Category: India News

No humans infected with bird flu in Bihar so far

Patna, Jan 14: No case of humans getting infected with the bird flu virus has been detected in Bihar so far, a senior state government official said. “Among the reported cases of suspected or confirmed bird flu, we have not come across with any such incident (of humans getting […]

Massive preparations for Mayawati’s birthday

Lucknow, Jan 14: Massive preparations are underway to celebrate BSP supremo Mayawati’s 63rd birthday in the state capital on Tuesday. Party sources said the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president will hold a press conference and release the 14th volume of her book ‘A Travelogue of My Struggle Ridden Life […]

Pandya, Rahul tender unconditional apology; BCCI members demand SGM

New Delhi, Jan 14: Suspended cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul Monday tendered “unconditional” apologies for their sexist comments during a TV chat show amid CoA chief Vinod Rai saying that the BCCI should correct the two players, not end their careers. However, despite the apologies tendered by the […]

Top Bollywood director Hirani denies sexual assault allegations

Renowned Bollywood director Rajkumar Hirani has denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a subordinate over a period of six months in 2018. Hirani, known for feel-good, comedy films that have grossed record numbers at the Indian box-office, was named in a Huffington Post India story on Sunday. It […]

Exclusive: India likely to overshoot fertilizer aid bill by $4.2 billion, banks may chip in – sources

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI  – India is likely to overshoot its fertilizer subsidy bill for this financial year by 300 billion rupees ($4.2 billion), three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, and the government could tap state banks to fund the extra spending. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government […]

Govt to construct 44 ‘strategically important’ roads along India-China border

New Delhi, Jan 13: The government will construct 44?strategic roads along the border with China and over 2100 km of axial and lateral roads in Punjab and Rajasthan, abutting Pakistan, a CPWD document shows According to an annual report (2018-19) prepared, and released earlier this month by the Central […]

Ujjain civil surgeon removed over ‘kiss’ clip

Ujjain (MP), Jan 13: Ujjain district hospital civil surgeon is landed in soup after a video purportedly showing him getting intimate with a woman, believed to be a nurse, in an operation theatre has gone viral on social media. The 49-year-old civil surgeon has been removed from his post […]

Actor Paul visits International Border in Jammu

Jammu, Jan 13: Actor Manish Paul Sunday visited the forward areas along the International Border (IB) here and saluted the courage and bravery of BSF personnel for their contribution in securing the borders, an offcial said. The actor was very excited to be at the IB for the first […]

SP-BSP alliance: Cong leaders meet in Lucknow

Lucknow, Jan 13: A day after the SP and the BSP announced alliance for the Lok Sabha polls in the state, senior Congress leaders Sunday held a brainstorming meeting at the party’s state headquarters here to discuss future course of action. The Congress, which has been left out of […]

Congress to contest all 80 seats from UP

Lucknow, Jan 13: A day after it was virtually left out being part of an anti-BJP alliance formed by the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party, the Congress on Sunday declared it will contest all the 80 Lok Sabha seats from the state on its own. However, the grand […]

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