23:42
The All India Taxi Union on Monday threatened to go on strike if the demands of the farmers, protesting against the Centre's new farm laws at different border points of the national capital, are not met within two days. President of the Union, Balwant Singh Bhullar, said they are giving two days...
23:19
Terming their fight against farm laws 'just', Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday asked the Centre why it was not listening to farmers and was being adamant on the issue.He asserted that his government's would stand firmly with farmers in their fight against the black laws.It is the...
22:26
Thousand of farmers from Punjab agitating at the Singhu borders of the national capital offered prayers, lit 'diyas' (earthen lamps), exchanged sweets as well as greeted each other on Guru Nanak Jayanti on Monday as they took a pledge to continue their fight against the Centre's new agri...
22:03
Abdul Rashid Shora, the estranged father of student activist Shehla Rashid, on Monday levelled serious allegations against her, demanding that a probe be initiated into her NGOs and also accused her of having taken a huge amount of money for joining politics in Kashmir valley, a charge denied by...
21:13
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath witness light and sound show at Sarnath archaeological site. -- ANI
20:49
Farmers protesting against the Centre's new agri laws will stay put at the UP Gate border of the national capital, Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) Uttar Pradesh secretary Harendra Nehra said on Monday, asserting that they will not move till the legislations are rolled back.More are continuously...
19:58
Extending his support to the farmers gathered at Delhi's borders protesting the Centre's new farm laws, Haryana MLA Sombir Sangwan on Monday tendered his resignation as chairman of the State Livestock Development Board.Sangwan is an Independent MLA supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party-Jannayak...
19:53
Indian Navy's operation to locate the second pilot of the MiG-29K trainer aircraft which ditched off Goa on November 26 continued with extensive deployment of ships and aircraft, a Naval spokesperson said on Monday.Intensive aerial, coastal and surface search by Indian Navy ships and aircraft...
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'My generation of Indians has often been disappointed in our country, and we have sometimes despaired about the direction it was taking, but it's been impossible for us to stop hoping. Our own past has trained us to see the silver lining. Opportunities we couldn't imagine growing up in the 1970s...
19:20
Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal, an alliance partner of National Democratic Alliance, on Monday said he will have to reconsider his party's support to the Centre if the new agricultural reform laws are not withdrawn. Beniwal, the convener of Rashtriya Loktantrik Party, appealed to Union...
18:43
Moderna Inc. said it would ask the United States and European regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong protectionIt reported a 100% success rate in preventing severe cases. The filing sets Moderna's product up to be the...
18:29
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said the Centre should allay fears among the protesting farmers that the new agriculture laws were aimed at doing away with the system of minimum support price or thatthey will adversely affect the procurement of produce.Kumar, whose Janata Dal-United...
18:00
Farmers protesting against the Centre's new agri laws at Delhi border points on Monday said they have come to the national capital for a decisive battle and asserted that they will continue their agitation until their demands are met. Addressing a press conference at Singhu border, a...
17:58
The COVID-19 tally at Dharavi in Mumbai rose to 3,692 on Monday after nine new cases were found in the densely populated slum colony, an official said. On Saturday and Sunday, five new cases each were reported in Dharavi, the 2.5 sq km area which houses nearly 6.5 lakh people. As of now, there...
17:53
The Union government has called an all-party meeting to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic situation on December 4, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to interact with floor leaders of various parties from both houses of parliament, official sources said on Monday. The Parliamentary...
17:49
The novel coronavirus may enter the brain of people through the nose, according to a study published on Monday that may help explain some of the neurological symptoms observed in COVID-19 patients, and inform diagnosis and measures to prevent infection. The research, published in the journal...
17:34
The Delhi government on Monday fixed the price of RT-PCR test by private labs in the national capital at Rs 800.RT-PCR tests are the most decisive and crucial for COVID-19 testing. Currently, people have to spend Rs 2,400 for the RT-PCR test at private labs, however, these tests are being...
17:07
The protest by thousands of farmers who have stayed put at various border points of Delhi for the fifth consecutive day on Monday against the Centre's new agriculture reform laws may act as a 'superspreader' event for coronavirus infection, say experts. The national capital has already been...
