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08 Mar 2021

Karnataka

Women's Day: Karnataka CM proposes six-month child care leave

On the occasion of International Women's Day on Monday, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa announced a proposal to provide six-month child-care leave to government women employees, and the up-gradation of Anganwadis situated in Bengaluru and other cities into creches for the benefit of working women.

08 Mar 2021

Uttar Pradesh

Muzaffarnagar: Pregnant woman found hanging under mysterious circumstances

A pregnant woman was found hanging at her home in Muzaffarnagar under mysterious circumstances, police said on Monday.

08 Mar 2021

India

MP Assembly clears anti-conversion Bill with 10-year imprisonment

The Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Monday passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2021, which aims to check religious conversions through marriage or any other fraudulent means in the state.

Completely misreported, says CJI Bobde on 'marry rape victim' remark

Chief Justice of India Sharad Arvind Bobde on Monday defended his controversial remarks made at a hearing of a rape case last week.

08 Mar 2021

Mumbai

Maharashtra: Man beaten to death on suspicion of being thief

Police has arrested four persons for allegedly killing a 24-year-old man on suspicion of being a thief in Maharashtra, an official said.

08 Mar 2021

Shiv Sena

Ban dating app for extra-marital affairs survey, says Sena MLC

Shiv Sena MLC Maneesha Kayande on Monday demanded a ban on a French dating app that had carried out an extra-marital affairs survey among Indian women.

08 Mar 2021

India

On Women's Day, Rajya Sabha MPs call for equal representation

On the occasion of International Women's Day today (March 8), several women Members of Parliament (MPs) spoke in the Rajya Sabha to discuss and highlight the need for the empowerment and safety of women in India.

08 Mar 2021

Lucknow

Lucknow: Cold-storage owner booked over gas-chamber explosion

An FIR has been registered against the owner of a cold storage unit after two laborers were killed following an explosion in a gas chamber two days ago, officials said on Monday.

08 Mar 2021

India

Batla House encounter: Ariz Khan convicted for killing police inspector

A Delhi court on Monday convicted Ariz Khan alias Junaid, accused in the 2008 Batla House encounter, for the killing of police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma.

08 Mar 2021

Manohar Lal Khattar

Bhagavad Gita holds the key to all the problems: Khattar

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday talked about how Bhagavad Gita holds the key to remove all problems of the world. He was inaugurating a part of the Gita Museum built at the Gita Gyan Sansthanam Centre in Kurukshetra.

08 Mar 2021

Budget Session

Rajya Sabha adjourned after Congress demands discussion on fuel prices

The second half of Parliament's Budget Session began on a heated note today as the Opposition led by Congress demanded a discussion on the rise in fuel prices, leading to the adjournment of the House until 1 pm.

08 Mar 2021

India

Farmers' protest: Key Delhi borders stay closed; traffic diverted

Several borders of Delhi connecting it to the states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh stayed closed for vehicular movement either fully or partially today, as thousands of farmers from across the country continued to protest against central government's three new farm laws for over a 100 days there.

08 Mar 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.22 million with 18K+ new cases

India on Sunday reported more than 18,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.22 million cases.

07 Mar 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India reports biggest surge in infections in 2 months

India on Sunday reported over 18,700 fresh coronavirus infections, marking a 59-day high.

'Test, track, and treat': Centre to states/UTs reporting COVID-19 surge

Eight states and Union Territories—that have been recording a sharp rise in the daily COVID-19 cases—were on Saturday directed by the Centre to return to the "test, track, and treat" strategy.

06 Mar 2021

Bus accident

UP: 5 killed, over 25 injured in Aligarh bus accident

In a tragic incident, five people lost their lives while more than 25 were injured as two buses, run by the Haryana Roadways, collided in the Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.

06 Mar 2021

Uttar Pradesh

UP: Child Rights body to probe 3-year-old's death outside hospital

A day after a three-year-old girl died outside a private hospital in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, the national child rights organization has stepped in to investigate the matter.

06 Mar 2021

Jammu And Kashmir

Jammu: Three booked for duping man of Rs. 1.92 crore

Three persons, including a woman, were booked on Saturday by the Crime Branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police for allegedly duping a man of Rs. 1.92 crore on the pretext of selling him a house in a posh area in Jammu, officials said.

06 Mar 2021

West Bengal

Six BJP activists injured in bomb blast in Bengal

Six BJP activists were injured, two of them critically, in an alleged bomb attack by the rival TMC workers in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, police said on Saturday.

06 Mar 2021

Madhya Pradesh

MP: Two killed in brawl at BJP MLA's birthday bash

Two persons attending the birthday bash of a BJP MLA in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district were killed over some dispute, police said on Saturday.

