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04 Feb 2020

Uttar Pradesh

Shaheen Bagh: Four-month-old dies, mother to return to protest

The bone-chilling cold that engulfed Delhi in December failed to have an effect on women of Shaheen Bagh, who continued sitting on streets to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

04 Feb 2020

Ram Nath Kovind

Hindu families from Pakistan cross Attari-Wagah border, could seek asylum

On Monday, nearly 200 Hindus from Pakistan crossed the Attari-Wagah border to enter India and could now seek asylum here as they felt unsafe in the neighboring country.

04 Feb 2020

Kerala

Coronavirus outbreak: Third case in 5-days, Kerala declares state calamity

After a third person tested positive for the coronavirus, Kerala declared epidemic as a "state calamity" on Monday.

Rose Valley case: ED attaches SRK's Kolkata Knight Riders' assets

The Enforcement Directorate has attached properties worth over Rs. 70 crore of three firms in the Rose Valley Ponzi Scheme case.

03 Feb 2020

Narendra Modi

BJP leader Chinmayanand, accused of raping law student, granted bail

Former Union Minister and an ex-BJP member, Chinmayanand, who is accused of repeatedly raping a law student was on Monday granted bail by the Allahabad High Court.

03 Feb 2020

Assam

River catches fire in Assam's Dibrugarh; here's what happened

On Monday, the shocking visuals of a river in Assam on fire went viral on social media.

03 Feb 2020

Kerala

Third person tests positive for coronavirus in Kerala; patient stable

Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja on Monday confirmed that a third person has tested positive for novel coronavirus in the state.

03 Feb 2020

Delhi High Court

Nirbhaya case convicts are testing country's patience: Centre tells HC

The manner in which four death row convicts of the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case are abusing the legal system is testing the patience of the country, the Centre told Delhi High Court in a rare hearing on Sunday.

03 Feb 2020

West Bengal

Bengal: Trinamool leader ties, beats, drags woman teacher over land-dispute

In a despicable incident, a female teacher in West Bengal's South Dinajpur district was tied, beaten, and dragged for resisting a land acquisition attempt.

Delhi: Firing at Jamia Millia Islamia University, investigation underway

For the third time in four days, fear took over Jamia Millia Islamia University and its surrounding areas, after a bullet was fired on Sunday night by two men, who haven't been identified yet.

02 Feb 2020

Jammu And Kashmir

Srinagar grenade attack: 2 CRPF jawans among 4 injured

Four people, including two security personnel, were injured in a grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar on Sunday, the police said.

02 Feb 2020

NITI Aayog

Tata Group among companies interested in running 150 private trains

The Tata Group is among the companies that have indicated an interest in running private trains, Railway Board Chairperson Vinod Kumar Yadav said Saturday.

02 Feb 2020

Lucknow

Lucknow: Vishva Hindu Mahasabha leader shot dead by bike-borne assailants

A Vishva Hindu Mahasabha leader, Ranjeet Bachchan, was shot dead in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, early Sunday morning.

02 Feb 2020

Kerala

Health Ministry confirms second case of coronavirus in Kerala

Three days after India's first case of coronavirus was reported in Kerala, the southern state has reported a second case of the viral infection.

01 Feb 2020

Nirmala Sitharaman

Old vs new tax regime: Which one is better?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday presented the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2020-21.

01 Feb 2020

Delhi Police

Delhi: Man fires bullets at Shaheen Bagh, taken into custody

In an unsavory turn of events, a man fired bullets at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, where a protest against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act has been going on for more than a month.

5 big takeaways of Nirmala Sitharaman's budget you should know

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her second Union Budget at a time when the Indian economy is struggling, raising concerns among world bodies like the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

01 Feb 2020

Arnab Goswami

Kunal Kamra sends legal notice to IndiGo; demands Rs. 25L

Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has sent a legal notice to IndiGo airlines after the budget flier suspended him for six months.

01 Feb 2020

Parliament

Union Budget 2020: Marriageable age for women to be revisited

In what shows the government's intent towards improving the lives of women, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government wants to revise the marriageable age of women, which is set at 18 currently.

01 Feb 2020

Narendra Modi

Budget 2020: Nirmala Sitharaman reveals three themes of Budget

As she rose to present her second Union Budget today, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the budget for the financial year of 2020-21 revolves around three themes: Aspirational India, Economic development for All, and building a Caring society.

