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Feb 04, 2022 10:41 PM IST
‘Primary task is to defeat BJP’, says CPI(M)’s Sitaram Yechury
“…The primary task before us is to defeat BJP. The party will also support joint platforms of united actions of the class & mass organization. The party shall work for the broadest possible mobilisation of secular forces against Hindutva agenda,” said CPI(M)’s Sitaram Yechury pic.twitter.com/OiMYIZjeNO
— ANI (@ANI) February 4, 2022
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Feb 04, 2022 09:25 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi to announce Cong’s CM face in Punjab, says Harish Choudhary
The Congress party’s CM candidate in Punjab will be announced by Rahul Gandhi on February 6 during his visit to Ludhiana, reports ANI citing the party’s Punjab in-charge Harish Choudhary.
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Feb 04, 2022 08:15 PM IST
Delhi reports 2,272 Covid-19 cases, 20 deaths in 24 hours
Delhi reported 2,272 new Covid-19 cases and 20 deaths in the last 24 hours and the daily positivity was at 3.85%.
The active caseload stood at 11,716.
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Feb 04, 2022 08:02 PM IST
Maharashtra logs 13,840 Covid-19 cases, 81 deaths in the past 24 hours
Maharashtra logs 13,840 Covid-19 cases, 81 deaths in the past 24 hours; Mumbai sees 846 new infections.
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Feb 04, 2022 07:20 PM IST
Karnataka eases Covid-19 restrictions: Gyms, cinemas, swimming pools, yoga centres allowed with 100% capacity
Karnataka govt eases COVID-19 restrictions in the state
“Gyms, Cinema halls, swimming pools & Yoga centres have been allowed to function with 100% capacity with strictly adhering to COVID appropriate behaviour and guidelines,” reads the order pic.twitter.com/dsfKLgBNmr
— ANI (@ANI) February 4, 2022
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Feb 04, 2022 06:41 PM IST
Reenat Sandhu appointed next ambassador to the Netherlands
Reenat Sandhu, currently serving as a secretary in the ministry of external affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador to the Netherlands, reports ANI citing the ministry.
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Feb 04, 2022 06:09 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi promises new ‘Nyay Scheme’ to provide ₹6,000 per month to Goa’s poorest citizens
“We are taking a historic decision in Goa, a new ‘NYAY Scheme’ will be launched. ₹6,000 per month, i.e. ₹72,000 in a year, will automatically be transferred to Goa’s poorest citizens,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said during a virtual rally.
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Feb 04, 2022 05:59 PM IST
Inpatient admissions, elective surgeries to resume at AIIMS Delhi
Routine inpatient admissions including elective surgeries to resume at AIIMS Delhi with immediate effect, reports ANI.
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Feb 04, 2022 05:22 PM IST
‘Thankful that Owaisi is safe; home minister will give statement on Monday’: Piyush Goyal
Union minister Piyush Goyal said that home minister Amit Shah will give a statement on Monday (February 7) on the shooting incident against Asaduddin Owaisi.
“The whole house is grateful and thankful to God that he (Owaisi) is safe and we wish him a long life. The state government has done an inquiry and have recovered some items. Home minister on Monday will give a full statement on this,” Goyal said.
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Feb 04, 2022 05:19 PM IST
Owaisi rejects Z category security, demands UAPA on perpetrators
“So I reject the Z category security but I demand UAPA on those people so that this kind of radicalisation can be stopped,” said Asaduddin Owaisi.
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Feb 04, 2022 05:15 PM IST
‘Dont want Z security, want to live with freedom’: Owaisi
Asaduddin Owaisi said that he does not want the Z category security provided to him but wanted to live with “freedom”.
“I request you to see what they said about me in Haridwar, mathura, you have the IB report on that. I am not afraid of dying but I want to appeal to the government to see what was said. I don’t want Z security, I want to live with freedom and not a stifled life but I want to be an ‘A-category’ citizen,” he said.
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Feb 04, 2022 05:13 PM IST
Owaisi asks MHA to have special cell to tackle ‘radicalisation’
“Who are these people who believe in bullets and not the ballot, who have so much hate. If this is the kind of politics we are going to see- of bullets being strewn at a tollbooth, we can see the kind of radicalisation. I appeal to you that you should have a special cell in MHA to tackle this kind of radicalisation,” said Asaduddin Owaisi in Parliament after attack on him.
