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50% rise in Delhi covid cases overnight
Delhi recorded 299 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday – a rise of nearly 50 percent since yesterday (202). With this, the national capital’s caseload has increased to 18,66,881. The national capital has seen an uptick in cases in the last few days after recording a steady decline over...
Karnataka minister named in contractor’s suicide case
Karnataka minister KS Eshwarappa has been named in a police case in connection with the suicide of a contractor, who was found dead in a lodge in Udupi yesterday after accusing him of corruption, officials said. The First Information Report or FIR accuses the minister of driving contractor Santosh...
India wants terror-free region, Modi reciprocates to Sharif
Prime Minister Narender Modi congratulated the newly elected Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif today. While congratulating Sharif, PM Modi also sent a message that “India desires peace and stability in a region free of terror.” Congratulations to H. E. Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on his election as the Prime...
US monitoring rise in ‘human rights abuses’ in India
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States was monitoring what he described as a rise in “human rights abuses” in India by some officials, in a rare direct rebuke by Washington of New Delhi. “We regularly engage with our Indian partners on these shared values (of...
BJP sweeps UP Council but loses key Varanasi seat
The BJP is heading for a big win in biennial elections to the Uttar Pradesh legislative council or upper house, weeks after its record victory in state elections, but lost the key Varanasi seat. Votes are being counted for 36 of 100 seats in the Uttar Pradesh legislative council....
Saffron flag on Bihar mosque on Ram Navami
A man was seen climbing a mosque wall and planting a saffron flag on top of its gate in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur on the occasion of Ram Navami. He was cheered on by scores of men riding bikes, flashing swords, and hockey sticks. A video of the incident is in...
New Pak PM links good ties with India to Kashmir resolution
Soon after he was elected as Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif in his inaugural speech on Monday raised the issue of abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir and alleged that the people in the Valley were bleeding and Pakistan will provide them with “diplomatic and moral support” besides raising...
Violence on JNU campus as rival student groups clash
At least sixteen persons were injured when a scuffle broke out between two student groups in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus in the national capital on Sunday. The JNU administration issued a statement, urging the students to refrain from being involved in incidents which disturb the peace and harmony...
MP curfew after violence during Ram Navami procession
Parts of Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone have been placed under curfew after violence and arson during a Ram Navami procession in the city, a senior officer said on Sunday. Large gatherings have been banned in the city and there is heavy police deployment amid reports of violence. The clashes broke...
Imran’s party stages protests against ouster
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Monday expressed gratitude to the people of the country for supporting the protests against his ouster as the Prime Minister of Pakistan. “Thank you to all Pakistanis for their amazing outpouring of support and emotions to protest against US-backed regime change abetted...
Classes halted for religious event at MP school
A government primary school has been turned into a kitchen and an Anganwari centre into a makeshift air-conditioned resting place in Rathkheda village of Shivpuri district for a Bhagavad Katha event organised by Madhya Pradesh Minister of State Suresh Dhakad Rathkheda’s support to mark a temple’s renovation. Students of...
More backward class ministers in Jagan Reddy’s new cabinet
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, keeping his promise of June 2019 of revamping his cabinet in the middle of his term, has reconstituted it. The new cabinet has a mixture of senior and experienced leaders as well as fresh and young faces for balanced governance. While...
Imran Khan loses midnight no-trust vote, removed as PM
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has become the first PM of the country to be removed by a no-trust vote. Khan, who stayed defiant “till the last ball”, was ousted well after midnight, after high drama in the Pakistan assembly through the day. The joint opposition –...
Mann says Punjab will attract even foreign personnel
Even foreigners will come to Punjab seeking jobs, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said today while speaking about the ‘brain drain’ from the state. The remark has drawn flak from the opposition and the youth as well who said Mann should focus on the state’s issues rather than fantasising about...
Rahul says Mayawati was offered CM’s post
Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the Congress had offered to form an alliance with BSP chief Mayawati in the recent Uttar Pradesh assembly election and make her the chief ministerial candidate but “she did not even talk to us”. Lashing out at the BSP chief, the former Congress president...
Imran Khan appeals against ‘imported government’
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan today faces the most crucial challenge of his political career as he might become the first PM to be removed through a no-trust vote. The national assembly will vote to decide his fate. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party effectively lost the majority in the assembly...
AAP suffers jolt as Himachal chief joins BJP
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has suffered a jolt in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh, with its state unit chief Anup Kesari switching to the BJP with two other party workers. AAP leader and Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia downplayed the exits, saying that the party had received complaints that...
Covid XE variant reported from Gujarat
A person in Gujarat has been infected with Coronavirus variant XE, official sources told NDTV today. One case of XM variant has also been detected in the state, they said, without giving more details on the health of the two patients. Earlier this week, a patient with foreign travel...
