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Draupadi Murmu seeks support from Sonia, Pawar and Mamata
New Delhi: The NDA’s presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu spoke to Congress interim national president Sonia Gandhi, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar and West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, and sought…
- India
Agnipath row: In ‘New India’ will only ‘friends’ be heard and not country’s heroes, says Rahul
New Delhi: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday shared a tweet by Param Vir Chakra awardee Capt Bana Singh criticising the Agnipath scheme for military recruitment and asked whether only “friends” will…
- India
Rupee recovers from record low, up at 78.20 against US dollar
Mumbai: Recovering from its record low, the rupee opened 12 paise up at 78.20 against the US dollar on Friday, tracking a pullback in crude oil prices. At the interbank foreign exchange, the…
- India
UP: Three AMU students allegedly thrashed by railway police
The Aligarh railway police on Thursday allegedly thrashed three students from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) for seeking assistance while boarding a train. The victims were at the railway station to see off…
- India
Covid vax prevented over 42 lakh deaths in India: Lancet
New Delhi: Vaccines developed to fight Covid-19 helped prevent more than 42 lakh potential deaths in India in 2021, according to a mathematical modelling study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. The…
- Elections
Presidential polls: Z category security cover for Yashwant Sinha
New Delhi: The Centre has extended a Z category cover of armed CRPF commandos to the opposition’s presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha, officials said on Friday. The squad has taken over the task after…
- India
Maharashtra crisis: Rebels claim support of 40 Shiv Sena MLAs
Mumbai: As the political crisis entered the fourth day, the rebel Shiv Sena Minister Eknath Shinde claimed the support of “40-plus MLAs”, besides around 12 independents and smaller parties, on Friday. Speaking to…
- India
Mandaviya holds review meet amid COVID-19 surge
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday chaired a meeting with the key experts and officials in view of an upsurge of Covid-19 cases in some states. The meeting discussed the…
- India
India logs 13,313 fresh Covid cases, 38 deaths
New Delhi: India yet again witnessed a spike in Covid cases with 13,313 fresh infections being reported in the past 24 hours against the previous day’s 12,249 count, the Union Health Ministry…
- India
Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad tests Covid positive
Srinagar: Former chief minister and senior Congress leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday. In a tweet, Azad said, “I have tested Covid positive today and am under home quarantine.”…
- India
Gyanvapi hearing: Varanasi judge transferred to Bareilly
Varanasi: Varanasi civil judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar, who had ordered the video survey of Gyanvapi mosque, has been transferred to Bareilly. He is among the 121 civil judges transferred by the Allahabad High…
- Sports
Indian football is moving in the right direction with a longer calendar, says Phil Brown
New Delhi: Former Hull City and Hyderabad FC manager Phil Brown believes the 2022-23 season will be a gamechanger in Indian football with the re-introduction of the cup competitions along with the…
- India
‘Bharat Bandh’ contained with effect; no trouble reported from anywhere: UP top cop
Lucknow: The Bharat Bandh’ call against the Agnipath’ scheme of the central government has had no impact in Uttar Pradesh and the situation in the state is fully under control, a senior…
- India
In dry Gujarat, BJP MLA under scanner as liquor flows at birthday party
Lunavada: The BJP in Gujarat came under flak after a video clip showing some youth enjoying a liquor party is circulating on social media. The incident has also put BJP MLA from Lunavada…
- India
Agnipath: High security amid Bharat bandh call; the updates so far
Protests against the government’s ‘Agnipath’ army recruiting plan have resumed. In response to the armed forces aspirants’ demand for a “Bharat Bandh,” several state administrations have tightened security, on Monday. Demonstrations in…
