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News18 Evening Digest: Dadra And Nagar Haveli MP Found Dead in Mumbai Hotel, Varavara Rao Granted Bail and Other Stories
Here are the Stories We are Covering this Evening: Dadra And Nagar Haveli MP Found Dead in South Mumbai Hotel; Suicide Suspected; Delhi Now Not Too Distant from Dispur, Says PM Modi in Poll-Bound Assam; Varavara Rao Granted Bail on Medical Grounds by Bomb...
Looking at Options Other than Lockdown to Restrict Covid-19 Cases in Mumbai, Says BMC
He further stated that the BMC was carrying out raids at wedding venues and night clubs where Covid-19 norms may be flouted. The municipal body was also sealing buildings as part of measures to check the spread of Covid-19, he said.
RailTel IPO: Check Allotment Status via BSE, Registrar’s Website; Grey Market Premium, listing Date
The Indian Railways owned RailTel in all probability will make its market debut on Friday, February 26.
Govt Asks States, UTs to Step up Vaccination Process so People Above 50 Can Get Shots Starting March 1
India's total tally of COVID-19 cases surpassed 1.10 crore on Monday with 14,199 new infections being reported in a day, while active cases registered an increase for the fifth consecutive day, according to the Union Health Ministry data.
Puducherry Floor Test LIVE Updates: Govt Elected by People Has Been Toppled, Oppn Will be Taught a Lesson in Coming Polls, Says Narayanasamy After Resigning
Puducherry Floor Test LIVE Updates: Ahead of the trust vote, the chief minister accused former Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi of scuttling his government's works and colluding with the Opposition to try and topple the government.
Will Soon Visit Gujarat to Mobilise Support for Farmers' Protest: Rakesh Tikait
He said this as he met visiting groups of supporters from Gujarat and Maharashtra at Ghazipur on the DelhiUttar Pradesh border where he has been camping along with his supporters since November.
Chandrayaan-3 Launch Delayed Further to 2022, Says ISRO Chief K Sivan
The COVID-19 lockdown has hit several projects of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) including Chandrayaan-3, which was scheduled to be launched in late 2020, and Gaganyaan, the country's first manned space mission.
Centre Writes to States to Ramp up RT-PCR Tests Amid Daily Spike in Covid-19 Cases
It has asked them to refocus on strict and comprehensive surveillance as well as stringent containment in selected districts and conduct regular monitoring of the mutant strains through testing followed by genome sequencing, as well as monitoring of the e...
Gujarat Local Body Elections: Amit Shah to Cast Vote in Ahmedabad's Naranpura as Polling Underway in 6 Major Cities
Gujarat Civic Polls: Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who tested positive for coronavirus during the campaign some days back, is likely to vote in his hometown Rajkot.
Lt Gen B S Raju to be New Director General of Military Operations of Army
Lt Gen Raju, who has extensive experience in counter-terror operations, will succeed Lt Gen Paramjit Singh who has been appointed as Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (strategy).
Tablighi Jamaat Case: Delhi Court Directs Police to Release Passports of 35 Foreigners
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Arun Kumar Garg said all the foreigners have already been acquitted by the court and the police has not filed any appeal/revision till date to the acquittal order.
NITI Aayog Meet: TN Urges Centre to Declare Godavari-Cauvery River Link Plan a National Project
Speaking during the virtual meeting of the NITI Aayog being chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Palaniswami noted that Tamil Nadu stood first in the country in coverage under micro irrigation in 201920 and 202021, he underlined rejuvenation of river...
Unseasonal Heavy Hailstorm Witnessed in Kodagu District of Karnataka, Farmers Fear Crop Damage
The unseasonal rain and hailstorm has damaged the crops in the Nidtha and Ankanahalli villages of the Kodagu district.
Mumbai Sees 823 New Covid-19 Cases in its Highest Spike Since December
The tally of coronavirus cases in the country's financial capital thus rose to 3,17,310, while the death toll reached 11,435 with five new fatalities.
BJP MP Pragya Thakur Re-admitted to AIIMS in Delhi After 'Breathing Issue'
Thakur, the Member of Parliament from Bhopal. is kept in a private ward and AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria is supervising her case, sources told IANS. Her condition is said to be stable now, sources added.
Sensex Slips Below 51,000-mark as it Tanks 435 Points; Nifty Gives Up 15K
The 30-share BSE index ended 434.93 points or 0.85 per cent lower at 50,889.76. The broader NSE Nifty gave up the 15,000 level, dropping 137.20 points or 0.91 per cent to 14,981.75.