India
Ahead of Amit Shah's Bengal Visit, Prashant Kishor Heads for Siliguri to Chalk out Trinamool Poll Strategy
The growing influence of the BJP in the region has led to speculations that the ruling TMC may narrow down their influence with 8-10 seats in the upcoming polls in 2021.
Zoological Survey Collected Thousands Of Fauna Samples Despite COVID Restrictions: Official
Despite various restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have managed to collect thousands of fauna samples from 16 regions of the country, a top official said on Monday. These samples are now under t...
Award For NDMC For Efficiency In Street Lighting: Mayor
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation has bagged an award for bringing energy saving in street lighting system by converting a huge number of units to automation-based LED lights,its mayor Jai Prakash said on Monday. He said that the NDMC had participat...
Raj Cabinet Mulls Over Ways To Negate Centre's Farm Laws In State
The Rajasthan government on Monday examined possible ways to negate the effects of the three recent central farm laws in the state. The government discussed ways to shield the state's farmers from the effects of the central laws during a Cabinet...
COVID-19: 27 More Deaths, 581 New Cases In Punjab
Twenty-seven more fatalities due to coronavirus pushed the death toll to 3,860 while 581 cases raised the infection count to 1,24,535 in Punjab on Monday. The places which reported new coronavirus cases included Jalandhar (82), Ludhiana (62), Mohali (...
UP Govt Gives Nod to PepsiCo's Rs 814 Crore Potato Chips Plant in Mathura, to Generate 1500 Jobs
Earlier this year, the UP government had cleared land hurdles for the global food and beverage major for then proposed Rs 500 crore project.
Maharashtra CM Orders Probe into Mumbai Power Outage, Asks Officials to Ensure No Recurrence
Power supply in majority of areas in the city was restored within three to three-and-a-half hours after it was affected at around 10 am.
Crimes against Scheduled Castes Rising at Worrying Pace in Rajasthan, Jaipur Worst City for Dalits
In 2019, Jaipur was the most dangerous metropolitan city, reporting the biggest share of crimes committed against Dalits in the country – 20%, according to NCRB data.
National Commission for Minorities Seeks Report from West Bengal Govt on Turban Controversy Within 15 Days
In a letter to West Bengal Chief secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay and DGP of the state police, the NCM said the commission had received a complaint from Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, a senior leader of Delhi BJP unit, on the alleged pulling off of the turban of...
Protest Over Pregnant Woman's Death In Rajasthan Called Off
The protest over the death of a pregnant woman in Rajasthan's Churu district last week was called off on Monday after successful talks between a delegation of agitators and the administration over various demands, an official said. The breakthrough cam...
Harris Says GOP Trying To 'Ram Through' Barrett
Washington (AP) Democratic vice presidential nominee and Senator Kamala Harris is criticizing Republicans for trying to ram through Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett while Americans are voting in the presidential election. The California senator s...
Ravi Kishan Will Raise In Parliament Issue Of 'Vulgarity' In Bhojpuri Songs
BJP MP Ravi Kishan on Monday said he will raise in Parliament the issue of "vulgarity" in Bhojpuri songs and demand a stringent law against it. The film actor said Bhojpuri language is 1,000 years old and it is spoken by crores of people but some are t...
China Halts Import of Australian Coal Amid Frayed Relations: Report
The move affects both thermal and coking coal.
BJP is the Biggest Pandemic: Mamata Banerjee Slams 'Evil Force' for Trying to Flare Up Tensions in Bengal
Banerjee, who is also the TMC supremo, further said that the BJP was not bothered about the well-being of people, and was only interested in seizing power.
Prince Harry Opens Up On Education, Being A Father In Interview With Malala
Britain's Prince Harry joined wife Meghan Markle for an interview with Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai to throw his weight behind her campaign in favour of girls' education around the world. The 36-year-old Duke of Sussex, now based in Los Angeles sin...
Former TRS MP Kavitha Wins T'gana Legislative Council Bypoll
Former TRS MP K Kavitha, daughter of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, on Monday won the bypoll to the Telangana Legislative Councilfrom Nizamabad Local Authorities' constituency. The counting of votes in the by-election, held on October 9, was taken...