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Coronavirus cases in India rise to 31 as Delhi man tests positive
New Delhi: A Delhi man with a travel history to Thailand and Malaysia has tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of confirmed cases in India to 31, health ministry officials said on Friday. The latest case is the third in Delhi. “One suspected COVID19 case has been confirmed
Seven Congress MPs suspended from Lok Sabha for disrupting proceedings
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday suspended 7 Congress MPs -- Gaurav Gogoi, TN Prathapan, Manickam Tagore, Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Benny Behanan, Rajmohan Unnithan and Adv. Dean Kuriakose for disrupting the proceedings of the House for the rest of the Budget Session. The motion was passed by a
Expelled AAP corporator Tahir Hussain, accused in IB staffer's murder, arrested
New Delhi: Expelled Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Councillor Tahir Hussain, who was absconding in connection with the murder case of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma, was arrested on Thursday after the court rejected his surrender application. Hussain had on Tuesday moved a Delhi court for a
UN rights chief to move SC over CAA, irks India
In an unprecedented move, the UN human rights chief has said she intends to intervene in India’s Supreme Court on the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), prompting New Delhi to assert on Tuesday that no foreign party has such a right in matters related to the country’s sovereignty. The
All options over for Nirbhaya convicts, Tihar to seek fresh hanging date
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of the last of the four death row convicts in the gang-rape and murder of the 23-year-old medical student in Delhi dubbed "Nirbhaya". With this, the convicts exhaust all options for relief from the death sentence. The authorities o
40 Students of Noida school sent to isolation for 28 days after parent tests positive for Coronavirus
Noida: Shriram Millennium School in Sector 135 Noida on Tuesday decided to shut down the premises for two days and also postpone its annual examinations after a student's parent tested positive for coronavirus on Monday. A total of 40 students of the school have been tested for the virus and sent
Sena hits outs at BJP over demand for renaming Aurangabad
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Monday slammed Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil for demanding that the city of Aurangabad be renamed as 'Sambhajinagar' after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's elder son, Sambhaji. An editorial in Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' reminded the BJP that"Aurangabad was
UP: Youth jumps into canal for TikToK video, dies
An 18-year-old youth was killed when he jumped into the Ganga canal here for making a TikTok video, police said. The incident took place near Kutubpur village on Friday when Raja Qureshi jumped into the canal and hit a hard surface beneath water. “The video of the accident had gone viral on so
All refugees in India will be granted citizenship under CAA, says Amit Shah
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday asserted that the Narendra Modi government will not stop until and unless all refugees in the country are granted citizenship under the CAA. Shah, addressing a rally here, also exuded confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form the n
Three railway staffers killed, several feared trapped as two Cargo trains collide in MP
Bhopal: Three people were killed after two goods trains collided near a village in Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli district early Sunday morning, police said. The mishap took place around 4.40 am when a coal-laden train heading towards Uttar Pradesh from Amlori mine in Madhya Pradesh collided with an emp
Hate messages, fake news on WhatsApp under Delhi Police radar
New Delhi: The situation in northeast Delhi was peaceful on Saturday morning with residents gradually coming to terms with the damage due to communal riots in the area earlier this week. Security personnel have been conducting flag marches and holding regular consultations with locals to assuage
AGR: Voda Idea seeks hike in mobile data to Rs 35 per GB, calls to 6p a min
Vodafone Idea has demanded fixing minimum tariffs for mobile data at Rs 35 per GB, around 7-8 times of current prices, and for calls at 6 paise per minute along with monthly charges from April 1 to enable it pay statutory dues and make its business sustainable. The loss-making telco is under pres
Shah was nowhere to be seen when violence hit Delhi: Sena
Mumbai: Shiv Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ on Friday slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the mayhem in Delhi, saying he was nowhere to be seen when the national capital was rocked by violence. An editorial in the Marathi daily said Shah had taken out a lot of time for campaigning for the just
Midnight transfer of Delhi Judge isn't shocking under current dispensation: Priyanka
The Congress on Thursday hit out at the government over the transfer of Delhi High Court Judge S Muralidhar, alleging that the Modi dispensation was waging a battle of revenge against the judiciary. Muralidhar was transferred to the Punjab and Haryana High Court, on a day when a bench headed by h
Humanity first: Hindus-Muslims together collect remnants of burnt Holy Quran in riot-hit North-East Delhi
New Delhi: Few videos which surfaced after the communal violence broke out in North-east Delhi are a testimony to the fact that humanity is not dead yet. While rioters from both communities wreaked havoc in the national capital, there was a silver lining. In many of these videos members from t
PM Modi calls for peace in Delhi after death toll climbs to 20
In his first reaction to incidents of violence in Delhi which have left at least 20 people dead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appealed for peace and brotherhood, and said he has held an extensive review of the prevailing situation in various parts of the national capital. He also sai
Intelligence Bureau officer, 26, killed in mob attack in Delhi’s Chand Bagh, body dumped in drain
An Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer was killed in Northeast Delhi on Tuesday, during the national capital’s worst violence in last two decades. The incident came to light on Wednesday when the body of 26-year-old Ankit Sharma was pulled out of a drain in Chand Bagh. Sharma worked as security assi
Elections for 55 Rajya Sabha seats to be conducted on March 26
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday said polling for 55 Rajya Sabha seats spread over 17 States set to be vacated in April will be conducted on March 26. Announcing the schedule, the ECI said in a statement: “The term of office of 55 members of the Rajya Sabha elected from 17 States