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Updated on Feb 21, 2022 10:23 PM IST
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Feb 21, 2022 10:23 PM IST
Ukranian civilian killed in frontline shelling, AFP reports citing officials
Ukranian civilian was killed in frontline shelling, news agency AFP reports citing officials.
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Feb 21, 2022 09:11 PM IST
SC to hear Tata-Mistry case on March 9
The Supreme Court will hear a review petition of Shapoorji Group against Cyrus Mistry’s ouster on March 9, reports news agency ANI.
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Feb 21, 2022 09:07 PM IST
Amid Ukraine crisis, Russian and French foreign ministers to meet in Paris on Friday
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov to meet French counterpart Le Drian in Paris Friday, lay groundwork for mooted Biden-Putin summit: France
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Feb 21, 2022 07:01 PM IST
Mumbai adds 96 new Covid-19 cases, lowest single-day surge since April 17, 2020
Mumbai on Monday added just 96 fresh Covid-19 cases, the lowest single-day surge since April 17, 2020.
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Feb 21, 2022 06:36 PM IST
Russian army says it killed 5 Ukrainian ‘saboteurs’, reports AFP
Russian army says it has killed 5 Ukrainian ‘saboteurs’, reports news agency AFP.
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Feb 21, 2022 05:53 PM IST
Corbevax receives emergency use nod for children between 12-18 yrs
Biological E’s Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax receives emergency use nod for children between 12-18 years.
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Feb 21, 2022 04:01 PM IST
HC reserves judgement on pleas seeking criminalisation of marital rape
The Delhi high court on Monday reserved the judgement on pleas seeking criminalisation of marital rape.
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Feb 21, 2022 03:41 PM IST
Russia claims shell from Ukrainian territory destroyed its border guard post
Russia on Monday claimed the shell from Ukrainian territory destroyed its border guard post, reported news agency Reuters.
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Feb 21, 2022 03:15 PM IST
On Lalu’s sentence, Tejashwi Yadav says verdict challenged in high court
After a special court sentenced RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav to five years’ jail in the fodder scam, his son RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said they have challenged the verdict in the high court. He also hoped “the judgment of lower court will change in high court”, reported news agency ANI.
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Feb 21, 2022 02:02 PM IST
Fodder scam case: Lalu Prasad Yadav gets 5 years jail time, ₹60 lakh fine
RJD chief Lalu Yadav sentenced to 5 years in jail in the fifth fodder scam case, slapped with ₹60 lakh fine.
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Feb 21, 2022 01:45 PM IST
Kumaraswamy alleges hijab row link with Bajrang Dal activist’s death in Shivamogga, reports ANI
“Last week, when Karavali issue (hijab row) started, I predicted that this kind of development will take place. We saw the death of boy. This is the achievement of Congress & BJP. They have destabilised the peace of this state. They wanted this kind of incident,” says JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy, as quoted by ANI.
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Feb 21, 2022 12:36 PM IST
Body of ‘murdered’ Bajrang Dal activist in Shivamogga taken to his home
Body of the 26-year-old Bajrang Dal activist Harsha, who was allegedly murdered yesterday in Karnataka’s Shivamogga, being taken to his residence amid Police security after postmortem. Large numbers of workers of Hindu organisations join in.
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Feb 21, 2022 11:15 AM IST
PM Modi addresses webinar on impact of Budget 2022 on education sector
“Our young generation is the future leader of the country. So empowering today’s young generation means empowering India’s future,” says Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the positive impact of Union Budget 2022 on the education sector.
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Feb 21, 2022 10:29 AM IST
Watch: President Kovind reviews Indian Naval Fleet in Visakhapatnam
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Feb 21, 2022 09:47 AM IST
Andhra Pradesh IT & Industries minister Gautam Reddy dies after suffering heart attack
Andhra Pradesh IT & Industries Minister Gautham Reddy passed away today morning in Hyderabad after suffering a cardiac arrest.
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Feb 21, 2022 09:16 AM IST
India’s Covid cases dip further to 16,051, death toll down to 206
India registered 16,051 new Covid-19 infections and 206 deaths in the last 24 hours. Active caseload stands at 2,02,131.
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Feb 21, 2022 08:41 AM IST
PM Modi to address webinar on Union Budget’s positive impact on education sector
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Feb 21, 2022 08:39 AM IST
Section 144 in Karnataka’s Shivamogga after Bajrang Dal leader’s death
Section 144 of the CrPC has been imposed in Karnataka’s Shivamogga town after a Bajrang Dal leader was killed in the area, according to reports.
