Thu, 24 Feb 2022 16:58:55
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and various other state ministers sat on a dharna here on Thursday to protest the arrest of their cabinet colleague Nawab Malik by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case.
Pawar was the first to reach the protest site close to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi near the state secretariat Mantralaya.
He was later joined by State Home Minis
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Thu, 24 Feb 2022 16:56:58
The Delhi Government Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the process of appointing a Lokayukta, as promised by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in its election manifesto of 2020, was going on.
The submission was made in response to a public interest litigation seeking a direction to the AAP government here to appoint within one month a Lokayukta as promised by the party in its election manifesto.
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Thu, 24 Feb 2022 16:55:23
Ukraine is "deeply dissatisfied" with India's position on the crisis arising out of Russian military offensive, Ambassador Igor Polikha said on Thursday and sought New Delhi's support in defusing the situation.
The Ukrainian ambassador said India has special relationship with Russia and it can play a more proactive role in de-escalation of the situation.
He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Thu, 24 Feb 2022 16:53:22
India is looking at ways to assist its nationals, especially students, in Ukraine amid fears of a larger conflict after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation against the eastern European country.
Official sources said India is closely monitoring the "rapidly changing" situation in Ukraine and how to assist the Indians in that country.
"We are closely monitoring the
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Thu, 24 Feb 2022 16:51:41
India batter Mayank Agarwal is set to captain Punjab Kings in the upcoming Indian Premier League.
Agarwal, who is part of the Indian Test team, was one of the two players retained by Punjab Kings alongside young pacer Arshdeep Singh ahead of the mega auction earlier this month.
A formal announcement is expected soon.
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Thu, 24 Feb 2022 16:50:03
A Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer (CLASS), a payload on-board Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter, has detected solar proton events (SPEs) which significantly increase radiation exposure to humans in space, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Wednesday.
The instrument on January 18 also recorded coronal mass ejections (CMEs), a powerful stream of ionised material and magnetic fields, whi
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Thu, 24 Feb 2022 16:48:17
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday asserted that the merger of nationalised banks has created chaos and is leading to loss of jobs.
The aim of bank nationalisation was to include the poor in the banking system so that they could avail of their advantages, but the amalgamation has negated that purpose, he claimed.
"Merger of nationalised banks has created chaos and loss of
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Thu, 24 Feb 2022 16:46:24
Star defender Mohammadreza Shadloui shone bright to help three-time champions Patna Pirates beat UP Yoddha 38-27 and enter the final of Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 here on Wednesday.
Shadloui and Sunil picked up High 5s for Patna while at the other end raiders Sachin (7 points) and Guman Singh (8 points) ensured a difficult night for UP Yoddha.
UP Yoddha's Pardeep Narwal had a quiet outing w
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Thu, 24 Feb 2022 12:42:38
Udupi Deputy Commissioner Kurma Rao said that 73,995 children aged below five years will be administered polio drops in the district on February 27.
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