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COVID-19: Schools in Bangladesh to remain closed till May 22
Dhaka: All the primary schools and kindergartens in Bangladesh will remain closed till May 22 due to an expected highly transmissible variant of the COVID-19 virus. The government has again extended the ongoing closure of all schools of…
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West Bengal: BJP, TMC engage in war of words over leaked audio clips
West Bengal: In another controversy that emerged from the West Bengal elections on Saturday, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released suggestive audio tapes targeting each other on…
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Lockdown 2.0 looms in Maha as Covid cases cross 2.7 mn mark
Mumbai: Registering a new high of a staggering 40,000 plus Covid cases on Sunday, Maharashtra stared at another lockdown as its tally crossed 2.70 million (27 lakh), a day after the death toll…
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West Bengal Assembly Elections: BJP will win over 200 seats in West Bengal, says Amit Shah
West Bengal: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in a press conference that he is confident that BJP will win over 200 seats in West Bengal after the state saw the end of…
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SUV case: NIA fishes out evidence dumped in Mithi River
Mumbai: Signalling a major breakthrough in the SUV case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday managed to retrieve some electronic devices and other key evidence from the Mithi River in which they…
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Tension prevails in Delhi’s Tilak Nagar after death of Nigerian national
New Delhi: A Nigerian national died after he was allegedly assaulted by a Delhi Police personnel on Sunday morning. Following the death, tensions persisted in the area as a crowd gathered outside…
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BJP to win 26 seats in Bengal, 37 in Assam in first phase: Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the BJP would win 26 of the 30 seats in West Bengal and 37 of the 47 in Assam where polling was…
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Jama Masjid Imam appeals to pray indoors on ‘Shab-e-Barat’
New Delhi: As Covid-19 cases are sharply rising all over the country, the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid in New Delhi has appealed people to stay at their homes and offer prayers…
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BIS certificate mandatory for packaged drinking water
New Delhi: The manufacturers of the packaged drinking water and mineral water have been asked by the food regulator, Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) to obtain a “BIS Certificate”…
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COVID-19: Uttarakhand increases thermal screening of people at borders
Dehradun: As many states in the country witnessing a spike in COVID-19 cases, Uttarakhand has increased thermal screening for people entering the state. Speaking to ANI over a call, state Health Director…
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PM Modi extends wishes to people for festive season
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended wished citizens for the upcoming festive season. In his monthly radio address Mann ki Baat, PM Modi said, “Any new beginning is always…
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Retired HC judge to probe into allegations against Anil Deshmukh
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has decided to investigate the allegations made by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh against Home Minister Anil Deshmukh by a retired high court judge.…
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COVID-19: Maharashtra records highest positivity rate
New Delhi: Eight states and UTs have a weekly positivity rate of coronavirus infection higher than the national average of 5.04 per cent, with Maharashtra recording the highest rate at 22.78 per…
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One new COVID-19 case in Andamans; tally at 5,044
Port Blair: The COVID-19 caseload in Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 5,044 as one more person has tested positive for the disease in the Union Territory, a health department official said…
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Covid surge in India: Nearly 63K new cases, 312 deaths
New Delhi: A whopping 62,714 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours marked yet another record single-day jump in India since October 16 last year, taking the total tally to 1,19,71,624, according…
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No dearth of COVID-19 vaccine doses in Odisha says Dharmendra
Bhubaneshwar: Days after the Odisha government raised concern over shortage of Covid-19 vaccine doses in the state, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan assured on Saturday that there was no dearth of jabs in…
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla wishes people on Holi
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla extended greetings to the people on the occasion of Holi on Sunday. He hoped that the festival inspires people to eliminate social evils and usher…
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Manipur CM seeks help from Centre for dousing fire at Shirui peak
Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has sought help from the Central government in dousing fire at Ukhrul’s Shirui peak. The Chief Secretary of Manipur has also written a letter to…
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Muzaffarnagar riots: Court allows withdrawal of cases against 51 accused
Muzaffarnagar: A special MP-MLA Court on Saturday allowed withdrawal of cases against 51 accused in the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case. The leaders against whom the cases have been withdrawn include UP minister…
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Passenger attempts to open emergency exit mid-air, restrained by crew till landing
Varanasi: A passenger on a Delhi to Varanasi flight attempted to open the emergency exit door mid-air on Saturday, but was restrained by the crew till the aircraft landed safely. According to…
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West Bengal polls: Phase-I concludes peacefully with nearly 80 percent turnout
Kolkata: The first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections concluded with an estimated 79.79 percent voter turnout on Saturday. In the first phase, 30 seats covering all assembly constituencies from the…
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Gujarat likely to table Bill against ‘Love Jihad’
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government in all likelihood will table a Bill to amend the ‘Dharma Swatantrya’ (Freedom of Religion) Act, 2003 in the ongoing Budget session of the Assembly to combat forceful religious…
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Lockdown imposed in Indore on Holi due to rising Covid-19 cases
Indore: In view of the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, the state government has imposed a two-day lockdown in the city on Holi. The district administration of Indore…
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Farmers thrash BJP legislator in Punjab
Chandigarh: Angry over the three Central farm laws passed by the Parliament in September last year, a group of protesting farmers on Saturday heckled Arun Narang, the BJP legislator from Abohar, in…
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#LieLikeModi trends after PM says he went to jail for Bangladesh liberation
Hyderabad: Speaking at the National Day ceremony of Bangladesh on Friday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered his association with the neighbouring country’s liberation from Pakistan and said that he was even…
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Privatisation of Air India likely to be completed by May end: Hardeep Puri
New Delhi: Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday stated that the privatisation of Air India is likely to be completed by the end of May. “At a meeting on…
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Union Law Minister, CJI spar over ‘delay’ in Goa’s Liberation
Panaji: The timeline of the liberation of Goa from colonial Portuguese yoke on Saturday became a subject of light debate between Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Chief Justice of India…
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ED attaches properties worth Rs 1.49 cr in case against ex-IAS officers
New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday provisionally attached thirty-two immovable properties worth Rs 1.49 crores in the form of agricultural lands and plots in a case registered against ex-IAS officers of…
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Fresh snowfall in higher reaches of Himachal
Shimla: Some higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall while several other parts of the state witnesses rain in the last 24 hours, the Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. Kalpa received…
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Elect govt that upholds constitution: Manmohan Singh
New Delhi/Guwahati: Ahead of the Assam assembly polls, former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Friday alleged that the society is being divided on the basis of religion, culture and language, and asked…