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Kejriwal Urges Non-BJP Parties To Vote Against Farm Bills In Rajya Sabha
National convener of AAP and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday appealed to all non-BJP parties to vote against three agriculture-related bills in the Rajya Sabha, saying farmers in the country wished so. Earlier, Kejriwal had said his part...
Hope The Youngsters Translate Their Talent Into Performance: Warner
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner is hoping the team's young recruits "translate their talent into performance" in the 13th IPL and said gaining early momentum would do themselves a world of good. The Sunrisers open their campaign in the 13th IP...
Experience Of 300 ODIs Pays Off In These Situations: MS Dhoni
Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels that his team's tremendous "experience" has paid off during the five-wicket victory over defending champions Mumbai Indians in the IPL opener on Saturday. Ambati Rayudu and Faf Du Plessis set up th...
Saudi Arabia: Second Batch Of Indian Deportees To Leave For Chennai On Sep 24
A plane carrying the second batch of Indian deportees from Saudi Arabia will leave for Chennai on September 24, the Indian Embassy said on Saturday. In a statement, the Embassy said that it has been trying to resolve the issue of Indians in Saudi deport...
28 More COVID-19 Fatalities, 2,691 Fresh Cases Reported In Haryana
Haryana on Saturday reported 28 more fatalities due to coronavirus, taking the death toll to 1,120, while 2,691 fresh cases pushed the state's infection tally to 1,08,952. Of the 28 latest fatalities, five were reported from Panchkula, three each from G...
Maha: Refused Petrol Over Mask Violations, Mob Ransacks Pump
A mob of 10 people ransacked a petrol pump and assaulted staff in Manickpur area of Palghar district over mask violations and efforts were on to nab them, police said on Saturday. Senior Inspector Rajendra Kamble of Manickpur police station said the inc...
Himachal Pradesh Records 286 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, 5 More Deaths
Himachal Pradesh's COVID-19 tally climbed to 11,909 on Saturday as 286 fresh infections were detected, while the death toll mounted to 114 with five more fatalities, a senior official said. Three women and two men aged between 37 and 80 were among those...
Maha: Minister Kadu Among 243 New COVID-19 Cases In Amravati
The COVID-19 count in Amravati in Maharashtra increased by 243 on Saturday to reach 10,590, among them being state minister Bachchu Kadu who tweeted that he had been detected with the infection. Incidentally, Kadu had distributed cheques to contract emp...
Govt Proposes Allowing Companies with More than 300 Workers to Fire Staff Without Its Nod
The proposal, which was the bone of contention between the ministry and trade unions, is part of the Industrial Relation Code Bill 2020.
'Appeasement, Dirty Communal Politics': Cong, BJP Attack Bengal Govt After Terrorist Module Busted
Adhir Choudhury said the arrest of six alleged al-Qaeda operatives from Murshidabad district shows 'total intelligence failure on the part of state police who are only busy running errands for Trinamool Congress leaders.'
#MeToo: Journalist Seeks Acquittal in MJ Akbar's Complaint, Says Freedom of Speech Intrinsic to Democracy
In the wake of the #MeToo campaign, Priya Ramani in 2018 had accused MJ Akbar of sexual misconduct with her around 20 years ago, when he was a journalist.
1,256 Cases Of Illegal Trading, Poaching Of Wildlife Recorded From 2017 To 2019: Govt
A total of 1,256 cases of illegal trading of wildlife and poaching of endangered animals were recorded between 2017 and 2019, and 2,313 offenders arrested, the environment ministry informed Parliament on Saturday. In a written reply to a query by CPI MP...
Extremely Heavy Rains Predicted In Kerala, Red, Orange Alerts Issued
Extremely heavy rains have been forecast in Kerala's Idukki, Kannur and Kasaragod districts on Saturday and Sunday, prompting the IMD to sound a 'red alert' and authorities to take precautionary steps to shift people staying in disaster prone areas to s...
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Ashwath Narayan Tests Positive for Covid-19 Ahead of Assembly Session
n the wake of the pandemic, Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri has made it mandatory for all those attending it to undergo RT-PCR test for COVID-19 infection, 72hours prior to the start of the monsoon session from September21.
Maha: Man Jumps To Death From Hospital Building In Palghar
A 42-year-man jumped to death from the second floor of a hospital in Boisar of Maharashtra's Palghar district on Saturday, police said. The incident took place in the early hours of the day, when Chandrakant Chowdhary jumped out of a window on the secon...
AIFF To Conduct Three-day International Virtual Conference For Coaches
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is set to organise an International Virtual Conference for coaches from September 28-30. The three-day conference will feature sessions by several top-level speakers including men's national team head coach Igor...