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Maha: Villager Held For Killing Elderly Man Over Petty Fight
A villager has been arrested for allegedly killing a 70-year-old man over a petty dispute in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Monday. The incident took place at Kondle village in Wada taluka on Saturday night, police inspector Jaykumar Sur...
Umpiring Howler Affected Outcome Of KXIP Match Against Delhi Capitals
ICC's new Eite Panel entrant Nitin Menon's howler may have cost Kings XI Punjab their first IPL game of the season against Delhi Capitals, decided through Super Over. While both teams were tied at 157 for 8, it was Kagiso Rabada, who bowled a brilliant...
UN Chief: No UN Support For Reimposing Iran Sanctions Now
United Nations, Sep 20 (AP) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the United Nations will not support reimposing sanctions on Iran as the United States is demanding until he gets a green light from the Security Council. The UN chief said in a letter t...
BJP to Seek Strong Action Against Opposition MPs for Creating Ruckus in Rajya Sabha
Soon after opposition parties gave the notice, several Union ministers rushed to the residence of Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu and discussed with him the entire episode of unruly behaviour and ruckus allegedly created by opposition MPs, a source sa...
'Utter Mismanagement': Opposition Alleges Failure in Dealing with Covid-19, BJP Says PM Modi Took All Along
Tharoor said had the government listened to warning about the virus made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and others, the situation would have surely been managed better.
Serosurvey Findings on Covid-19 Transmission in 10 Cities Communicated to States for Further Actions, Says ICMR
The findings of a serosurvey in dynamic containment zones in 10 cities to assess the extent of COVID-19 transmission have been communicated to the respective states for further action, the ICMR said on Sunday and added that the second round of a countrywi...
Will Take BJP, Allies To Court Over Farm Legislations: Amarinder
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday said his government will take the BJP and its allies, including the Shiromani Akali Dal, to the court over the unconstitutional, undemocratic and anti-farmer laws of the Centre. The CM vowed to fight till h...
Govt Garners Rs 9,538 Crore from Direct Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme So Far
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had proposed the direct tax dispute resolution scheme, which provides opportunity to taxpayers to pay outstanding taxes and get waiver of interest and penalty, in her Union Budget speech on February 1.
CCMB Scientists Analyse 2,000 SARS-CoV-2 Genomes From India
This was named the clade I/A3i, and is recognised by the presence of 4 specific variations in their genetic makeup (genomes). At that time, 41 per cent of all Indian SARS-CoV-2 genomes belonged to this clade.
'Govt Passed Death Warrants Against Farmers': Rahul Gandhi Slams Centre on Farm Bills
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that the farmers grow gold from land, but the arrogance of the Modi government is making farmers shed tears of blood.
Tripura Reports 525 New COVID-19 Cases, Four More Deaths
At least 525 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura on Sunday, pushing the tally in the state to 22,032, a health department official said. The death toll rose to 239 with four more people succumbing to the infection, he said.
Ads Shouldn't Communicate Any Discrimination As A Result Of Skin Colour: Choubey In RS
Advertising should not communicate any discrimination as a result of skin colour and care should be taken in the pre-usage depiction of products to ensure the expression of a model is not negative in a way which is widely seen as unattractive, depressed o...
Govt Set to Amend FCRA, Make Aadhaar Compulsory to Accept Foreign Donation
Restrictions have also been put on NGOs under the proposed amendment on how they can utilise the foreign funding.
Nadal Beaten By Schwartzman In 1st Tournament In 7 Months
Rome (AP) Rafael Nadal's first tournament in seven months ended with a 6-2, 7-5 loss to Diego Schwartzman in the quarterfinals of the Italian Open. Nadal, a nine-time champion in Rome, had never lost to the 15th-ranked Schwartzman in nine previous meeti...
'Make All News Channels Duty-bound to Follow Our Directives': News Broadcasters' Association to SC
The affidavit by NBA has come in the wake of the controversy surrounding a show by Sudarshan TV on entry of Muslims in civil services.
COVID-19: No Garba Pandals In MP, Durga Idol Height Capped
The Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday said garba pandals will not be allowed this year due to the coronavirus outbreak while idols for Durga Utsav must not be more than six feet. The decisions, which includes one that restricts the size of pandals a...