Farmers made the govt bow: Rahul
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweets, 'With their satyagraha, anndata of the country made the head of arrogance hang low. Congratulations on this victory against...
PM announces withdrawal of farm laws
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the nation, announces withdrawal of farm laws BREAKING: PM Modi announces repeal of three farm laws. Prime Minister Narendra Modi requests protesting farmers to go back home. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the three controversial...
Cube Roots Foundation award scholarships to 40 underprivileged students
Mathura: Cube Roots Foundation and Jaipur Mahua Tollway Ltd awarded scholarships to 30 underprivileged students of Govt Schools of Jaipur and Dausa district recently. DM Mathura was the Chief Guest at Scholarship Distribution function at Mathura, DATR where foundation have distributed...
No hybrid model for CBSE, CISCE exams: SC
The Supreme Court Thursday refused to direct the CBSE and the CISCE to provide an option of the hybrid model, instead of the offline model only, for the class 10 and 12 board examinations, saying it would not be appropriate...
FM asks industry to start taking risks
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said there are clear signs of an uptick in the economy and the industry should now start taking risks and invest in capacity creation that will help cut reliance on imports. "I appeal to...
CBI raids in 14 states in online child abuse cases
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday started a coordinated search operation at 76 locations in 14 states against 83 people allegedly involved in sexual abuse of children and posting and circulating abuse material on the web space, officials said. ...
2 terrorists, 1 civilian killed in J-K encounter
Two terrorists and a civilian, who was their associate, were killed in an encounter between the ultras and security forces in Hyderpora area of the city on Monday, police said. The encounter broke out near Classic Hospital in Srinagar when security...
India-US final talks on Predator Drones today
In a big step towards strengthening military ties with the US, the Indian Defence Ministry is going to take up the case for the acquisition of 30 Predator drones for the three defence forces at a high-level meeting scheduled to...
Active Covid cases in India fall, lowest in 523 days
India's Covid tally rose to 3,44,47,536 with 10,229 more people testing positive for coronavirus, while the active cases have declined to 1,34,096, the lowest in 523 days, according to the Union health ministry's data updated on Monday. The...
Maharashtra: Medium-intensity quake hits Ratnagiri
A medium-intensity quake of magnitude 4 hit Maharashtra's coastal Ratnagiri in the early hours of Monday, the National Centre for Seismology said. According to the NCS, the epicentre of the quake was in Ratnagiri district, some 350 km from...
Padma Vibhushan Babasaheb Purandare dies at 99 in Pune hospital
Padma Vibhushan Babasaheb Purandare died at 5 am on Monday morning at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune. He was 99 years old and on life support. The last rites will be performed at 10.30 am at Vaikunth crematorium in Pune. Babasaheb Purandare,...
At least 26 Naxals killed in Maha’s Gadchiroli forest encounter
At least 26 Naxals were killed on Saturday in an encounter with police in eastern Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, over 900 km from Mumbai, senior officials said. "We have recovered the bodies of 26 Naxals so far from the forest," said district...
75% genome samples in Mumbai have Delta variant
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Friday declared the results of its fourth genome sequencing series and said 75 per cent of the samples tested were found infected with the Delta variant and the rest with Delta derivative. A...
Anil Deshmukh taken for medical examination ahead of HC hearing
Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has been taken for medical examination ahead of the Bombay High Court hearing scheduled to be held on Friday in connection with money laundering case. Deshmukh's Enforcement Directorate custody ends today. Bombay High Court...
BSF kills 2 Bangladeshi smugglers near border
Two Bangladeshi smugglers were killed early Friday as the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel opened fire while they tried to smuggle cattle heads by establishing an improvised bamboo cantilever through the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district, the...
Boulders fall on Kannur-Bengaluru Express, 5 coaches derailed
Around 3.50 am today, five coaches of Kannur-Bengaluru Express derailed between Toppuru-Sivadi of Bengaluru Division, due sudden falling of boulders on the train. All 2,348 passengers on board are safe, no casualty/injury reported, says South Western Railway. ...
India records 340 Covid deaths in 24 hours
India added 13,091 new coronavirus infections in a span of 24 hours taking the country's total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,44,01,670, while the active cases declined to 1,38,556, the lowest in 266 days, according to the Union Health Ministry...
RBI guv reiterates opposition to cryptocurrencies
The monetary authority on Wednesday again reiterated its strong views against cryptocurrencies saying they pose serious threats to the macroeconomic and financial stability of the country and also doubted the number of investors trading on them as well their claimed...
Eleven killed in road accident in Barmer
A truck collided head-on with a bus in Rajasthan's Barmer district on Wednesday, leaving 11 people dead and 22 others injured, police said. The accident occurred near Bhandiyawas village on the Barmer-Jodhpur National Highway and both vehicles caught fire following the...
MLC polls in 4 states on December 10: Election Commission
The Election Commission has announced that the biennial elections to fill several vacant seats in the Legislative Councils of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Telangana will be held on December 10. The counting of votes will be held on December...
Sidhu wins: Punjab govt accepts AG’s resignation
The Punjab Cabinet has accepted the resignation of Advocate General A P S Deol and the post left vacant by him will be filled by Wednesday, said Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi in Chandigarh. State Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has...
