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12 Feb 2022

India

Rahul Bajaj, former chief of Bajaj Auto, dies at 83

Rahul Bajaj, veteran industrialist and former chairperson of Bajaj Auto, died on Saturday (February 12) at the age of 83.

12 Feb 2022

Australia

China's disregard for agreements led to border tensions: Jaishankar

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that border tensions with China have emerged due to the latter's disregard for written agreements.

11 Feb 2022

Gujarat

BSF arrests 6 Pakistani nationals during search operation in Bhuj

Officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday arrested at least six Pakistani nationals from the Harami Nalla area in Bhuj, Gujarat.

11 Feb 2022

Punjab

Before Punjab elections, Channi's nephew sent to 14-day judicial custody

A court in Punjab on Friday sent Bhupinder Singh "Honey" to judicial custody for 14 days in a case of illegal sand mining.

Justice Pushpa Ganediwala, who gave controversial 'skin-to-skin contact' verdict, resigns

Justice Pushpa V Ganediwala, additional judge of the Bombay High Court, resigned on Thursday after she was denied elevation as a permanent judge.

11 Feb 2022

India

'Will interfere at right time': Supreme Court on hijab row

The Supreme Court of India on Friday refused to urgently hear petitions over the hijab controversy in Karnataka.

11 Feb 2022

India

Gurugram: One dead, 2 trapped after apartment building's roof collapses

One person died and at least two were feared trapped after the roof of a residential building in Gurugram's Sector 109 collapsed on Thursday evening.

11 Feb 2022

Mumbai

Money laundering probe: ED attaches Rs 1.77cr of Rana Ayyub

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) provisionally attached bank deposits worth Rs. 1.77 crore belonging to journalist Rana Ayyub in connection with a money laundering case on Thursday.

11 Feb 2022

India

UP elections: Congress leader booked for 'roadshow-like' rally in Moradabad

The Uttar Pradesh Police have registered a case against Congress leader Rizwan Qureshi for violating election campaign-related rules in the state.

11 Feb 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 58,077 new cases; 657 more deaths

India on Friday reported over 58,000 new COVID-19 cases, a sharp decline of around 9,000 cases from the previous day.

10 Feb 2022

India

Hijab row: Karnataka HC restrains students from wearing religious attire

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday restrained students from wearing hijab or any religious attire till the matter is pending with the court.

10 Feb 2022

Narendra Modi

Maharashtra farmer in trouble after finding Rs. 15L in account

In August 2021, farmer Gyaneshwar Ote from Maharashtra's Aurangabad was delighted to find that Rs. 15 lakh had been deposited in his Jan Dhan bank account.

10 Feb 2022

Farmers Protest

Lakhimpur Kheri case: BJP Minister's son Ashish Mishra gets bail

Ashish Mishra, the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, was granted bail on Thursday.

10 Feb 2022

Hyderabad

What is China's role in the Statue of Equality controversy?

The Statue of Equality, the 216 feet seated Ramanujacharya idol in a temple in Hyderabad, has created a dispute among Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

10 Feb 2022

Union Health Ministry

COVID-19: India reports 67K+ new cases; 1.2K more deaths

India on Thursday reported over 67,000 new COVID-19 cases, a marginal decline of around 2,300 cases from the previous day.

09 Feb 2022

Kerala

Army rescues Kerala trekker trapped on hill for two days

The Indian Army on Wednesday rescued a trekker stuck for nearly two days on a hill between rocks in the Malampuzha district of Palakkad, Kerala.

09 Feb 2022

Karnataka

Hijab row: Bengaluru police ban protests, gatherings near educational institutions

In wake of the escalating tensions in Karnataka over wearing a hijab (headscarf) in educational institutions, the Bengaluru Police have banned protests and gatherings near schools and colleges in the city for two weeks.

India gets first nasal spray for COVID-19 treatment

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has launched a nasal spray in India for the treatment of COVID-19 in adult patients.

09 Feb 2022

India

COVID-19: India witnesses 71,365 new cases; 1,217 fatalities

India on Wednesday reported over 70,000 new COVID-19 cases, a marginal rise of over 2,500 cases from the previous day.

