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03 Feb 2020
AssamRiver 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
KeralaThird 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 CourtNirbhaya 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 BengalBengal: 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.
03 Feb 2020
Election Commission of India (ECI)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 KashmirSrinagar 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 AayogTata 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
LucknowLucknow: 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
KeralaHealth 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 SitharamanOld 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 PoliceDelhi: 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.
01 Feb 2020
International Monetary Fund5 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 GoswamiKunal 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
ParliamentUnion 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 ModiBudget 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.
01 Feb 2020
Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)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 SitharamanBudget 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 KumarNirbhaya'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
IndiaBanks 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
WuhanAir 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 KovindViolence 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
IndiaWife 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 AdityanathUttar 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.
30 Jan 2020
Jamia Millia Islamia UniversityShouting "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
PuriKunal 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
KeralaFirst 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.
30 Jan 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaIndia 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
WeChatIndia 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.
30 Jan 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaNirbhaya 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
MumbaiDr. 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
IndiaUP: 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
CoimbatoreDo 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.
29 Jan 2020
Press Information BureauCoronavirus: 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 JavadekarUnion 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 GoswamiAfter 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.
29 Jan 2020
Arvind KejriwalShaheen Bagh: Man carrying gun caught on camera
Shaheen Bagh, where agitation against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has been the most defined, grew tensed on Tuesday when a man, brandishing a gun, entered the area.
29 Jan 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaNirbhaya case: Convict Mukesh's plea junked by Supreme Court
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court dismissed a plea of Mukesh Singh, who is facing death for raping a 23-year-old in 2012, in which he challenged President Ram Nath Kovind's decision to not grant him mercy.
28 Jan 2020
Narendra ModiHow liberal media, pseudo intellectuals, JNU support Sharjeel Imam
Way before BJP under Narendra Modi made gaddar, tukde-tukde mainstream, most of us knew what patriotism was.
28 Jan 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaDiscrimination against women: SC will complete hearings in 10 days
A nine-judge constitutional bench, that was formed to hear pleas on religious discrimination faced by women, will not hear the matter for more than ten days, Chief Justice of India SA Bobde announced on Tuesday.
28 Jan 2020
Delhi PoliceJNU's Sharjeel Imam, who called for cutting off Assam, arrested
Sharjeel Imam, a student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), who gave an inflammatory speech demanding to cut off Northeast from India was on Tuesday arrested from Bihar's Jehanabad, said reports.
