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Thousands of anti-lockdown demonstrators turned up at Trafalgar Square in London on Saturday for a so-called 'We Do Not Consent' rally to protest against restrictions imposed to check the spread of coronavirus, including the current rule of six which limits gatherings to a maximum of five...
21:05
Is Tamil actress and Congress spokesperson Khushbu Sundar set to join the BJP in New Delhi this week? Speculation is rife in the national capital that she is heading to the saffron party where she will be made a spokesperson and will also be named a star campaigner for the BJP in the Bihar...
20:42
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said those opposing the Centre's agriculture-related Bills are anti-farmer. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to double the income of farmers and the Bills have been passed with this aim in mind, he said, addressing BJP...
20:27
Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally rose to 13,21,176 on Saturday with the single-day addition of 20,419 fresh cases, state health department said. With 430 more patients succumbing to the infection, the cumulative toll in the state went up to 35,191, it said. A total of 23,644 patients...
20:03
Stepping up its attack on the Centre over the farm bills passed by Parliament, the Congress ran a social media campaign -- Speak up for farmers -- with Rahul Gandhi demanding the government withdraw the proposed legislations and give a guarantee on MSP. The three bills were passed by...
19:23
With names of several senior leaders like Ram Madhav, Anil Jain, Saroj Pandey and P Muralidhar Rao missing from the new list of national office bearers announced by the Bharatiya Janata Party chief JP Nadda on Saturday, speculation is rife that an imminent union cabinet reshuffle is on the...
18:59
In his address to the UN General Assembly's general debate on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined how the world's largest democracy has moved forward with the vision of a Self-reliant India along with paying more attention to the health of women in the country by providing them Paid...
18:50
PM Modi is addressing the UNGA. Here are the highlights from his address>> India has always thought about interests of the whole humankind, not just its own. This philosophy has been driving force. From Neighbourhood First to Act East policies, our views towards the Indo-Pacific, we have...
18:43
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the United Nations General Assembly. PM Narendra Modi starts speaking at UNGA: World of 1945 was significantly was different from today's world. In the 21st century, the requirements and challenges of the present is very different form the past....
18:36
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the United Nations General Assembly for the General Debate in the 75th Session of the General Assembly. PM Modi is scheduled as the first speaker at 6:30 pm. The theme of the 75th UNGA is 'The future we want, the United Nations we need,...
18:04
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Bharatiya Janata Party's new team of national office bearers and expressed confidence that they will uphold the glorious tradition of the party of serving the people of India selflessly and with dedication.He said the new team should work...
17:52
Accusing the central government of betraying farmers, former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot on Saturday asked how will the Centre pacify farmers about the farm bills when it failed to convince its own minister over it. He demanded that the Centre withdraw the three bills...
17:28
The Trump Administration is seeking to restrict the stay of journalists from China in the US to just 90 days with the provision of another extension for a similar duration, according to a federal notification. The move came amidst worsening of bilateral ties over a range of issues like the...
17:10
Adar Poonawalla, the CEO of the Serum Institute of India - the world's largest manufacturer of vaccines by volume and which is conducting Covid vaccine trials ahead of mass production - took to Twitter today to highlight potential challenges ahead of vaccine production and distribution in the...
16:37
The condition of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who is suffering from COVID-19 and dengue, has further improved, a day after he was administered convalescent plasma therapy, and he is likely to be shifted from the ICU to a normal ward, officials said. He is currently undergoing...
16:17
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has condoled the demise of celebrated playback singer S P Balasubrahmanyam and hailed him as the singing moon who shed his special radiance over the country. The versatile singer, actor and music composer was laid to rest at his farm house near...
15:51
Eight months after assuming office, BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda announced a new team on Saturday.Women and youth have been given an opportunity in the new structure.Nadda took over as party president in January this year. He was unanimously elected national president of the party...
15:28
Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani has told a UK court that suggestions of his lavish tastes are speculative because his lifestyle is very disciplined as he gave evidence in a dispute involving a loan agreement with three Chinese banks.The 61-year-old former billionaire appeared via videolink...
