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Delhi sees 625 fresh COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths

New Delhi: Delhi on Monday reported 625 fresh COVID-19 cases and seven deaths, while the positivity rate stood at 9.27 percent, according to data shared by the city health department. The fresh…
PIL in Calcutta HC against screening of ‘Lal Singh Chaddha’

Kolkata: A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed at the Calcutta High Court on Monday against the screening of movie “Lal Singh Chaddha”, starring Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor, in the state…

Nitish Kumar not CM material, how could he become PM material, says Giriraj

Patna: BJP leaders continued to target Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after the formation of a new government with Union Minister Giriraj Singh claiming that he failed to make himself “CM material”,…
MANUU bids farewell to Rahmatullah

Hyderabad: The Department of Public Administration, Maulana Azad National Urdu University organised a farewell function for Prof S M Rahmatullah, Professor in Public Administration and former Pro Vice- Chancellor of the University on…
Congress seeks probe into all varsity appointments by Vijayan govt since 2016

Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress on Monday urged Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan to order a comprehensive probe into all the appointments made to the various universities in the state after Chief Minister Pinarayi…
Telangana: 20 injured after CISF lathi-charge NTPC protest

Hyderabad: Contractor employees of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) were trashed by CISF Jawans, and more than 20 protestors were injured and sent to the hospital. On Monday, the workers of NTPC…
Andhra Pradesh: SSC tenth class exams to have only 6 papers now

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government took a key decision on Monday by reducing the tenth class examinations to six papers. A Government Order (GO) was released stating that the six papers system…

Over 500 Maoist supporters surrender before Odisha police

Bhubaneswar: More than 500 Maoist supporters surrendered before the Odisha police in Swabhiman Anchal of Malkangiri district on Monday, Director General of Police (DGP) S.K. Bansal said. “After the surrender of 295…
Delhi: ABVP members clash with JNU security personnel during protest

Members of Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) student wing ABVP clashed with the Jawaharlal Nehru University’s (JNU) security personnel on Monday while protesting for the release of scholarship money. Videos of security personnel…
Russian show trial of Ukrainian prisoners will cross line: Zelensky

Kiev: Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia will be cut off if Moscow holds a show trial of captured Ukrainian prisoners, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Zelensky’s comments in his Sunday night address…
No response from Telangana govt on development of six airports

Hyderabad: In response to an RTI plea over the delay in setting up airports in the state, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) revealed that it has submitted the Techno-Economic Feasibility Report…
Bengal govt increases cash doles for community Durga pujas

Kolkata: At a time when the cash-strapped West Bengal government has been forced to curtail several emergency expenditures, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced an increase in the amount paid to…
Shah urged to set up ‘Special Helpline’ for NE people in Noida

Guwahati: Three tribal organisations have urged Home Minister Amit Shah to establish a “Special Helpline Number for North East people” in Noida to address “discrimination and acts of violence against the people…
Mob in Pak’s Hyderabad wanted to burn flats owned by Hindus, attack temples

Hyderabad: Business centres and shops remained closed in most parts of Pakistan’s Hyderabad on Monday following unrest over an incident of alleged desecration of the Holy Quran, media reports said. Law enforcement…
Hyderabad: All gates of Osman Sagar, Himayat Sagar fully shut

Hyderabad: The gates of the Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar were completely closed on Monday as the rains receded and the water flow from the upper reaches to the twin reservoirs stopped.…