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Mamata’s Big Drawback – Her Failure To Mature As A Politician
Singur. Faded brown fields stretch outside the ramshackle town. A broken wall here, piles of concrete water pipes there. It was here, in this once fertile land, that the Tata Nano automobile factory was to be built. It was here, in 2006-2007, that the anti-land acquisition protests of Singur...
13,500 New Covid Cases In Delhi; Arvind Kejriwal Says Cancel Board Exams
Delhi has been battling a fresh surge in coronavirus cases. New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today urged the central government to cancel CBSE board exams as the national capital recorded the biggest-ever single-day surge so far with 13,500 fresh coronavirus cases. He also appealed the people in...
48-Hour Campaign Ban On Bengal BJP’s Rahul Sinha For “Inciting Forces”
Bengal Election 2021: Rahul Sinha is contesting from Habra constituency. Kolkata: BJP leader Rahul Sinha has been banned from campaigning for 48 hours in Bengal over provocative statements and for “inciting central forces”, the Election Commission said today. Last evening, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was banned from campaigning...
Limited Sputnik V Doses By April-End In India, 850 Million Doses Annually
The RDIF has reached agreements with five pharmaceutical firms in India. Highlights Five pharma firms will manufacture Sputnik V vaccine in India Many parts in India are fighting a fresh wave of Covid The DCGI approval comes as several states flagged vaccine shortage New Delhi: Russian-made Covid...
Gardener Collects Covid Sample, MP Health Minister Speaks To Empty Chairs
MP Covid Cases: For the first time yesterday, the state reported 6,489 new Covid positive cases. Bhopal: The ravaging Covid-19 pandemic has begun to expose Madhya Pradesh’s health infrastructure with daily cases crossing the 6,000-mark. So much so that due to a shortage of staff, a gardener is now...
RR vs PBKS, Indian Premier League: Sanju Samson’s 119 In Vain As Punjab Kings Beat Rajasthan Royals By Four Runs In A Thriller
Sanju Samson’s sensational hundred on his captaincy debut went in vain as young pacer Arshdeep Singh held his nerve in the final over to help Punjab Kings pull off a thrilling four-run win over Rajasthan Royals in a high-scoring IPL game in Mumbai on Monday. KL Rahul (91...
Mamata Banerjee Banned From Campaigning For 24 Hours
Mamata Banerjee had been served two notices last week New Delhi: Mamata Banerjee was banned from campaigning in Bengal for 24 hours this evening over speeches that the Election Commission said violated the poll code. The Chief Minister was accused of breaking the law with her comments on Muslim...
IPL 2021, RR vs PBKS Live Score Updates: KL Rahul, Deepak Hooda Fifties Take Punjab Kings To 221/6 Vs Rajasthan Royals
RR vs PBKS Live Score: KL Rahul looked ominous with his attacking yet charismatic stroke-play.© BCCI/IPL After a good start with early wickets, Rajasthan Royals’ bowlers struggled to carry forward the momentum while the fielders also gave a lifeline each to KL Rahul and Chris Gayle. Both batsmen stitched...
Sushil Chandra To Take Over As New Chief Election Commissioner Tomorrow
New Delhi: Sushil Chandra has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner of India. He will take charge Tuesday and serve for a little under a year before retiring on May 14, 2022. Mr Chandra, who was appointed Election Commissioner in 2019, replaces Sunil Arora as India’s top...
UP Cop Rahul Srivastav Double Murder On Camera? Cop’s Fact-Check Finds Truth Behind Viral Video
The video has been circulating on social media without mentioning that it is not real New Delhi: A police officer shoots a man at point-blank range, and then his friend crying over his death, in a video that has been fact-checked by an Uttar Pradesh cop who pointed out...
Scenes At Kumbh Mela Defy Covid Crisis In India
As I left my hotel to cover the Kumbh Mela at daybreak, roads had been blocked to traffic to clear the routes. Thousands of devotees could be seen heading to the ghats. When I reached “Har ki Pauri”, the most popular ghat, the sight was unbelievable. It was hard...
No Meal Service On Flights Shorter Than 2 Hours To Cut Covid Risk: Centre
New Delhi: There will be no meals on domestic flights under two hours to minimise the risk of COVID-19 infections, the Civil Aviation Ministry said on Monday. Battling a ferocious second wave of infections, India is undergoing its worst phase of the coronavirus and overtook Brazil on Monday for...
As 1 Of Every 6 Daily Covid Infections Is Now In India, Huge Kumbh Mela Crowds
India Covid-19 Cases: Nearly a million devotees thronged the banks of the Ganges to join the ‘Kumbh Mela’ Lucknow: Hundreds of thousands of Hindu devotees flocked on Monday to take a holy bath in Ganges river in Uttarakhan’s Haridwar, even as the nation racked up the world’s highest tally...
Rahul Gandhi Asks PM Narendra Modi To Stop Eventbaazi, Vaccinate All Who Need It
Rahul Gandhi said vaccines must be made available to anyone who wants it. New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “stop holding events” and, instead, take steps to vaccinate everyone in the wake of the ferocious second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic sweeping...
INS Viraat Dismantling To Go On, Supreme Court Says Petitioner Came Late
Breaking News INS Viraat Dismantling To Go On, Supreme Court Says Petitioner Came Late The dismantling of aircraft carrier INS Viraat got a go ahead from the Supreme Court today, which dismissed the plea to stop the dismantling on the ground that the petition was too late. Today, the...
Russia’s Sputnik 5 Vaccine, 91.6 Per Cent Efficient, For Use In India To Be Discussed At Key Meet Today
The two-dose Sputnik 5 vaccine costs less than $10 for each shot in international markets. Highlights Sputnik vaccine has an effectiveness of 91.6 per cent The vaccine costs less than $10 for each shot in international markets It is manufactured in India by Dr Reddy’s New Delhi: The use...
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Blames Israel For Natanz Incident, Vows Revenge: Report
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said they will take the revenge. (File) Dubai: Iran blames its regional arch-foe Israel for Sunday’s incident at the Natanz nuclear site and will take its revenge, state TV quoted Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as saying on Monday. Iranian authorities described the incident...
Elon Musk Tweaks Twitter Bio To Add This Curious Designation
Elon Musk had changed his bio to ‘Technoking of Tesla’ nearly three weeks ago. Tech billionaire Elon Musk knows how to get social media’s attention. And now, Mr Musk has changed his bio on the social media platform to add, “Imperator of Mars” to it. The Tesla and SpaceX...
