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UP has become epicentre of hate politics: 104 ex-IAS officers write to Yogi Adityanath | India plans to conduct genome sequencing on international travellers to test for mutant Covid variant | Mamata banks on Rabindranath Tagore, Bengali culture in Bolpur roadshow to counter Amit Shah, BJP | India clocks fresh spike of 16,432 Covid-19 cases, recovery rate now 95.92% | 'Not joining politics': Rajinikanth citing health condition | 'What a win': Virat Kohli reacts to India's victory over Australia in Melbourne | Second Test: Gill, Rahane guide India to 8 wickets victory against Australia, level series 1-1 | As counter to Amit Shah, Mamata Banerjee to hold mega roadshow in Bolpur today | Turn challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic into opportunities, Venakaiah Naidu tells youth | Allahabad HC rules in favour of UP interfaith couple

Mizoram closes down schools up to Class 8, extends night curfew in all district headquarters

Apr 12, 2021, at 07:12 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: In view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the state, the Mizoram government has closed down schools up to Class 8 and extended the duration of the existing night curfew in all district headquarters.

BJP touched 100 seats in four phases of Bengal polls: PM Modi

Apr 12, 2021, at 06:53 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Boosting the confidence of his party workers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has touched 100 seats in the four of eight phases of ongoing West Bengal assembly elections.

Arvind Kejriwal to hold meeting to review Covid-19 situation in Delhi

Apr 12, 2021, at 05:13 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will review the Novel Coronavirus situation in the national capital in a meeting on Monday noon, officials said.

Lockdown may be imposed for 15 days in Maharashtra amid COVID-19 spike: Tope

Apr 12, 2021, at 03:06 pm

Jalna/UNI: Health Minister Rajesh Tope has indicated that a 15-day lockdown will be imposed across in the state in view of raising number of COVID patients in the state.

India fights Coronavirus: Union govt asks state to take appropriate measures to curb Covid-19

Apr 12, 2021, at 02:41 pm

Mumbai/UNI: The Union Ministry of Health has directed to take appropriate corrective measures to curb the growing covid incidence in the Maharashtra state.

Sachin Vaze's colleague Riyazuddin Kazi arrested, remanded to NIA custody till Apr 16

Apr 12, 2021, at 04:27 am

Mumbai/IBNS: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested assistant police inspector Riyazuddin Kazi on Sunday noon for destroying evidence and his involvement in Antilla bomb scare and the muder of Mansukh Hiran murder cases along with main accused and former police office Sachin Vaze, said media reports.

Kerala Guv Arif Mohammed Khan offers prayers at Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala

Apr 12, 2021, at 04:24 am

Sabarimala/UNI: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan offered prayers at the hill abode of Lord Ayyappa here on Sunday.

Bhoomi Putra of Bengal will become chief minister: Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Apr 12, 2021, at 03:57 am

Panihati/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said a ' Bhoomi Putra' of Bengal will become the chief minister of West Bengal.

Maharastra CM Uddhav Thackeray meets Covid-19 task force, no decision on lockdown so far

Apr 12, 2021, at 03:30 am

Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday held a meeting with the state Covid-19 task force members but no decision on lockdown was taken so far.

Maharashtra: Major fire breaks out in high-rise commercial building in Vashi

Apr 12, 2021, at 02:41 am

Thane/UNI: A major fire broke out on the 14th floor of a commercial building near Vashi railway station on Sunday, the civic sources said.

LG Manoj Sinha for synergizing inter-departmental efforts to facilitate pilgrims during Amarnath Yatra

Apr 12, 2021, at 02:37 am

Srinagar/UNI: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday called for synergizing the inter-departmental efforts to provide adequate facilities to the pilgrims during upcoming yatra to Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas.

Yogi Adityanath ask people above 45 yrs to join Tika Utsav in UP to defeat Corona

Apr 12, 2021, at 01:59 am

Lucknow/UNI: Exhorting people to go for vaccination against COVID, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday that vaccination is a campaign through which we can successfully fight a decisive battle against this deadly disease and secure the life of every citizen.

Nitin Gadkari calls up Sun Pharma's chief to arrange Remdesivir injections for Nagpur

Apr 12, 2021, at 01:25 am

Nagpur/UNI: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari called up Sun Pharma's chief to arrange for 10,000 injections of Remdesivir in Maharashtra's Nagpur city due to shortage of the medicine there, a press release issued by Gadkari's office said here on Sunday.

Jammu and Kashmir: Body of unidentified youth recovered in Srinagar

Apr 11, 2021, at 11:44 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Body of an unidentified youth was on Sunday recovered under suspicious circumstances in the summer capital, Srinagar.

