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Hansraj College
Scores of students held a protest outside Delhi University's Hansraj College against the setting up of a cow protection and research centre on the campus and demanded that instead, a women's hostel be constructed there. The Students' Federation of India unit of Hansraj College has been...
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Seven people were arrested in Chhota Udepur district in Gujarat on Monday after a clash between members of two different communities over a Facebook post that was similar to the one shared by a youth who was shot dead for the act on January 25 in Ahmedabad, police said. The incident took...
22:31
Hoysala temples of Belur, Halebid and Somnathapura in Karnataka have been finalised as India's nomination for consideration as world heritage for the year 2022-2023, said the Union ministry of culture. The 'Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala' are on UNESCO's tentative list since April 15, 2014...
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The government on Monday said there is no need for a separate discussion on the Pegasus issue now as the matter is sub-judice, while asserting that there was a consensus that the House not be stalled. If Opposition parties want, they can raise any issue while speaking on the motion of thanks...
21:55
Delhi reports 2,779 new COVID cases and 38 deaths on Monday. The national capital registered 5,502 recoveries in the past 24 hours, said the city's health department. The test positivity rate in the national capital stood at 6.20 per cent. -- ANI
21:38
Rajeev Satav
President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected a petition seeking disqualification of Rajeev Satav's Rajya Sabha membership for allegedly holding a subsisting contract with a government company. The Congress MP, during the pendency of the petition, had passed away on May 16, 2021. The January 6...
21:11
Andhra Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
The Andhra Pradesh government on Monday enhanced the retirement age for its employees by two years to 62. Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan promulgated the AP Public Employment (Regulation of Age of Superannuation) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022 to this effect. On January 21, the state...
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A Tata Group firm Tata Steel Long Products Ltd has won the bid to buy the government's stake in Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd for Rs 12,100 crore, Union finance ministry said on Monday. According to a statement released by the finance ministry, a panel on disinvestment comprising of Union...
20:19
The Border Security Force apprehended one Pakistani fisherman and seized three Pakistani fishing boats, said the public relation office, BSF Gujarat Frontier on Monday. The BSF said that the remaining Pakistani fishermen managed to escape into Pak territory by taking advantage of the slushy...
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In a major relief, Mumbai reported 960 new COVID-19 cases on Monday. As many as 11 patients succumbed to the virus in the past 24 hours while 1,837 patients recovered on Monday, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. With this, the city's active cases stood at 9,900. The civic...
19:37
The wait is finally over! After missing its theatrical release multiple times due to Covid-19, SS Rajamouli's directorial RRR has now got a new release date. On Monday, the makers announced the film will hit screens on March 25. #RRRonMarch25th, 2022... FINALISED! #RRRMovie, a tweet...
19:35
A fire broke out in the plot of the proposed site for a metro carshed at suburban Kanjurmarg in Mumbai on Monday evening, officials said, adding that nobody was injured. The blaze erupted on the Thane end of the land reserved for the metro carshed and it was confined to 1000 x 1000 square...
18:55
SP Singh Baghel
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday announced the names of three more candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, including Union minister SP Singh Baghel, who will challenge Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Karhal constituency. ...
18:43
Tarun Tejpal
Senior-most Supreme Court Judge Justice UU Lalit on Monday recused himself from hearing the appeal of journalist Tarun Tejpal against the Bombay high court's order rejecting his plea for an in-camera hearing of the proceedings challenging his acquittal in a 2013 rape case. Justice...
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The Union government on Monday barred the telecast of Malayalam news channel MediaOne citing security reasons, an action which invited the ire of many with the Opposition Congress party terming the move as undemocratic.Pramod Raman, the editor of MediaOne, said the channel was taking legal steps...
17:59
The horrific hardships of migrant labour during the 1st Covid wave
Indian economy contracted by 6.6 per cent in 2020-21 on account of outbreak of COVID-19 and subsequent nationwide lockdown to contain the pandemic. As per the provisional estimates released in May 2021, the GDP had contracted by 7.3 per cent in 2020-21. Real GDP or GDP at constant...
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The Supreme Court Monday refused to show any indulgence on an application filed by a man, on whom it had imposed an exemplary cost of Rs 25 lakh for making unfounded allegations against the Uttarakhand High Court, saying this has to stop and the message has to go loud and clear. We are not...
17:50
Manu Joseph on how full state power for a party that promises to end corruption could tell us if cleaning India is possible. Read the column here
17:38
Hundreds of students protested outside Maharashtra State School Education Minster Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad's house, against offline exams. The students demand online exams for classes 10th and 12th, in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.We've been continuously discussing students' health and...
17:22
Equity benchmarks notched up solid gains on Monday after a two-session sliding streak as healthy growth projections in the Economic Survey and supportive global cues enthused investors. A robust recovery in the rupee further bolstered sentiment, traders said. The 30-share BSE Sensex...
