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Karnataka HC's order upholding hijab ban challenged in Supreme Court

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday morning upheld the ban on wearing hijab (headscarf) in educational institutions and dismissed several petitions against it.

15 Mar 2022

Narendra Modi

PM Narendra Modi comments on critics of 'The Kashmir Files'

Vivek Agnihotri's brand new movie The Kashmir Files has taken over the public discourse in the last few days.

15 Mar 2022

India

Missile incident regrettable; Indian systems reliable, safe: Rajnath in Parliament

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday informed the Parliament that the government has taken "serious note" of the incident in which an unarmed supersonic missile was "inadvertently" launched on March 9 and landed in Pakistan.

15 Mar 2022

India

COVID-19: India reports 2,568 new cases; 97 more deaths

India on Tuesday reported over 2,500 new COVID-19 cases, a slight increase of around 60 cases from the previous day.

15 Mar 2022

Karnataka High Court

'Wearing hijab not essential practice in Islam,' rules Karnataka HC

After days of back-to-back hearings, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed all petitions that challenged the state government's recent ban on wearing hijab in educational institutions.

NSE scam: Ex-MD Chitra Ramkrishna sent to 14-day judicial custody

A Delhi court on Monday sentenced former Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Chitra Ramkrishna to 14-day judicial custody in the 2018 co-location scam case.

14 Mar 2022

Narendra Modi

BJP MPs chant "Modi-Modi" in Parliament as Budget session resumes

The second leg of Parliament's Budget session began on Monday, with proceedings continuing in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

14 Mar 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccination for 12-14-year-olds to start from Wednesday: Details here

In a major boost to India's COVID-19 vaccination efforts, India will start administering the vaccine against the novel coronavirus to children aged between 12 and 14 years from Wednesday.

14 Mar 2022

India

India sees lowest single-day rise in COVID-19 caseload since 2020

India on Monday reported 2,503 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day rise in about two years.

13 Mar 2022

Narendra Modi

Russia-Ukraine crisis: PM chairs high-level meet to review security preparedness

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Sunday to review India's security preparedness and the present global situation in the context of the continuing conflict in Ukraine.

13 Mar 2022

Sonia Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi to hold Congress parliamentary strategy meet today

After suffering a crushing defeat in the recently concluded assembly elections in five states, Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) President Sonia Gandhi will hold an important meeting on Sunday at 10 am to discuss the party's poll performance.

12 Mar 2022

Odisha

Odisha: BJD MLA rams car into crowd, over 20 injured

At least 24 people, including seven policemen, were injured after a BJD MLA's vehicle allegedly ran over them in Odisha on Saturday.

12 Mar 2022

India

India orders probe after accidentally firing missile into Pakistan

The Centre has ordered a high-level inquiry after a missile was fired "mistakenly" from the Indian side into an area in Pakistan earlier this week.

12 Mar 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 3,614 new cases; 89 more deaths

India on Saturday reported over 3,600 new COVID-19 cases, marking a decline of around 500 cases from the previous day.

11 Mar 2022

Education

CBSE class XII results to be announced today

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is expected to announce the results of the Class 12 Term I later on Friday.

11 Mar 2022

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K: Indian Army helicopter crashes in Gurez; 1 pilot killed

An Indian Army Cheetah helicopter on Friday crashed in the Gurez sector of Jammu and Kashmir, defense officials told ANI.

11 Mar 2022

Union Health Ministry

COVID-19: India reports 4,194 new cases; 255 more deaths

India on Friday reported over 4,000 new COVID-19 cases, marking a marginal rise of 10 cases from the previous day.

10 Mar 2022

Punjab

Punjab assembly elections live: Charanjit Channi loses from both seats

In a major setback to Congress, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has lost the assembly election from both seats he contested from.

10 Mar 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 4,184 new cases; 104 more deaths

India on Thursday reported over 4,000 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of around 400 cases from the previous day.

10 Mar 2022

India

Election results: EC implements three-layer security, 24x7 CCTV for EVMs

The Election Commission of India has implemented a "three-layered security" to combat any form of "rumor-mongering, disinformation, and breach of protocol" during the counting of votes in five states on Thursday.