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Feb 21, 2022 08:28 AM IST
Beijing Winter Olympics conclude
The Olympic flame has been extinguished, bringing Beijing 2022 to an end. And unlike the first pandemic Olympics in Tokyo, the closing ceremony saw a modest, but energetic crowd populate the stadium’s seats, reports Associated Press.
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Feb 21, 2022 07:23 AM IST
Delhi CM Kejriwal to campaign in UP today
Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal is all set to visit the Uttar Pradesh capital of Lucknow today amid the ongoing seven-phase UP assembly elections. Kejriwal will address public meetings in Ramnagar, Lucknow and Barabanki, the party had tweeted.
Prisoner arrested on robbery charge appears for Assam Police recruitment exam
An undertrial at a centre for the examination to recruit constables into Assam Police on Sunday created a buzz. The young man’s family, which insisted that he was innocent and had been wrongly arrested for robbery, didn’t want him to lose the opportunity to appear for the test and convinced a judge for permission.
Published on Feb 21, 2022 11:20 PM IST
Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
Probe into Bengal cattle smuggling picks up after ED arrests key accused in Delhi
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the ED are conducting parallel probes into the alleged involvement of several Border Security Force (BSF), Customs and police officers, smugglers and politicians in cattle smuggling along the West Bengal-Bangladesh border. The probe was started by the CBI in 2018.
Updated on Feb 21, 2022 11:16 PM IST
Supreme Court to hear batch of pleas on Pegasus spying allegations on Feb 23
A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli has listed as many as 12 PILs, including the ones filed by Editors Guild of India and veteran journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar, for hearing on February 23.
Published on Feb 21, 2022 10:53 PM IST
In Kerala actor assault case, survivor allowed to implead on Dileep’s plea
The fresh case relates to an alleged conspiracy to attack investigating officers who probed the actor assault case of 2017. The case took another turn last month after director Kumar claimed that Dileep hatched a conspiracy to do away with officers who investigated the case and he was also in possession of the woman actor’s assault video.
Published on Feb 21, 2022 10:12 PM IST
‘Misleading narrative’: India rebuts UN rights experts criticism over Rana Ayyub
On a statement by two UN special rapporteurs on Rana Ayyub, India’s permanent mission to the UN in Geneva tweeted that India upholds the rule of law but no one is above the law.
Published on Feb 21, 2022 10:08 PM IST
Lakhimpur Kheri victims challenge bail to Ashish Mishra in top court
Last week, two lawyers practicing in the Supreme Court approached the top court with an application against the bail granted to Ashish Mishra.
Updated on Feb 21, 2022 10:17 PM IST
Rana Ayyub not above law, charges of judicial harassment baseless: India to UN
The United Nations had alleged relentless misogynistic and sectarian remarks against journalist Rana Ayyub, asking the Indian government to end what it called judicial harassment
Published on Feb 21, 2022 08:28 PM IST
Govt looks set to finalise framework for the incubation of eight new cities
Last year, the Commission created the provision while acknowledging the problem of inadequate housing and infrastructure facilities in cities due to urbanisation.
Updated on Feb 21, 2022 08:23 PM IST
HT This Day: Feb 27, 1948 — Arabs launch ‘convoy war’ on jews
Thousands of armed Arabs throughout Palestine have launched a “convoy war” on Jewish vehicles to strangle Jewish communications and supplies, it was learnt here
Updated on Feb 21, 2022 08:20 PM IST
Special Correspondent, Jerusalem
India, France adopt roadmap on blue economy and ocean governance
During their talks, Jaishankar and Le Drian appreciated the close cooperation between India and France during the Covid-19 pandemic and agreed on deepening the strategic partnership, the external affairs ministry said in a statement.
Updated on Feb 21, 2022 08:17 PM IST
HT This Day: Feb 25, 2003: Norah Jones takes home 5 Grammys
Norah Jones, 23, a young, jazz-trained Texan, dominated the 45th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night by capturing the marquee categories: best pop vocal album. best female pop vocal performance, album of the year, record of the year and best new artist. Her debut album Come Away With Me got three other awards.
Published on Feb 21, 2022 08:13 PM IST
Special Correspondent, New York
HT This Day: Feb 24, 1949 — Cairo Accepts Rhodes Agreement
Jews and Egyptians end their nine-month old strife in Palestine tomorrow by signing the armistice agreement hammered out here in five weeks of hard bargaining, it was officially announced today.
Published on Feb 21, 2022 08:07 PM IST
Special Correspondent, Rhodes
HT This Day: Feb 23, 1946 — Bombay in revolt: city a battlefield
Bombay witnessed for 12 hours on Friday the fiercest mob fury in its history leading to repeated clashes between the police and military armed with rifles, machine-guns and armoured cars on the one side and angry mobs on the other
Published on Feb 21, 2022 08:00 PM IST
