COVID cases in India witness a dip as the country logged 5,476 new infections in the last 24 hours, Union Health Ministry informed on Sunday. With this, the active COVID cases stand at 59,442, taking the weekly positivity rate to 0.77 percent and the daily positivity rate to 0.60 percent. […]
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Customer stabs fruit-seller to death in Mumbai
A customer stabbed a fruit-seller to death after a dispute over a money transaction in the Null Bazar area of Mumbai on Saturday after which the Crime Branch arrested the accused while he was trying to flee from the state. Vinayak Chauhan of the Crime Branch said, “the accused Sohrab […]
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President Kovind flags off fitness run at Rashtrapati Bhavan as part of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations
As a part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, President Ram Nath Kovind and the First Lady Savita Kovind flagged off a fitness run at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday. The President, along with the senior officials and staff of the President’s Secretariat, participated in the run. “President Ram Nath Kovind and the First Lady, Smt […]
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PM Modi to inaugurate Pune Metro line today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday has left for Maharashtra’s Pune on a day’s visit to the city where he will take part in various programmes including the inauguration of the Pune Metro line, unveiling the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, attending Golden Jubilee celebrations of Symbiosis University among another […]
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Iconic pier at Rock beach in Puducherry collapses due to high waves
Puducherry’s iconic pier at the Rock beach collapsed partially on Saturday night due to high waves as a result of deep depression over the Bay of Bengal. Meanwhile, the depression over southwest Bay of Bengal moved nearly southwestwards with a speed of about 07 kmph during the past six hours […]
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Kerala Congress (B) to engage in charity works for poor, says MLA K B Ganesh Kumar
Kerala Congress (B) will focus on social and welfare measures in a bid to reach out to the poor and vulnerable in the state, said party MLA K B Ganesh Kumar. Speaking to ANI, Kumar said that the party will have to rigorously work for the welfare of the poor, besides taking […]
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Operation Ganga: IAF flight carrying 210 Indian evacuees reaches Hindan airbase
Indian Air Force flight carrying 210 Indians evacuated from war-hit Ukraine arrived at Hindan airbase near Delhi from Bucharest, Romania on Sunday. IAF, in a tweet, informed that as of March 6 at 7:30 am, the Air Force has sent 11 sorties, evacuating 2,266 Indians and providing 26.25 tons of […]
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TDP leader slams Jagan Reddy’s advisor for remarks over Amaravati farmers’ agitation
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) spokesman K Pattabhiram on Saturday slammed Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s advisor Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy for his alleged remarks over Amaravati farmers’ agitation. Addressing a press conference here, the TDP leader said the chief minister’s advisor had probably made those senseless comments without reading the verdict of the High […]
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Karnataka CM hands over cheque of Rs 25 lakh to family of medical student killed in Ukraine
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday handed over a cheque of Rs 25 lakh to the family of Naveen Shekharappa, an MBBS student who died in shelling in war-torn Ukraine. The Chief Minister also promised a job for a family member of Naveen. “I have handed over a cheque of Rs 25 lakh […]
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UP’s future safe in Akhilesh Yadav’s hands, says Mayank Joshi after joining SP
Mayank Joshi, son of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi who joined Samajwadi Party (SP) on Saturday said that Uttar Pradesh’s future will be safe in former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav’s hands. “I have joined Samajwadi Party today. Akhilesh Yadav talks about development, women’s safety and youth. As a youth, I thought to stand […]
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Iran, IAEA agree to settle nuclear issues in boost for Vienna talks
Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Saturday agreed on a roadmap to resolve Iran’s nuclear safeguards issues by June, a vital step as talks in Vienna over reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal entered the final stage. The IAEA released a joint statement by its Director-General Rafael Grossi and Mohammad Eslami, president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), after […]
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Visa, Mastercard suspend operations in Russia
Credit card and Payment giants Mastercard and Visa announced that they were suspending operations in Russia and that their cards issued by Russian banks will no longer work outside the country. “Effective immediately, Visa will work with its clients and partners within Russia to cease all Visa transactions over the […]
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BJP workers taken into custody in Mumbai after clashes with police
A clash broke out on Sunday between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers and police outside Malvani police station in Mumbai where the interrogation of Union Minister Narayan Rane and his MLA son Nitesh Rane was underway in connection with Disha Salian’s death case. Following the commotion, a few BJP workers were taken into custody. Narayan Rane and son Nitesh appeared […]