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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...
Case against Digvijaya Singh for Ram Navami violence
Amid the tensions following the clashes during the Ram Navami procession in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone district, the politics in the state has heated up with registering of an FIR against senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh. Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh, who has held district administration and the police responsible...
Pawar dismisses Raj Thackeray’s loudspeaker ultimatum
A day after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray gave an ultimatum of sorts to the state government, reiterating his demand for the removal of loudspeakers on mosques, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said that the MNS supremo “must not be given so much importance”. “Raj Thackeray must not...
BSP in bid to stage show of strength after poll drubbing
In a show of strength post drubbing in the recently concluded Uttar Pradesh assembly election, the Bahujan Samaj Party is set to hold rallies and organise debates to mark the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti on April 14. The BSP had managed to get just one assembly seat in...
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...
Uma Bharti’s ultimatum to unlock Raisen Fort temple
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti seems in a mood to offer some testing times to the Shivraj government as after cornering the state government over liquor prohibition for months, Bharti on Monday announced to shun food until an ancient Shiva temple is unlocked in the Raisen district....
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...
Kerala Cong unit seeks central action against leader
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee President K Sudhakaran has, in a letter to Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi, recommended “strict and befitting disciplinary action” against party leader KV Thomas. The move comes after Thomas, defying KPCC decision, attended a seminar organised by the CPI-M in Kannur. At the seminar on...
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...
RBI survey forecasts double-digit inflation ahead
The household inflation expectations for both three months and one year have crossed the 10 per cent mark, according to a survey by the RBI, whereas the central bank in its latest monetary policy review projected the inflation at 5.7 per cent for the current financial year 2022-23. “Households’...
