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Diggy raises Pak slogans issue, calls it Fake news
Bhopal, Aug 22 (UNI) The matter pertaining to cases being registered against individuals, who allegedly raised pro-Pakistan slogans during a certain community’s procession taken out on Thursday in Ujjain, took a fresh turn on Sunday with…
Want to provide vaccines to schools, first doses likely by September: Zydus
The Zydus Group Saturday said it hoped to make its vaccine that can be used for ages 12 years and above, and which got emergency use approval Friday, available to institutions like schools and colleges, but the decision would finally depend…
Kalyam Singh: Blending Mandal and Kamandal, he rose like a meteor — to fade like one
Kalyan Singh, who blended Mandal with Kamandal — caste identity politics with Hindutva — into a potent political mix that became the fuel for the BJP’s expansion, passed away Saturday evening in a hospital in Lucknow after a prolonged…
Chaos worsening at airport, two Indian flights with 350 on board take off from Kabul
Their departure delayed because of the chaos at the Kabul airport and the deteriorating situation in the city which fell to the Taliban last Sunday, two Indian evacuation flights flew out around 350 people Saturday. The flights, sources…
Three JeM militants killed in gunfight in South Kashmir
militants opened fire, trying to break the security cordon and the security team retaliated, leading to a gunfight, the police said.
“In the ensuing encounter three terrorists of proscribed terror outfit JeM were killed and their bodies…
Punjab: ISYF activists sent to 7 days police remand
Phagwara, Aug 21 (UNI) A local court on Saturday sent two activists of banned outfit International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) in seven days police remand for further interrogation.
It may be mentioned here that police produced the…
Heavy downpour brings waterlogging and traffic snarl in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 21 (UNI) Delhi was lashed with a monsoon shower after a long gap bringing respite from days of sultry & humid weather. The incessant downpour spelled trouble for traffic in the national capital, as many prominent roads…
Delhi govt lifts time restrictions on markets
New Delhi, Aug 21 (UNI) Delhi government has decided to relax restrictions on timings imposed on markets during the rise in Covid-19 cases next week onwards, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday.
The chief minister informed that…
Sena’s ‘purification’ of Bal Thackeray memorial shows Talibani mindset: Fadnavis
The BJP on Friday slammed the Shiv Sena’s “purification” of the Bal Thackeray memorial after Union minister Narayan Rane’s visit there.
Opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis said, “The Sena’s ‘purification’ at the memorial can be equated…
First Covid-19 vaccine for children above 12 years gets emergency use nod
Gujarat-based Zydus Cadila’s three-dose Covid-19 vaccine was on Friday granted emergency use authorisation for use in adults and children above 12 years, making it potentially the first vaccine to be administered to the adolescent…
Center is all set to help Himachal Pradesh in every field of development
Shimla, Aug 20 (UNI) Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting-cum Sports and Youth welfare, Anurag Thakur said that the central government was doing its best to help the suffering mankind and all sorts of help would be provided to…
Voting for Akali Dal equivalent to voting for BJP : Raghav Chadha
Chandigarh, Aug 20 (UNI) Reacting sharply to the Punjab BJP leaders joining the Akali Dal Badal in large numbers, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had taken the remote control of the SAD-BJP in his hands.…
Former BJP minister Anil Joshi joins Akali Dal
Chandigarh, Aug 20 (UNI) Senior BJP leaders, including former minister Anil Joshi, on Friday joined the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) here after quitting their parent party in support of farmers and their cause.
The leaders were welcomed into…
Parliamentarians pay tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his 77th birth anniversary
New Delhi, Aug 20 (UNI) Parliamentarians on Friday paid floral tributes to former prime minister
Rajiv Gandhi on his 77th birth anniversary.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Congress in Lok…
Sonia Gandhi: Lok Sabha polls ultimate goal for Opposition
New Delhi, Aug 20 (UNI) The Lok Sabha elections of 2024 is the ultimate goal of the Opposition, interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi said on Friday urging parties to rise above their differences as she addressed a meeting of top…
Taliban have assured US, they will not impede people from accessing Kabul Airport
Washington, Aug 21 (UNI/Sputnik) The Taliban have assured the United States that they will not impede people from accessing the Kabul airport nor interfere with US operations, State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters.
"The…
Sambhaji Raje puts ball in state & center’s court on Maratha Reservation
Nanded, Aug 20 (UNI) “It is the first responsibility of the state to prove the social backwardness of the Maratha community first. And it is the responsibility of the Center to change the phrase 'rare and inaccessible' and give reservation…
Adityanath: Previous UP govts didn’t promote Kumbh, they’d rather wear ‘topis’, say ‘mubarakbaad’
Indirectly suggesting that opposition leaders focus just on wooing Muslims, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said they would rather wear “topis” and say “mubarakbaad” than organise a Kumbh Mela.
Replying to a…
24 hrs after he was arrested, HC orders immediate release of Punjab ex-DGP
The Punjab and Haryana High Court late on Thursday ordered immediate release of Punjab’s former DGP Punjab Sumedh Singh Saini, just over 24 hours after he was arrested by the state Vigilance Bureau in a corruption case.
The detailed…
