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Modi holds emergency meeting over new Covid strain
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing a meeting, attended by top government officials, on the COVID-19 and vaccination situation in the country. The meeting comes amid concern over the B.1.1.529 strain of the coronavirus, renamed Omicron by the World Health Organization, which has been red flagged for...
Akhilesh re-tunes Mamata’s Khela Hobe to take on BJP
New Delhi: If it worked in Bengal, it might just work in Uttar Pradesh – at least that’s what Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party seems to be thinking as it released a new election anthem on Friday to take on Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the BJP for polls due...
Nawab Malik alleges bid to frame him Anil Deshmukh
Mumbai: Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik has alleged some people are trying to frame him in a false case. The Nationalist Congress Party, or NCP, leader yesterday tweeted photos of what he claimed were men who have been going on rounds near his Mumbai home for a recce on him....
Modi blasts ‘family’ in Constitutional Day speech
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an all-out attack on the Congress this morning after 14 opposition parties skipped the Constitution Day event at parliament as they present a united front ahead of the winter session that starts Monday. “Party for the family, by the family…do I...
Karnataka Medical College party turns super-spreader
Bengaluru: A medical college in Karnataka’s Dharwad has become a COVID-19 cluster after the number of students and staff infected with coronavirus went up to 182 today from 66 a day before, officials said. Most of the people infected at the SDM College of Medical Sciences in Dharwad were...
With new entrants, Mamata finds toehold in Bihar, Haryana
Kolkata: In expansion mode ever since it fought off the BJP assault in the April-May Bengal Assembly elections, the Trinamool Congress today shifted gears in its acquisition of political leaders and made three new additions to the party from across the country — mostly at the cost of...
Apple sues Pegasus-maker for targeting its users
Washington: Apple sued spyware maker NSO on Tuesday for targeting the users of its devices, saying the Israeli firm at the center of the Pegasus surveillance scandal needs to be held to account. The suit from the Silicon Valley giant adds new trouble for NSO, which was engulfed in...
Crypto prices crash on news of bill against private currencies
New Delhi: Crypto markets went into a tailspin following news of the government introducing a Bill in the winter session of the Parliament to prohibit all private cryptocurrencies in India, barring a few exceptions to “promote the underlying technology of cryptocurrency and its uses”. As of 11:15 PM on...
Andhra withdraws controversial 3-capital bill
The YS Jaganmohan Reddy-led government in Andhra Pradesh has withdrawn the controversial three-capital bill after a spate of legal hurdles. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, however, said his government would bring a “comprehensive, complete and better” Bill. “Our intention of a decentralised development of the state has...
Another damaging quote in Anand Mahindra’s name
Industrialist Anand Mahindra has once again called out a quote wrongly attributed to him. The Chairman of Mahindra Group took to Twitter this Sunday to share a screenshot of the quote in question, saying that it was “completely fabricated”. He also warned of legal action and used two memes...
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai reappears at public event
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai appeared at a Beijing tennis tournament Sunday, according to official event photos, after international pressure mounted for information about her wellbeing. Peng can be seen in a navy sports jacket and white trackpants at the Fila Kids Junior Tennis Challenger Finals, according to photos published...
Ashok Gehlot does a balancing act, 5 Pilot loyalists in
Jaipur: Ashok Gehlot’s new-look cabinet was revealed today with 15 new faces. Five Sachin Pilot loyalists are among the 30 state ministers as the big revamp aims to put the differences – that became a public spectacle last year – to rest. In a balancing act, the Chief...
Leaks from cracks in Andhra reservoir cause concern
Tirupati: The temple town of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh has been flooded for four straight days now, with fresh fears around cracks developing in of the biggest water reservoirs in the state that’s located in the district. No fresh downpour has been reported but breaches on highways and...
Farmers say protests to go on till laws repealed
New Delhi: Farmers at the Delhi borders have said that say their protests will continue till the formal cancellation of the three contentious farm laws, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday. They have also demanded a law on minimum support prices, and withdrawal of the police...
India’s most powerful destroyer commissioned
Mumbai (Maharashtra): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that Indo-Pacific being a key route is important for the world economy and it is the primary objective of the Indian Navy to keep it secure. “Indo-Pacific is a key route and it is important for the world economy. It...
Gehlot has resignation from all ministers ahead of cabinet rejig
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has taken the resignations of all ministers in his government, a day before a much-awaited cabinet reshuffle. The oath ceremony of the new cabinet might take place at Raj Bhavan tomorrow. The countdown to the cabinet reshuffle had begun with several rounds of...
Victory of will power of 62 cr farmers, says Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday night hailed the Modi government’s decision to cancel the three controversial farm laws, calling it “the victory of the struggle and willpower of 62 crore farmers and farm labourers (and) sacrifices of more than 700 farmer families”. The “anti-farming laws have...
3 Rajasthan ministers offer to quit ahead of cabinet reshuffle
Jaipur: Three Rajasthan ministers have written to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, offering to quit their posts and work for the party, ahead of the expected Cabinet reshuffle in the state. Those who have offered to quit are Revenue Minister Harish Chaudhary, Medical and Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma and...
