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The next round of monthly sero-prevalence survey in the national capital is slated to begin on Tuesday, with authorities gearing up for the exercise to further analyse the COVID-19 situation in Delhi.Sources said the sample size this time is likely to be about 17,000. However, there was no...
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The India Meteorological Department on Monday predicted heavy to very heavy showers in parts of north, northeast and south India in the next three days, highlighting that the country recorded its highest rainfall in 44 years in the month of August. The Met said the country saw 27 per...
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Bangladesh has announced a 1-day mourning for Pranab Mukherjee on September 2.Former president Pranab Mukherjee, statesman, scholar and one of India's most respected leaders across the political spectrum, died on Monday evening following a 21-day battle with multiple ailments. He was 84.The...
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The United States of America's caseload has exceeded six million, according to Johns Hopkins university.The researchers have been keeping track of the viruss spread using both official releases and media reports. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which has not yet released...
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The Railways will permit students appearing for NEET and JEE exams and their guardians to travel by special suburban services in Mumbai on exam days, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced on Monday. Supporting students appearing for NEET & JEE exams, Railways has permitted...
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US Vice President Mike Pence on Monday described President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi as larger than life figures and credited the two top leaders for strengthening the strategic bilateral ties. When you think about the US and India, you think about two strongest...
21:38
Chinese military on Monday said it strongly demands India to withdraw its troops from China-India border in order to avoid escalation of tension, according to Reuters. People's Liberation Army's Western Command said Indian troops violated the consensus reached at multi-level talks...
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In a condolence letter she wrote to Pranab Mukherjee's daughter Sharmishtha, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi said, Pranabda had been such an integral and prominent part of national life, the Congress party and the central government for over five decades, it is hard to imagine how we can...
20:53
Parliament's monsoon session will begin from September 14, a notification issued on Monday said. The notification issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat said President Ram Nath Kovind has called the lower house to meet on Monday, September 14 at 9 am.Rajya Sabha is expected to meet at a...
20:30
Condoling the demise of former President Pranab Mukherjee, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday described him as a guide for the Sangh and said he didn't believe in political untouchability. Mukherjee was an able administrator who kept national interest supreme, Bhagwat said in a joint...
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Pranab Mukherjee will be laid to rest in New Delhi and not his hometown Birbhum in West Bengal. The schedule for his final rites will be released shortly. Former President and Bharat Ratna Pranab Mukherjee passed away on Monday after prolonged illness. He was 84. Mukherjee had been in...
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The government of Maharashtra on Monday issued new guidelines for easing the flow of activities in the state as part of Mission Begin Again. The new rules will come into effect from September 2 in areas utside containment zones.Even as the central government has allowed the operation of the...
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JUST IN: The government has announced seven-day state mourning on demise of former President Pranab Mukherjee. -- PTI
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JUST IN: Supreme Court directs fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya to be present in person before it on October 5 at 2 pm and directs Ministry of Home Affairs to ensure his presence in the courtroom on that day. -- ANI
19:05
Pranab's daughter Sharmishtha Mukherjee tweets this heartfelt tribute to her father:'I bow to all.'Baba, taking the liberty to quote from your favourite poet to say your final goodbye to all. You have led a full, meaningful life in service of the nation, in service of our people.'I feel blessed...
18:47
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday condoled the death of former president Pranab Mukherjee, saying the country has lost a statesman. Mukherjee, 84, died on Monday in an army hospital in New Delhi, his son Abhijit said.He was admitted to hospital on August 10 and a health bulletin this...
18:25
Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweets:'Deeply anguished on the passing away of former President of India, Bharat Ratna Shri Pranab Mukherjee ji. He was a vastly experienced leader who served the nation with utmost devotion. Pranab Da's distinguished career is a matter of great pride for the entire...
18:21
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoles the passing away of former President Pranab Mukherjee: 'India grieves the passing away of Bharat Ratna Shri Pranab Mukherjee. He has left an indelible mark on the development trajectory of our nation. A scholar par excellence, a towering statesman, he was...
18:11
Former president Pranab Mukherjee passes away, son Abhijit Mukherjee tweets.'With a Heavy Heart , this is to inform you that my father Shri Pranab Mukherjee has just passed away in spite of the best efforts of Doctors of RR Hospital & prayers, duas & prarthanas from people...
17:40
Suspended AAP councillor Tahir Hussain received cash from dubious entities and hawala operators and used the money to fuel anti-CAA protests and riots in Delhi in February, the Enforcement Directorate said on Monday. The Central probe agency had arrested Hussain last week and a local court on...
