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India records 9,102 fresh COVID-19 cases, 117 fatalities in a day

New Delhi, Jan 26: India reported 9,102 fresh coronavirus cases in a day, the lowest in around eight months, as the infection tally reached 1,06,76,838, according to Union Health Ministry data on Tuesday. During the same period, 117 fatalities were recorded, also the lowest in over eight months, taking […]

Protesting farmers enter Red Fort, man climbs flagstaff to hoist flag

New Delhi, Jan 26: Deviating from the designated route for the proposed tractor parade, a section of protesting farmers entered the Red Fort on Tuesday and hoisted flags from some domes of the iconic monument in the national capital. Pushed back by the police form the ITO in Central […]

Tractor parade: Clashes between farmers, police in parts of Delhi, protestors enter Red Fort complex

New Delhi, Jan 26: Protesting farmers clashed with police at several places in the national capital and entered the iconic Red Fort and ITO in the heart of national capital, with hundreds of them deviating from pre-decided routes, prompting security personnel to resort to lathicharge and tear gas Chaotic […]

Indian farmers ride caravan of tractors into capital ahead of Republic Day

NEW DELHI – Caravans of tractors clogged a key highway in northern India on Monday as tens of thousands of farmers protesting against agriculture reforms streamed into the capital ahead of Republic Day, and police said they were prepared to deal with the crowds. India marks its founding […]

Cold wave likely in Delhi

New Delhi, Jan 25: Delhi is in for another cold wave with the minimum temperature likely to drop by four degrees Celsius over the next two-three days, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday. The maximum is likely to settle around 16 degrees Celsius. Dense-to-very-dense fog is also predicted […]

131 more COVID deaths, 13203 cases

New Delhi, Jan 25: India recorded the lowest number of coronavirus fatalities in over eight months with 131 more deaths being recorded, the Health Ministry said on Monday. The COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,06,67,736 with 13,203 more infections. There are 1,84,182 active cases, which is 1.73 per cent of […]

40-year-old woman killed by leopard in Uttarakhand

Pithoragarh (U’khand), Jan 25: A 40-year-old woman was killed by a leopard in a village here on Monday, officials said. Seema Devi (40), a resident of Harali Agar village in Devalthal area of the district, was attacked by the leopard when she was cutting grass in a field along […]

Veteran actor Biswajit Chatterjee crowned as Indian Personality of the Year at IFFI 51 Closing Ceremony

“Bangladesh and India are one, not separate” : Panaji, January 24, 2021 The 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India, Goa has conferred Shri Biswajit Chatterjee, veteran actor, producer, director and singer of Hindi and Bengali cinema, with the Indian Personality of the Year Award, in […]

#MeToo: Ramani’s allegations of sexual misconduct false, Akbar reiterates before Delhi court

New Delhi, Jan 23:  Former union minister M J Akbar on Saturday reiterated before a Delhi court that the allegations of sexual misconduct made by journalist Priya Ramani against him were “fabricated and false”. Akbar made the submission before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar through senior advocate […]

MP government trying to crush farmers’ voice: Kamal Nath

Indore, Jan 24: Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath on Sunday hit out at the state government for use of force on his party workers during a protest in Bhopal against the Centre’s three new farm laws, and alleged that the government was trying to crush the voice of […]

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