West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday filed her nomination from Nandigram seat for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state. The TMC on March 5 released its list of candidates with Banerjee announcing that she will contest from Nandigram. Banerjee had been contesting polls from Bhawanipore constituency so far. On March […]
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Andhra Pradesh municipal elections: SEC inspects polling arrangements in Vijayawada
Andhra Pradesh State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar visited the polling booth at Bishop Gracy High School and inspected the polling arrangements on Wednesday. The SEC was accompanied by Krishna district collector AMD Imtiaz, Vijayawada Municipal Commissioner Prasanna Venkatesh, Election Observer J Subrahmanyam, and others. The SEC interacted with the voters and asked them about the arrangements at the polling […]
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Over 2.4 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses administered so far across India
More than 2.43 crore (2,43,67,906) COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered through 3,39,145 sessions across the States and Union Territories so far, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHWF) informed on Wednesday. “More than 2.43 cr (2,43,67,906) vaccine doses have been administered through 3,39,145 sessions across the States and UTs, as per the […]
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Delhi Police arrests two more persons in Red Fort violence case
The Delhi Police has arrested two more persons in connection with the January 26 Red Fort violence case. The accused has been identified as Maninderjit Singh, a Dutch national settled in Birmingham, UK and Khempreet Singh. According to the crime branch, Maninderjit Singh was arrested at IGI Airport while trying to flee from […]
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Transition finance can be a path to carbon neutrality: S&P
Transition finance can contribute up to one trillion dollars per year to the economy as companies in hard-to-abate sectors raise capital and use proceeds for activities that help them reduce carbon footprint, S&P Global Ratings said on Wednesday. As the transition to a net-zero economy gains traction, new sectors and issuers will enter […]
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Argentina reports 7,307 new Covid-19 cases
Argentina registered 7,307 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the national tally to 2,162,001, the health ministry said. The ministry also reported 131 more deaths from the disease, taking the nationwide toll to 53,252. A total of 1,956,591 patients have recovered from the disease so far, while 152,158 cases remain active, it said. […]
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Madurai to impose Rs 200 fine on those not wearing masks
The Madurai district administration on Tuesday has ordered the imposition of a fine of Rs 200 on those not wearing masks in public places. A press release issued by the Madurai district collector reminded the people that the curfew has been extended till March 31 in Tamil Nadu. “As the second wave of COVID-19 is likely to form in […]
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Tirath Singh Rawat to be new CM of Uttarakhand
Tirath Singh Rawat will be the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand This decision has been taken in the meeting of the BJP Legislature Party in Dehradun. Yesterday, Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.
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Liverpool fans don’t want me as manager, says Rangers’ Gerrard
Rangers manager Steven Gerrard said it is his dream to take charge of Liverpool one day but has no intention of replacing Jurgen Klopp, who has come under pressure amid a stunning slump in form. Gerrard took the helm at Rangers in 2018 and guided them to their first Scottish […]
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China should have no role in succession process of Dalai Lama, says US
The United States on Tuesday (local time) emphasised that the Chinese government should have no role in the succession process of Tibet’s spiritual leader Dalai Lama and Beijing’s interference in the matter is an “outrageous abuse of religious freedom”. Replying to a question on President Joe Biden’s position on the issue of Dalai […]
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BJP parliamentary party meeting underway
A meeting of the BJP parliamentary party is underway on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is present at the meeting. Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, Dr. S Jaishankar, Smriti Irani, and Prahlad Patel are among others who are present at the meeting. The meeting is taking place after almost a year […]
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J-K Police organises artificial limb camp in Poonch
Jammu and Kashmir police organised a two days artificial limbs camp in Poonch on Tuesday. 100 physically challenged people who had lost their limbs in mine blasts, cross border firings along the LOC border, or in other mishaps were provided with artificial limbs. Ramesh Angral Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Poonch […]
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Sri Lanka receives 10 state-of-the-art railway passenger coaches from India
Sri Lanka has received ten state-of-the-art railway passenger coaches from India as part of the supply of 160 coaches to Sri Lankan Railways by the Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES). “India-Sri Lanka cooperation in the transport sector continues to expand with the arrival of 10 state-of-the-art railway passenger coaches at the Colombo Port,” said Indian High Commission in Colombo in […]
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Number of Covid-19 cases in Lebanon crosses 400,000 mark
The number of cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lebanon since the beginning of the pandemic has exceeded 400,000 – an increase of 3,939 in the past day, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said in a daily report. The ministry said the overall case tally now stood at 401,810 people. It said […]
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Uttarakhand CM candidate likely to be finalised at BJP legislature party meet
A day after Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned from the chief ministerial post, a meeting of the BJP legislature party will be held on Wednesday in which a new Chief Minister candidate is likely to be decided. In the meeting scheduled to be held at around 10 am, five BJP Members of Parliament […]