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A large shelter for cows should be established on campus 'on the lines of' students' hostel, Union minister Parshottam Rupala told a central university in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, on Friday. Traditionally, cattle are a measure of prosperity, the minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry...
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The National Investigation Agency on Friday arrested two more people in connection with its ongoing probe into a terrorism conspiracy case in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The fresh arrests took to...
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About 80 per cent of India's eligible adult population has been administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine while 38 per cent has been fully vaccinated, the Union health ministry said on Friday. ...
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The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 111 crore on Friday, the Union health ministry said. Over 52 lakh vaccine doses were administered on Friday till 7 pm. The tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day...
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Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan on Friday evening appeared before the special investigation team of the Narcotics Control Bureau, which is probing the drugs-on-cruise case, and his statement was being recorded, sources said in Mumbai....
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The NIA on Friday filed a chargesheet against seven members of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) for their alleged involvement in a criminal conspiracy to wage war against the democratically-elected government by preparing to carry out terrorist acts including attacks on security personnel in the...
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A special court here on Friday granted bail to Mohak Jaiswal, who was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in the drugs-on-cruise case in which Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan is one of the accused.V V Patil, special judge for cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
19:37
Former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati and two others were awarded life imprisonment for raping a woman by a special court in Lucknow on Friday.The court that hears cases against lawmakers also imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on each convict.Prajapati and two other convicts Ashok Tiwari and...
18:55
The BSE Sensex broke the spell of down days as it jumped 1.28 per cent or 767 points to close 60,000 mark again.The rally was led by top IT and financial services companies even as power, auto and steel sector put the downward pressure.
18:42
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin who visited the rain-battered districts of Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram on Friday sprang a surprise by briefly stopping to sip tea and interact with the public. He also interacted with sanitary workers involved in clearing the silt in the inundated...
18:30
As the country slowly paces back to normalcy with the declining rate in COVID-19 cases, rapid vaccine drive, and growing economic and employment rate, a survey has revealed that 73 per cent of employees are in favour of the hybrid model of work across industries. Over 73 per cent of...
18:16
Manohar Agnani, Additional Secretary, Union Health Ministry, during an online interactive session on the ongoing 'Har Ghar Dastak' campaign, says that 80 per cent of India is cover with a single dose, while 39 per cent has been given both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. We want the first dose...
18:02
Signalling a positive trend after reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for a long period, retail sales in October grew by 34 per cent compared to the same month last year, according to the Retailers Association of India (RAI). In the 21st edition of the Retail Business Survey,...
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The BJP claimed on Friday that the Congress leadership nurses pathological hatred for Hinduism as it hit out at Rahul Gandhi for his criticism of Hindutva.The BJP said it is at Rahul Gandhi's behest that Congress leaders like Salman Khurshid, Shashi Tharoor and P Chidambaram have allegedly...
17:43
Passenger vehicle wholesales in India declined by 27 per cent year-on year in October with semiconductor shortage hitting production of automobile manufacturers, auto industry body SIAM said on Friday. Passenger vehicle sales last month stood at 2,26,353 units, as compared to 3,10,694...
17:24
Tech Mahindra was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 4 per cent, followed by HDFC, Infosys, Bajaj Finserv, Asian Paints and Bajaj Finance. On the other hand, Bajaj Auto, Tata Steel and Axis Bank were among the laggards.
17:07
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Friday declared the results of its fourth genome sequencing series and said 75 per cent of the samples tested were found infected with the Delta variant and the rest with Delta derivative. A release from Mumbai's civic body said 345 COVID-19...
16:52
Top Maoist leader Prashant Bose alias Kishan Da, who was carrying reward of Rs 1 crore on head, arrested by Jharkhand Police: Official sources. -- PTI
16:42
Times Now attempts to make good for what its anchor Navika Kumar could not do. In a statement, the media group said, Kangana Ranaut may think India got Independence in 2014 but this cannot be endorsed by any true Indian. This is an insult to millions of freedom fighters who gave up their lives so...
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A day after Norovirus cases were confirmed in Wayanad district, the Kerala government on Friday said people need to be vigilant about the very contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea. The rare Norovirus infection was reported in some 13 students of a veterinary college in...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said his party's ideology is like a beautiful jewel with an unending power inside it, but it has been overshadowed by the BJP, and maintained Hindu and Hindutva are different concepts. If crystalized, the Congress ideology which is alive and vibrant...
15:45
The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday announced its first list of 10 candidates for the 2022 Punjab assembly polls. All of the 10 candidates are sitting MLAs. Senior AAP leader Harpal Singh Cheema, who is the Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly, has been given ticket from Dirba seat,...
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Union Power and New Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh on Friday slammed Congress leader and former Union Minister Salman Khurshid for comparing Hinduism with terror groups in his latest book.Talking to ANI, Singh said it is a matter of great shame that Khurshid has denigrated the entire...
