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Agartala: BJP state president Manik Saha was sworn in as the chief minister of Tripura on Sunday morning. Governor SN Arya administered the oath to Saha, a Rajya Sabha MP, at the Raj Bhavan here. Former Chief Minister Biplab Deb, whose sudden resignation on Saturday evening got Saha the top job, was present at the […]

New Delhi: India on Sunday reported 2,487 fresh Covid cases, a decline against the 2,858 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said. Also in the same period, there were 13 Covid fatalities which took the nationwide death toll to 5,24,214. The active caseload has marginally declined to 17,692 cases, accounting for 0.04 per […]

Bengaluru: Bulldozer politics of initiating punitive action against rioters and violence-mongers in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and New Delhi has triggered debates all over the country. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, however, has declared that there is no place for bulldozer politics in Karnataka. Though for the time being, bulldozer politics doesn’t seem to be […]

New Delhi: India spinner Harbhajan Singh, who was involved in one of the biggest on-field controversies that threatened to spoil the relationship between the Australian and India cricket boards, on Sunday paid his tribute to legendary all-rounder Andrew Symonds who was killed in a car crash in Queensland on Saturday.The off-spinner took to twitter to […]

Rangareddy: Stepping up the Bharatiya Janata party’s campaign for the Telangana Assembly elections slated for next year, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the ‘Praja Sangrama Yatra’ of the party is to “change the Nizam (ruler) of Hyderabad”. Shah hit out at the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government in the state, and claimed […]

New Delhi: Apart from holding operations against the Maoists in Chhattisgarh, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) have also started providing coaching to the poor tribal children to get admission into the Central government sponsored ‘Eklavya’ and Navoday schools in the state’s Kondagaon and nearby areas. According to the officials of the Force, over 215 students […]

Udaipur: Congress organisational reforms committee is debating on the age limit for the party leaders for organisational positions and idea has been floated that those who have crossed 70 years of age should step aside for new leadership to hold the fort and should keep themselves for advisory role, sources revealed. However a final call on […]

Udaipur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to embark on padyatra (foot march) from Kashmir to Kanyakumari to connect with the masses. The yatra was part of discussion during the ‘chintan shivir’ of the party. It is likely to commence later this year in run-up for the general elections, sources said. Similar padyatra will be […]

Amroha: A groom in Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha district put his marriage on hold to ‘save’ his cousin, who had been arrested following a scuffle with the bride’s relatives during a pre-wedding function. On Saturday, the groom, Nanhe Singh, was scheduled to lead the ‘baraat’ to the bride’s house for the wedding. However, Nanhe stopped the ‘baraat’ […]

New Delhi: Manik Saha will be the new Tripura chief minister succeeding Biplab Kumar Deb who resigned earlier on Saturday, BJP leaders said. Saha was elected the BJP legislature party leader, they said. “Congratulations and best wishes to @DrManikSaha2 ji on being elected as the legislature party leader. I believe under PM Shri @narendramodi Ji’s […]

Kothagudem: A Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) jawan was seriously injured in the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Maoists in Bijapur district on Saturday. The incident occurred when the CAF personnel had gone out on patrolling towards Hemalapara under Nelasnar police station limits in the district. The jawan, Ramnath Maurya of CAF’s […]

Darbhanga: Four members of a family – a 40-year-old man, his two wives, and his mother – were killed in Bihar’s Darbhanga district on Saturday when the first wife allegedly poured petrol on them and lit a fire following a quarrel, a police official said. The incident took place in Sheikhpur Tola locality of Biraul […]

Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Saturday said he has submitted his resignation to Governor SN Arya. Deb made the announcement after meeting the governor at the Raj Bhavan here. He went to New Delhi and met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda on Thursday for a confabulation on […]

New Delhi: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a “severe heatwave” warning for the national capital over the weekend as Delhi reports temperatures ranging from 40-46 degrees Celsius. “Heatwave to severe heatwave conditions in isolated pockets very likely over Punjab and Haryana Delhi on May 14 and 15; over Uttar Pradesh on May 14 with […]

Varanasi:  The videography survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex in Varanasi resumed on Saturday amid tight security arrangements, officials said, and added that the survey work went on in a peaceful manner. They said that the survey will continue on Sunday. “The survey work went on in a peaceful manner. And, there has been no […]

Bengaluru: A team of Indian researchers has earned a patent for modifying industrial sewing machines used by the garment industry that can now be used by people with special needs, especially those with lower-limb disabilities. It is estimated that among the differently-abled in the country, nearly 20 million are either without a lower limb or […]

New Delhi: The Centre has allowed the Telangana government to deposit a total of 6.05 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of fortified parboiled rice with the Food Corporation of India (FCI). This would be done out of the remaining paddy of KMS 2020-21(Rabi crop) & paddy of KMS 2021-22. A letter in this regard was issued […]

New Delhi: After gaining electoral success in Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, the BJP has started believing that the “bulldozers” will also ensure victory in more states in the coming polls. Several BJP-ruled states followed the successful ‘bulldozer’ style of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and tried to send a strong message on the issue […]

New Delhi:  It can’t be just a coincidence but seems to be a well-chosen effort to stir the calm waters in the mountains, just ahead of the crucial state Assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh. Just imagine this: Khalistan flags tied at outer gate of state Legislative Assembly, Dharamshala, pro-Khalistan slogans appearing on its boundary walls, […]

New Delhi: Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia assured that he will examine the matter of passengers being charged extra for generating boarding passes at the airport. Scindia’s comments came after a passenger took to Twitter to allege that domestic carrier SpiceJet had introduced a new rule where the airline is charging extra for issuing […]

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday arrived at the site of a massive inferno in Mundka that claimed the lives of 27 persons, saying that the “guilty won’t be spared”. “It is a very unfortunate incident. I have ordered a magisterial enquiry. The guilty won’t be spared. Two brothers have been arrested […]

New Delhi: At least 24 women and five men are still reportedly missing in the massive building fire in New Delhi’s Mundka that has claimed the lives of 27 people, a latest report revealed on Saturday. The report was provided by the civil defence team at the Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital where the bodies from […]

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload increased to 4,31,19,112 on Saturday with 2,858 fresh infections, while the number of active cases came down to 18,096, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 5,24,201 with 11 more fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind along with his wife Savita Kovind departed for Jamaica and St Vincent and Grenadines on Saturday. President will pay a seven-day state visit to Jamaica and St Vincent and Grenadines from May 15 and 21. He will deliver an address at the joint sitting of Parliament in Jamaica. This […]