16:38
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said on Monday that terrorism remained the biggest regional threat and that India condemns terrorism in all its manifestations but is particularly concerned about countries which use terror as an instrument of state policy.Naidu was chairing the council of heads of...
16:05
PM Modi in Varanasi where he dedicated a six-lane widening project on NH-19 to nation. He also made a reference to the farmers' protest in Delhi: Infrastructure development in Uttar Pradesh has improved since Yogi Adityanath has become the Chief Minister.Today work is underway on development of...
15:27
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that the Central government a plan to provide coronavirus vaccines to around 25-30 crore people by July-August next year.In the first 3-4 months of next year, there is a possibility that we will be able to provide vaccine to the people of the...
15:17
Bharatiya Kisan Union President Buta Singh has claimed that he received a call from Home Minister Amit Shah. The home minister, Bura Singh said, offered to meet him. Buta Singh also expressed displeasure over the Burari offer of the government. Amit Shah also said he will send a letter...
14:57
Less than a week after Cyclone Nivar battered Tamil Nadu, another storm is expected to affect the southern state, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday. The cyclone will cross the Sri Lanka coast on December 2 and will bring heavy rain over Tamil Nadu and Kerala, it...
14:31
Sheetal Amte, social activist and granddaughter of Baba Amte, dies allegedly by suicide at Anandwan in Chandrapur. She is believed to have consumed poison, say reports. She was rushed to hospital but declared dead.According to Maharashtra Times, she had made serious allegations against the work...
14:23
A damaged house in Cyclone Nivar in Tamil Nadu
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a red alert warning of very heavy rainfall in south Tamil Nadu and south Kerala regions, as a depression formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to turn into a deep depression in next 24 hours.According to the Cyclone Warning...
14:01
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a virtual meeting with three teams working on developing and manufacturing COVID-19 vaccine, and said they should take extra efforts to inform people in simple language about the vaccine and related matters such as its efficacy. A statement from...
13:59
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi has become proactive in the party activities these days by participating in important meetings for poll preparedness in the states going for elections next year.Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to meet virtually with senior leaders of Assam and Tamil Nadu units of...
13:47
Urmila campaigning on a Congress ticket in the general elections
Bollywood actor Urmila Matondkar may join the ranks of the Shiv Sena on December 1, senior leader and party's Member of Parliament, Sanjay Raut said on Monday. She (Urmila Matondkar) may join Shiv Sena tomorrow. She is a Shivsainik. We are happy that she is joining the Shiv Sena. This will...
13:06
The month of November was the coldest in the national capital in 71 years, with the mean minimum temperature dropping to 10.2 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department. Delhi had recorded a mean minimum temperature of 10.2 degrees Celsius in November 1949.The mean...
12:51
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he has issued directives to reduce the price of the RT-PCR test in the national capital, saying it will help those going to private labs for Covid-19 tests. Currently, people have to spend Rs 2,400 for the RT-PCR test at private labs....
12:45
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth's meeting with the Rajini Makkal Mandram (fan club) in Chennai this morning has ended.The meeting was expected to announce Rajinikanth's long-delayed political entry.According to news reports, the superstar has said that he will himself announce the decision taken,...
12:11
People flout Covid norms in Jalandhar
The COVID-19 tally in Maharashtra's Thane district has risen to 2,28,588 with the addition of 728 new cases of the disease, a district administration official said on Monday. The district has also reported eight more deaths due to COVID-19, raising the toll to 5,677, he said. Currently, there...
12:06
Medical check-up camp setup at Singhu Border where farmers are protesting against the farm laws. We should conduct COVID-19 test here. If there's any possibility of a super spreader, the disease might spread to other people which will be disastrous, says a doctor.
12:05
Karnataka Minister and BJP leader KS Eshwarappa has stated that the party ticket might be given to Hindu candidates from any community but not to a Muslim. We might give the party ticket to any community among Hindus. Whoever we might give it to -- maybe Lingayats, Kurubas, Vokkaligas, or...
