Category: India News

Top Indian news anchor Arnab Goswami arrested for alleged abetment of suicide

MUMBAI – One of India’s top TV news anchors, Arnab Goswami, was arrested by police in Mumbai on Wednesday for alleged abetment of suicide in a case registered in 2018, his channel said in a statement. According to local media, the case related to the suicide of an […]

Prasad questions Arnab Goswami’s arrest, dubs it as textbook case of hypocrisy

New Delhi, Nov 4: Law Minister and senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday described the arrest of Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami as “seriously reprehensible, unwarranted and worrisome.” He also questioned the silence of the Congress leadership when its government in Maharashtra was “blatantly suppressing freedom of […]

Fall in mortality rate, high recovery keep active COVID-19 cases in India below 6 lakh

New Delhi, Nov 4:  Active COVID-19 cases in India have been witnessing a steady decline and remained below six lakh for the sixth consecutive day on Wednesday due to a sustained fall in the mortality rate and a large number of patients recuperating from the disease daily, the […]

India records 38,310 new coronavirus cases

MUMBAI – India recorded 38,310 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking its tally to 8.27 million, health ministry data showed on Tuesday. It was the ninth straight day that infections numbered fewer than 50,000, as cases have dipped from a September peak, but experts warn […]

Exclusive: RBI exploring investment options for reserves, sources say

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI – The Reserve Bank of India is looking at diversifying its foreign exchange reserve investments amid the fall in global interest rates caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to two government sources aware of the development. The RBI’s foreign exchange reserves stand at a record $560.63 […]

Rajiv assassination: SC expresses unhappiness over pendency of convict’s plea for pardon

New Delhi, Nov 3: The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed unhappiness over the pendency of a plea by a convict seeking pardon in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case for over two years with the Tamil Nadu Governor. The top court asked the counsel for petitioner A G Perarivalan, who is […]

Do vote, so that new govt of your choice is formed: Rahul to Bihar voters

New Delhi, Nov 3: As polling began for the second phase of the Bihar Assembly election, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday urged people to vote so that a new government of their choice can be formed. Taking to Twitter, the former Congress chief said he will be in […]

Bypolls: Voting underway in 54 assembly seats across 10 states, strict COVID-19 norms in place

Bhopal/Lucknow/Ahmedabad, Nov 3: Thousands of people on Tuesday battled corona fears and queued up outside polling booths across 10 states to vote in by-elections to 54 assembly constituencies, including 28 in Madhya Pradesh where the BJP is locked in a high-stakes contest with the Congress to save its government. […]

Tejashwi, 4 ministers of Nitish govt in fray in 2nd phase

Patna, Nov 2:  The stage is set for the second and, arguably, the most crucial of the three phases of Bihar assembly elections in which over 2.85 crore voters are eligible to decide the fate of nearly 1,500 candidates on Tuesday. Voting will take place on November 3 […]

India’s COVID-19 caseload crosses 82 lakh-mark, national recovery rate reaches 91.68 pc

New Delhi, Nov 2: India’s COVID-19 caseload crossed the 82 lakh-mark, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 75.44 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 91.68 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The total coronavirus […]

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