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New Delhi: Congress General Secretary In-charge of Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in a tweet on Wednesday said that sisters of the state will bring change in UP politics. Quoting from the famous Amitabh Bachchan blockbuster ‘Deewar’ she said, “I have sisters who will bring change in politics.” मेरे पास बहनें हैं… बहनें राजनीति में […]

New Delhi: Punjab National Bank (PNB) has expressed gratitude and solidarity towards the defence personnel who lost their lives in the tragic Coonoor helicopter crash. The Bank has proactively settled the insurance claim to the families of Para Commando Lance Naik Vivek Kumar and Para Commando Lance Naik B Sai Teja, amounting to Rs 1 […]

New Delhi: A total of 3117 minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan were granted Indian citizenship in the last four years, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Nityanand Rai in Rajya Sabha said on Wednesday. Member of Parliament Dr. K Keshava Rao had asked question regarding the total citizenship applications received from […]

Srinagar: There was a slight increase in minimum temperatures in most places in Kashmir, but they remained below the freezing point, meteorological department officials said on Wednesday. The department has also forecast three days of snowfall and rain from Sunday in the region. There was an improvement in the minimum temperatures on Tuesday night at […]

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been adjourned sine die ahead of schedule on Wednesday today. Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with top members of his cabinet in the Parliament to discuss various issues and the government’s strategy. Since the beginning of the winter session on November 29, both the […]

Pilibhit: A pregnant woman and her five-year-old daughter have been admitted to a hospital in a critical condition after being attacked by a pack of stray dogs. The incident took place on Tuesday at the Barha village on the outskirts of Pilibhit city under Sungadi police circle. The woman, Seema, was cooking when she heard […]

New Delhi: India has recorded 213 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus across 15 states and UTs so far out of which 90 have recovered or migrated, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. Delhi has recorded the maximum 57 cases of Omicron variant followed by Maharashtra at 54, Telangana 24, […]

Bengaluru: Immigration officials in Bengaluru international airport have arrested a 22-year-old youth from Kerala who tried to fly off to the UK after producing fake documents through student visa, sources at the KempeGowda International Airport (KIAL) said on Wednesday. The authorities have considered the case seriously as they have found a nexus of providing fake […]

Chennai: The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Tuesday suspended a lawyer from practice, following his “improper behaviour” with a woman during a virtual hearing of a case in the Madras High Court. A statement from the Bar Council said that lawyer, R.D. Santhana Krishnan was suspended from practice as an advocate in […]

Agartala: In its endeavour to create additional income avenues for the rubber growers, the Rubber Board Tripura regional office has decided to encourage mushroom culture among the women rubber growers of interior areas. The main motive behind the idea is to ensure better livelihood generation for the rubber farmers. More than 30 to 40 rubber […]

Bengaluru: An earthquake of magnitude 3.3 hit the North-Northeast of Karnataka’s Bengaluru on Tuesday, informed the National Center for Seismology (NSC). “Earthquake of Magnitude:3.3, Occurred on 22-12-2021, 07:14:32 IST, Lat: 13.55 and Long: 77.76, Depth: 23 Km, Location: 66km NNE of Bengaluru, Karnataka,” tweeted NSC. More details are awaited. Now you can get handpicked stories […]

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday said that the state government has introduced the ‘Prevention of Mob Violence and Mob Lynching Bill, 2021’ to maintain peace, communal harmony, and brotherhood in the state. “Government has brought this Bill (Prevention of Mob Violence and Mob Lynching Bill, 2021) to maintain peace, communal harmony, and […]

Bengaluru: A policeman in Bengaluru has been suspended for behaving with a woman in an obscene manner, and flashing his private parts at her, a police officer said on Tuesday. Bengaluru North East Division DCP, C.K. Baba has issued suspension orders of Chandrashekar, a head constable, attached to Amrutahalli police station. According to the police, […]

New Delhi: The government informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that it has received complaints against 18 NGOs for their alleged involvement in conversion into Christianity by inducements, allurement and misrepresentation since 2018. In a written reply to a query, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, said that the ministry has received complaints […]

New Delhi: Asserting that the Omicron variant is at least thrice more transmissible than Delta, the Centre Tuesday asked states and union territories to “activate” war rooms, keep analyzing even small trends and surges and keep taking strict and prompt containment action at district and local levels. In a letter to the states and union […]

Hyderabad: Looks like cheating in exams is not just restricted to schools and sometime even colleges. While there have been odd instances of cheating in public exams, it is not every day that someone gets caught cheating in a competitive or public exam. Cheating in these exams is a difficult task given the strictness of […]

Haldia (WB): Three persons were killed and 44 others suffered injuries in a fire that broke out in the Haldia Refinery of the Indian Oil Corporation in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district on Tuesday afternoon, police said. The IOC in a statement said the incident occurred at a unit of the refinery during shutdown related […]

New Delhi: The Information and Broadcasting (I&B) ministry on Tuesday ordered the blocking of 20 channels on YouTube and two websites over spreading “anti-India” propaganda and fake news on the internet. “In a closely coordinated effort between intelligence agencies and the Information and Broadcasting ministry, the ministry has ordered the blocking of 20 channels on […]

Hyderabad: President Ram Nath Kovind will have southern sojourn here from December 29 to January 3. The President will stay at Rashtrapati Nilayam at Bolarum in Secunderabad Cantonment. Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar on Tuesday reviewed the arrangements for the President’s visit and stay. He held a coordination meeting with the officials of various heads […]

Kolkata: With early trends showing Trinamool Congress (TMC) emerging as the leading party in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that people have accepted the party’s work and termed it as a landmark victory. As per the official trends, out of the 144 seats, TMC has […]

Prayagraj: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday said that his government has decided to raise the age of marriage for girls to 21 years because girls wanted to study further. But everyone knows who are the people opposing the decision and trying to prevent girls from studying further, he said while addressing a rally […]

New Delhi: A Delhi court has discharged former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Senger and five others in the 2019 accident case of Unnao rape survivor, saying that prima facie no charges are made out against him. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey discharged the accused observing that prima facie there is no evidence against […]

New Delhi: Preliminary data from a month-long experiment has shown that indoor air pollution levels were nearly half of the outdoor levels in Delhi-NCR during November-December so far. A primary cause, the study has shown, is how meteorological factors play a key role in air pollution levels, especially in Delhi-NCR region. Two sensor-based air quality […]

New Delhi: Gold prices on Tuesday fell by Rs 71 to Rs 48,169 per 10 gram in futures trade as speculators reduced their positions amid low demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold contracts for February traded lower by Rs 71, or 0.15 per cent, to Rs 48,169 per 10 gram in a business turnover […]