Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 10 degree Celsius (C) on Tuesday morning, which was 5 degrees C below normal. This temperature was updated by India Meteorological Department (IMD) at 8.30am. “There are cold wave conditions already over Delhi, but will be declared on day 2 if same criteria is fulfilled,” […]
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PM Modi urges voters to come out in large numbers, strengthen the festival of democracy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi encouraged voters to come out in large numbers to cast their votes as polling began for Phase 2 of Bihar assembly elections and for 54 other seats in 10 other states on Tuesday. “Today, there are by-polls taking place in various places across India. I urge […]
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Covid-19 vaccine: CureVac candidate’s immune response & unwilling Russians
The global caseload of the coronavirus disease is hurtling towards 50 million, even as research and trials continue across the world to find a vaccine against Covid-19, which has claimed more than 1.2 million lives so far. As the world waits with bated breath for a Covid-19 vaccine, amid a […]
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US presidential elections headed for a tight finish: Polls
The US presidential race is headed for a tight finish with the margin between US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden shrinking, particularly in key battle ground states, latest opinion polls indicated on Monday on the eve of the elections. Biden, 77, was leading Trump, 74, in […]
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India could resume foreign secretary-level dialogue with Nepal. There is one condition
Army Chief General MM Naravane, who travels to Nepal this week to be conferred the honorary rank of general of the Nepali Army, will meet Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on November 5. The meeting, being described as crucial, could lead to resumption of foreign secretary-level dialogue between the two […]
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Sushant Singh Rajput death: Why is CBI silent on status of probe, asks Maharashtra Congress
Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) has questioned the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for its radio silence regarding the probe into actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case and the New Delhi-based All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences’ (AIIMS) panel report that was made public in October. The party has questioned if the […]
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Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi hospitalised with Covid-related complications
Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi was readmitted to the Guwahati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) at night on Sunday due to coronavirus disease (Covid-19)-related complications. He was discharged from the hospital a week ago. Gogoi (86) had spent the past two months in hospital after he tested Covid-19 positive in August. […]
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German warship to patrol Indian Ocean from next year
A German warship will patrol the Indian Ocean as part of the country’s plans to manage China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region, German defence minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has said. She said the frigate is expected to be deployed next year and a German naval presence in the Indo-Pacific will help safeguard the […]
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2nd phase of Bihar polls to decide fate of brothers Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap
The fate of brothers Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) will be decided on Tuesday when 94 of the 243 seats in the legislative assembly will vote across 17 districts in the second phase of polling in the Bihar assembly election. Tejashwi, the […]
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Mukesh Ambani loses $5 billion as oil sinks Reliance shares
Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, lost as much as $5 billion from his net worth as Reliance Industries Ltd.’s shares tumbled to the lowest price in more than three months following a drop in quarterly profit. The stock of India’s most-valuable company fell as much as 6.8% in Mumbai on […]
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SC stays EC’s order revoking Kamal Nath’s star campaigner status
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Election Commission of India’s order revoking senior Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Kamal Nath’s star campaigner status in the upcoming by-polls in the state. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde questioned the poll body over its decision. “Where does […]
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HAM demands probe into Ram Vilas Paswan’s death, politics says Chirag Paswan
The Hindustani Awam Morcha party on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a probe into Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan’s death last month with the party raising doubts about the late Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader’s son Chirag Paswan. The move drew flak from Paswan’s son Chirag Paswan, […]
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PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi to campaign in Bihar on November 3
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi are slated to join electioneering for candidates of their respective coalitions in the fray in the last phase of polling in Bihar assembly elections by addressing two rallies in different areas of Seemanchal on Tuesday. While PM Modi will be winding up his […]
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6 killed, 9 injured in vehicle collision in UP’s Bahraich
Six people were killed and nine others injured when a van carrying them was hit by an unidentified vehicle in Payagpur (check spelling) area of Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh, according to news agency PTI on Monday. Deputy superintendent of police TN Dubey said the van was carrying 16 people. The […]
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Pak dismisses India’s rejection of its moves in Gilgit-Baltistan
Pakistan, whose prime minister has officially declared a “provisional provincial status” to Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), has rejected India’s assertion that Islamabad did not have any locus standi to bring such material changes to the region, which is part of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Pakistan foreign office […]