Fri, 18 Feb 2022 19:48:36
India on Thursday said it does not have any immediate plan to evacuate its citizens or the diplomatic staff from Ukraine in view of the unfolding situation there and that its focus has been on ensuring the safety of its nationals than anything "larger".
Amid rising tensions between Russia and the Western countries over the Ukraine crisis, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam
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Fri, 18 Feb 2022 19:47:14
With 25,920 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,27,80,235, while the active cases dipped below three lakh after 43 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.
The death toll climbed to 5,10,905 with 492 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The daily COVID-19 cases were recorded less than
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Fri, 18 Feb 2022 19:45:49
The Mahatma Gandhi Memorial (MGM) college in the district headquarters town of Udupi in coastal Karnataka, which witnessed chaotic scenes last week with student groups facing each other shouting slogans against hijabs and saffron shawls, reopened Friday after a 10-day break.
The college reopened as practical examinations are scheduled to be held for pre-university (PU) students. For the PU sect
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Fri, 18 Feb 2022 19:44:21
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a number of prominent Sikhs at his residence on Friday.
The meeting came two days before the Punjab Assembly polls, with the BJP going all out to woo the Sikh community as it seeks to put up a strong show in an alliance with former chief minister Amarinder Singh's Punjab Lok Congress and the Akali Dal faction headed by Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa.
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Fri, 18 Feb 2022 19:42:39
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to order a probe into former AAP leader Kumar Vishwas' allegations that Arvind Kejriwal is supporting separatists during the campaign for the assembly elections.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha had already described the allegations as "malicious, unfounded and fabricated."
In a tweet, Channi said, As CM
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Fri, 18 Feb 2022 19:41:17
The CBI on Friday questioned former CEO of National Stock Exchange (NSE) Chitra Ramkrishna in view of fresh facts emerging in connection with its ongoing probe into the alleged abuse of co-location facility in the NSE, officials said.
The agency has also opened look out circulars against Ramkrishna, another former CEO Ravi Narain and former COO Anand Subramanian to prevent them from leaving the
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Fri, 18 Feb 2022 19:39:49
Campaigning for the third phase of the UP Assembly polls ended on Friday, with senior leaders of all parties making the last-ditch attempt to woo voters in 59 constituencies spread across 16 districts.
As many as 627 candidates are in the fray in the third phase, in which over 2.15 crore people are eligible to vote.
The districts where polling will be held are Hathras, Firozabad, Etah, Kasga
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Fri, 18 Feb 2022 19:38:09
Kerala Assembly's budget session began on a stormy note on Friday with the opposition Congress-led UDF raising "go back" slogans against Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and staging a protest sit-in at the portal of the House after boycotting the proceedings.
As soon as the Governor entered the Assembly hall to deliver his customary policy address, the opposition members started sloganeering and sho
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Fri, 18 Feb 2022 19:36:37
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge-sheet against 160 more accused, including the chairmen of three medical colleges in Madhya Pradesh, for allegedly rigging the 2013 Pre-Medical Test (PMT) in the multi-crore Vyapam examination and recruitment scam.
This took the number of accused who have been charge-sheeted in the case to 650 so far.
"The charge-sheet was filed on
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