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News18 Evening Digest: Mithun Chakraborty Joins BJP, PM Modi Pitches for 'Sonar Bangla' at Mega Rally in Kolkata and Other Top Stories
These are the top stories we are covering this evening: Actor Mithun Chakraborty joins BJP; PM Modi & Mamata Banerjee trade 'Poribortan' and 'Jumla' barbs as they woo Bengal voters; Nitish Kumar slams union minister over controversial remark; Bengal will...
India’s Biggest Kidney Dialysis Hospital Opens in Delhi, Free Treatment & Food for All Patients
The Guru Harikshan Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Kidney Dialysis Hospital opened by Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee will be inaugurated on March 7.
ICAI CA foundation exams from June 24, apply from April 20
The application process for admission to foundation exam will begin from April 20. Interested candidates will be able to apply at icaiexam.icai.org till May 4.
Tea, Wheelchairs on Arrival, Co-win Camps: Mumbai Hospitals Roll Out Red Carpet for Senior Citizens
The services which are available at several vaccine centres include- wheelchairs on arrival, no queues for people above 80 years of age, and counselling.
15-year-old Girl Dies by Suicide in Mumbai, Police Probe On
Police said all angles are being probed to ascertain why such a step was taken.
Night Curfew Imposed in Four Punjab Districts Including Jalandhar to Curb Covid Cases
he orders came after Punjab Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan and Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta held a meeting to review the coronavirus situation.
CM Yogi Adityanath Launches Global Encyclopedia of Ramayana
Yogi Adityanath said the construction of the grand Ram temple at Ayodhya makes this launch of the Global Encyclopedia of Ramayana more special.
Cops Protect Wedding Procession of Dalit Groom On Kin's Request in Gujarat
Deputy Superintendent of Police DM Chauhan said a team comprising one deputy SP, one police inspector, seven police sub-inspectors and 60 constables was deployed in the village and along the half kilometre route of the procession to maintain law and order...
Transmission Capacity in UP Expanded by 53% Since BJP Came to Power: CM Yogi Adityanath
The chief minister made the remarks after inaugurating the construction of two sub-stations of 220 KV and nine sub-stations of 132 KV built at a cost of Rs 571.57 crore in Bulandshahr, Muzaffarnagar, Ayodhya, Chitrakoot, Sitapur and Mirzapur districts.
Aware of Hurting Feelings but Seats are a Matter Of Strategy Not Prestige, Say DMK Insiders
The Congress maintain that they are ‘upset and hurt’ with the way the DMK treated it.
85-year-old Dalai Lama Takes First Dose of Coronavirus Vaccine in Himachal Pradesh
After getting the jab, the 85-year-old Nobel Peace Laureate thanked the Central and the state governments for facilitating him to get the jab at the Zonal Hospital in Dharamsala.
All You Need to Know About First-Ever Virtual New Delhi World Book Fair
160 publishers and exhibitors across 15 countries, including the UK, the US, the UAE, China, France, Iran, Nepal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Ukraine and Italy will be participating in the Foreign Publishers' Hall at the fair.
Have Chosen One Of Our Most Valuable Partners Japan For Development Of Northeast: FS
India's relations with Japan have acquired the dimensions of a special strategic and global partnership and given the importance of the Northeast, India has chosen to work with Japan for the development of the region, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shrin...
SC Notice to Centre on Plea Against Ban Blood Donations from Transgender Persons
A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde agreed to hear the plea and issued notices to the Centre, the National Blood Transfusion Council (NBTC) and the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) seeking their responses on the plea filed by a transgender...
Maoists Step Up Low-Intensity Warfare Strategy With Pressure Bombs
Several killed and many injured when men in uniform fell to Naxal’s plot in Chhattisgarh.
India's Forex Reserves Increase by $689 Million to $584.55 Billion
The reserves, which have been steadily increasing over the last few months, had touched an all-time high at $590.185 billion for the week ended January 29 this year.