06 Mar 2021

Jalandhar

UP: Kidnapped three-year-old girl rescued from Punjab

A three-year-old girl, who was kidnapped from a locality in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, was rescued from Punjab's Jalandhar, police said on Saturday.

06 Mar 2021

Uttar Pradesh

Raped 27 years ago, woman files complaint against two

Raped on several occasions by two men at the age of 12 about 27 years ago, the victim, who had become a mother, has now lodged a case against the accused on court orders after her son inquired about his father's name.

06 Mar 2021

Haryana

Farmers block Western Peripheral Expressway as agitation enters 100th day

Farmers protesting the three new central farm laws on Saturday blocked the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Western Peripheral Expressway in Haryana to mark 100 days of their ongoing agitation.

06 Mar 2021

Anurag Kashyap

'Not so sasti anymore': Taapsee Pannu on Income Tax raids

Film actor Taapsee Pannu, who recently faced Income Tax raids, has opened up about the three days of search that took place at her properties this week.

06 Mar 2021

India

Rajasthan: 14-year-old girl abducted, raped repeatedly by relative

A 14-year-old girl, who was allegedly abducted by her distant relative, raped repeatedly and forced to work, has been rescued from Pokaran in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan after 22 days, the police said on Friday.

06 Mar 2021

Bhiwandi

Fire destroys powerloom factory in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi town

A powerloom factory was gutted in a major fire that broke out in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's Thane district in the wee hours of Saturday, an official said.

06 Mar 2021

Narendra Modi

PM will chair committee formed to mark 75-years of freedom

On Friday, the government issued a gazette notification announcing the formation of a high-level committee to commemorate 75 years of India's independence on August 15, 2022.

06 Mar 2021

Maharashtra

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 11.19 million with 18K+ new cases

India on Friday reported more than 18,000 fresh coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally to 11.19 million cases.

05 Mar 2021

Mukesh Ambani

Owner of explosives-laden vehicle near Mukesh Ambani's house found dead

The owner of the vehicle, recently found parked near billionaire businessman Mukesh Ambani's Mumbai home laden with explosives, was found dead on Friday, the police said.

CBSE Class X, XII Board exam date-sheet revised

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday released a revised date sheet for Class X and Class XII 2021 board examinations.

05 Mar 2021

India

Overseas Citizens need permission for 'Tabligh, journalistic activities': Centre

Overseas Citizens of India or OCI cardholders will require special permission if they want to take up any research, missionary, Tabligh or journalistic activities, according to fresh rules issued by the Union Home Ministry on Friday.

05 Mar 2021

Nepal

Nepalese Police fires at three Indians, one killed

A young man was killed after the Nepalese Police allegedly fired at three Indians who had gone across the border from Pilibhit district to attend a fair in Nepal's Kanchanpur.

Supreme Court grants Amazon Prime India head protection from arrest

The Supreme Court on Friday granted protection from arrest to the India Head of Amazon Prime Video, Aparna Purohit.

05 Mar 2021

Odisha

Odisha pays tribute to Biju Patnaik on his birth anniversary

Odisha on Friday paid rich tribute to legendary leader Biju Patnaik as his five-time Chief Minister son Naveen Patnaik called upon people to keep alive the ideologies of "service and self-esteem" followed by the veteran politician all through his life.

05 Mar 2021

Rajasthan

Police: Rape survivor set ablaze in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh

A 33-year-old rape survivor was set afire in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh district, police said on Friday.

05 Mar 2021

Coronavirus

Over 1.8 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India has crossed 1.8 crore, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.

05 Mar 2021

Pune

Be sensitive, don't publicize Pune woman's death: Bombay-HC tells media

The Bombay High Court has asked the media not to give unnecessary publicity to an incident where a woman allegedly died by suicide in Pune and her suspected illicit relations with a man, according to an order made available on Friday.

05 Mar 2021

X

COVID-19 vaccination drive gives people something to smile about

As the elderly population of the country is currently getting vaccinated against COVID-19, many social media users are professing their love for their parents and some are expressing it with a shot of healthy humor.

05 Mar 2021

Ghaziabad

Inter-state gang, that looted more than 100 jewelers, busted

The Ghaziabad police, on Thursday, claimed to have busted an inter-state gang of thieves that targeted jewelry shops with the arrest of four of its members, including a woman. Interestingly, three jewelers also used to help the gang regularly.

05 Mar 2021

India

Farmers' protest: Key Delhi borders stay closed; traffic diverted

The Singhu and Tikri borders of Delhi continue to remain completely blocked in the wake of the ongoing Farmers' protest against the three new farm laws passed by the central government last year.