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Feb 04, 2022 04:34 PM IST
Bihar CM announces ₹2 lakh ex-gratia to families of 5 dead in Pune building collapse
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar expresses condolences on the demise of 5 labourers, hailing from Katihar, in the Pune under-construction building collapse incident. He has announced ex-gratia ₹2 lakh each to the next of the kin of the deceased & compensation of ₹50,000 to the injured. pic.twitter.com/Mj3urvqlrO
— ANI (@ANI) February 4, 2022
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Feb 04, 2022 03:25 PM IST
Rajya Sabha adjourned till Monday hours after Opposition walks out over NEET Bill
Rajya Sabha adjourned till Monday, 7th February, hours after the Opposition walked out in protest against the NEET bill.
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Feb 04, 2022 03:12 PM IST
Rajasthan lifts night curfew, to allow upto 250 people at gatherings from tomorrow
Rajasthan state government revised the Covid-19 rules in the state following which decided night curfew will be lifted and a maximum of up to 250 people at private and public gatherings would now be allowed, reports PTI.
The new rules are set to come into effect from Saturday (February 5).
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Feb 04, 2022 03:09 PM IST
‘Not advisable to go ahead’, BJP delegation tells Railway minister on Kerala’s proposed rail project
We’ve presented before him that in the present form, it’s not advisable to go ahead with it. He agrees with us & will give the necessary directions: Union Minister V Muraleedharan after meeting Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw over the Kerala Govt’s proposed Silver Line project pic.twitter.com/6EjyuYsIZC
— ANI (@ANI) February 4, 2022
“We have presented before him that in the present form, it is not advisable to go ahead with it. He agrees with us and will give the necessary directions,” said Union minister V Muraleedharan after meeting Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw over the Kerala state government’s proposed semi high-speed rail project.
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Feb 04, 2022 02:07 PM IST
JNU VC Jagadesh Kumar is new UGC chairman
JNU Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar appointed as the chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC).
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Feb 04, 2022 01:29 PM IST
R-Day parade 2022: UP adjudged best tableau
Uttar Pradesh selected as best state tableau of Republic Day parade 2022, while Maharashtra wins in the popular choice category; CISF named best marching contingent among CAPF: Defence ministry
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Feb 04, 2022 12:58 PM IST
UP polls: CM Yogi files nomination
Yogi Adityanath files nomination from Gorakhpur Urban assembly constituency, from where he will contest the upcoming state polls.
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Feb 04, 2022 12:35 PM IST
DDMA meet: Schools, gyms to reopen in Delhi
Schools for classes 9-12 to open from February 7, night curfew to begin from 11pm, instead of 10pm. Offices to function with 100% attendance, single drivers in cars to be exempted from masks and gyms to open with restrictions.
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Feb 04, 2022 12:00 PM IST
Centre gives ‘Z’ category security to Owaisi
Centre gives ‘Z’ category security cover of CRPF to AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, a day after firing at his convoy in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.
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Feb 04, 2022 11:33 AM IST
‘Netaji hologram switched off because of bad weather’
No question of any politics, the Netaji hologram was switched off because of extreme weather conditions as per standard international practice. It was switched on at midnight yesterday: Culture ministry
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Feb 04, 2022 10:45 AM IST
Haryana moves SC against quota law stay
Haryana government moves Supreme Court against Punjab and Haryana high court order staying the state law providing 75% reservation in private sector for local candidates.
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Feb 04, 2022 10:40 AM IST
NEET PG exam, scheduled for March 12, postponed
Union health ministry postpones NEET PG exam 2022 by 6-8 weeks.
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Feb 04, 2022 10:01 AM IST
UP polls: Yogi Adityanath to submit nomination papers shortly
CM Yogi Adityanath performs puja at Gorakhnath temple before filing nomination for Gorakhpur urban assembly seat.
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Feb 04, 2022 09:28 AM IST
India records 149,394 new Covid-19 cases and 1072 deaths
India logs 149,394 new Covid-19 cases, 246,674 recoveries and 1072 deaths. Total case count rises to 41,952,712.
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Feb 04, 2022 08:34 AM IST
ED raids: Punjab CM’s nephew arrested
Enforcement Directorate arrests Bhupinder Singh Honey, the nephew of Charanjit Singh Channi, under money laundering charges, in illegal sand mining case.