14:54
Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Saturday said the farm bills passed by the Parliament were in the interest of farmers, but the opposition parties were trying to stall them as they were worried about the rising popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.He also said that although the...
14:35
Former Director-General of Police Bihar, Gupteshwar Pandey on Saturday said that he has not taken any decision on contesting the upcoming Bihar assembly elections.I came here to meet Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and to thank him as he gave me absolute freedom to serve my duties as DGP. I have yet...
14:27
A single dose of Johnson & Johnson's experimental COVID-19 vaccine produced a strong immune response against the novel coronavirus in an early-to-mid stage clinical trial, according to interim results. The vaccine, called Ad26.COV2.S, was equally well-tolerated at two different doses,...
13:52
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India has always given priority to Sri Lanka under its Neighbourhood First Policy and Security and Growth for All in the Region doctrine, adding that relations between the two countries are thousands of years old.Speaking during the virtual summit...
13:43
A weekend lockdown began in Jodhpur on Saturday to check the spread of the novel coronavirus amid a sudden spike in fresh infections and deaths. Police and civic officials took out marches in parts of the desert city to sensitise people about the prevailing situation and request them to...
13:23
Actor Sara Ali Khan reached the NCB office in south Mumbai on Saturday afternoon to record her statement in connection with drugs probe linked to film star Sushant Singh Rajput's death, an official said.She reached the NCB's zonal office in Ballard Estate around 1 pm.Her name cropped up during...
12:53
Singing legend S P Balasubrahmanyam's funeral is currently underway in Chennai. The last rites will be performed with complete police honours.S P Balasubrahmanyam died at a Chennai hospital on Friday afternoon. He was 74.On Friday evening, S P Balasubrahmanyam was taken to his Red Hills...
12:34
Air quality in the national capital is likely to plunge in the next few days, due to a gradual decrease in wind speed and an increase in the instances of stubble burning in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana.At 7am on Saturday the hourly average air quality index reading according to...
12:17
A day after the Election Commission of India announced the schedule of Bihar elections to be held in three phases on october 28, November 3 and 7, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said if Bihar doesnt have enough issues, Mumbai can parcel some. His jibe came in the backdrop of allegations that...
12:02
Shraddha Kapoor on Saturday arrived at the Narcotics Control Bureau to join the probe into a drugs case lodged following the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput in June this year.Actor Sara Ali Khan is also expected to appear for interrogation today.There is heavy police deployment outside the...
11:37
Former Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey will be joining Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal-United at a ceremony at 1 pm on Saturday. This comes days after Gupteshwar Pandey took voluntary retirement from services and triggered speculation of contesting the upcoming Bihar assembly elections.IPS officer...
11:10
Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone reached the NCB office in south Mumbai on Saturday morning to record her statement in drugs probe linked to film star Sushant Singh Rajput's death, an official said.Deepika arrived at the NCB guest house in Colaba, from where the central agency is operating, in...
10:39
The issue of fishing will be a key point in the bilateral talks between Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi during their virtual summit on Saturday, according to officials in Colombo.Rajapaksa's media office on Saturday said that the prime minister...
09:45
JUST IN: India's COVID-19 case tally crosses 59-lakh mark with a spike of 85,362 new cases and 1,089 deaths in last 24 hours.The total case tally stands at 59,03,933 including 9,60,969 active cases, 48,49,585 cured/discharged/migrated and 93,379 deaths, says the ministry of health and family...
09:16
Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee continued their 'rail roko' agitation in Amritsar, in protest against the farm Bills, recently passed in Parliament. The Railways had cancelled various special trains running from the Ferozepur division from September 24 to 26, following the agitation which was...
08:20
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to deliver a virtual address at the annual United Nations General Assembly on Saturday, official sources said. The UN General Assembly this year is largely being held online due to the coronavirus pandemic.Majority of world leaders are delivering...
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