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Feb 15, 2022 10:15 PM IST
Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu, accused in Red Fort violence, killed in road accident
Punjabi actor-activist Deep Sidhu, who is accused in 2021 Red Fort violence incident, died in a road accident near Haryana’s Sonepat. Read more
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Feb 15, 2022 09:35 PM IST
Schools in Delhi to remain closed tomorrow
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Feb 15, 2022 09:07 PM IST
Yes Bank promoter Rana Kapoor moves bail plea in Delhi HC
Former managing director and CEO of Yes Bank Rana Kapoor on Tuesday moved a bail petition to Delhi high court.
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Feb 15, 2022 08:33 PM IST
Legendary singer Sandhya Mukherjee, who recently rejected Padma Shree, passes away in Kolkata after contracting Covid last month
Legendary singer Sandhya Mukherjee, who recently rejected Padma Shree, passes away in Kolkata after contracting Covid last month, reports ANI.
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Feb 15, 2022 07:59 PM IST
Karnataka: Section 144 imposed in Tumakuru district from tomorrow ahead of PU colleges reopening
The Karnataka government on Tuesday imposed section 144 in the Tumakuru district from 6 am on Wednesday. Read more
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Feb 15, 2022 07:48 PM IST
After several days of decline, Delhi sees rise in fresh Covid cases; 756 more patients detected in city
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Feb 15, 2022 07:26 PM IST
No fly zone declared till Feb 17 in Punjab’s Fazilka in view of PM Modi’s rally in Abohar on Thursday
No fly zone declared till Feb 17 in Punjab’s Fazilka in view of PM Modi’s rally in Abohar on Thursday.
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Feb 15, 2022 07:04 PM IST
Delhi declares holiday on February 16 in all govt offices on account of Guru Ravidas’s birthday
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Feb 15, 2022 06:52 PM IST
CBI registers FIR in Thanjavur student suicide case
The Central Bureau of Investigation ( CBI ) on Tuesday registered an First Information Report ( FIR) in the Tamil Nadu girl’s suicide case. Read more
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Feb 15, 2022 06:30 PM IST
Kerala records 11,776 new Covid19 cases, 20 deaths
Kerala on Tuesday registered 11,776 new Covid19 cases, & 20 deaths today. Kerala’s active caseload now stands at 1,23,825.
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Feb 15, 2022 06:12 PM IST
ECI requests governor of Punjab to take action against Punjab State Information Commissioner for running an election campaign in favour of his father
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has requested the governor of Punjab to take action against Punjab State Information Commissioner Anumit Singh Sodhi after complaints of violation of powers by him for running an election campaign in favour of his father Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi.
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Feb 15, 2022 05:15 PM IST
Lakhimpur Kheri violence accused Ashish Mishra walks out of jail after being granted bail last week
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Feb 15, 2022 04:56 PM IST
Karnataka High court adjourns hearing into pleas over hijab row to Wednesday
Karnataka High court adjourns hearing into pleas over hijab row to Wednesday, reports ANI.
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Feb 15, 2022 04:24 PM IST
Central agencies being misused with aim of toppling Shiv Sena-led government in Maharashtra: Sena MP Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut alleged that central agencies are being misused with aim of toppling the Shiv Sena-led government in Maharashtra, according to news agency PTI.
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Feb 15, 2022 04:13 PM IST
Russian lawmakers call on Putin to recognise Ukraine separatist statelets
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Feb 15, 2022 04:06 PM IST
Karnataka High court: Sr advocate Kamat, for petitioner, refers to a judgment of a South Africa court
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Feb 15, 2022 03:55 PM IST
WB Municipal Polls: Second application filed before Calcutta HC alleging large scale violence during elections
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Feb 15, 2022 03:19 PM IST
Karnataka High Court begins hearing petitions challenging a ban on hijab in educational institutes
Karnataka High Court begins hearing petitions challenging a ban on hijab in educational institutes, reports news agency ANI.
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Feb 15, 2022 02:37 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan tests positive for Covid-19
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Feb 15, 2022 02:04 PM IST
Jharkhand: 4 killed in accident in Ramgarh district
Four people died while several others were injured in an accident involving six vehicles on NH 33 in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district on Tuesday afternoon.
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Feb 15, 2022 02:02 PM IST
Fodder scam: Seeking to shift Lalu Prasad Yadav to RIMS, Ranchi on medical grounds, says lawyer
“We have given an application in the court, seeking instruction to jail authorities to shift him (Lalu Prasad Yadav) to RIMS, Ranchi on the ground of his poor health,” the RJD supremo’s lawyer Prabhat Kumar said on Tuesday.
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Feb 15, 2022 01:49 PM IST
Some Russian forces near Ukraine returning to bases
On Tuesday, some russian forces near Ukraine have started returning to bases, news agency AFP said citing official sources.
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Feb 15, 2022 12:02 PM IST
Former Union law minister Ashwani Kumar quits Congress
Ashwani Kumar, the country’s former law minister, resigned from the Congress party on Tuesday.
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Feb 15, 2022 11:37 AM IST
Indian embassy in Kyiv asks Indians to leave Ukraine
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Feb 15, 2022 10:31 AM IST
ED officials visit residence of Dawood Ibrahim’s sister Haseena
Officials from the Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday visited the residence of Haseena Parkar, who is the sister of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.
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Feb 15, 2022 09:38 AM IST
Maharashtra’s Thane district adds 93 new Covid-19 cases
Thane district added 93 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday which pushed the tally to 7,07,316.
