Maharashtra Governor attends 400th Prakash Purab of Guru Tegh Bahadur at Raj Bhavan
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari attended a Kirtan Darbar on the occasion of the 400th Prakash Purab of Guru Tegh Bahadur at Raj Bhavan Mumbai on Tuesday (22 Mar) Speaking on the occasion, Governor Koshyari paid rich tributes to Guru Tegh...
11 killed in fire at scrap shop in Hyderabad
At least eleven people were killed after a fire broke out in a scrap shop in Hyderabad's Bhoiguda on Wednesday. As per Gandhi Nagar Station House Officer (SHO) Mohan Rao, out of the 12 people, one person survived. "A total of 12...
Zomato founder clarifies 10-minute food delivery plan
Online food delivery platform Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal on Tuesday clarified the 10-minute food delivery plan stating that the service "will be for specific nearby locations, popular and standardised items only." Taking to Twitter, Goyal said, "Hello Twitter, good morning. I...
Govt can’t blame fuel hike on Ukraine war: Kharge
Congress leader and LoP in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge protesting outside Parliament House: "By increasing fuel prices Modi govt is making money worth Rs 10,000 crore by plundering the poor. Many say prices are rising due to Ukraine-Russia crisis, but...
86% farmers supported three Central farm laws, says SC-appointed panel
New Delhi: The 3-member Supreme Court-appointed panel has found that nearly 86% of farmers supported the now-repealed three Central farm laws that were at the centre of year-long protest by various farmer outfits. "Around 85.7 percent of the farmer organisations, representing...
Russia bans Instagram, Facebook under ‘extremism’ law
A Russian court on Monday ruled to ban Instagram and Facebook in the country, labelling its parent company Meta as extremist, according to a media report. Specifying that the ban on Meta's activities will not apply to the WhatsApp messenger, the...
Aamir: Indians must watch The Kashmir Files
Actor Aamir Khan has become the latest celebrity to come out in support of filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's latest film 'The Kashmir Files', which revolves around the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990. On Sunday, Aamir visited the national capital to attend...
Sena MP gives notice in RS on Covid booster vax
Finally! Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi gives a zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha, to demand a policy on 3rd dose of Covid vaccination. Despite crores of Covid vaccination shots lying with states, the Centre has remained callously mum on the...
Swearing-in ceremony of BJP govt in UP on Mar 25
The swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party government in Uttar Pradesh will be held in the state capital in Lucknow on March 25, a senior government official said on Friday. The ceremony will take place at the Ikana...
Security tightened in Delhi on Shab-E-Barat
Security arrangements were beefed up in Delhi on the occasion of Shab-E-Barat. "Additional forces have been deployed here in the national capital on the occasion of Shab-E-Barat. The maximum number of officers has been deployed in Delhi's Jama Masjid....
4.2 magnitude earthquake hits Kabul
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter scale jolted Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Saturday as per the National Center for Seismology. "Earthquake of magnitude:4.2, occurred on 19-03-2022, 07:23:12 IST, lat: 34.68 & long: 65.45, Depth: 110 km, location: 344...
ISKCON Radhakanta temple vandalised in Dhaka
The ISKCON Radhakanta temple in Bangladesh's Dhaka was vandalised on Thursday. More details are awaited. This incident comes a few months following a series of attacks on minority religious places in Bangladesh that took place last October. An ISKCON temple in...
Bihar-Born Dr Ashish Jha Named White House’s New COVID-19 Response Coordinator
The 51-year-old Bihar-born Jha replaces Jeff Zients, a management consultant and former top economic adviser to President Barack Obama. “Jeff spent the last 14 months working tirelessly to help combat COVID. He is a man of service and an expert...
Prohibitory order clamped in Mumbai till April 8
The Mumbai police on Thursday issued a fresh prohibitory order banning illegal assembly of five or more people in public places in the city till April 8. It is a routine order banning processions, public protests, busting of crackers and...
Russia hits Ukraine hospitals, WHO says 12 dead
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday (local time) said that at least 12 people have been killed and 34 people have been injured in at least 43 attacks on health care facilities in Ukraine amid intensified attacks by...
Rise in Covid cases just tip of the iceberg: WHO
Fresh cases of COVID-19 are again spiking globally, especially in parts of Asia, after several weeks of decline and this rise is "just the tip of the iceberg," World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned. With each country...
Bhagwant Mann takes oath as Punjab CM
Bhagwant Mann took oath as Punjab Chief Minister today at Khatkar Kalan, the birthplace of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other senior Aam Aadmi Party leaders were part of the swearing-in...
Sidhu resigns as Punjab Congress chief
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday said he has resigned as the party's Punjab chief. The cricketer-turned-politician shared the information about his resignation on his twitter handle. As desired by the Congress president I have sent my resignation , his tweet...
3 terrorists killed in encounter in Srinagar
Three terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces on the outskirts of Srinagar city on Wednesday, police said. Acting on specific inputs about the presence of terrorists in the Nowgam area of Srinagar, the security forces had launched...
Back K’taka HC rejects plea to wear hijab in classroom
The Karnataka high court on Tuesday dismissed petitions filed by Muslim girl students seeking permission to wear the hijab in classroom. "We are of the considered opinion that wearing of hijab by Muslim women does not form a part of essential...
BJP parliamentary party meeting to be held tomorrow
Bharatiya Janata Party's Parliamentary Party meeting will be held on Tuesday, sources said on Monday. The party has asked all its Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha MPs to be present at the meeting. The second half of the Budget session...
