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Feb 12, 2022 10:51 PM IST
Biden, Putin end hour-long call on Ukraine, reports AFP
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Feb 12, 2022 09:56 PM IST
Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin begin high-stakes call on Ukraine, reports AP
US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have begun their closely watched call on Ukraine as the US warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine may be imminent, reports AP.
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Feb 12, 2022 09:09 PM IST
Delhi reports 920 new Covid-19 cases, 13 deaths in last 24 hrs
Delhi reported 920 new Covid-19 cases and 13 deaths in the last 24 hours as the total caseload there reached 18,50,516 and the death toll climbed to 26,060. Daily positivity rate was at 1.68{a78e43caf781a4748142ac77894e52b42fd2247cba0219deedaee5032d61bfc9} and the city also has 4,331 active cases.
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Feb 12, 2022 07:43 PM IST
Maharashtra logs 4,359 new Covid-19 cases, 32 deaths in last 24 hrs
Maharashtra saw 4,359 new Covid-19 cases and 32 fatalities in the last 24 hours pushing the state’s caseload to 78,39,447 and the death toll to 1,43,387.
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Feb 12, 2022 07:40 PM IST
Bihar to lift all Covid related curbs from Feb 14, CM Nitish Kumar says
All Covid-19 curbs will be revoked from February 14 in the state of Bihar, CM Nitish Kumar announced.
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Feb 12, 2022 07:37 PM IST
TMC constitutes 19-member national working committee
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has constituted a national working committee with 19 members including party leaders Abhishek Banerjee, Amit Mitra, Partha Chatterjee, Yashwant Sinha, and Firhad Hakim, reports ANI citing senior leader Partha Chatterjee.
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Feb 12, 2022 07:35 PM IST
Mumbai reports 349 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths
With 349 new Covid-19 cases and three more deaths, Mumbai’s total caseload so far reached 10,53,762 cases and the death toll climbed to 16,682, data from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) showed. The city has 2,925 active cases.
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Feb 12, 2022 07:24 PM IST
Election Commission allows foot marches in poll-bound states in accordance with guidelines of respective SDMAs
The Election Commission of India allowed foot marches in the five poll-bound states with limited number of persons as mandated by the SDMAs in the respective states.
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Feb 12, 2022 06:59 PM IST
Himanta Sarma continues attack against Rahul Gandhi, calls him ‘modern day Jinnah’
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Feb 12, 2022 05:43 PM IST
Industrialist Rahul Bajaj to be cremated with full state honours, says Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray
Industrialist Rahul Bajaj will be cremated with full state honours, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray said.
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Feb 12, 2022 04:42 PM IST
Industrialist and Padma Shri awardee Rahul Bajaj passes away
Industrialist and Padma Bhushan awardee Rahul Bajaj passed away on Saturday at the age of 83 at a private hospital in Pune.
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Feb 12, 2022 04:10 PM IST
Navjot Singh Sidhu denies infighting in Punjab Congress
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu denied any infighting within the party’s state unit, reports ANI.
“Where is the internal infighting in Congress? Rahul Gandhi has given a decision and we all have welcomed it. No one has any issue with the high command’s decision,” he said.
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Feb 12, 2022 04:09 PM IST
Covid-19: Tamil Nadu extends restrictions till Mar 2, allows primary classes to reopen
Tamil Nadu extended Covid-19 related restrictions till March 2 while allowing kindergarten and play schools to reopen. The ban on gatherings would continue and maximum attendance has been capped at 200 for marriages and related events and at 100 for deaths and funerals.
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Feb 12, 2022 03:13 PM IST
BJP, allies release manifesto for Punjab polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies in Punjab – Captain Amarinder Singh’s Punjab Lok Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) – release their manifesto for the Punjab Assembly polls in Jalandhar, reports ANI.
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Feb 12, 2022 03:07 PM IST
Russia to reduce diplomatic staff in Ukraine, reports AFP
Russia said that it would cut back on its diplomatic staff in Ukraine, reports AFP.
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Feb 12, 2022 01:22 PM IST
Hijab row: Karnataka suspends classes for pre-university students
Karnataka government suspends classes for pre-university students in the state from 12th to 15th February 2022, the state primary and secondary education department announced.
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Feb 12, 2022 12:29 PM IST
West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankar prorogues state Assembly from Feb 12
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar prorogues the State Legislative Assembly with effect from 12th February 2022.
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Feb 12, 2022 12:03 PM IST
Punjab polls: AAP CM face Bhagwat Singh Mann holds roadshow in Dhuri
Aam Aadmi Party’s chief ministerial candidate for Punjab Bhagwant Singh Mann holds a roadshow in Dhuri.
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Feb 12, 2022 11:11 AM IST
‘Motivated comments on internal issues not welcome’: MEA issues statement on hijab row
“A matter regarding dress code in some educational institutions in Karnataka is under judicial examination by Karnataka High Court…Motivated comments our internal issues aren’t welcome,” MEA issues a statement on comments by some countries on dress code in some educational institutions in Karnataka.
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Feb 12, 2022 10:15 AM IST
US set to evacuate embassy in Ukraine ahead of possible Russian invasion, reports AP citing officials
The United States has asked its citizens to leave Ukraine in the next 48 hours and is all set to evacuate the US embassy in the country ahead of possible invasion by Russia, reported news agency AP citing officials.
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Feb 12, 2022 10:01 AM IST
Jammu and Kashmir: 3 terrorists arrested in Sopore district
Three active Al-Badr terrorists were arrested in Dangiwacha area of Sopore District by police; arms and ammunition recovered.
