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20 Feb 2022
IndiaIndia advises citizens to leave Ukraine amid Russian invasion fears
Amid heightening tension between Russia and Ukraine, India has asked its citizens, including students, to leave Ukraine if their stay is "not essential."
20 Feb 2022
KanpurUP elections: FIR against Kanpur Mayor for sharing EVM photos
An FIR has been registered against BJP's Kanpur Mayor Pramila Pandey after she took and shared photos of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) inside the polling booth.
20 Feb 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaUP government to refund Rs. 22.4L collected from anti-CAA protesters
The Uttar Pradesh government will refund Rs. 22,37,851 that was collected from protesters for allegedly damaging public property during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests (CAA) in 2019.
20 Feb 2022
MumbaiFIR filed against NCB's Sameer Wankhede for faking age
The Thane Police on Saturday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Narcotics Control Bureau's former Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede for willful misrepresentation of his age to obtain a bar license.
20 Feb 2022
COVID-19COVID-19: India reports less than 20,000 new cases; 673 deaths
India on Sunday reported less than 20,000 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of over 2,000 cases from the previous day.
20 Feb 2022
Punjab ElectionsPunjab Election 2022: Voting for 117 assembly seats underway
Voting for 117 seats in the Punjab Assembly Election 2022 began at 8 am on Sunday.
19 Feb 2022
Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh lifts night curfew as COVID-19 cases drop
The government of Uttar Pradesh has decided to lift the night curfew imposed due to COVID-19, with effect from Saturday (February 19).
19 Feb 2022
Madhya PradeshPM Modi to inaugurate Gobar-Dhan plant today. What is it?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will, on Saturday (February 19), inaugurate Gobar-Dhan—a Bio-CNG plant based in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
18 Feb 2022
DelhiDelhi's ban on diesel generator sets lifted as AQI improves
The central government's expert panel on air quality has decided to lift the ban on the use of diesel generator sets in the national capital region (NCR), including Delhi, with immediate effect.
18 Feb 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaUP government withdraws recovery notices issued to anti-CAA protesters
The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday told the Supreme Court that it had taken back over 270 notices issued for the recovery of damages to public properties during the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests in 2019.
18 Feb 2022
Gujarat38 awarded death sentence in 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case
A special court on Friday (February 18) pronounced death sentence for 38 convicts in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bombings case.
17 Feb 2022
Sexual HarassmentCourt rejects injunction plea against ex-ScoopWhoop anchor Samdish Bhatia
A court in Delhi has refused to grant an injunction stopping Samdish Bhatia—a former anchor at ScoopWhoop—from talking about his sexual harassment complaint against the company's co-founder Sattvik Mishra.
17 Feb 2022
Government of India'Fallacious': Centre slams paper claiming higher COVID-19 deaths in India
The central government on Thursday rejected a research paper claiming that India had a much higher COVID-19 death toll than officially reported.
17 Feb 2022
IndiaCentre lifts restrictions on number of flights between India, Ukraine
Amid the ongoing tension between Russia and Ukraine, India has removed the restrictions on the number of flights and seats between India and Ukraine under the Air Bubble arrangement.
17 Feb 2022
HaryanaHaryana's 75% job quota to stay for now, rules SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside a recent order by the Punjab and Haryana High Court that temporarily stayed the Haryana government's private job reservation law for locals.
17 Feb 2022
IndiaCOVID-19: India reports 30,757 new cases; 541 more deaths
India on Thursday reported over 30,000 new COVID-19 cases, a marginal increase of around 100 cases from the previous day.
17 Feb 2022
Narendra ModiUttar Pradesh: 13 dead after falling into well in Kushinagar
Thirteen women and girls died in a village in the Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh after they accidentally fell into a well during a wedding celebration late on Wednesday.
16 Feb 2022
KarnatakaKarnataka High Court adjourns hijab row hearing until tomorrow
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on petitions against a ban on hijabs (headscarves) in schools and colleges until the next day.
16 Feb 2022
IndiaMan tries to break into NSA Ajit Doval's residence; detained
The Delhi Police has detained a man after he forcibly tried to enter the residence of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in Delhi on Wednesday morning.
16 Feb 2022
DelhiUphaar Cinema fire case: Ansal brothers' jail term to continue
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected petitions filed by the Ansal brothers—real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal—seeking a suspension of their seven-year prison term in the Uphaar Cinema fire case.
