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Twitter not bothered about sensitivities of people from other regions and ethnicities, says Delhi HC

New Delhi, March 28 (PTI): The Delhi High Court Monday pulled up Twitter for not voluntarily taking action against an account which allegedly published objectionable content about a Hindu Goddess, saying the mi

India / 28th March 2022

Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill introduced in LS

New Delhi, March 28 (PTI): The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill that seeks to authorise police to take measurements of convicts and other persons for purposes of identification and investigation of crim

India / 28th March 2022

UP criminals fear bulldozers, line up to surrender: Officials

Lucknow, March 28 (PTI) Over 50 criminals have given themselves up to police in two weeks after the BJP returned to power in Uttar Pradesh, an official said Monday. Reports from various parts of the state al

India / 28th March 2022

Muslim girls wearing hijab not allowed to write SSLC exam in Karnataka

Bengaluru, March 28 (PTI) A few Muslim girls who wished to appear for their Class 10 board examination wearing hijab were denied entry in Karnataka on Monday citing the recent High Court verdict. However, a

India / 28th March 2022

Punjab CM announces doorstep ration delivery scheme

Chandigarh, March 28 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday announced the rollout of the doorstep ration delivery scheme, saying the poor will no longer need to stand in queues as good quality rati

India / 28th March 2022

Banking, public transport services hit on day 1 of Bharat bandh

New Delhi, March 28 (PTI): Banking and public transport services were thrown out of gear in West Bengal and Kerala on Monday as thousands of workers began their two-day nationwide strike against various policie

India / 28th March 2022

Israel PM Naftali Bennett tests positive for COVID-19; India visit doubtful

Jerusalem, March 28 (PTI) Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, according to his media adviser. Bennett, 50, was scheduled to visit India from April 3 to 5. It is not

India / 28th March 2022

Jaishankar calls on Lankan Prez, PM; assures them of India's continued cooperation to tide over current economic crisis

Colombo, March 28 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday called on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and assured them of India's continued cooperat

India / 28th March 2022

Petrol price hiked 50 paise, diesel up 55 paise

Petrol now over Rs 100 a litre across Nagaland New Delhi, March 27 (PTI): Petrol price on Sunday was hiked by 50 paise a litre and diesel by 55 paise, taking the total increase in rates since resumptio

India / 28th March 2022

States too can declare religious or linguistic community as minority: Centre

New Delhi, March 27 (PTI): State governments can declare a religious or linguistic community as a minority within the said state, the Centre has told the Supreme Court. The submission was made in response to

India / 28th March 2022

Demand for giving pension and insurance benefits to journalists

New Delhi, March 27 (PTI): Speakers at a national conference on media here Sunday demanded that journalists be given facilities of pension and insurance. They stressed that media has to thrive for democracy

India / 28th March 2022

India, UAE trade pact may come into force from May 1: Goyal

Dubai, March 27 (PTI): The free trade agreement between India and the UAE is likely to come into effect from May 1 this year, under which domestic exporters of as many as 6,090 goods from sectors like textiles,

India / 28th March 2022

Two-day nationwide strike likely to hit essential services

New Delhi, March 27 (PTI): Some of the essential services related to banking, transportation, railways and electricity are likely to be impacted during a two-day nationwide strike called by a joint forum of cen

India / 28th March 2022

Let's make local 'global', augment prestige of Indian products: PM Modi

New Delhi, March 27 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India achieving its export target of USD 400 billion this fiscal shows that the demand for its items is increasing all over the world, and a

India / 27th March 2022

After two years, regular international flights to resume from Sunday

New Delhi/ Mumbai, March 26 (PTI) After a coronavirus pandemic-induced hiatus of over two years, regular international flights are set to resume from Sunday with airports and airlines getting ready for normal o

India / 26th March 2022

Chhattisgarh: Man carries daughter's body for 10 km; probe ordered

New Delhi, March 26 (PTI): A video of a man carrying the body of his seven-year-old daughter on his shoulders in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district went viral on social media on Friday, prompting health minist

India / 26th March 2022

CBI begins probe into Birbhum killings, visits Bogtui village

New Delhi, March 26 (PTI): A team of Central Bureau of Investigation reached Bogtui village in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Saturday and started its investigation into the violence that claimed eight l

India / 26th March 2022

In 1st cabinet meet, Yogi extends free ration scheme for 3 months

New Delhi, March 26 (PTI): In the first major decision of the Yogi Adityanath government 2.0 in Uttar Pradesh, the state cabinet decided on Saturday to extend the free ration scheme initiated during the COVID-1

India / 26th March 2022

Ritu Khanduri becomes 1st woman speaker of Uttarakhand assembly

New Delhi, March 26 (PTI) Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Ritu Khanduri, the daughter of former chief minister B C Khanduri, was elected unopposed as the first woman speaker of the Uttarakhand Assembly on Saturday.

India / 26th March 2022

Over 4.70 crore cases pending in various courts: Govt informs

New Delhi, March 25 (PTI): Over 4.70 crore cases are pending in various courts in the country, including 70,154 in the Supreme Court, Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. The total number of cases pending in th

India / 26th March 2022

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