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Feb 12, 2022 09:06 AM IST
India reports 50,407 new Covid cases, 804 deaths in 24 hours
India reported a slight dip in coronavirus infections with 50,407 new Covid-19 cases and 804 deaths in the last 24 hours.
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Feb 12, 2022 07:51 AM IST
Polling begins for municipal corporation election in West Bengal
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Feb 12, 2022 07:07 AM IST
West Bengal civic polls: Preparations underway, voting to begin shortly
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Feb 12, 2022 06:12 AM IST
Earthquake of 4.1 magnitude strikes near Uttarkashi
An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on the Richter Scale occurred around 05:03:34 IST, today at 39km east of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, stated the National Centre of Seismology.
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Feb 12, 2022 06:01 AM IST
Low intensity bomb goes off outside NPP worker’s house in Manipur
A low-intensity bomb went off in front of the residence of a worker of the National People’s Party (NPP) in the Imphal East district of Manipur around 8pm on Friday. No casualties have been reported.
Andhra police burn 200 tonnes of cannabis worth ₹500 crore as part of Operation Parivartan
The narcotic plant is grown extensively in the north coastal Andhra districts of Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam. The tribal areas of Visakhapatnam bordering Odisha are known for huge quantities of cannabis cultivation, from where it is smuggled to different parts of the country.
Updated on Feb 12, 2022 11:52 PM IST
Dynasts sleepless after first phase of Uttar Pradesh elections: PM Modi in Kannauj
KANPUR: Taking a swipe at the Opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the “parivarvaadis” (dynasts) had lost their sleep and were unable to dream anymore after the first phase of voting in Uttar Pradesh, and the voters have realised that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the antidote to rioters and criminals in the state
Published on Feb 12, 2022 11:52 PM IST
‘Motivated comments’: MEA on foreign criticism amid hijab row
A statement issued by external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi referred to comments by ‘some countries’ on dress code in educational institutions in Karnataka, but didn’t name any one
Published on Feb 12, 2022 11:47 PM IST
India’s daily new Covid cases dip below 50,000
New Delhi
After a gap of 40 days, the daily Covid-19 case tally in India dropped below the 50,000-mark on Saturday, as case numbers around the country in the third wave of the viral outbreak continued to contract
Published on Feb 12, 2022 11:46 PM IST
China failed to honour pact: India at Quad meet
New Delhi
India and Australia on Saturday pushed back against China’s criticism of the Quad as a tool to provoke confrontation, and said the grouping has a positive agenda of ensuring peace and stability so that countries in the region are free from the threat of coercion or intimidation
Published on Feb 12, 2022 11:46 PM IST
NCB seizes 800kg drugs in 1st operation on high seas
The operation was conducted jointly with the Indian Navy beyond India’s exclusive economic zone in the Arabian sea.
Published on Feb 12, 2022 11:37 PM IST
Neeraj Chauhan, New Delhi
India and Australia to work jointly on trusted supply chains: Jaishankar
The ministers addressed the media after holding the annual India-Australia foreign ministers’ framework dialogue and the maiden cyber framework dialogue.
Published on Feb 12, 2022 11:36 PM IST
Woman raped in Delhi-bound train, 1 arrested
A 21-year-old woman from Delhi was raped by a manager of a pantry car in a moving Bengaluru-Delhi Sampark Kranti express on Friday night, according to Government Railway Police
Published on Feb 12, 2022 11:36 PM IST
Rahul Bajaj: Pioneer who charted his own path
Bajaj’s iconic reign at Bajaj Auto began amid tumult when Piaggio refused to renew a licence to manufacture its scooters in India.
Published on Feb 12, 2022 11:35 PM IST
Odisha girl dies by suicide after parents force her to attend offline classes
After the disruption to the academic schedule due to Covid-19, the Board of Secondary Education had reduced the syllabus of classes 9 and 10 by more than 33 per cent and unveiled a scheme of assessment for the session 2021-22 both for classes 9 and 10 students under which internal assessments would be done by the class/subject teachers periodically.
Published on Feb 12, 2022 11:33 PM IST
Impact of ragas on humans among proposals selected for government funding
The other proposals include devising an automated system to answer questions on the Ramayana, looking at the connection between the neeti shastras (scriptures dealing with issues of principle and law) and modernity, and devising a prototype of sustainable settlements based on the prescriptions of vastu shastra, an Indian framework for architecture.
Updated on Feb 12, 2022 11:42 PM IST
KCR defends Rahul Gandhi, demands dismissal of Assam CM for controversial comment
Taking a dig at the majority-minority divide, KCR pointed out that no country would prosper if the people were divided on religious lines.
Updated on Feb 12, 2022 11:14 PM IST
Day after students asked to wear uniform instead of burqa, villagers attack Murshidabad school
Locals alleged that on Friday the headmaster of the school had told the students to wear the school uniform instead of burqas. On Saturday morning, more than a hundred villagers surrounded the school and demanded that the headmaster be handed over to them.
Published on Feb 12, 2022 10:21 PM IST
Amid internal rift, Mamata Banerjee forms new 20-member national working committee
Prominent names which were there in the previous list but have been dropped from the new list released on Saturday include TMC MPs Derek O Brien and Saugata Roy. The 2017-list included Suvendu Adhikari. He joined the BJP in December 2020 ahead of the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly polls.
Published on Feb 12, 2022 09:32 PM IST