15:11
Former chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) P C Mody took over as the secretary-general of the Rajya Sabha on Friday, replacing P P K Ramacharyulu, who was appointed to the post less than three months ago.Mody was appointed as the secretary general by Rajya Sabha Chairman M...
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The visibility in Delhi will remain poor for the next three days due to fog and smog, said Senior Scientist of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).Speaking to ANI, Jenamani said, Delhi today witnessed low visibility due to fog and smoke conditions. Visibility was around 600-800 meters till...
14:32
Shah Rukh Khan's son, Aryan Khan appears before the Narcotics Control Bureau, to mark his weekly (every Friday) presence before the agency. The mandatory weekly appearance before the NCB was one of the conditions set by the Bombay HC while granting him bail in the drugs-on-cruise case.
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A special PMLA court here on Friday extended the ED custody of former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh till November 15 in connection with a multi-crore money laundering case. He was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) early last week. A special holiday court on...
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The Supreme Court Friday granted time till November 15 to the Uttar Pradesh government for apprising its stand on the suggestion that a former judge of a different high court should monitor the state SIT probe on day-to-day basis in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.Eight people including four...
13:39
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that the country's national security is unpardonably compromised as the government does not have a strategy on China. He cited a news report where the External Affairs Ministry and the Chief of Defence Staff had a different take on the...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray successfully underwent a cervical spine surgery at the H N Reliance Hospital, his office said on Friday. Thackeray (61) has been moved to a ward after his surgery, said a statement from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) quoting two doctors...
12:57
NCP senior leader along with the Congress party has called for actress Kangana Ranaut's Padma Shri to be withdrawn immediately. We strongly condemn actress Kangana Ranaut's statement (India got freedom in 2014). She insulted freedom fighters. Centre must take back the Padma Shri from Kangana...
12:42
Online platforms logged sales worth USD 9.2 billion (about Rs 65,000 crore) during this year's festive sale, up about 23 per cent over last year, according to consulting firm RedSeer. RedSeer had predicted that online platforms are expected to potentially clock USD 9.6 billion gross...
12:35
BCCI announces India's squad for home Test series against New Zealand.Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, and Jasprit Bumrah have been rested.The squad: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Cheteshwar Pujara (vice captian), K L Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), K S...
12:18
Police have arrested nine persons, seven of them from Rajasthan and Gujarat, in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district on charge of indulging in religious conversion, an official said on Friday.The police registered a case against 10 persons following a complaint filed by a man linked to the Vishwa...
12:00
Digital payments and financial services firm Paytm has fixed an offer price of Rs 2,150 apiece for its initial share-sale. The shares of Paytm are expected to list on bourses on November 18, according to the final prospectus filed by the company with the Registrar of Companies on...
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Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has been taken for medical examination ahead of the Bombay High Court hearing scheduled to be held on Friday in connection with money laundering case.Deshmukh's Enforcement Directorate custody ends today. Bombay High Court on November 7...
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A cheering ness in the morning:Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin felicitates Inspector Rajeswari for her rescue work yesterday during the Chennai rains.The inspector had carried an unconscious man on her shoulders to an autorickshaw in a bid to rush him to a nearby hospital in Chennai. A...
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Besides maintaining law and order, police forces have a greater role in border management spanning over 15,000 km covering Pakistan, China and Myanmar and Bangladesh with which India has security related issues, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Friday. Speaking at the...
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Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is holding a meeting with Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in Delhi, sources said on Friday.The meeting is going on at 10 Janpath in Delhi. The Congress general secretary is also currently the party's in-charge of Uttar Pradesh.Ahead...
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Two Bangladeshi smugglers were killed early Friday as the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel opened fire while they tried to smuggle cattle heads by establishing an improvised bamboo cantilever through the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district, the force said.The...
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A first information report (FIR) has been filed against two police personnel after an 18-month-old toddler died allegedly due to police baton charge in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district.The incident took place during a protest against the construction of a culvert in Ramnagar Gadhai village on...
09:53
Ahead of a possible cabinet reshuffle in Rajasthan, Congress leader Sachin Pilot will meet Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Friday, sources said.Congress is considering to implement 'one leader-one post' policy. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said that the Congress'...
09:06
Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Friday announced that the Lancet peer-review confirmed the efficacy analysis of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin.As per phase-three clinical trials data, Covaxin demonstrates 77.8 per cent efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19.'COVAXIN is the only COVID-19 vaccine to...
08:48
Around 3.50 am today, five coaches of Kannur-Bengaluru Express derailed between Toppuru-Sivadi of Bengaluru Division, due sudden falling of boulders on the train.All 2,348 passengers on board are safe, no casualty/injury reported, says South Western Railway. -- ANI
08:10
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday said the government does not want to make haste about administering COVID-19 vaccine to children and any decision in this regard will be taken based on expert opinion.On when vaccination for children could start as Zydus Cadila's Covid vaccine...
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The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 110.74 crore on Thursday, the Union health ministry said. More than 48 lakh (48,76,535) vaccine doses have been administered till...
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