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Cong says Prashant Kishor’s proposal under evaluation

Election strategist Prashant Kishor had another round of what was effectively a job interview at the Delhi home of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday. Apart from the team that was to evaluate his proposal, there were two more leaders today — Ashok Gehlot and Bhupesh Baghel, Chief Ministers...

Apr 21 · >

Owaisi questions timing of Jahangirpuri demolitions

Asaduddin Owaisi, the chief of AIMIM (All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen), visited Delhi’s Jahangirpuri late this evening after the day-long tension over demolitions and attacked both BJP and Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party. The BJP-controlled civic body of Delhi had razed over 20 shops in the area and the gates...

Apr 21 · >

Free-trade agreement on agenda of Boris Johnson visit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson landed in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad this morning as part of his two-day India visit. He will meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow, where both are expected to discuss trade and defence, among other issues. Johnson indicated he was ready to offer more visas to...

Apr 21 · >

Assam police arrests Jignesh Mevani from Gujarat

Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani, who had extended support to the Congress in September 2021, was arrested by the Assam Police from a Circuit House in Gujarat’s Palanpur late last night. He was taken to Ahmedabad last night and shall be taken to Assam today. The reason behind the arrest...

Apr 21 · >

No plan to impose fine for not wearing masks in Delhi

The government is not planning to impose a fine for not wearing face masks in Delhi, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Tuesday while addressing media persons at Thyagaraj Stadium during the launch ceremony of the Delhi Education Song (Delhi Shiksha Geet). Mr Sisodia said, “We need to...

Apr 20 · >

Air Force successfully test fires BrahMos missile from jet

In demonstrating its operational preparedness, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday successfully test-fired a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi fighter jet on the Eastern seaboard. The “live firing” of the missile was carried out in close coordination with the Indian Navy, the IAF said. The missile...

Apr 20 · >

Seer accuses Bommai govt of taking commission

A Lingayat seer has accused Karnataka’s Basavaraj Bommai government of taking a 30 per cent cut from the grants set aside for the welfare and development of mutts — a shocking allegation days after the corruption charges related to former state minister KS Eshwarappa. Chief Minister Bommai has said...

Apr 19 · >

Sharp rise in Delhi Covid positivity rate

Delhi’s COVID-19 positivity rate on Monday jumped to 7.72 per cent even as the city recorded 501 fresh cases, 16 less than the previous day, according to health department data. The national capital on Sunday recorded a 4.21 per cent positivity rate. With the new cases, the city’s infection...

Apr 19 · >

Lekhimpur killings: SC cancels bail to minister’s son

Bail granted to Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni’s son Ashish Mishra, who is accused of murdering farmers in Uttar Pradesh last year, was cancelled by the Supreme Court today. He has been ordered to surrender in a week. Ashish Mishra was granted bail by the Allahabad High Court on...

Apr 18 · >

90% jump in India’s daily Covid count; 214 deaths

India today recorded a massive jump in its daily Covid counts, raising fears of another spike in infections. As many as 2,183 new Covid cases have been recorded over the past 24 hours, an 89.8 per cent jump from yesterday’s case count of 1,150 cases. A total of 214...

Apr 18 · >
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