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Delhi reported 27 fatalities and 3,028 cases in a day, while the positivity rate declined to 4.73 per cent, according to data shared by the city government's health department on Wednesday.It was after a month that the positivity rate came down below five per cent. On January 2, the...
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Makkal Needhi Maiam has ability and honesty but not adequate money, party president Kamal Haasan said on Wednesday and appealed to the people to donate to his outfit for 'honest politics.' The remark that the rest of his life is devoted...
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Mumbai reported 1,128 new coronavirus infections and ten fatalities on Wednesday. The financial capital of the country recorded more than 1,000 cases after a gap of two days. The caseload...
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CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker resigned on Wednesday after acknowledging a consensual relationship with a co-worker at the cable news network, which he has led since January 2013. As part of the investigation into Chris Cuomo's tenure at CNN, I was asked about a consensual relationship...
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Veteran Hindi and Marathi cinema actor Ramesh Deo died of heart attack on Wednesday at a hospital in Mumbai, his son Abhinay Deo said. The actor was 93. He passed away due to heart attack around 8.30 pm tonight at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital. He was 93, filmmaker Abhinay Deo...
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A district court in Maharashtra's Nagpur has directed singer Honey Singh to appear before a local police station to submit his voice sample in connection with a case registered against him for singing and uploading a vulgar song on the internet.District and additional sessions judge S A S M Ali...
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President Biden is dispatching additional US military personnel to Eastern Europe at the recommendation of the Pentagon, and about 3,000 service members are expected to deploy in the coming days, US officials said Wednesday,' the Washington Post reported.At Biden's direction and following defense...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that Trinamool Congress will not contest the Uttar Pradesh elections but will field candidates in the state in the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. Mamata, who was re-elected as TMC chairperson at a party event on Wednesday, said...
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The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday declared Union minister Anupriya Patel's sister Pallavi Patel and former UP Cabinet minister Swami Prasad Maurya in the Yogi Adityanath government among three new candidates for the state assembly polls. Former UP minister Abhishek Mishra in the Akhilesh...
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The Union Home Ministry has approved the restructuring of the Intelligence Bureau in a bid to increase promotions in the organisation, and expenditure on this account would be met from its sanctioned budget grants. After the restructuring, the strength of the IB's executive cadre remains the...
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India's active caseload falls to 16.21 lakh on Wednesday.
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Samajwadi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ram Gopal Yadav on Wednesday claimed that there is no need for booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine, adding this is just an extra burden on the government exchequer. Yadav's remarks came during the debate on the motion of thanks to the President's...
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While the row over wearing hijab (head-scarf) at a government pre-university college in Udupi, 56 km from Mangaluru, continues with a student moving court on the issue, another similar controversy erupted at a college 40.8 km away at Kundapur. Apparently, a few...
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The fifth submarine of Project 75, Yard 11879, Indian Navy's Kalvari class commenced her sea trials on Tuesday. The submarine was launched in November 2020 from the KanhojiAngre Wet Basin of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited. The submarine would be named Vagir, after commissioning,...
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The administrators of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) have nominated human rights activist Harsh Mander led organisation Karwan-e-Mohabat to Nobel Peace Prize shortlist. Co-founders of Alt News Mohammed Zubair and Pratik Sinha have also been nominated.The PRIO writes on Mander,...
17:24
Finance Secy TV Somanathan on cryptocurrency. Digital currency will be backed by RBI which will never be at default. Money will be of RBI but the nature will be digital. Digital rupee issued by RBI will be a legal tender. Rest are not legal tender and will never become legal tender.Bitcoin,...
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The Central Railway will carry out a 72-hour mega block from the intervening night of Friday and Saturday for adding two new lines between Thane and Diva stations located near Mumbai on its suburban network. At least 350 suburban locals and 117 mail, express and passenger trains will be...
17:06
IndusInd Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, spurting over 5 per cent, followed by Bajaj Finserv, HCL Tech, Bajaj Finance, Kotak Bank and Axis Bank. On the other hand, Tech Mahindra, Nestle India, Maruti and L&T were among the laggards.
