22:32
In a major setback to the Congress in Punjab, four of its leaders and former ministers Raj Kumar Verka, Balbir Singh Sidhu, Sunder Sham Arora and Gurpreet Singh Kangar joined the BJP in Chandigarh on Saturday. Former Congress MLA from Barnala Kewal Dhillon and former SAD MLAs Sarup Chand...
20:58
The Assam government on Saturday refuted allegations by a section of the media that Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's family was involved in alleged malpractices in the supply of PPE kits above the market price during the pandemic. Government spokesman Pijush...
20:14
Maharashtra on Saturday reported 1,357 new coronavirus infections and one pandemic-related death, the state health department said. The state had recorded 1,134 new infections and three deaths the day before.This is the third consecutive day when the state reported more than...
19:44
Amid confusion over the Maharashtra government's latest communication on the use of masks, Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Saturday said it was only an appeal and masks have not been made mandatory in the state. Coronavirus cases have been rising...
18:55
After a brief respite, northwestern and central parts of the country were back in the grip of a heatwave, with temperatures settling above 44 degrees Celsius across several towns and cities, officials said on Saturday. The weather office said heatwave conditions were likely to prevail...
18:33
The country's foreign exchange reserves increased by USD 3.854 billion to USD 601.363 billion in the week ended May 27, according to RBI data.
18:33
At least eight workers died and 15 were injured when a boiler exploded at a chemical factory in western Uttar Pradesh's Hapur district on Saturday afternoon, police said. They said there were 25 people in the affected area in the factory in the UPSIDC industrial area in Dholana, around 80 km...
18:27
India logged a single-day rise of 3,962 coronavirus infections and 26 fatalities, pushing the overall tally to 4,31,72,547 cases and 5,24,677 deaths.
18:17
Biological E Limited on Saturday announced that its COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax has been approved by the Drug Controller General of India as a heterologous booster dose. A press release from the vaccine maker said the Corbevax can be administered as a booster dose...
18:11
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday asked all ministers to resign from the council of ministers ahead of a reshuffle on June 5, a top official said. Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal, who is on a visit to Puri, has been informed about the programme which will be held at the state...
17:14
The parents of slain singer Sidhu Moosewala met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the Chandigarh airport on Saturday. In the meeting, Moosewala's father Balkaur Singh is learnt to have demanded a probe by central agencies into the brutal murder in Punjab's Mansa district on May 29. Union...
17:03
As India battled the Covid pandemic in 2020, then Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma gave contracts to companies of his wife and son's business partners to supply PPE kits above market rates, Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia alleged on Saturday citing media reports. At a press...
16:37
Actor Kartik Aaryan, who was supposed to perform at IIFA 2022, has tested positive for COVID-19. He is currently in Mumbai and won't be travelling to Abu Dhabi for the film awards.On Saturday, Kartik took to Instagram and shared the update with his fans and followers.Sab kuch itna...
16:33
A day after three Congress MLAs expressed their resentment in Jaipur, party's chief for Rajasthan Govind Singh Dotasra on Saturday said everything was under control and all the three candidates of the party will win the Rajya Sabha elections on June 10. He, along with two ministers Lal...
16:10
The Delhi Commission For Women has written to Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur demanding that a misogynistic advertisement being played on mass media be taken off air. The panel on Saturday said the advertisement promoted gang-rape culture and also issued a...
15:25
Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal will hold a 'Tiranga Yatra' cum roadshow in Gujarat's Mehsana city, a BJP stronghold, on June 6. He will also address a gathering during the roadshow, an AAP leader said on Saturday. It will be the fourth visit of the Delhi chief...
15:15
Despite the decline in infant mortality rate over the past few decades, one in every 36 infants still dies within the first year of their life in India, according to official data. The Infant Mortality Rate, which is widely accepted as a crude indicator of the overall health scenario...
14:46
Akshay Kumar-starrer Samrat Prithviraj has earned Rs 10.70 crore on the opening day, the film's producers announced Saturday. Samrat Prithviraj, which made its debut in theatres countrywide on Friday, chronicle the life of legendary warrior king Prithviraj Chauhan, played by...
14:27
The Rajasthan Bahujan Samaj Party on Saturday issued a whip asking six MLAs who had won as BSP candidates but later merged with the Congress to vote for only Independent candidate Subhash Chandra who is in the fray for the June 10 Rajya Sabha elections. Issuing the whip, BSP state president...
13:19
In line with its neighbourhood first policy, India again came forward to help Sri Lanka during its economic crisis as the high commissioner to Colombo, Gopal Baglay on Friday handed a total of 3.3 tons of essential medical supplies to the 1990 Suwaseriya Ambulance Service. Baglay said that...
12:46
The Punjab government request for a probe by a sitting high court judge into the murder of singer Sidhu Moosewala has not been accepted, according to sources. The sources said a communication in this regard has been sent to the state government by the court administration. The HC...
12:42
A high-speed train derailed due to a mudslide in Southwest China's Guizhou province on Saturday, killing the driver and wounding at least seven passengers. The bullet train D2809 was running from China's South Western Guiyang province to the Southern province of Guangzhou when the two...
11:56
Security has been heightened in Srirangapatna, the erstwhile capital of 18th century ruler Tipu Sultan in the district, following Vishwa Hindu Parishad's call to perform puja at the Jamia mosque, claiming that it was built after razing a Hanuman temple. ...
11:11
Telangana Police on Saturday arrested the second accused, who is a juvenile and one of the main culprits, in connection with the alleged gang rape of a teenage girl in Hyderabad's Jubilee Hills last week.So far, two accused have been apprehended in the Hyderabad rape case. One accused, identified...
10:32
India logged a single-day rise of 3,962 coronavirus infections and 26 fatalities, pushing the overall tally to 4,31,72,547 cases and 5,24,677 deaths, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday.The data updated at 8 am also stated that the number of active cases in the country...
10:00
A self-styled commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen outfit was killed while three soldiers and a civilian were injured in an overnight encounter in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday. 'Terrorist Commander of proscribed #terror outfit HM Nisar...
09:16
As many as 36 persons were arrested and 3 first information reports (FIRs) have been registered in the Kanpur violence case, informed the officials on Saturday.The security in the area was also beefed up between Yateem Khana and Parade crossroads in Kanpur.'...36 people have been arrested while...
08:23
Ahead of the June 10 Rajya Sabha polls, the Shiv Sena has decided to call its MLAs to Mumbai and lodge them in a hotel to avoid any chances of poaching, a party source said on Friday evening.Seven candidates are in the fray for six Upper House seats from Maharashtra that will go to polls.Friday...
01:35
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A first information report (FIR) has been registered against Mohammad Zubair, a fact-checker and of Alt News, in Sitapur at the Khairabad Police Station for calling Hindu seers hate mongers, police on Friday said.Additional Superintendent of Police MP Singh told PTI that the case was registered...
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