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Feb 04, 2022 08:04 AM IST
Mizoram logs over 1900 new Covid-19 cases
Mizoram reports 1956 new Covid-19 cases as total case count rises to 181,696. Total 165,447 recoveries, 15,632 active cases and 617 deaths thus far.
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Feb 04, 2022 07:14 AM IST
Pune building mishap: PM Modi condoles deaths
Pained by the mishap at an under-construction building in Pune. Condolences to the bereaved families. I hope that all those injured in this mishap recover at the earliest: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) February 4, 2022
Pained by the mishap at an under-construction building in Pune. Condolences to the bereaved families. I hope that all those injured in this mishap recover at the earliest: PM Narendra Modi
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Feb 04, 2022 06:38 AM IST
Germany’s daily Covid-19 cases at record high
Germany logs 236,120 new Covid-19 cases, its highest thus far, with the surge driven by the more-infectious Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
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Jaishankar heads to Australia next week for Quad foreign ministers’ meet
Apart from the Quad meeting, S Jaishankar is also expected to hold bilateral meetings with US secretary of state Antony Blinken, Australian foreign minister Marise Payne, and Japanese foreign minister Hayashi Yoshimasa.
Published on Feb 04, 2022 10:29 PM IST
BharatPe says questioning integrity of board members painful
While BharatPe has engaged Alvarez and Marsal and PwC to run a fine-tooth comb through its governance practices, Grover has denied all allegations.
Published on Feb 04, 2022 10:23 PM IST
No religious instruction in state-run madrasas, Gauhati HC upholds Assam law
The move converted 189 high madrasas and higher secondary madrasas that were under the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) and Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) into regular schools.
Published on Feb 04, 2022 10:19 PM IST
Reenat Sandhu India’s new ambassador to Netherlands
Sandhu, an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of the 1989 batch is currently serving as Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs.
Published on Feb 04, 2022 10:18 PM IST
In Manipur Congress’ manifesto, 50,000 jobs per year, one third reservation for women
The 37-point Congress manifesto includes goals for the next five years, 30 key promises, a brief report of past achievements of Congress-led governments from 2002 to 2017, and pledges for 2002-27 both in English and Manipuri languages.
Updated on Feb 04, 2022 09:54 PM IST
SC takes note of gap in Covid-19 deaths, ex-gratia claims, asks states to pay in 10 days
The Court was going through a status report prepared by additional solicitor general (ASG) Aishwarya Bhati which indicated a constant rise in number of claims across states, with some reporting huge numbers.
Published on Feb 04, 2022 09:03 PM IST
Ahead of Bengal civic polls, tussle between Trinamool and Dhankhar fans debate
As the TMC released its list of candidates for the 108 civic bodies, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the state government and the ruling party of insulting the governor to divert people’s attention from corruption and misrule.
Updated on Feb 04, 2022 08:25 PM IST
Panel on MSP to be set up after polls: Narendra Singh Tomar tells Rajya Sabha
The Union minister’s announcement comes four days after the farmers, under the banner of Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), had observed ‘Betrayal Day’ against the Centre’s alleged not keeping its promises made to them.
Published on Feb 04, 2022 07:41 PM IST
Covid-19: Karnataka allows theatres, gyms and pools to operate at full capacity
As part of the fresh guidelines, a two-dose vaccination certificate is compulsory for those entering theatres, gyms, yoga centres and swimming pools. Also, wearing of masks is mandatory in theatres, while food items would not be allowed inside the cinema halls.
Published on Feb 04, 2022 07:17 PM IST
CIC pulls up home ministry, seeks affidavit on destruction of surveillance data
The IFF, which is a digital rights advocacy organization, has filed several RTIs seeking statistical data regarding e-surveillance orders issued under Section 69 of the IT Act from the MHA on 28 December, 2018.
Published on Feb 04, 2022 06:37 PM IST
104-ft tall national flag hoisted at 10,000-ft altitude in Arunachal’s Tawang
- Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Kahndu congratulated the Army, the Sashastra Seema Bal, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Tawang district administration and local MLA Tsering Tashi for the feat.
Published on Feb 04, 2022 06:03 PM IST
India allows 80 Afghan defence cadets to join 12-month training programme
The Afghan embassy, which is still manned by a small group of officials and diplomats from the erstwhile government, said in a statement that 80 young Afghan cadets who recently graduated from various Indian military academies had been offered a 12-month training course under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme.
Published on Feb 04, 2022 05:51 PM IST
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