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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday said her party will be contesting all the 403 Assembly seats in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh polls after nearly three decades, terming it a major achievement. The Congress general secretary and the party in-charge for Uttar Pradesh also said she...
16:48
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee blocks Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Twitter saying he has been threatening the chief secretary, the director general of police and she was 'disturbed' his tweets. Jagdeep Dhankhar has been in the news for his acrimonious relationship with the Mamata...
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Principal Economic Advisor Sanjeev Sanyal on the Economic Survey. Highlights...-- The segment (of services sector) which includes tourism, travel, and hotels is still 8.5% below where it was before the pandemic. It is a sector that is still impacted.-- The services sector was the most affected by...
16:33
The BSE Sensex surged 813 points to reclaim the 58,000-level while the Nifty breached the 17,300-mark on Monday on account of intense buying across sectors after the Economic Survey 2021-22 projected healthy growth for the economy in the near term. A positive opening in European...
16:29
The commercial banking system has so far weathered the pandemic shock even if there are some looming impacts, said the 2022 Economic Survey tabled in Parliament on Monday.According to the survey, the gross non-performing advances ratio of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) continued to...
16:27
Principal Economic Adviser Sanjeev Sanyal
Principal Economic Adviser Sanjeev Sanyal and Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Dr V Anantha Nageswaran presenting the Economic Survey 2022.Sanjeev Sanyal says there has been a revival in economic activities to pre-pandemic levels in the year 2021-22. Even though the health cost of the second Covid...
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Chief Economic Advisor Dr V Anantha Nageswaran said the Economic Survey 2021-2022 has been compiled by Principal Economic Adviser Sanjeev Sanyal and his team of advisors. Govt has persuaded a four-pronged approach in policy.
15:52
The Election Commission of India has extended the ban on rallies till February 11. The Election Commission permits physical rallies with a maximum capacity of 1000 people; indoor meetings with a maximum capacity of 500 people. The earlier limit used to be 300 people or 50% of the capacity of...
15:46
The PM has credited the UP CM for a return to law and order
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday targeted the Samajwadi Party, saying five years ago, muscle men and rioters used to be the law unto themselves in Uttar Pradesh. In his first virtual poll rally after the announcement of dates for the assembly elections in the state, Modi said...
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Far more dangerous than Omicron is 'O Mitron', senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Monday in an apparent swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as he flagged increased polarisation and the weakening of democracy. Tharoor has been attacking the government, alleging that it is...
15:22
Air India sale will give a boost to India's privatisation drive, the Economic Survey said on Monday, as it suggested redefining the public sector role in business enterprises to encourage private participation in all sectors. The government earlier this month handed over ownership rights in...
15:17
The Indian aviation sector has started to rebound with accelerated pace of COVID-19 vaccine roll-out and easing of travel restrictions globally, stated the Economic Survey released on Monday. In 2021, the Centre took various initiatives to boost the aviation sector which included...
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Professor Juzar Bandukwala's death is a loss not only to the city of Vadodara, to its poor Muslims, to the cause of education, but to the country itself.Where does one find a man who shows no bitterness or animosity towards Hindus, even after a frenzied Hindu mob burnt his house down? Read...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi goes into election mode. Moi today accused the opposition Samajwadi Party of inducing voters to seek revenge on the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, saying it was a far cry from the developmental policies of the Yogi Adityanath government. Sometimes I hear about the...
14:44
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla called an all-party meeting today. Leaders of all parties assured that in this important Budget Session, they will cooperate in running the Parliament. I also urged them that extensive discussion can be held on President's Address and Budget. We can raise issues of the...
14:25
K Annamalai
The Bharatiya Janata Party will contest the upcoming urban local body elections in Tamil Nadu alone and not with its ally the AIADMK, state BJP chief K Annamalai announced on Monday. Elections to urban local bodies polls for 21 municipal corporations, including Chennai, 138 municipalities...
14:13
Thanjavur student death case: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) team conducts enquiry at the school in Michaelpatti. NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo says, Right now we're going to the school. I'll brief the media after completion of today's process.A 17-year-old...
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The Supreme Court on Monday directed Punjab Police to not arrest SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia till February 23 in a drugs case so he can undertake electioneering in the state. A bench comprising Chief Justices N V Ramana and Justices A S Bopanna and Hima Kohli, however, directed...
13:23
A day of filing nominations. Shiromani Akali Dal patron Parkash Singh Badal files his nomination from the Lambi constituency. His son and SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal filed his nomination from Jalalabad this morning.
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Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said this Uttar Pradesh assembly polls will write the country's history for the next century and appealed to people to defeat negative politics. Yadav, who is in Mainpuri district to file his nomination from the Karhal assembly seat,...
13:13
Punjab CM and Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi files his nomination from Bhadaur Assembly constituency in Barnala district.Many districts in this region are backward in terms of development. I am contesting from this constituency with the mission of developing this region, Channi said after...