09 Mar 2022

Bhupesh Baghel

Chhattisgarh Budget: CM Baghel carries briefcase made of cow dung

The Chhattisgarh Assembly witnessed an unusual scene when Chief Minister (CM) Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday brought a briefcase made of cow dung rather than the conventional leather bags to present this year's state budget for the financial year 2022-23.

09 Mar 2022

Vaccine

DCGI approves emergency use of Covovax in children above 12

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted Emergency Use Authorisation to the coronavirus vaccine Covovax for restricted emergency use in children above the age of 12.

09 Mar 2022

India

CBSE may announce term-1 results for Classes X, XII soon

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is likely to announce the results of the 2021-22 term-1 board exam for Classes 10, 12 this week.

09 Mar 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 4,575 new cases; 145 more deaths

India on Wednesday reported over 4,500 new COVID-19 cases, a slight increase of over 500 cases from the previous day.

08 Mar 2022

Jyotiraditya Scindia

India to resume regular international flights from March 27

India is looking to resume international flights starting March 27, the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on Tuesday.

08 Mar 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 3,992 new cases; 108 more deaths

India on Tuesday reported nearly 4,000 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of over 300 cases from the previous day.

08 Mar 2022

India

Petrol, diesel prices may be hiked by Rs. 15/liter

Petrol and diesel prices are likely to be hiked this week as oil marketing companies are preparing to pare losses accumulated from keeping rates steady for over four months.

07 Mar 2022

Punjab

Exit polls predict AAP in Punjab, BJP in UP, Uttarakhand

The Assembly elections in five states—Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa, and Manipur—concluded on Monday and the results will be declared on March 10.

07 Mar 2022

Narendra Modi

Modi speaks to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky as Russia attacks

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

07 Mar 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India's single-day tally drops below 5,000 cases

India on Monday reported less than 5,000 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of around 1,000 cases from the previous day.

07 Mar 2022

Vaccine

Govt panel okays phase-3 trials of Covovax as booster dose

The subject expert committee (SEC) of India's drug regulatory authority Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has recommended phase-3 clinical trials of Covovax as a booster dose against COVID-19 in adults, Mint reported.

06 Mar 2022

Punjab

Punjab: Five dead after BSF jawan opens fire at colleagues

In a shocking incident, five Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were killed after one of them opened fire at his colleagues.

06 Mar 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India sees less than 6,000 new cases, 158 deaths

India on Sunday reported less than 6,000 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of around 500 cases from the previous day.

05 Mar 2022

Delhi

Mother Dairy hikes milk prices by Rs. 2/liter in Delhi-NCR

Mother Dairy has announced that it will raise milk prices in Delhi-NCR by Rs. 2 per liter from Sunday.

04 Mar 2022

Ukraine

UP student lands in trouble after rescue appeal from Ukraine

A video appeal by an Indian medical student from Ukraine has landed her in hot water.

04 Mar 2022

Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Caretaker blinds woman with toxic eye-drops, robs her; arrested

The Hyderabad Police has arrested a 32-year-old caretaker, P Bhargavi, for blinding an elderly woman by administering a toxic concoction to her eyes and robbing her, India Today reported.

03 Mar 2022

India

Operation Ganga: Indian Air Force evacuates 798 Indians from Ukraine

Around 800 Indians trapped in the war-hit Ukraine were on Thursday transported back to the home country on four Indian Air Force planes under "Operation Ganga".

03 Mar 2022

India

Ukraine: India denies claims that citizens in Kharkiv are held "hostages"

India on Thursday denied that its citizens are being kept hostage in the eastern city of Kharkiv in Ukraine, as claimed by Russia.

US mulling sanctions over India-Russia S-400 deal amid Ukraine invasion

The United States is considering whether it should apply or waive sanctions on the India-Russia S-400 military deal.

03 Mar 2022

India

Can we ask Putin to stop war? SC on PIL

The Supreme Court on Thursday said it couldn't do anything regarding the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis while hearing a PIL on the evacuation of Indian students from the war-hit Ukraine.