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Minister of State for PMO, Personnel, PG and Pensions Dr Jitendra Singh and the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will take part in the programme, according to an official statement.

The incidents marked the first day of the "resistance week" being observed by the Maoists to protest the arrest of their top leader Prashant Bose, a police officer said.

Raipur: Panchayat and Rural Development Minister T.S. Singhdeo has launched the e-Panchayat Chhattisgarh Portal that enables accurate targeting of development schemes towards the most eligible beneficiaries and will help in monitoring and executing work in 11,000 gram Panchayats (GPs) in the state. Launching the portal on January 15 via virtual ceremony from his residence office, […]

Mayurbhanj (Odisha): Union Minister Bishweswar Tudu allegedly thrashed two Odisha Government officials at the party office here in Mayurbhanj district on Friday. Both District Planning Board Deputy Director Ashwini Mallik and Assistant Director Debashis Mohapatra have sustained injuries and were hospitalised. A case has been registered in Baripada town police station against the Union Minister […]

Terming the incident as a "mind blowing" tragedy, Trudeau on Friday said that the Canadian government is doing all it can to stop people-smuggling across the US border.

We are pleased to inform you all that a complex operation like open-heart surgery is performed successfully at GBP hospital Agartala.

The cities where night curfew will be imposed are Surendranagar, Dhrangradhra, Morbi, Wankaner, Dhoraji, Gondal, Jetpur, Kalawad, Godhra, Vijalpore, Navsari, Navsari, Bilimora, Vyara, Vapi Valsad, Bharuch, Ankleshwar.

As per government data, new infections were 9,550 less than that reported on Friday. India had reported 3,47,254 new COVID-19 cases and the daily positivity rate stood at 17.94 per cent yesterday.

Additional Chief Electoral Officer, Dr Brahm Dev Ram Tiwari said that all political parties have been allotted a total of 1,798 mins for broadcasting.

However, she accused both the Samajwadi Party and BJP of practicing a similar kind of politics.

A total of 13 fire engines are present at the spot to douse out the fire.

Hyderabad: Several ex-servicemen in the city have welcomed the decision to merge the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate with the Eternal Flame at the adjoining National War Memorial in New Delhi. Stating that the National War Memorial has names of all the Indian defence personnel who have lost their lives in different operations from […]

New Delhi: A furious backlash in India has forced Nestle to discontinue a range of KitKat bars covered by wrappers with images of Hindu gods on them, the Daily Mail reported. The range has sparked worries that the chocolate bars adorned with the images of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Mata Subhadra would inevitably be thrown […]

New Delhi: The fight against the COVID pandemic has got a new weapon in its arsenal with scientists developing a compound that promises to help make PPEs microbial resistant. Lignin, which is a natural and a nontoxic biopolymer, is an emerging material for developing coatings, films, gels, adhesives, and adsorbents. It also acts as a […]

New Delhi: Amar Jawan Jyoti at iconic India Gate was merged with the flame at the National War Memorial in a military ceremony followed by a parade on Friday. The torch bearing the flames from Amar Jawan Jyoti was carried and merged with National War Memorial in a full military  tradition. Soldiers from tri services […]

Hyderabad: India has ordered blocking of 35 YouTube based news channels and two websites, which were involved in spreading anti-India fake news in a coordinated manner over digital media. The YouTube accounts blocked by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, had a total subscriber base of over 1 crore 20 lakh, and their videos had […]

New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday gave a hint that she would be the chief ministerial face of the party in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. “Do you see anyone else’s face from the Congress Party in Uttar Pradesh? You can see my face everywhere,” said Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on being […]

New Delhi: Indian startups raised a record $24.1 billion in 2021, a two-fold increase over pre-Covid levels, while $6 billion were raised via public markets with 11 startup IPOs, a new Nasscom report said on Friday. The Indian tech startup base continues to witness steady growth, adding over 2250 startups in 2021, which is 600 […]

New Delhi: Delhi Lit Governor Anil Baijal on Friday rejected Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s proposal to lift the weekend curfew and curbs on operations of markets amidst the dip in Covid-19 positivity rate. As per sources, Baijal has asked the government to maintain status quo until the Covid-19 situation is completely under control. Chief […]

Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister for Water Resources Govind. M. Karjol said on Friday that the ruling government will not allow neighbouring Tamil Nadu to take up Hogenakkal second phase Project. Speaking to reporters Minister Karajol stated that it has come to the notice of the government about Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s announcement on Detailed […]

Nagpur: Six persons have been arrested in connection with the poaching of a tiger, who was found dead without two teeth and whiskers in Arjuni-Morgaon forest range of Maharashtra’s Gondia district, an official said on Friday. A five-year-old tiger was found dead at Arjuni-Morgaon forest range on January 13, following which the Gondia forest department […]

Patna: At least five people have died in Bihar’s Saran district in what appears to be yet another case of suspected hooch tragedy in the dry state, officials said on Friday. According to District Magistrate, Saran, Rajesh Meena, the deaths were reported from different villages of Amnour and Maker blocks. “We have received information about […]

Hyderabad: Controversies have been surrounding Amar Jawan Jyoti after the Centre announced that the eternal flame at India Gate will be extinguished after 50 years and will be merged with the flame at the adjoining National War Memorial in the run-up to Republic Day. Soon after the news broke out, it became a topic of […]

Hyderabad: The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) on Friday has announced that it is reducing the number of handbags per passenger to one. The move comes to reduce congestion and security threats at the airport. The rule is for all domestic flights in India. As per BCAS AVSEC Circular, “No passenger should be permitted […]