New Delhi, Mar 17: The Rajya Sabha accepted the resignation of nominated member Swapan Dasgupta on Wednesday. Dasgupta tendered his resignation from the Upper House of Parliament on Tuesday after being named as a BJP candidate in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly polls. Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh […]
India reported 24,492 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the sixth straight day of more than 20,000 infections, as curbs to try to stop the spread of COVID-19 were expanded in parts of the country that have recorded a surge. Total cases have now risen to 11.41 million, the […]
New Delhi, Mar 16: Taking a dig at the government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that selling public sector banks to “cronies” will compromise the country’s financial security. He also accused the government of “privatising profit” and “nationalising loss”. “Government of India (GOI) is privatising profit and […]
(Eds: Disclaimer: The following press release comes to you under an arrangement with PRNewswire. PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same.) – Plans to Inoculate Maximum Mumbaikars MUMBAI, India, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — With the COVID-19 vaccination drive for senior citizens and those aged over 45 […]
Lucknow, Mar 15: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday urged dialogue between the protesting farmers and the Centre while addressing a meeting of BJP office bearers, during which he also invoked the border clashes with China and the construction of the Ram temple. Making an appeal to farmers […]
Mumbai, Mar 15: Bollywood superstar-producer Aamir Khan on Monday announced that he has decided to leave social media, adding that updates about his future projects will be available on his production banner’s official account. Khan, who turned 56 yesterday, also thanked his well-wishers for their love and warmth on […]
New Delhi, Mar 15: Banking operations including cheque clearance across the country got affected on Monday as bankers under the aegis of the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) have gone on a nationwide strike to protest against the proposed privatisation of two state-owned lenders UFBU, an umbrella body […]
Mumbai, Mar 13: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze Saturday night after questioning him for 12 hours over the recovery of an explosive-laden vehicle near the residence of industrialist Mukesh Ambani, an agency spokesperson said. Waze was summoned at the agency’s Mumbai office at […]
Jammu, Mar 14: A motorcyclist was killed and his wife critically injured after being hit by a rashly driven mini-bus here, police said on Sunday. The accused driver, Chaman Lal, who fled the scene of the accident, was arrested and his vehicle seized, a police spokesman said. Yash […]
India’s new oversight of digital news platforms is drawing protest from the media industry and activists who fear the rules will curb press freedom in the world’s largest democracy. India, which has one of the world’s biggest and most diverse media industries, last month announced the Intermediary Guidelines […]
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