Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on Sunday assaulted by an unidentified person near Patna, in an incident that has sent shock waves across Bihar. Officials were tight-lipped about the incident though highly placed sources said it took place in Bakhtiyarpur where Kumar was meeting his old associates.The chief minister, who has spent his early […]
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Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates key projects in Chandigarh
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday inaugurated several projects, including the state-of-the-art Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) here. Shah also laid foundation stones of a hostel block of commerce college, a project for constructing 240 houses for police personnel and a bus depot-cum-workshop.The Union Minister was accompanied by Punjab Governor Banwarlilal Purohit on […]
Covid-19: India sees less than 2,000 cases for 8th day with 1,421 fresh infections
India’s daily Covid surge remained below the 2,000-mark for the entire week even as several countries witnessed a worrying spike in fresh infections. In the last 24 hours, 1,421 new cases were reported, the health ministry said, and the active cases have now dropped below the 16,500-mark, or 0.04 per cent of the nation’s overall […]
Day-2 of CBI probe in Bengal violence amid deepening political row
A CBI team was in Bengal’s Birbhum for the second day on Sunday to probe the latest violence case in the state, which has reached parliament and the Supreme Court. Eight people – six women and two children – were burnt to death in the horrific incident that has triggered a fresh political row between […]
Mann ki Baat’ LIVE: PM Modi hails India meeting export target of $400 billion
Indian exports crossing USD 400 billion has filled us with pride as it signifies country’s potential and capability, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said while addressing the nation on his monthly radio programme ‘Mann ki Baat’. When every Indian becomes vocal for local then it does not take long for local products to go […]
IPL 2022: Dhoni’s valiant fifty in vain as Kolkata register comfortable six-wicket win
Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Chennai Super Kings by six wickets in the blockbuster season opener of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Chasing 132 for the win, Ajinkya Rahane hit a brilliant 44 before skipper Shreyas Iyer scored an unbeaten 20 to steer them past the finish line. Earlier, Umesh Yadav plucked two early wickets before […]
Cop shot dead near his residence by terrorists in Budgam
A special police officer (SPO) was shot dead by terrorists while his brother was injured in a terror attack in Chadbugh in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, news agency ANI reported. “At about 8:35 pm, terrorists fired at and critically injured SPO Ishfaq Ahmad near his residence at Chadbugh in Budgam,” a J&K police […]
India to resume international flights from March 27
After a coronavirus pandemic-induced hiatus of over two years, regular international flights are set to resume from Sunday with airports and airlines getting ready for normal overseas operations.Battered by the pandemic, the airline industry is slowly coming back to normalcy and the resumption of normal overseas flights is expected to provide a fillip to the […]
Modi govt extends scheme providing free food grain to poor by six months
The Narendra Modi government on Saturday extended the Pradhanmantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, the scheme to provide free food grains by another six months. The decision was taken in the cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Modi. “In keeping with the concern and sensitivity towards poor and vulnerable sections of society, the Union Cabinet chaired by […]