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BJP MLA Nitesh Rane on Wednesday surrendered before a court in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra in an alleged attempt to murder case. Nitesh, son of Union minister Narayan Rane, has been sent in judicial custody, said special public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat.He has surrendered and...
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The communal riots in Delhi in 2020
A total of 1,807 communal riot cases were registered in different parts of the country during 2018-2020 in which 8,565 people were arrested, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Replying to a written question in the Upper House, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai...
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Neeraj Chopra, India's first ever winner of an Olympic athletics gold medal, is selected as one of the six Nominees for the 2022 Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award. Other nominees include Emma Raducanu, Daniil Medvedev, Pedri, Yulimar Rojas, Ariarne Titmus.He is only the third Indian...
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Equity benchmark Sensex surged nearly 700 points on Wednesday to recapture the 59,000-level, as the post-Budget rally continued for the second session with intense buying in banking and financial stocks.Supportive global cues also propped up the domestic indices, traders said.The 30-share BSE...
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The RSS-affiliated Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) on Wednesday said the Union Budget 2022-23 is growth-oriented but lacks a push for employment. A quantum jump of 35 per cent in capital expenditure, taking it to over Rs 7.5 lakh crores, can improve the future growth prospects in the...
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A Mumbai court on Wednesday issued summons to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and directed her to appear before it on March 2 in a case of allegedly showing disrespect to the national anthem during her visit to the city. The court also said that though Banerjee is the CM, a...
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Brahmos and Uran anti-ship missiles successfully launched by the Andaman and Nicobar Naval Command validates the capabilities for defence of the islands.
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China state-affiliated media, Global Times News, says the country has appointed Qi Fabao, the regimental commander from the PLA as the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics torch bearer. The paper writes that Fabao was with the Xinjiang military command and suffered serious head injury while fighting...
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Ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, BJP leader and Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday addressed a public meeting over the phone after bad weather prevented him from reaching the venue in Lakhimpur Kheri.As scheduled, Singh arrived at Bareilly at 11 am and travelled to...
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Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday slammed the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) governments for pushing Uttar Pradesh to the category of BIMARU states saying the bua-bhatija governments are not good for UP.Addressing a gathering at Atrauli, Shah...
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INS Vikrant
The marine version of the French-made Rafale fighter jet has been successfully flight-tested at a shore-based facility in Goa where conditions similar to that on the indigenously-developed aircraft carrier INS Vikrant were simulated, a top diplomat said. The Rafale-M is pitted against...
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BMC's budget will be presented tomorrow. Shiv Sena doesn't present 'Jumle Ka Budget', keeping in view elections, but we present a pro-people Budget. Shiv Sena is fully ready for the upcoming BMC elections and will win this time also, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar (centre) said.
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The Shiv Sena is prepared to go solo in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections and win more than 100 seats on its own, party leader Anil Desai said on Wednesday. Taking cognisance of media reports that claimed that the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will contest the...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was on Wednesday re-elected as the TMC chairperson, a top party official said. The ruling Trinamool Congress held its organisational elections after a gap of five years.According to TMC Secretary General Partha Chatterjee, Banerjee was...
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Australia reported more than 40,000 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday when more than 50 million doses had been delivered in total during the vaccine rollout. Nationally there were 70 deaths reported on Wednesday, including 27 in New South Wales, 25 in Victoria, 16 in Queensland and one...
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The government on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha that nearly 8.35 lakh pieces of counterfeit notes, including 2.44 lakh pieces of Rs 2000 denomination, were seized last year. Replying to a question in the House, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai provided a data of...
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The Indian equities markets key indices rose sharply for the third straight day on Wednesday led by strong buying support in banking and IT stocks.Extending the previous two days rally, the benchmark Sensex opened with handsome gains at 59,293.44 points and touched a high of 59,536.53...