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Feb 15, 2022 09:06 AM IST
India’s daily Covid tally falls again with 27,409 new cases
India’s daily tally of Covid-19 fell below the 30,000-mark on Tuesday after 27,409 new cases were added in the last 24 hours. The cumulative count of infections has climbed to 4,26,92,943. The active cases in the country have further declined to 4,23,127.
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Feb 15, 2022 08:44 AM IST
India’s cumulative Covid vaccination count crosses 173 crore
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Feb 15, 2022 07:36 AM IST
Mizoram adds 2,022 new Covid-19 cases, tally nearing 2 lakh
Mizoram’s caseload of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) climbed to 1,99,019 after 2,022 new infections were added.
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Feb 15, 2022 07:10 AM IST
From today, Centre to receive first supply of Corbevax vaccine
From Tuesday, the Centre will receive its first supply of Biological E’s Covid-19 vaccine. Read more
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Feb 15, 2022 06:59 AM IST
Biden administration warns Russia of severe consequences if it invades Ukraine; insists on diplomatic solution
The Joe Biden-led United States administration has warned Russia of severe consequences if it raids Ukraine and has insisted on a diplomatic solution on the matter.
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Feb 15, 2022 06:13 AM IST
Assam schools set to reopen today, restrictions end
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had announced several relaxations including curfew timings, paving way for schools in the state to reopen from February 15.
Deve Gowda offers to help KCR, ‘fight BJP’s polarisation politics’
Former prime minister and Janata Dal (Secular) president H D Deve Gowda on Tuesday telephoned Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and extended support to the latter’s “fight” against the alleged polarization politics of BJP
Published on Feb 16, 2022 12:10 AM IST
Now, school in Madhya Pradesh bans hijab after right wing groups’ protest
The principal of a government college in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh has banned students from wearing the hijab inside the institution after members of right-wing groups staged a protest.
Published on Feb 16, 2022 12:07 AM IST
Andhra govt disburses ₹542 crore compensation among 597k farmers
The CMO statement mentioned that the state government had so far disbursed ₹1,612.62 crore into the accounts of 19.93 lakh farmers as part of the input subsidy.
Published on Feb 16, 2022 12:06 AM IST
‘Communal mindset’: India on OIC’s hijab, hate speech remarks
External affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi responded to OIC’s criticism a day after the group of 57 countries expressed deep concern over what it said were “public calls for genocide of Muslims” at the Dharam Sansad in Haridwar last December, harassment of Muslim women on social media and a ban on headscarves for Muslim students in Karnataka.
Published on Feb 16, 2022 12:05 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
‘Can’t give up hijab’: Students, parents in Karnataka stay firm
Muslim girls and women were seen having to remove their hijabs and burqas while those that stood their ground were turned back when they tried to attend classes and there were angry exchanges outside of schools and college in Karnataka.
Published on Feb 16, 2022 12:04 AM IST
Hijab a practice of faith, not display of jingoism, Karnataka high court told
The arguments in the petition, crucial to what has turned into a larger debate around the display of religious identity in educational institutes and the treatment of minorities in the state, were centred on Article 25 of the Indian Constitution.
Updated on Feb 16, 2022 12:03 AM IST
Indians told to leave Ukraine temporarily
India on Tuesday asked its nationals in Ukraine, especially students, to consider leaving and to avoid non-essential travel within the eastern European country amid persisting tensions over the build-up of Russian troops on the border and fears of an imminent invasion.
Updated on Feb 16, 2022 12:01 AM IST
SC examines if TN law on Vanniyar quota should go to larger bench
As the hearing on these appeals were taken up on Tuesday, a bench of justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai asked the state government and other petitioners to argue whether the matter required consideration by a larger bench.
Updated on Feb 16, 2022 12:00 AM IST
Abraham Thomas, New Delhi
Odisha man killed by suspected Maoists day ahead of panchayat polls
The police said that Alekh Majhi of Gumu village in Kandhamal district was taken away by the Maoists from his home on the suspicion that he was an informer.
Updated on Feb 16, 2022 12:00 AM IST
SP ally Rajbhar alleges threat to life, moves EC for security
Om Prakash, a former ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed he was attacked by supporters of the BJP in “black coats” on Monday
Published on Feb 15, 2022 11:58 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Varanasi
Ashwani Kumar quits Congress, says ‘party lost touch with ground reality’
In a fresh setback for Congress in the midst of the election cycle, former Union minister Ashwani Kumar on Tuesday ended his 46-year-long association with the party.
Published on Feb 15, 2022 11:57 PM IST
Case filed against BJP candidate SP Baghel
The petitioner, Suresh Chand Soni, who is also a lawyer, said the petition has been registered as miscellaneous case and the MP-MLA court will hear on its maintainability on February 18.
Published on Feb 15, 2022 11:56 PM IST
BJP set to form govt in UP with majority: Amit Shah
Amit Shah accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) of destroying the economy of the state, and credited chief minister Yogi Adityanath-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government with affecting a turnaround in five years in Uttar Pradesh.
Published on Feb 15, 2022 11:56 PM IST
Lakhimpur Kheri case: Ashish Mishra released from jail
Ashish, who was lodged in the Lakhimpur Kheri district jail since October 10 last year, was released after the completion of bail formalities, jail superintendent PP Singh said.
Published on Feb 15, 2022 11:54 PM IST
Deo Kanth Pandey, Lakhimpur Kheri
KV Rajendranath Reddy takes charge as new DGP
Reddy will be replacing Gautam Sawang from the post.The reason for Sawang’s sudden transfer are not immediately known.
Published on Feb 15, 2022 11:53 PM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu I Edited by Shilpa Ambardar, Hyderabad
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