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Capt. Amrinder meets Sonia Gandhi in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 10 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh met Congress President Sonia Gandhi here on Tuesday amid the ongoing feud in state unit of the party.
Sources said Singh met the Congress President and raised the issue of…
INDRA-2021 Russia-India Joint Commando Drill to eliminate terrorists
New Delhi, Aug 10 (UNI) Troops from India and Russia carried out an anti-terror operation during the Indra-2021 drills at the Prudboi training ground in the Volgograd Region in Russia’s south, the press office of Russia’s Southern…
Veteran actor Prakash Raj injured while shooting in Chennai
Hyderabad, Aug 10 (UNI) Veteran actor Prakash Raju, who was injured on the set of a Tamil Film in Chennai on Tuesday, was admitted to Sunshine hospitals in the city to get the surgery.
He suffered injuries during the shooting of…
Kerala HC: Make RTPCR certificates mandatory for buying liquor from shops
Kochi, Aug 10 (UNI) Justice Devan Ramachandran of Kerala High Court on Tuesday
said vaccination certificates or RTPCR certificates must be made mandatory for people
visiting beverage shops as the crowd is uncontrollable and buyers are…
CM dismisses suggestions of early elections in Gujarat
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Monday dismissed suggestions that Gujarat would go to polls earlier than its 2022 schedule to coincide with the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh to be held in March next year. Rupani, who was at the…
Bihar denies SC/ST scholarship for 3 years, says ‘technical issues’ with portal
For three years now, Bihar has not received a single application for the Post-Matric Scholarship, a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students.
Officials blame it on “technical issues with the National…
J&K: Two Hizbul Mujahideen men arrested; weapons seized, searches conducted in multiple ops
In joint operations in different parts of Jammu division on Monday, police and security forces arrested two newly recruited Hizbul Mujahideen militants, seized a cache of arms and ammunition, and carried out searches at multiple locations,…
RS remembers Quit India Movement; Venkaiah urges House to raise productivity
While the morning session of Rajya Sabha was on Monday washed out once again, as the Opposition continued to demand discussions on different issues, the House paid tribute to the participants of the Quit India Movement in 1942 on its…
SC seeks Centre response on PIL seeking publication of COVID vaccine trial data
New Delhi, Aug 9 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response from the Centre on a plea seeking public disclosure of data regarding clinical trials and post-vaccination efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.
While issuing a notice to…
SC quashes Amazon, Flipkart’s plea against CCI probe
New Delhi, Aug 9 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday junked a plea filed by Amazon and Flipkart that sought to halt the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) inquiry into their business practices, dealing a major setback to the US firms.…
Now get COVID-19 Vaccination certificate in seconds on WhatsApp
New Delhi, Aug 9 (UNI) Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has said people, who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, can now obtain their vaccination certificate in seconds on WhatsApp.
'Revolutionising common man's life using…
TB free India: Collective efforts required to achieve target
New Delhi, Aug 9 (UNI) Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said
collective efforts from all stakeholders is required to achieve the target of a TB free India by 2025.
The Vice President, who chaired a…
‘Come listen to us’, Opposition tells PM in a video !
New Delhi, Aug 8 (UNI) Ahead of the last week of Monsoon Session, Opposition parties on Sunday released a video, urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to listen to them.
"Mr. Modi, come listen to us," Trinamool Congress leader Derek…
Kerala: Covid lockdown restrictions force people to perform ‘Bali Tharpanam’ rituals at home
Restrictions to contain the spread of coronavirus in Kerala forced people to offer “bali” to their ancestors by performing the rituals in their homeson the occasion of ‘Karkitaka Vavu Bali’ on Sunday. Many places in Kerala including Aluva…
Despite red flags, Railway University gave contract to firm of Board member
Despite red flags raised by officials of potential conflict of interest and propriety, contracts worth Rs 6 crore were given to firms promoted by educationist Pramath Raj Sinha by the “Railway University” even as Sinha is a member of the…
72 seconds out of 45 min: Lok Sabha TV coverage of Opposition in House last sitting
Scheduled to end August 13, Parliament’s monsoon session has been disrupted by the row over alleged surveillance through the use of the Pegasus spyware.
Accusing Lok Sabha TV of shutting it out, the Opposition, which has been seeking a…
PDP’s Self Rule roadmap effective solution for lasting peace in J&K: Mehbooba
Srinagar, Aug 8 (UNI) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday reiterated the efficacy of self rule in securing lasting peace in Jammu and Kashmir which addresses both the internal and external dimensions of the…
Yogi writes to Block Pramukhs to improve village infrastructure
Lucknow, Aug 8 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has written letters to the Block Pramukhs to prepare a plan to improve the infrastructure of the villages keeping in mind solid and liquid waste schemes in their respective…
Fully vaccinated can now board Mumbai locals from Aug 15
Mumbai, Aug 8 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday announced that people who have received both jabs of the COVID vaccine, can travel by the local trains in Mumbai from August 15.
However, he maintained that a gap of…
Rs 19,500 crores to be transferred into accounts of over 9 crore farmers
Patna, Aug 08 (UNI) BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi on Sunday said that over Rs 19,500 crores would be transferred into the accounts of more than nine crore farmers on August 9 and maintained that the centre was striving for farmer's…