11:37
Shiv Sena on Monday slammed the BJP-led regime's treatment meted out to protesting farmers, adding it was cruel to use water cannons on them amid a cold wave sweeping parts of north India. The farmers have been protesting at Delhi's borders since five days against the new farm laws and have...
11:19
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai, who had tested positive for COVID-19 last week, has been discharged from hospital, an official said on Monday. The official said that Rai will be under home isolation for the next few days following doctors' advice. On Sunday evening, the minister was...
11:16
The ongoing protests by thousands of farmers against the Centre's new farm laws entered the fifth day on Monday, with the protestors threatening to block all five entry points to the national capital.Rejecting the Centre's offer to hold talks once they move to the Burari ground, the farmers said...
11:05
Union Home Minister Amit Shah had appealed to the farmers to shift to the Burari ground and had said the Centre was ready to hold discussions with them as soon as they move to the designated place. A meeting of over 30 farmer groups was held to discuss Shah's offer for talks before the scheduled...
10:49
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha's (Bimal Gurung faction) Roshan Giri has said that he will support West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the upcoming assembly elections in the state.Speaking to reporters at a public gathering, Giri said, We have decided to defeat BJP who cheated us. They did not...
10:44
US President-elect Joe Biden suffered hairline fractures in his right foot and will likely require a walking boot for several weeks, his physician has said, after the Democratic leader slipped and twisted his ankle while playing with his dog. Initial X-rays did not show any obvious fracture, but...
10:22
Farmers continue their protest against the farm laws, at Nirankari Samagam Ground in Burari, the govt designated place for the protest. Rejecting the Centre's offer to hold talks once they move to the Burari ground, the farmers who are protesting at Delhi's borders for four days against the...
10:15
Goa, a lush, popular tourist spot on India's western coast, has seen weeks of protests against three infrastructure projects. Locals fear the works will damage the state's biodiversity and turn it into a coal hub. Read the report here.
10:02
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to hold a virtual meeting with party leaders in Assam today.
09:59
Ghats of Varanasi decked up ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit later today.
09:45
The agitating farmers amassed at the Delhi-Haryana border for the past two days have rejected the Centre's talks offer that had come with the condition that they shift to Delhi's Burari area where a ground has been designated as a protest site.The farmers appeared to dig in their heels after...
09:36
With 38,772 new COVID-19 infections, India's total cases rise to 94,31,692 With 443 new deaths, toll mounts to 1,37,139 . Total active cases at 4,46,952 Total discharged cases at 88,47,600 with 45,333 new discharges in last 24 hours.
09:30
Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi has said that his soul dwells inside the Bihar government despite not being a part of it.Our party BJP is like one-way traffic, you can come here but can't go from here. Those who leave BJP never live in peace. Though I'm not...
09:22
BJP leader and MLA from Rajsamand in Rajasthan Kiran Maheshwari, who had tested positive for coronavirus, died at a hospital in Gurgaon. She was 59. Maheshwari, a three-time MLA from Rajsamand, was undergoing treatment at Medanta hospital for the past few days. She passed away late Sunday...
09:15
Football legend Diego Maradona's doctor Leopoldo Luque said that he did the best he could and have nothing to hide after prosecutors launched an investigation into the circumstances around the death of Argentine football great Diego Maradona.According to Goal.com, police in Buenos Aires were sent...
08:55
Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar met last night at BJP chief JP Nadda's Delhi house, sources said, hours after the farmers protesting in and around the national capital rejected the centre's proposal of holding early talks to...
08:41
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday will interact with three teams involved in developing a vaccine for COVID-19 via video conferencing.According to a statement by the Prime Minister's Office, he will interact with the teams of the Gennova Biopharma, Biological E, and Dr Reddy's, who are...
08:17
A US court has set February 12 as the date of hearing for extradition of Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, who has been declared a fugitive by India for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack case.The 59-year-old Rana, a childhood friend of David Coleman Headley, was...
07:52
United States President-elect Joe Biden on Sunday named former State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki as the White House press secretary as he announced an all-women communications team for his administration.Kate Bedingfield, who served as the deputy campaign manager and communications director...
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