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Max temp in Delhi settles at two degrees above normal

New Delhi, Feb 19: The maximum temperature in the city on Wednesday settled at 26.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above the normal. The national capital in the morning had recorded a low of 8.1 degrees Celsius, three notches below the normal. The Central Pollution Control Board registered Delhi’s Air […]

Maha CM visits Shivneri Fort on Shivaji”s birth anniversary

Mumbai, Feb 19: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray visited the Shivneri Fort in Pune district on Wednesday to pay homage to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his birth anniversary. The Maratha warrior king was born in Shivneri, located in Junnar tehsil of Pune, in 1630. Thackeray attended some programmes, including […]

SC upheld right to protest but other citizens also have rights: Interlocutors at Shaheen Bagh

New Delhi, Feb 19: The two interlocutors appointed by the Supreme Court on Wednesday visited Shaheen Bagh to initiate talks with the protesters, asserting that the top court has upheld their right to protest but it should not affect the rights of other citizens The two interlocutors are advocate […]

NDMC suspends trade licence of Park hotel

New Delhi, Feb 18: The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Tuesday suspended the health and the trade licences of Park hotel, following the cancellation of fire safety certificate by the Delhi Fire services. “Based on suspension of Fire Safety Certificate by Delhi Fire Services, we have suspended all […]

Police detain domestic help of Geelani

Srinagar, Feb 18: Police on Tuesday detained a man who was working as a domestic help at the residence of ailing separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, official sources said. Sirajuddin Ganaie was taken into custody outside Geelani’s house this evening and shifted to a police station for questioning, […]

Odisha govt presents Rs 1.5 lakh crore budget for FY21

Bhubaneswar, Feb 18: Odisha Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari on Tuesday presented the annual budget for 2020-21 with an outlay of Rs 1,50,000 crore, a rise of 11.1 in comparison to the previous fiscal. While Rs 65,655 crore has been allocated as administrative expenditure, Rs 74,000 crore is meant for […]

India to harvest record rice, wheat crops

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI – India is expected to produce a record 106.21 million tonnes of wheat this year, the farm ministry said, as favourable weather conditions helped to improve crop yields, with output far exceeding demand and further boosting stocks at grain bins. Wheat output in India, the world’s […]

Indian industry wants import tax cut to tackle coronavirus disruptions

NEW DELHI – Indian business leaders are calling for cuts in import duties on antibiotic drugs, mobile parts and other items to help cope with the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak which has disrupted supplies from China, government and industry officials said. The outbreak of the virus in […]

Prashant Kishor questions Nitish Kumar’s development in Bihar

Patna, Feb 18: Election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Tuesday questioned the Nitish Kumar government’s development model, even as he sneered at the chief minister for making ideological compromises to stay in an alliance with the BJP. Kishor, who has been vocal about his opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act […]

Delhi court sends Sharjeel to judicial custody till Mar 3 in New Friends Colony anti-CAA violence case

New Delhi, Feb 18: A Delhi court Tuesday sent Sharjeel Imam, named as an “instigator” by Delhi Police in its charge sheet on violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at New Friends Colony here last year, to judicial custody till March 3. Imam was arrested on sedition […]

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