Jammu and Kashmir: Civilian killed by unidentified gunmen in Budgam

Apr 11, 2021, at 11:36 pm

Srinagar/UNI: A civilian was killed by unidentified gunmen in the central Kashmir district of Budgam on Sunday.

Karnataka CM B S Yeddyurappa calls upon people to support night curfew

Apr 11, 2021, at 10:57 pm

Raichur/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Sunday appealed to the people to support night curfew and follow the corona rules to control the pandemic.

Jammu and Kashmir: Three Al-Badr militants killed in Shopian encounter

Apr 11, 2021, at 10:34 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Three Al-Badr militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir district of Shopian on Sunday.

Jammu and Kashmir: Two LeT militants responsible for killing of TA soldier neutralized in Anantnag, says IGP

Apr 11, 2021, at 10:06 pm

Anantnag/UNI: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants, who were allegedly responsible for the killing of a soldier earlier this week, were neutralized on Sunday in an encounter with security forces at Bijbehara in this south Kashmir district.

Amid COVID-19 second wave conducting CBSE exams should be reconsidered: Rahul Gandhi

Apr 11, 2021, at 09:53 pm

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asked the Centre to reconsider conducting the CBSE examinations at a time when the country is witnessing a rise in COVID-19 cases.

NIA officials arrest API Kazi in Antilia bomb scare case

Apr 11, 2021, at 09:47 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Mumbai Police API Riyaz Kazi on Sunday was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for his involvement in the Antilia bomb scare case.

Arvind Kejriwal terms present situation of Covid-19 in Delhi as 'worrisome'

Apr 11, 2021, at 09:28 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Terming the present situation of COVID-19 in the national capital 'worrisome', Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday urged people to stay at home as much as  possible, as the ongoing peak has surpassed the intensity of November 2020, with Delhi recording 10,732 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours.

UP govt restricts gatherings at religious places amid Covid surge

Apr 11, 2021, at 06:14 pm

Lucknow/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh government has announced restrictions on gatherings of five or more people in religious places amid a surge in Covid-19 cases.

Bengal polls: Mamata Banerjee to visit violence-hit Cooch Behar on Apr 14, says 'nothing can stop me'

Apr 11, 2021, at 05:17 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who blamed the Centre for Saturday's violence in Cooch Behar's Sitalkuchi constituency during the fourth phase of the Assembly election, hit out at the Election Commission on Sunday over the three-day ban on politicians and announced that she will visit the district on Apr 14.

PM Modi's call for mass vaccination-a 4-day 'Tika Utsav'-commences today

Apr 11, 2021, at 04:24 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid a worrying surge in Covid-19 cases, 'Tika Utsav' or vaccine festival is being organised across the country from Sunday to inoculate a maximum number of eligible people against the virus.

J&K: Three militants killed by security forces in Shopian encounter

Apr 11, 2021, at 03:41 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Three militants were killed by security forces in an encounter that ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the south Kashmir district of Shopian, a police spokesman said.

BJP's double engine govt to give new political ambience to Bengal: Modi

Apr 11, 2021, at 06:55 am

Krishnanagar/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said BJP's double engine government in Bengal will give a new political ambience to the state.

Indian army douses raging forest fire in Arunachal Pradesh

Apr 11, 2021, at 05:21 am

Guwahati/IBNS The soldiers of Dao Division of Spear Corps posted in the vicinity of the Bada Kandun Village of Anjaw district doused a major forest fire on Saturday.

Delhi clamps strict measures to curb rising Covid-19 cases; restaurants, cinemas, public transport to run with 50 pc capacity

Apr 11, 2021, at 05:00 am

Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi government on Saturday imposed strict restrictions to arrest the huge jump in new Coronavirus cases, limiting attendance in wedding and funerals, restricting public gatherings, reducing entry of people to half in restaurants, and allowing public transport to run with reduced occupancy.

Bengal polls: ECI endorses the necessity of CISF's firing in Sitalkuchi, bans political leaders' entry in Cooch Behar for next 72 hours

Apr 11, 2021, at 04:35 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Issuing a statement on Saturday night, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said that the firing by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) outside a polling station in Sitalkuchi in West Bengal's Cooch Behar was absolutely necessary at that moment as the mob had attempted snatching jawans' rifles during the violence.

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray says lockdown must to break the chain of coronavirus infection

Apr 11, 2021, at 03:50 am

Mumbai/IBNS/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is mulling lockdown to curb the unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases, media reports said.