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04 Feb 2022
HaryanaHaryana approaches Supreme Court over stay on private job quota
The government of Haryana has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court of India, challenging the stay on a law providing job reservations to local residents.
04 Feb 2022
IndiaCentre postpones NEET-PG exam ahead of Supreme Court hearing
The Union Health Ministry has postponed the NEET-PG 2022 examination by six to eight weeks, according to an official order.
04 Feb 2022
DelhiDelhi schools reopen on Monday as COVID-19 cases dip
The government of Delhi on Friday decided to reopen schools, colleges, and coaching institutions across the capital city.
04 Feb 2022
IndiaPunjab CM Charanjit Channi's nephew arrested ahead of polls
Officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Bhupendra Singh Honey—a nephew of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi—in an illegal sand mining case.
03 Feb 2022
ChinaIndia to boycott opening, closing ceremony at Beijing Winter Olympics
India has announced that its envoy in China will boycott the opening and closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
03 Feb 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC adjourns Sidhu's road rage case hearing to February 25
The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing in a 1988 road rage case against Navjot Singh Sidhu to February 25.
03 Feb 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC refuses to postpone GATE 2022 scheduled for February 5
The Supreme Court of India refused to postpone the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering Exam, 2022 (GATE 2022) on Thursday.
03 Feb 2022
RainfallIMD forecasts rainfall, snowfall in north India; temperature to drop
A thunderstorm with light to moderate rainfall is expected in Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, and Delhi, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said.
03 Feb 2022
HaryanaHigh Court stays Haryana govt's 75% job quota for locals
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday ordered a stay on the Haryana government's decision to provide 75% quota to locals in private jobs.
03 Feb 2022
COVID-19COVID-19: India reports over 1.7L new cases; 1K deaths
India on Thursday reported over 1.7 lakh new COVID-19 cases, an increase of over 10,000 cases from the previous day.
03 Feb 2022
India'Won't endorse': US reacts to Rahul Gandhi's 'Pakistan-China' comment
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said in the Parliament that China and Pakistan had come closer due to the policies of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led (BJP) central government.
02 Feb 2022
XGovernment holds heated meet with Twitter, Facebook, Google: Report
In the latest altercation between the government and tech giants, officials had heated discussions with Facebook, Google, and Twitter over their failure to proactively remove "fake news" from their platforms, reports citing Reuters sources claimed.
02 Feb 2022
IndiaRahul Gandhi rips into Centre over unemployment, foreign policy
Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday criticized the central government over the burning issue of unemployment.
02 Feb 2022
Arunachal PradeshChinese army tortured, gave electric shocks to Indian teen: MP
Miram Taron, the 17-year-old teenager from Arunachal Pradesh who went missing on the India-China border in January, was given electric shocks by the Peoples' Liberation Army (PLA) of China, said Tapir Gao, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from the state.
02 Feb 2022
IndiaNational Tele-Mental Health program to reduce stigma: NIMHANS Director
The National Tele-Mental Health program announced in the Union Budget 2022-23 will help identify mild forms of mental illness, said Dr. Pratima Murthy, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS).
02 Feb 2022
IndiaAmazon shuts down publishing house Westland Books after five years
E-commerce behemoth Amazon on Tuesday announced the closure of Westland, one of the largest publishing houses in India.
02 Feb 2022
Nirmala Sitharaman'Nal se Jal' scheme gets budgetary boost. What is it?
The Indian government has allocated Rs. 60,000 crore to the "Har Ghar Nal se Jal" scheme for the financial year 2022-2023, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while presenting the annual budget in Parliament.
02 Feb 2022
Lok SabhaMotion of thanks: Rahul Gandhi to open debate in LS
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be the first speaker from the Opposition to reply to the debate on the motion of thanks to the President's address in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
02 Feb 2022
India12 medical students from UP seek President's nod for euthanasia
Students from a medical institution in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, have written to President Ram Nath Kovind, requesting his approval for euthanasia.
02 Feb 2022
IndiaCOVID-19: India witnesses over 1.6L new cases; 1,733 deaths
India on Wednesday logged over 1.6 lakh new COVID-19 cases, a decline of nearly 6,000 cases from the previous day.
