Gangster Suresh Pujari who is currently in Mumbai Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) custody in connection with an extortion case, was admitted to the hospital after testing COVID-19 positive. “Gangster Suresh Pujari hospitalized after testing positive for COVID. He is currently in Mumbai Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) custody in connection with an extortion case,” Mumbai ATS said on Thursday. Earlier on December 15, the Maharashtra ATS brought gangster […]
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CBI won’t be affected by trial court observations, says Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court on Thursday said that Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), a specialized investigating agency, will not get carried away by the observations made by a trial court directing probe against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh. Justice Subramonium Prasad’s observation came while hearing a plea filed by Deshmukh against the trial court […]
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Sharad Pawar: Four BJP MLAs are leaving the party today
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday took a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and claimed that four BJP MLAs are leaving the party today itself. Briefing media persons in Mumbai today, Pawar said, “Not a single day passes when a BJP leader does not leave […]
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SA vs Ind, 3rd Test: Kohli, Pant revive innings as visitors extend lead to 143
Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant revived India’s second innings after Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane lost their wickets cheaply in the morning session on Day 3 of the ongoing third Test here at Newlands, Cape Town on Thursday. At the lunch break, India’s score read 130/4 — with the visitors […]
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Europe’s policy allows it to be ‘influential player’ in relation to Russia, China: Berlin
Europe’s overall policy allows it to be an “influential player,” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Thursday ahead of the informal EU meeting in France. “Strengthening Europe’s role in the world requires more than managing current crises, it also requires long-term strategies and planning. It is for this reason that we are […]
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Nepal’s Rastriya Ekata Abhiyan demonstrates against Chinese interference, burns pictures of Chinese Ambassador
Nepal’s Hindu Civic Society Rastriya Ekata Abhiyan (National Unity Campaign) burnt pictures of the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Hou Yanqi in Maitighar, Kathmandu on Wednesday protesting China’s “increased interference” in Nepal’s internal matters Demonstrators also lambasted the Chinese Ambassador for unnecessarily interfering in Nepal’s internal affairs, imposing unannounced blockade in Rasuwagadhi […]
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BJP loses third minister in Uttar Pradesh as Dharam Singh Saini resigns
Uttar Pradesh minister Dharam Singh Saini resigned from his post on Thursday. In his resignation letter, the BJP leader mentioned the callous attitude of the BJP government in the state towards farmers, Dalits, the unemployed and those belonging to other backward classes. This announcement holds importance ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. Elections for the 403 assembly constituencies […]
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BJP MLA Vinay Shakya quits party, to follow Swami Prasad Maurya
Days after UP’s Social Welfare Minister Swami Prasad Maurya resigned from BJP, another MLA from Bidhuna Vinay Shakya has also put down his papers on Thursday. This is a third BJP lawmaker who is resigning from the party in as many days. Shakya, his brother Devesh Shakya and their mother Draupadi Shakya came to Maurya’s […]
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Over 3 crore teenagers get first dose of Covid-19 vaccine
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday that over 3 crore teenagers between the age limit of 15 and 18 years have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Mandaviya tweeted, “Great sense of responsibility & enthusiasm among Young India over 3 crore youngsters between the 15-18 age group […]
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Taliban not ready to oblige Pakistan on TTP: Report
The Taliban, who seized power in Afghanistan in mid-August last year, are not ready to accept the demands of Pakistan of curbing the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in return to the favour done by Islamabad in facilitating their return to power in the strife-torn country. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is using Afghan territory as […]
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Karnataka: Bengaluru civic body nixes Congress rally on January 19
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Thursday cancelled the permission granted to the Congress party to organise a rally on the National College ground on January 19 citing the rise in COVID-19 cases. The Congress Party’s Karnataka unit had started Mekedatu padayatra on January 9, demanding a reservoir across the Cauvery river in Ramanagara district. […]
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Uttarakhand: 30 BSF personnel, deployed on election duty, test positive for Covid-19
As many as 30 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, deployed on election duty in Kotdwar Assembly constituency, have tested positive for COVID-19. Kotdwar Circle Officer GL Kholi today told ANI, “In the Kotdwar assembly elections, 30 out of 82 soldiers posted in E Company of 50th Battalion of BSF, who reached for security duty, have been found […]
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Juvenile held for raping minor girl on bus in Vadodra Gujarat
A minor boy was detained by police for allegedly raping a minor girl in a bus parked on VIP Road in the Harni area of Vadodara on January 2, said Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Vadodara Police Bharat Rathod. The two accomplices of the accused are still absconding, said the police. A case was registered […]
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Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge tests positive for Covid-19
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Thursday tested positive for COVID-19. The Congress leader is currently asymptomatic and is under home isolation. “He is asymptomatic and is under home isolation. He is fully vaccinated but was not yet eligible for his precaution dose,” his office said in a statement. Ravindra […]
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Assam Rifles apprehends PLA terrorist in Manipur
The Assam Rifles apprehended a suspected People’s Liberation Army (PLA) terrorist in Manipur, said The Assam Rifles on Thursday. The Assam Rifles tweeted from its official Twitter handle, “Assam Rifles apprehends a PLA terrorist in Manipur. Mantripukhri Battalion of #AssamRifles, on 11 Jan, in a joint operation with Manipur Police, apprehended a terrorist of PLA from Andro Khuman Nungyungbi Leikai, Imphal East, Manipur.” (ANI)