Coronavirus: 324 Indians evacuated from China; 6 left behind

Early Saturday morning, a special Air India flight flew 324 Indians to Delhi from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus outbreak.

01 Feb 2020

Nirmala Sitharaman

Budget 2020: Nirmala Sitharaman presents budget amid economic slowdown

All eyes are on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as she is presenting her second budget today.

31 Jan 2020

Akshay Kumar

Nirbhaya's convicts will not be hanged tomorrow

A Delhi court on Friday stayed the execution of four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case until further orders.

31 Jan 2020

India

Banks go on a strike: Which services would be affected?

Across India, banking services are expected to be impacted greatly this weekend as bank unions go on strike from today (January 31, 2020).

31 Jan 2020

Wuhan

Air India flight to bring back 400 Indians from China

India will soon bring back around 400 Indians from China's Wuhan, which has been reeling under a deadly coronavirus outbreak.

31 Jan 2020

Ram Nath Kovind

Violence in name of protests weakens country, says President Kovind

President Ram Nath Kovind believes violence under the garb of protests weakens the nation and the strengthening of democracy is paramount.

31 Jan 2020

India

Wife of man, who held kids hostage, dies after assault

The wife of Subhash Batham, who was killed after he held 23 children hostage in Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad on Thursday, died of injuries after being assaulted by locals.

31 Jan 2020

Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh: Over 20 kids, held hostage, freed; criminal killed

Nearly 23 children, who were held hostage by a murder accused in Uttar Pradesh's Farukkhabad, have been rescued, and the criminal, who put them through the horror, killed.

Shouting "Yeh lo Azaadi", man fires at CAA protesters

On Thursday afternoon, a man was taken into custody after he opened fire at protesters of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at Jamia Nagar in New Delhi.

30 Jan 2020

Puri

Kunal Kamra banned by airlines; what do lawyers, DGCA say?

Budget flier IndiGo on Tuesday suspended stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra from flying with the airline after the latter heckled journalist Arnab Goswami on a Mumbai-Lucknow flight.

30 Jan 2020

Kerala

First case of coronavirus reported in India, patient in Kerala

The first case of coronavirus was reported from India's Kerala on Thursday. The virus, that has killed nearly 170 in China, has infected a student who returned from Wuhan University said officials.

India registers diplomatic win: EU parliament defers voting on CAA

In what qualifies as a major diplomatic win for India, the European Union Parliament chose to not vote on a resolution against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), for now.

30 Jan 2020

WeChat

India shares evacuation forms with citizens stuck in China: Report

As the deadly coronavirus infection spread to all provinces and regions of China, the Indian embassy in Beijing has prepared to evacuate Indians stuck in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak.

Nirbhaya case: Convict Akshay's curative plea dismissed by SC

On Thursday, the Supreme Court dismissed the curative petition of Akshay Singh, one of the four convicts on a death row in connection to the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case.

30 Jan 2020

Mumbai

Dr. Kafeel Khan arrested in Mumbai over 'inflammatory' AMU speech

The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) arrested Dr. Kafeel Khan from the Mumbai airport Wednesday night.

30 Jan 2020

India

UP: Court grants bail to 48 CAA protesters, slams police

Though Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) prompted protests across India, it was most violent in Uttar Pradesh where cops went on an overdrive to "punish" protesters.

30 Jan 2020

Coimbatore

Do you know who presented independent India's first Union Budget?

In a couple of days from now (February 1 to be exact), Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget.

Coronavirus: Netizens slam AYUSH Ministry for recommending Ayurveda, Unani

As a novel coronavirus outbreak continues to rapidly spread throughout China and other nations, India's AYUSH Ministry on Wednesday issued a health advisory for the viral infection.

29 Jan 2020

Prakash Javadekar

Union Cabinet approves Bill allowing abortion at 24 weeks

In a move that will bring a sigh of relief for women, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Bill that will allow abortion at 24 weeks, as opposed to the earlier upper limit of 20 weeks.

29 Jan 2020

Arnab Goswami

After IndiGo and Air India, SpiceJet bans comedian Kunal Kamra

Since heckling journalist Arnab Goswami on a flight on Tuesday, stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has been banned by three airlines.