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi, BJP President Shri...
14:19
The United Kingdom on Monday said it has removed all COVID-19 testing requirements for fully vaccinated travellers, including those from India, arriving in the UK from next month. A travel advisory issued by the Department of Transport and the Department of Health and Social Care...
13:50
Kishore Biyani-led Future Retail Ltd (FRL) on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court requesting it to pass a direction to restrain its lenders from declaring the company as a non-performing asset (NPA) in case of a default of Rs 3,494.56 crore. Earlier this month, Future Retail had said it had...
13:47
Amid a row, the Madhya Pradesh government has directed the police to register an FIR against officials of e-commerce giant Amazon and its owner for allegedly selling products, including shoes, with the image of the Indian national flag, Home Minister Narottam Mishra said on Tuesday. Amazon...
13:34
The Indian economy has recovered 'handsomely' from the pandemic-induced disruptions, former Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya said on Tuesday, while expressing hope that the recovery will be sustained and the growth rate of 7 to 8 per cent will be restored. Panagariya suggested that...
13:20
An overwhelming 86 per cent people want voting to be made mandatory in the country, according to a survey released on Tuesday on the occasion of the 12th National Voters' Day. The pan-India survey, conducted with a sample size of over four lakh people by location-based social network...
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Firing a fresh salvo at the BJP which had accused the Shiv Sena of paying only lip service to the cause of Hindutva, party MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday claimed that the Sena was the first party in the country to contest an election on the Hindutva plank. Talking to reporters, Raut referred to a...
13:05
Congress leader and former Union Minister RPN Singh resigns from the party. He has given his resignation to the party president Sonia Gandhi. This come just weeks ahead of the Uttar Pradesh polls. Reports suggest that Singh will be joining the BJP.RPN Singh was among the Congress party's...
12:42
Union Budget 2022 is likely to be presented at 11 am on 1st February, despite staggered timing for Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Parliament will go back to working in shifts, with the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha functioning at different times of the day, and a highly dispersed seating arrangement in...
12:30
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the matter of disputes in the dues by SpiceJet on Friday. The airline said it would fold up if the case is not heard. Chief Justice N V Ramana agreed to hear the matter on January 28.Spicejet had sought an early hearing in the matter. Senior advocate Mukul...
12:00
As election fever grips the temple town, Muslims in this renamed district are focusing on development and employment matters and feel the Ram temple issue is dead and political parties should move on and concentrate on people-centric issues.In Ayodhya, Hindus and Muslims live together. The...
11:40
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that his government does not want livelihood of people to be affected and Covid restrictions will be eased as soon as possible. Restrictions were put in place in view of people's health, Kejriwal said after hoisting the national flag at...
10:55
Lok Sabha member from East Delhi Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday said he has tested positive for Covid-19 and has mild symptoms. After experiencing mild symptoms, I tested positive for Covid today. Requesting everyone who came into my contact to get themselves tested, the...
10:47
United States President Joe Biden who was caught on live microphone using a vulgar epithet for a reporter during a White House event on Monday called up to apologize for the comment, according to the journalist.During an event on Monday evening, reporter Peter Doocy attempted to ask Biden whether...
10:21
The interrogation of actor Dileep and others continued at the Crime Branch office in Kochi for the third consecutive day on Tuesday in a case registered against them for allegedly threatening officials probing the sexual assault of an actress in 2017.In the last two days, the crime branch...
09:40
Sensex slumps 905.16 pts to 56,586.35 in opening session, Nifty tanks 253.80 pts to 16,895.30. The 30-scrip BSE Sensex was down by 794.86 points or 1.38 per cent at 56696.65 at 9.17 am.Similarly, 50-scrip NSE Nifty was trading at 16909.30 at 9.17 am, down by 239.80 points or 1.40 per cent.On...
09:35
People huddle around a bonfire as temperatures dipped to 17 C yesterday, but felt like 12 C to Mumbaikars. Wind chill factor didn't help.
09:25
7 students including BJP MLA Vijay Rahangdale's son Avishkar Rahangdale died after their car fell from a bridge near Selsura around 11.30 pm last night. They (deceased) were on their way to Wardha: Prashant Holkar, SP Wardha
09:17
India's Covid cases drops below 3 lakh. The country registered 2,55,874 new cases (50,190 less than yesterday).There were 614 deaths and 2,67,753 recoveries in the last 24 hours.Active cases: 22,36,842 Daily positivity rate: 15.52%
09:03
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will hold a virtual meeting with nine states and United Territories on Tuesday to take stock of the prevailing Covid-19 situation.A source said that Mandaviya will interact with the health ministers of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana,...
08:32
The 'At Home' function at Rashtrapati Bhavan which is held every year on on Republic Day has been cancelled due to Covid.The President hosts a lunch at the lawns of Rashtrapati Bhawan with invitees from across political parties, foreign dignitaries, journalists, and prominent personalities across...
08:19
Don't laugh Delhiwallas, but Mumbai is having a good winter. The city slept to a cold 17C with brief spells of chilly winds yesterday. The minimum temperature for today is 15C with a day time temperature of 22C. Enjoy it while it lasts, folks.
08:18
As the nation inches closer to celebrating its 73rd Republic Day on Wednesday, Border Security Force IG DK Boora said that the forces have received some input and are on high alert and further assured the population that they should have nothing to fear.Addressing the media in Jammu, Boora said,...
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The Twitter handle of Go First airline was hacked on Monday evening with the person who gained unauthorised access to the account writing posts such as 'Amazing' and 'Great Job.' In a statement, the Go First spokesperson confirmed...
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As Kerala continues to register a steep rise in COVID-19 cases, the state government on Monday said the educational institutions which have less than 40 per cent attendance for consecutive three days will be closed for two weeks. The...
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