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01 Feb 2021
Madhya PradeshTreat homeless people with humanity: Indore official to staff
After facing flak for dumping homeless people outside Indore amid the biting cold, the local administration has got into damage control by providing food and shelter to such people, and has asked officials to treat them with "sensitivity and humanity."
01 Feb 2021
Vaccine#Budget2021: Budget allocation for healthcare sector sees a 137% rise
With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging in India, healthcare has gained the prime focus in the Union Budget 2021-22 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday.
01 Feb 2021
Nirmala SitharamanWith eye on education, Sitharaman announces Central University, Sainik schools
In her annual Budget speech, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of education-related measures, like setting up a Central University in Leh and the establishment of 100 new Sainik schools.
01 Feb 2021
Farmers ProtestDelhi Metro closes gates of Tikri Border, three other stations
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Monday announced that entry and exit gates at four stations on the Green Line will remain closed.
01 Feb 2021
Air IndiaUnion Budget 2021: Government to launch LIC IPO in FY22
In a major disinvestment push, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced that the government plans to take control of two public sector banks and one general insurance company for stake sale in 2021-22.
01 Feb 2021
IndiaCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 10.75 million with 11K+ new cases
India on Sunday reported more than 11,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 10.75 million cases.
31 Jan 2021
Delhi PoliceFarmers' Protest: Journalist Mandeep Punia sent to 14-day judicial custody
Journalist Mandeep Punia was detained by the police on Saturday from the Delhi-Haryana Singhu border and sent to 14-day judicial custody.
31 Jan 2021
Ministry of Information and BroadcastingCinema halls, theaters allowed 100% capacity from February 1
The central government has allowed cinema halls and theaters to function with 100% capacity from Monday (February 1).
31 Jan 2021
PunjabRepublic Day violence: Five identified have criminal records, say cops
At least five people identified at Red Fort during the Republic Day breach reportedly have criminal records in Punjab.
31 Jan 2021
India#MannkiBaat: India running world's biggest, fastest vaccination drive, says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the 73rd edition of his monthly radio show 'Mann ki Baat'.
31 Jan 2021
IranIran link emerges in blast near Israel embassy in Delhi
Days after a minor blast occurred near the Israel embassy in Delhi, the police suspect the involvement of Iran, an enemy of Israel.
30 Jan 2021
Narendra ModiOffer to suspend farm-laws for 18 months stands: PM Modi
Addressing an all-party meeting on Saturday, PM Narendra Modi reiterated the Centre stands by the offer made by Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to farmers to suspend the three new farm laws for 18 months.
30 Jan 2021
UttarakhandThree women killed; villagers demand killing of leopard in Pithoragarh
Residents of the Devalthal area in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district, where three women were killed by a leopard recently, held a demonstration on Saturday demanding the killing of the leopard.
30 Jan 2021
GujaratNight curfew in Gujarat cities to continue till February 15
The Gujarat Government on Saturday extended till February 15 the night curfew in four major cities of the state- Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, and Rajkot, to prevent the spread of coronavirus, a senior official said.
30 Jan 2021
IndiaGujarat: Six-year-old girl rescued nearly two months after abduction
A six-year-old girl was rescued from Morbi, Gujarat, nearly two months after she was kidnapped from the state's Anand district, even as the accused, a laborer from Madhya Pradesh, is on the run, police said on Saturday.
30 Jan 2021
Ministry Of Home AffairsInternet services suspended in Delhi's border areas for two days
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday issued a notification saying internet services will be temporarily suspended in Delhi's border areas—Ghazipur, Singhu, and Tikri—the epicenters of the farmers' protests against the newly-enacted farm laws.
30 Jan 2021
Yogi AdityanathUP: 10 killed in bus-truck collision on Moradabad-Agra Highway
At least 10 people were killed and around a dozen received injuries when a private bus collided with a truck on the Moradabad-Agra Highway on Saturday morning owing to poor visibility due to dense fog, an official said.
30 Jan 2021
KarnatakaKarnataka Congress MLC Prakash Rathod caught watching porn during session
Karnataka Congress leader and Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Prakash Rathod was allegedly caught browsing pornographic content on his mobile phone in the Karnataka Vidhan Parishad on Friday, said reports.
30 Jan 2021
IndiaA year into pandemic, India's death toll drops to fourth-highest
As India's battle against coronavirus logged one year on Saturday, the nation slipped on the death toll index, going from the third to fourth position.
30 Jan 2021
Jammu And KashmirCold wave conditions persist in the Kashmir Valley
Cold wave conditions continued in Kashmir on Saturday as the mercury stayed several degrees below freezing point across the Valley. The extreme subzero temperatures have resulted in the freezing of water bodies and drinking water supply lines.