17:24
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor posts this picture with his family on the occasion of Onam, today. Celebrated Onam with a sadya for staff and families (a socially-distanced dozen) from the superb Kerala restaurant in Delhi's Saket, @mahabelly (which also helpfully supplied the masks). The authentic...
17:16
Activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan tweeted his statement to the Supreme Court in the contempt case against him. I am grateful for the support of countless people: activists, lawyers, judges and fellow citizens who encouraged me to stand firm. I am gratified that it seems to have given strength to...
17:01
Reliance Industries Ltd's acquisition of debt-strapped Future Group will almost double the footprint of its retail business, which now is valued at up to USD 68 billion, analysts said. The oil-to-telecom conglomerate on Saturday announced the acquisition of Future's retail, wholesale,...
16:54
Indian markets opened trade on a positive note, but the sentiment failed to sustain in the afternoon session following reports of the border tensions with China, said Narendra Solanki, Head- Equity Research (Fundamental), Anand Rathi. Also the Sebi's new margining system starts from Tuesday...
16:35
Hitting back at the Congress after it targeted the Union government over the Chinese aggression at the Ladakh border, the BJP asked why the opposition party is crying when the Indian Army has kept the nation's territorial integrity secure by thwarting the neighbouring country's designs. BJP...
16:16
Congress president DK Shivakumar was discharged from Suguna Hospital in Bengaluru after recovering from COVID-19.
16:11
Snapping its six-session winning run, the BSE benchmark Sensex plummeted 839 points on Monday as fresh India-China border tensions triggered a broad-based selloff in domestic equities. Profit-booking at higher levels and weak macroeconomic data also fuelled the crash, traders said. After...
16:08
Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh R K Mathur on Monday met Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy, amidst fresh tension between the Indian Army and China's PLA. The details of the meeting were not known immediately but sources said the prevailing situation along the Line of Actual Control...
15:25
Strategic affairs journalist Ajai Shukla on China's border violations: Sunday's border violations by PLA in Pangong-Chushul sector are more serious than govt is admitting. China is steadily pushing the Line of Actual Control westwards. The Indian Army wants to stop dialogue and take action....
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The Enforcement Directorate on Monday questioned a Goa-based hotelier, Gaurav Arya,in connection with a money laundering probe linked to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, officials said. Arya arrived at the central probe agency's office in Mumbai's in Ballard Estate area around 10:30 am...
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Mount Kailash
Amid tensions with India over the standoff in Eastern Ladakh sector, China has reportedly built a surface-to-air missile near a lake, which is a part of the Kailash-Mansarovar. The development of the missile, according to experts, is a continuation of the aggressive provocation by the Chinese and...
15:01
Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal writes to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over GST compensation and the options given to states after the 41st GST Council Meeting. We take both options with great regret as a clear breach of the solemn and constitutional assurance by the...
14:39
Terrorists lobbed a grenade on an Indian Army vehicle in Baramulla today. But the grenade missed the vehicle and exploded on the road, injuring six civilians present at the spot: Jammu & Kashmir Police
14:33
After a fresh transgression attempt by the Chinese Army in Ladakh, the Congress on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked him when he will give a befitting reply to China.Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala demanded that the Prime Minister and Defence Minister should...
14:07
Days before the Chinese Army tried to carry out fresh transgressions near the Southern bank of Pangong Tso lake, the People's Liberation Army's Air Force redeployed its J-20 fifth-generation fighter aircraft near Ladakh for operational deployment and they are still carrying out extensive flying...
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Landslides and mudslides triggered by heavy rains blocked the 270-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway at several places in Ramban district on Monday, officials said. Over 300 vehicles were stranded at several places on the highway, the only all-weather road connecting...
13:27
Aveek Sarkar, the Editor Emeritus and Vice Chairman of the Ananda Bazar Group of Publications, has been elected Chairman of Press Trust of India, the country's premier news agency. Sarkar's election was ratified by PTI's Board of Directors at their meeting on Saturday. He succeeds Vijay Kumar...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the Modi government of destroying the informal sector of the economy and trying to enslave it. He charged that the government wants to break this sector and called upon the entire country to unite and fight against this. He cited demonetisation,...
12:59
The Indian Medical Association has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking that all doctors who have died of Covid-19 be treated at par with martyrs of the armed forces, and their dependents be provided government jobs in accordance with their qualifications. In a letter to the prime...
