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220 Mumbai resident doctors test Covid positive in 3 days
Mumbai: At least 220 resident doctors at government hospitals in Mumbai have tested positive for coronavirus in the last three days, a senior office-bearer of their association said on Wednesday. Ganesh Solunke, president of the J J Hospital chapter of the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD), said 73...
Hundreds stranded as heavy snowfall lashes Kashmir
Srinagar: Air and road traffic has been badly affected for the second consecutive day on Wednesday due to inclement weather in Kashmir as intermittent snowfall was reported from most parts of the valley over the past 24 hours. The suspension of air traffic due to snowfall and poor visibility...
Modi’s security breach to figure in BJP’s poll pitch
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to highlight the breach of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security cavalcade on Wednesday to expose the law and order situation in the poll-bound border state of Punjab. Modi who was to address the party’s rally in Ferozepur could not reach the venue...
Amarinder says President’s Rule needed in Punjab
Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday termed the security lapse of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of a rally in Punjab’s Ferozepur as an “absolute failure of the Punjab government” and said the imposition of Presidential Rule is needed to ensure law and order in the state....
Cong ‘one family, one ticket’ rule to counter ‘dynasty’ charge
The Congress has given its approval to the ‘one family, one ticket’ rule for the upcoming Punjab assembly elections. This can potentially throw several senior party leaders or their family members out of the poll fray. Prominent among those likely to be affected are chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s...
Sena minister for Bihar-type power sharing with BJP
Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena leader Abdul Sattar on Tuesday said only Union minister Nitin Gadkari can bridge the differences between their two parties and hinted at the Bihar formula for sharing power in the state. Sattar, a minister of state in the Maharashtra government, made the remarks after...
DD plans ‘development story of UP’ conclave ahead of poll
Weeks ahead of the crucial Uttar Pradesh polls, state-owned Doordarshan (DD) News has planned a two-day conclave in Lucknow—including one-on-one interactions with political leaders and panel discussions with domain experts—on the “developmental story of Uttar Pradesh” and topics that “frame the progress of the state”, News18.com has learnt. The...
Jharkhand man lynched as retribution for cutting tree
Simdega: A man was lynched in Jharkhand’s Simdega by a mob on Tuesday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by cutting a tree. The incident took place in Kolebira Police Station area on Tuesday afternoon. The victim has been identified as Sanju Pradhan. According to police, around 100 to 150...
Shantanu Thakur bargains for more Matua representation
After union minister Shantanu Thakur exited the West Bengal BJP WhatsApp Group on January 3, he held a meeting with five other party MLAs, at his residence on Tuesday. Thakur and the five lawmakers have decided to put forth some demands before the party, including Matua representation in the...
UK fears hospital crisis as Covid cases cross 200,000
London: British hospitals have switched to a “war footing” due to staff shortages caused by a wave of Omicron infections, the government said Tuesday, as the country’s daily Covid caseload breached 200,000 for the first time. The 24-hour tally, after chalking up multiple records in the run-up to New...
Speculation about Union minister from Bengal joining TMC
In a possible setback for the BJP in West Bengal, Union minister Shantanu Thakur left the West Bengal BJP WhatsApp Group on Monday, sparking speculations as many within the party feel he is trying to send feelers to Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders. Sources close to Thakur told CNN-News18 that...
More curbs in Delhi likely amid Covid surge, Kejriwal tests +ve
New Delhi: Amid rising coronavirus cases in the national capital, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) is expected to consider more restrictions — to check the spread of the infection — in its meeting scheduled on Tuesday, official sources said. Delhi added 4,099 new COVID-19 cases with positivity rate...
Karnataka IT minister, MP almost come to blows on stage
Karnataka information technology minister Ashwath Narayana and Congress MP DK Suresh almost came to blows in public on Monday while chief minister Basavaraj Bommai, who remained a silent spectator, was sharing the same dais. The incident happened during an event in Ramanagara district. The event was Bommai’s first function...
Chief defends lone lady member on panel to study marriage age bill
In the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, of the 31 members who would be examining the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill that was introduced in Lok Sabha during the winter session, only one is woman lawmaker. Trinamool Congress MP Sushmita Dev, the only...
Akhilesh claims Krishna tells him he will establish Ram Rajya
Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Monday claimed that Lord Krishna comes to his dreams every night to tell him that he would form the government and establish Ram Rajya in Uttar Pradesh after the state’s upcoming assembly polls. Former UP chief minister Yadav made the claim, albeit in...
60,000 daily hospitalisaiton due to Omicron predicted
New Delhi: India is going through an Omicron wave – one we don’t seem to be acknowledging. While official figures suggest that Omicron cases are less than 2 per cent of India’s total Covid cases, this could be a massive underestimate. While the official number of Omicron cases...
Governor says Channi gave incorrect info on jobs bill
Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Sunday alleged that Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi supplied the media with “factually incorrect” information over a jobs bill, the file of which he said was sent back to the CM’s office with some queries. Channi on Saturday had threatened to stage a sit-in...
Yogi Govt pandemic maintenance allowance to 1.5 crore labourers
With an intent to provide relief to the poor suffering due to the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will on Monday launch ‘maintenance allowance’ to the tune of Rs 1,500 crore to 1.50 crore labourers and construction workers. Working with the...