30 Jan 2021
BangladeshBeating Retreat ceremony featured new rendition marking 1971 war victory
Republic Day celebrations culminated on Friday with the Beating Retreat ceremony that featured 26 soulful band performances, including the special composition Swarnim Vijay to commemorate 50 years of India's victory in the 1971 war against Pakistan.
30 Jan 2021
Uttar PradeshGhazipur: After Tikait's appeal, hundreds of farmers, students join protest
After Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait broke down at the Ghazipur protest site on Thursday night, appealing to farmers from western Uttar Pradesh to join, hundreds—including not only farmers but also students from different universities/colleges—arrived at the site by Friday.
30 Jan 2021
XCivic officials dump homeless outside 'clean' Indore, videos go viral
Indore, judged as the cleanest city by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for four straight years, garnered attention for poor reasons when videos of civic officials dumping homeless elderly at the city's outskirts surfaced on Friday.
30 Jan 2021
IndiaStart vaccinating frontline workers from next week, Centre tells states
Two weeks after the coronavirus vaccination drive was launched in India, the union government on Friday directed all states and union territories to begin inoculating frontline workers from Monday, i.e., February 1.
30 Jan 2021
IndiaCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 10.73 million with 13K new cases
India on Friday reported more than 13,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 10.73 million cases.
29 Jan 2021
Manish SisodiaDelhi schools to reopen for Classes IX, XI next week
Schools in Delhi will be reopening for Classes IX and XI from next Friday, Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Friday.
29 Jan 2021
HaryanaFarmers' protest: Mobile internet services suspended in 14 Haryana districts
The Haryana government on Friday suspended mobile internet services across 14 districts until Saturday evening.
29 Jan 2021
Bomb ThreatDelhi: Minor blast reported near Israel embassy; cars damaged
A minor blast occurred a few meters from the Israeli embassy in Delhi on Friday evening, officials have confirmed.
29 Jan 2021
Bombay High CourtRape victims' testimony not confidence-inspiring: High Court judge
A Bombay High Court judge, facing flak for her interpretation of sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, had in two recent rulings acquitted two persons accused of raping minor girls.
29 Jan 2021
Delhi PoliceConspiracy hatched in September: Delhi Police in R-Day violence FIR
A conspiracy to storm Delhi was hatched in September after the central government passed new agricultural laws, the Delhi Police has said in one of the 33 FIRs lodged in connection with the Republic Day violence earlier this week.
29 Jan 2021
IndiaSix things you should not put in washing machine
Have you come across your socks getting torn inside the washing machine or your clothes getting a different hue?
29 Jan 2021
Farmers ProtestFarmers' protest: Clashes reported at Singhu, cop injured, tear-gas used
Three days after the tractor rally of farmers in New Delhi took a violent and unprecedented turn, clashes were reported from the Delhi-Haryana border in Singhu, which has emerged as the epicenter of the massive agitation.
29 Jan 2021
MumbaiCold wave in Delhi; Mumbai temperature dips to season's lowest
On Friday, cold wave conditions prevailed in Delhi as the minimum temperature settled at four degree Celsius, five notches below normal.
29 Jan 2021
XKunal Kamra refuses to apologize for his jokes on SC
Comedian Kunal Kamra, who was issued a notice over controversial tweets by the Supreme Court, has refused to tender an apology.
29 Jan 2021
Shashi TharoorShashi Tharoor, six journalists booked for sedition in Uttar Pradesh
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and six journalists have been booked by the Noida Police for sedition, among other charges, over the violence during farmers' tractor rally in Delhi.
29 Jan 2021
Pranab MukherjeePresident Kovind condemns R-Day violence in address to Parliament
On Friday, President Ram Nath Kovind addressed both Houses of the Parliament amid a sweeping boycott by 17 Opposition parties.
29 Jan 2021
IndiaCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 10.72 million with 12K new cases
India on Thursday reported nearly 12,000 fresh coronavirus infections, bringing the nationwide tally to 10.72 million cases.
28 Jan 2021
GhazipurFarmers protesting at Ghazipur border asked to vacate, end protest
Farmers protesting the newly-enacted farm laws in Ghazipur at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border have been asked to vacate the roads and end their protest on Thursday.
28 Jan 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaWho is Pushpa Ganediwala, judge behind controversial Bombay HC ruling
The Bombay High Court's recent ruling that groping a minor without skin-to-skin contact does not constitute sexual assault has faced severe flak.
28 Jan 2021
IndiaUdit Dixit's mantra for being a successful digital marketer
Digital marketing is the genre of marketing that can run without external funding.