12:21
Lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan, held guilty of contempt for his tweets criticising the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and the Supreme Court, has been fined Re 1 by the top court.Prashant Bhushan has been asked to pay the fine by September 15, failing which he will be sentenced to three months...
12:18
Amid a chorus by non-NDA ruled states for compensation of GST revenue shortfall, Kerala finance minister Thomas Isaac tweeted, Now that we fully understand Centre's intentions on GST Compensation we have no choice other than to reject them lock, stock and barrel. No state with Atmanirbhar...
11:56
Actress Rhea Chakraborty reached the DRDO guest house in Mumbai on Monday for questioning by the CBI for the fourth consecutive day in the case of death of her boyfriend and actor Sushant Singh Rajput, a police official said. Chakraborty is accused of abetting the suicide of Rajput (34), who...
11:48
Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe
Japan is considering to hold an extraordinary parliamentary session on September 17 to pick the country's new Prime Minister to succeed Shinzo Abe, local media reported on Sunday.According to public broadcaster NHK, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is expected to decide when and how to choose...
11:37
Supreme Court dismisses a plea filed by fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, seeking a review of its May 2017 order holding him guilty of contempt for transferring USD 40 million to his children, in violation of the court's order.
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Actor Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty arrive at the DRDO guest house in Santacruz, Mumbai. They are being questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case.
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Statement from the Indian Army from the incursion of Chinese troops along the LAC in Ladakh.On the night of 29/30 August, PLA (People's Liberation Army) troops violated the previous consensus arrived at during the military and diplomatic engagements during an ongoing standoff in Eastern Ladakh...
10:57
GVK Power and Infrastructure Ltd said on Monday that the company along with its subsidiaries GVK Airport Developers Ltd (GVKADL) and GVK Airport Holdings Ltd have agreed to cooperate with Adani Airport Holdings Ltd, the flagship holding company of Adani Group for its airports business and a...
10:30
There is a decline in the medical condition of former President Pranab Mukherjee since yesterday. He is in septic shock due to his lung infection and is being managed by a team of specialists. He continues to be in deep coma and on ventilator support: Army Hospital (R&R), Delhi Cantt.The...
10:09
Former Minister Gutta Mohan Reddy booked for threatening a local contractor and JCB driver with his licensed pistol, while they were widening a canal on Reddy's land. Case registered against Reddy under Arms Act after a video of him brandishing his revolver went viral.
09:48
And the numbers keep going higher. India's Covid-19 case tally crosses 36 lakh mark with a spike of 78,512 new cases and 971 deaths in the last 24 hours. Covid-19 case tally in the country stands at 36,21,246 including 7,81,975 active cases, 27,74,802 cured/discharged/migrated and 64,469...
09:35
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was hospitalised for post Covid-care, was discharged this morning from Delhi's AIIMS. The 55-year-old BJP leader had tested positive for coronavirus, which has affected over 35 lakh people in India so far, on August 2.On Saturday, the hospital had said ...
09:25
Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered his greetings to the people on the occasion of Onam on Monday, saying this is a unique festival that celebrates harmony. The prime minister also posted a clip of his mention of the festival in his Mann Ki Baat broadcast on Sunday.Greetings on...
09:04
Noted cardiologist Dr S Padmavati has died at 103 due to COVID-19, the National Heart Institute said on Sunday. She was undergoing treatment at NHI for past 11 days, doctors said. Dr S Padmavati, an eminent cardiologist, rather the first female cardiologist of the India,...
08:55
The committee formed by the West Bengal government to study the New Education Policy 2020 is of the view that certain features of it lacked clarity while several others may not be applicable to the entire country, almost each state of which has a different cultural heritage, a member of the panel...
08:54
Three police personnel have been dismissed from service in connection with the Palghar mob lynching case in Maharashtra, a senior official said on Sunday.These police personnel includes assistant police inspector Anandrao Kale, who was in-charge of Kasa Police Station in Palghar when the incident...
08:50
The government should not be running airports and airlines, civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Sunday, adding that he hopes to privatise Air India during 2020. His remarks come at a time when the Kerala government has opposed the Union Cabinet's approval on August 19 to...
08:32
Supreme Court judge Justice Arun Mishra, who is superannuating on September 2, has declined farewell invitations of bar bodies citing severe situation and sufferings the world over on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. Justice Mishra, who became an apex court judge on July 7, 2014, is...
08:09
The Supreme Court will pronounce today its order on the point of sentence against senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan in connection with the suo motu criminal contempt case over his tweets accusing former Chief Justices of India of corruption.A bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Arun Mishra,...
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