13:11
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented the Economic Survey that details the state of the economy ahead of the government's Budget for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2022.It projects an 8-8.5 per cent growth rate for the Indian economy in 2022-23 fiscal year (April 2022 to...
13:08
A 41-year-old Indian-origin man in the US has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for sexually abusing a minor boy seated next to him on an airplane in 2019, according to the Justice Department. District Judge Nancy E. Brasel sentenced Neeraj Chopra, who is from Minneapolis, for engaging...
13:03
Afghan diplomats in the US have been informed that their embassy in Washington will be closed down and will also be stripped of their diplomatic immunity.As per the sources familiar with the matter told Al Arabiya that the Afghan consulate missions in Los Angeles and New York would also be shut...
12:58
The Madras High Court today ordered that the death of a 17-year-old schoolgirl by suicide in Tamil Nadu, will be investigated by the CBI. The girl was allegedly harassed by her hostel warden. A student of class 12, she died days after she took poison at her home in Thanjavur on January...
12:39
Some people infected with SARS-CoV-2 may be able to transmit the virus for longer than the recommended quarantine period, without necessarily manifesting any symptoms during the final stage of the infection, a study suggests.The research, published recently in the journal Frontiers in Medicine,...
12:30
Members of Parliament, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister Smriti Irani, at the Parliament on the first day of the Budget Session.
12:02
In Punjab: Punjab Lok Congress founder and chief, Capt Amarinder Singh seeks blessings from the sword of Guru Gobind Singh before heading for filing the nomination from Patiala.
11:50
President Ram Nath Kovind's address: Women empowerment: is one of the top priorities of my Govt. We're witnesses to the success of Ujjwala Yojana. Through Mudra Yojana, the entrepreneurship & skills of women have received a boost. With 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' many positive results...
11:46
TMC MP Saugata Roy writes to Lok sabha Speaker Om Birla for bringing Privilege Motion against the Union Government for misleading the House on the issue of Pegasus Spyware. Before the start of President Ram Nath Kovind's address to Parliament, DMK and Congress MPs from Tamil Nadu...
11:43
Wear masks is compulsory in Parliament, but while some MPs continue to wear only surgical or cloth masks, ineffective against the Omicron variant of Covid-19, the PM sets an example by wearing an N95mask, which experts suggest block the virus more effectively.
11:40
PM Narendra Modi and MPs listen in to President Kovind addressing the Parliament. The President said local languages are being promoted as part of National Education Policy; an emphasis is being laid on conducting important entrance examinations in Indian languages. 19 engineering colleges...
11:24
President Kovind in Parliament: India's capability in the fight against Covid-19 was evident in the vaccination program. In less than a year, we made a record of administering over 150 crore doses of vaccine. Today, we are one of the leading nations of the world in terms of administering the...
11:09
I bow down to the lakhs of freedom fighters who prioritised their duties and helped India get its rights. I also respectfully remember the personalities who contributed to the development journey of India in the 75 years of independence, President Ram Nath Kovind says addressing the Budget...
11:07
President Ram Nath Kovind begins his address at the Central Hall of the Parliament on the 1st day of the Budget session of Parliament.
10:59
PM Narendra Modi speaks to the media ahead of the Budget session which begins today. The Budget Session commences today. I welcome you and all MPs to this session. In today's global situation, there are a lot of opportunities for India.This session instils confidence in the world regarding...
10:39
Opposition parties are likely to raise the Pegasus snooping allegations, farmers' issues and the border row with China in the Budget session of Parliament which begins today. Today there will be the President's address and the Budget will be presented tomorrow. Everyone is ready to discuss...
10:23
Equity benchmark Sensex surged 712 points in opening trade on Monday, tracking gains in index-majors Wipro, Bajaj Finance and Infosys amid a positive trend in the Asian markets. Starting on a positive note, the BSE gauge was trading 712.61 points or 1.25 per cent higher at 57,912.84 in...
10:05
Congress MLA and husband of former Congress leader Aditi Singh, Angad Singh has called a meeting of his supporters on Monday to decide his future political course of action after Congress denied him a ticket for the upcoming Punjab assembly polls.Angad Singh on Sunday was not named in the new...
09:59
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said that farmers will observe 'Virodh Diwas' today demanding that the Centre should fulfil their promise made to farmers on minimum support price (MSP).Virodh Diwas will be observed on January 31 across the nation. Our demand is that the Centre should...
09:06
India reports 2,09,918 new COVID-19 cases, 959 deaths and 2,62,628 recoveries in the last 24 hours.Active case: 18,31,268 (4.43%)Daily positivity rate: 15.77%Total Vaccination : 1,66,03,96,227
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The Budget Session of Parliament will begin from today with the address by President Ram Nath Kovind to both Houses in the Central Hall.On February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union budget for the year 2022-23.The Budget Session of Parliament will commence on Monday...
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