09 Feb 2022

Karnataka

'Horrifying': Malala Yousafzai weighs in on Karnataka hijab row

Women's rights activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday waded into the ongoing hijab controversy in Karnataka where Muslim girls wearing headscarves were barred from attending classes.

09 Feb 2022

Union Health Ministry

COVID-19 oral vaccine's clinical trial to begin in India soon

Vaxart, a United States-based biotechnology company, is set to begin the second phase of clinical trial for its oral COVID-19 vaccine in India, according to a report by News18.

08 Feb 2022

Karnataka

Karnataka schools and colleges shut as hijab row escalates

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday ordered all high schools and colleges to remain shut for the next three days.

08 Feb 2022

Mumbai

COVID-19 restrictions in Mumbai to be lifted by month-end: Mayor

Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said on Tuesday that COVID-19 restrictions in the city will be lifted by the end of February.

08 Feb 2022

South Korea

South Korea 'regrets offense' after Hyundai Pakistan's Kashmir post

The government of South Korea on Tuesday said it "regretted the offence caused to the people of India" with regards to the controversy over Hyundai's social media posts.

08 Feb 2022

Delhi

Liquor gets cheaper in Delhi as vendors offer heavy discounts

Several liquor vendors in Delhi are offering huge discounts on alcohol prices as the state government adopts the new liquor policy.

08 Feb 2022

X

Who is Santishree Pandit, the first woman VC of JNU?

Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, a professor at the Savitribai Phule Pune University was appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor (VC) at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) by the Ministry of Education (MoE) on Monday.

08 Feb 2022

India

COVID-19: India logs 67,597 new cases; 1,188 fresh fatalities

India on Tuesday reported over 60,000 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of over 15,000 cases from the previous day.

07 Feb 2022

Assam

Assam to lift COVID-19 curbs, night curfew from February 15

The Assam government on Monday decided to lift all COVID-19 restrictions and night curfews from February 15.

07 Feb 2022

India

'Don't show them mirror': PM Modi slams Congress in Parliament

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed the Opposition Congress party while speaking in the Parliament.

07 Feb 2022

Karnataka

Karnataka: College sends students wearing hijab to separate classrooms

Amid protests over wearing hijab in Karnataka, two colleges announced a holiday on Monday, while another allowed students wearing headscarves into the campus.

07 Feb 2022

Indian Army

Army troops hit by avalanche in Arunachal; rescue efforts underway

At least seven personnel of the Indian Army went missing after an avalanche hit the high-altitude area in the Kameng sector in Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday, the force said on Monday.

07 Feb 2022

Narendra Modi

PM to reply on motion of thanks in LS today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will, on Monday, reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks in the Parliament.

07 Feb 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India's single-day tally drops below 1 lakh

India on Monday reported over 80,000 new COVID-19 cases, a sharp decline of over 25,000 cases from the previous day.

06 Feb 2022

India

Tripura to launch vulture conservation program to prevent extinction

The forest department of Tripura will soon launch a project in Khowai district to breed endangered vulture species through a "vulture conservation and artificial breeding" program.

06 Feb 2022

Narendra Modi

Maharashtra announces public holiday to mourn Lata Mangeshkar's death

The Maharashtra government has announced a public holiday in the state on Monday over the death of iconic singer Lata Mangeshkar, who breathed her last on Sunday morning.

06 Feb 2022

India

When Lata Mangeshkar's 'Aye Mere Watan' left Nehru in tears

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar (92) breathed her last on Sunday after battling with multi-organ failure for several weeks.

06 Feb 2022

Punjab

EC continues ban on rallies, eases restrictions for public meetings

The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday said that the ban on physical rallies in poll-bound states will continue. However, it eased restrictions for indoor and outdoor public meetings.

06 Feb 2022

Coronavirus

COVID-19: India reports over 1 lakh new cases; 865 deaths

India on Sunday reported over one lakh new COVID-19 cases, a sharp decline of over 20,000 cases from the previous day.

05 Feb 2022

India

Strong tremors in Delhi, J&K after earthquake in Afghanistan

An Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 reportedly hit the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border area on Saturday.

Third wave to wane in Delhi, Maharashtra by February-end: ICMR

The ongoing third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India will likely wane in the national capital Delhi, Maharashtra, and West Bengal by the end of February, according to Dr. Samiran Panda.