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The minimum temperature across Kashmir dropped below the freezing point as the Meteorological Department predicted widespread rain or snow over the next three days, officials said on Wednesday. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 1.9 degrees Celsius...
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'The Indian government in its annual budget targeted a reduction in the fiscal deficit to 6.4% of GDP (GSe: 6.3%, Consensus: 6.0%) in FY23[1] from a projected 6.9% (GSe: 6.8%, Consensus: 6.8%) in FY22, revised higher from 6.8% budget estimate (BE). 'The budgeted fiscal...
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The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking rehabilitation of families evicted from a slum to make way for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, but said these people can still approach state authorities which should consider their claim with a sympathetic approach. The court...
12:57
Arunachal youth Miram Taron was abducted by the PLA
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Arunachal Pradesh Tapir Gao on Wednesday claimed that Arunachal youth Miram Taron, who was handed over to India by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) on January 27, days after he went missing, was given electric shock and was beaten up by China's Peoples...
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An unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at village Nadigam in Nowpora area of the district, a police spokesman said.
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Manager Of Indian Contingent at Beijing Winter Olympics, Abbas Wani tested Covid positive at Beijing Airport. Chef De Mission Harjinder Singh is coordinating for re-test. Athlete & his coach have been shifted to another flat to avoid any interaction: IOA President Narinder Batra.
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Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday asked MPs to ensure smooth functioning of the House during the ongoing Budget session and said they should conduct themselves in a manner befitting the trust citizens still have in India's parliamentary democracy. The country's 5,000...
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Shares of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) on Wednesday slipped over 2 per cent after the company reported a 6.20 per cent decline in consolidated profit for the third quarter ended December 2021. The stock declined 2.41 per cent to Rs 721.50 on the BSE. At the NSE, it...
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PM Narendra Modi speaks on the Union Budget 2022. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman comprehensively explained the Budget in a timely manner given its vastness. I will also try to focus on important aspects of the Budget, today, Modi says while addressing BJP workers and leaders on...
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Congress has fielded a relative of slain gangster Vikas Dubey in Kalyanpur constituency in Kanpur which will go to polls in the fourth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.Congress candidate Neha Tiwari on Tuesday filed a nomination from Kalyanpur. She has replaced her mother Gayatri...
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The Central Government on Wednesday said that over 11.48 crore balance and unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the States and Union Territories (UTs).According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, More than 164.89 crore (1,64,89,60,315) vaccine doses have been...
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Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya rides a bicycle to Parliament in New Delhi.
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Drug firm Zydus Cadila on Wednesday said it has commenced supplies of its COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D to the central government. The company has initiated the supply as per the order placed by the government, the drug firm said in a statement. The group is also planning to make the...
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With 1,61,386 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's total tally of cases increased to over 4.16 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll has climbed to 4,97,975 with 1,733 fatalities reported during the 24-hour...
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Days after a controversy arose over the name of Jinnah Tower in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur, it was painted in tricolour and arrangements were made to hoist the national flag near it.On the request of various groups, it was decided to decorate the tower with the tricolour and to construct a pole to...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been able to once again come up with an impactful and visionary budget which is “balanced, fiscally prudent and growth oriented” in the midst of third wave of COVID-19, the USA India Chamber of Commerce said. Opting to keep the fiscal deficit...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be the first speaker in the debate on motion of thanks to the President's address on Wednesday in Lok Sabha, said sources.According to sources, 12 hours have been allotted to opposition parties to express their reply to the Presidential address during the motion...
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A woman passenger from Zimbabwe was apprehended by the Central Industrial Security Force personnel at the Delhi airport for carrying five bullets in her luggage, officials said on Tuesday. The woman was intercepted by the security personnel during security checks at Terminal-1 of the...
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UP Speaker Hriday Narain Dikshit
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday announced a list of 17 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh polls and did not include assembly Speaker Hriday Narain Dikshit and minister Swati Singh in it while Brijesh Pathak's seat was changed. The names announced on Tuesday included candidates for all...
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