01 Feb 2022
KarnatakaIndia nominates Karnataka's Hoysala Temples for 2022-2023 World Heritage List
The Hoysala Temples of Halebid, Belur and Somnathapura in Karnataka have been selected as India's nomination for 2022-2023 World Heritage List, said the Union Culture Ministry on Monday.
01 Feb 2022
Delhi"Want her back home": Family of Delhi rape survivor
The 20-year-old woman, who was allegedly abducted, sexually assaulted, tortured, and paraded by her neighbors in Delhi last week, is recovering, away from her family and three-year-old boy.
01 Feb 2022
Madhya PradeshSchools, colleges reopen in several states as COVID-19 cases decline
As COVID-19 cases decline across the country, many state governments have decided to reopen schools and colleges.
01 Feb 2022
IndiaCOVID-19: India logs over 1.6L cases; 1192 more deaths
India on Tuesday reported over 1.6 lakh new COVID-19 cases, a decline of over 40,000 cases from the previous day.
01 Feb 2022
India#Budget2022: Know the members who prepared the Budget this year
All eyes are on Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who is set to present her fourth Budget on Tuesday (February 1).
31 Jan 2022
Nirmala SitharamanUnion Budget 2022: What the common man is expecting?
With just one day to go for the Budget 2022 presentation, the common man is relying on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for subsidies, incentives, and tax deductions, among other benefits.
31 Jan 2022
PunjabEC extends ban on physical rallies, roadshows till February 11
The Election Commission of India on Monday extended the ban on physical rallies and roadshows till February 11 for the upcoming Assembly elections in five states.
31 Jan 2022
Indian ArmyHonoring first recipient of Param Vir Chakra Major Somnath Sharma
India on Monday commemorated the 99th birth anniversary of Major Somnath Sharma, the first recipient of India's highest gallantry honor, the Param Vir Chakra.
31 Jan 2022
IndiaUP: Doctor's son kidnapped, murdered by employees he sacked
The police in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr on Sunday recovered the body of an eight-year-old son of a doctor who was reported missing for two days.
31 Jan 2022
IndiaBudget Session 2022: President Kovind lauds India's vaccination program
Addressing the Budget Session of the Parliament, President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday lauded the role of India's vaccination program in the fight against COVID-19.
31 Jan 2022
IndiaCOVID-19: India reports over 2L cases; 959 more deaths
India on Monday reported more than two lakh new COVID-19 cases, a decline of nearly 25,000 cases from the previous day.
31 Jan 2022
Lok SabhaBudget session 2022: What to expect on Day 1?
The Budget session of the Parliament kicked off on Monday with President Ram Nath Kovind's address to both houses.
30 Jan 2022
IndiaIn a first, Assam to launch leopard census from Monday
To assess the population of leopards in both forest and non-forest regions, a leopard counting census will begin in Assam from Monday (January 31).
30 Jan 2022
Narendra Modi#MannKiBaat: Modi remembers Bapu, urges people to visit War Memorial
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the 85th edition of his monthly radio show Mann ki Baat.
30 Jan 2022
Aadhaar CardGovt plans one unique ID to access multiple digital IDs
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed a new model of "Federated Digital Identities" that will allow using a single digital ID to access multiple IDs.
30 Jan 2022
Narendra Modi75% adults in India fully vaccinated against COVID-19: Centre
Over 75% of India's eligible adult population is fully vaccinated, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Sunday.
30 Jan 2022
Jammu And KashmirTop JeM commander among 5 terrorists killed in J&K
Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) killed five terrorists overnight in two separate encounters in the Budgam and Pulwama regions, said the J&K police on Sunday.
30 Jan 2022
IndiaCOVID-19: India reports over 2.3L cases; 893 more deaths
India on Sunday reported over 2.3 lakh new COVID-19 cases, a decline of more than 1,000 from the previous day.
29 Jan 2022
IndiaKarnataka lifts night curfew; Bengaluru schools reopen from Monday
The Karnataka government on Saturday lifted the night curfew and several other coronavirus-related restrictions such as seating capacity caps in various commercial establishments.
29 Jan 2022
IndiaGovernment, Opposition react as report says Centre had bought Pegasus
A report by The New York Times has reignited the debate over the use of the Pegasus spyware in India.