16 Feb 2022
COVID-19COVID-19: India reports 30,615 new cases, 514 more deaths
India on Wednesday reported over 30,000 new COVID-19 cases, a marginal increase of around 3,000 cases from the previous day.
15 Feb 2022
IndiaActor Deep Sidhu, accused in R-Day violence, dies in accident
Actor Deep Sidhu, who was an accused in the last year's Red Fort violence case, has died in a road accident on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway on Tuesday.
15 Feb 2022
IndiaRajasthan: 10-year-old sees mother in intimate position with 14-year-old; murdered
A 24-year-old woman was arrested and a 14-year-old boy was detained in connection with the murder of the 10-year-old son of the woman in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district.
15 Feb 2022
YouTubeSansad TV's YouTube account hacked, renamed to Ethereum
Sansad TV's YouTube account was "terminated" on Tuesday by the platform "for violating YouTube's Community Guidelines."
15 Feb 2022
KarnatakaWhich states have or haven't lifted night curfew? Details here
As the COVID-19 situation is improving in the country, many states have eased the restrictions that were imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus infection, driven by the Omicron variant.
15 Feb 2022
OdishaOdisha: Man arrested for marrying, duping 14 women
A man was arrested on Monday in Odisha's Bhubaneswar for allegedly marrying 14 women and fleeing with their money, said a senior police officer.
15 Feb 2022
COVID-19COVID-19: India logs 27,409 new cases; 347 more deaths
India on Monday reported over 27,000 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of around 7,000 cases from the previous day.
14 Feb 2022
IndiaHijab row: Karnataka HC adjourns hearing till tomorrow
The Karnataka High court on Monday adjourned the hearing of the petition challenging the ban on hijab (headscarves) in colleges till Tuesday.
14 Feb 2022
IndiaLIC files papers for India's biggest IPO
The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has filed the draft share sale documents for its initial public offering (IPO) with the markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
14 Feb 2022
IndiaKarnataka HC lifts ban on online gambling in state
In a big relief for the fantasy sports industry, the Karnataka High Court on Monday struck down the provisions of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021, which prohibit online gambling.
14 Feb 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaTN suicide case: Supreme Court refuses to stay CBI probe
The Supreme Court of India has agreed to hear a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu Police against a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the suicide of a 17-year-old schoolgirl.
14 Feb 2022
Andhra PradeshISRO successfully launches EOS-04, two more satellites
The Indian Space and Research Organization (ISRO) on Monday successfully launched the EOS-04, an earth observation satellite from Satish Dhawan Space Centre's First Launch Pad at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
14 Feb 2022
COVID-19COVID-19: India reports 34,113 new cases; 346 more deaths
India on Monday reported over 34,000 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of around 10,000 cases from the previous day.
14 Feb 2022
UttarakhandVoting underway for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Goa today
Voting to elect the representatives of state assemblies in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Goa began on Monday morning.
13 Feb 2022
IndiaEx-IAS officer's son arrested for hit-and-run in Delhi's Greater Kailash
The Delhi Police arrested a 27-year-old man on Friday for hitting a pedestrian and dragging him on the bonnet for over 100 meters.
13 Feb 2022
KarnatakaHijab row: Section 144 imposed around high schools in Udupi
The Deputy Commissioner of Karnataka's Udupi district has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) within 200-meter radius area of all high schools in the district.
13 Feb 2022
HaryanaIMD forecasts dense fog in northern India, showers in TN
Dense fog is very likely to prevail in several regions of northern Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh during the next 24 hours, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
13 Feb 2022
IndiaCOVID-19: India reports 44,877 new cases; 684 more deaths
India on Sunday reported over 44,000 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of around 6,000 cases from the previous day.
13 Feb 2022
Madhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh tunnel cave-in: 2 laborers remain stuck; 7 rescued
Two laborers remain trapped as an under-construction tunnel of the Bargi canal project caved in late Saturday evening in the Katni district of Madhya Pradesh.
12 Feb 2022
KarnatakaKarnataka students offer namaz in school classroom amid hijab row
A video showing Muslim students offering namaz (Islamic prayers) inside a classroom of a government school in Karnataka has surfaced on social media.
