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Naxal carrying ₹5 lakh reward shot dead in Chhattisgarh

The encounter comes a fortnight after 22 security personnel were killed in an ambush by Maoists in the Bijapur district of the state.

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Security forces during an anti-naxal operation in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. File photo

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COVID-positive woman delivers twins in Jammu, babies test negative

The baby girls were born by caesarean section

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First COVID-19 positive mother was operated and caesarian done to deliver two healthy twin female babies at MCH COVID Hospital Gandhinagar of Government medical college in Jammu on Monday, April 19, 2021.

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West Bengal Assembly polls | BJP decides to stop large rallies, restricts crowds to 500

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The party said the smaller public meetings would be held in open spaces and with COVID-19 guidelines in place.

BJP national president J.P. Nadda. File

Assembly polls | Campaigns in West Bengal continue despite surge in COVID cases

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CM Mamata Banerjee, Union Home Minister Amit Shah hold public rallies; Modi to canvas this week

South Dinajpur: Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah during a roadshow in support of party candidates for the West Bengal Assembly Polls at Balurghat in South Dinajpur district, Monday, April 19, 2021. (PTI Photo)(PTI04_19_2021_000181B)

Security forces during an anti-naxal operation in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. File photo

Naxal carrying ₹5 lakh reward shot dead in Chhattisgarh

First COVID-19 positive mother was operated and caesarian done to deliver two healthy twin female babies at MCH COVID Hospital Gandhinagar of Government medical college in Jammu on Monday, April 19, 2021.

COVID-positive woman delivers twins in Jammu, babies test negative

BJP national president J.P. Nadda. File

West Bengal Assembly polls | BJP decides to stop large rallies, restricts crowds to 500

South Dinajpur: Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah during a roadshow in support of party candidates for the West Bengal Assembly Polls at Balurghat in South Dinajpur district, Monday, April 19, 2021. (PTI Photo)(PTI04_19_2021_000181B)

Assembly polls | Campaigns in West Bengal continue despite surge in COVID cases

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Coronavirus | Shiv Sena, BJP in war of words over Remdesivir issue

Streets in Varanasi wears a deserted look during weekend lockdown imposed in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases across the Country, in Varaansi, Sunday, April 18, 2021.

Coronavirus | Allahabad HC orders week-long lockdown in Lucknow, Allahabad, Kanpur Nagar, Varanasi, Gorakhpur

Street of the daily market area looks deserted due to night curfew in Bhubaneswar.

Coronavirus | Odisha announces weekend shutdown in all urban areas

Satyasundar Barik Imposes curbs on number of people taking part in weddings, funerals

Union Home Minister Amit Shah. File

West Bengal Assembly elections | TMC speaking in different voices on leader being probed by CBI, ED: Amit Shah

PTI The CBI and the ED are probing Trinamool Youth Congress leader Vinay Mishra in connection with cases related to cattle smuggling and illegal coal mining

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Odisha bypolls | BJD not to hold public rallies, announces Naveen Patnaik

Satyasundar Barik The Pipili bypoll which was scheduled to be held on April 17, was postponed following death of Congress candidate Ajit Mangaraj in COVID-19

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Bodoland People's Front (BPF) candidate for the Kokrajhar East constituency Pramila Rani Brahma shows her finger marked with indelible ink after casting her vote at a polling station, during the third and final phase of Assam Assembly Elections 2021, at Kokrajhar, on April 6, 2021.

Now, Assam’s BPF sends its candidates abroad

Special Correspondent Regional party outdoes Mahajot ally Congress and the All India United Democratic Front, who packed their candidates off to Rajasthan

Voters wait in queues to cast their votes at a polling station, during the 3rd phase of the Assam Assembly election, at Uttarpara in Baksa district on April 6, 2021.

Assam Assembly elections | Anchalik Gana Morcha urges EC to videograph counting process

PTI The three-phase Assam Assembly elections were held on March 27, April 1 and April 6

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South Dinajpur: Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah during a roadshow in support of party candidates for the West Bengal Assembly Polls at Balurghat in South Dinajpur district, Monday, April 19, 2021. (PTI Photo)(PTI04_19_2021_000181B)

Campaigns in West Bengal continue despite surge in COVID cases

Shiv Sahay Singh CM Mamata Banerjee, Union Home Minister Amit Shah hold public rallies; Modi to canvas this week

BJP national president J.P. Nadda. File

Rallies amid COVID-19 West Bengal Assembly polls | BJP decides to stop large rallies, restricts crowds to 500

Special Correspondent The party said the smaller public meetings would be held in open spaces and with COVID-19 guidelines in place.

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Ehan Bhat and Edilsy Vargas in ‘99 Songs’

Sonu Sood tests positive for COVID-19, days after receiving vaccine

The actor was recently made the brand ambassador for Punjab's anti-coronavirus vaccination programme

Karan Johar’s Dharma productions replaces Kartik Aaryan in ‘Dostana 2’

Without taking any names, the production house issued a statement about replacement in the film

‘99 Songs’ movie review: Composer AR Rahman, and not the writer, is who we need more of

The Academy Award-winning musician’s debut effort as a writer falls way short of being an engaging film

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Coronavirus | Amid surge in cases, Punjab CM orders stricter curbs from today

Coronavirus | Time for self-imposed civil curfew, say Kashmir doctors

JMM first party to declare name of electoral bonds donor

Coronavirus | Shiv Sena, BJP in war of words over Remdesivir issue

Coronavirus | Odisha announces weekend shutdown in all urban areas

Coronavirus | Allahabad HC orders week-long lockdown in Lucknow, Allahabad, Kanpur Nagar, Varanasi, Gorakhpur

Shots exchanged between security forces, militants in Shopian

A police spokesman said one unidentified militant was killed

Odisha bypolls | BJD not to hold public rallies, announces Naveen Patnaik

The Pipili bypoll which was scheduled to be held on April 17, was postponed following death of Congress candidate Ajit Mangaraj in COVID-19

Coronavirus | Resolve Remdesivir shortage on ‘war-footing’: Bombay High Court

Directs Maharashtra to supply 10,000 vials to Nagpur district immediately

National Film Award winner Sumitra Bhave is dead

Her probing films changed the Marathi cinematic landscape

Army hospitals in MP to treat civilians amid pandemic: Rajnath

Senior Army officials will meet Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in this connection.

No need for lockdown in Himachal Pradesh: CM

Mr. Thakur said media personnel would be given vaccination on a priority basis.

Former Bihar Minister Mewalal Choudhary succumbs to COVID-19

Former Education Minister and JD(U) MLA from Tarapur assembly constituency Mewalal Choudhary passed away on Monday. He was undergoing treatment for

Voting underway for second phase of U.P. panchayat polls

Voting for the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh panchayat polls is underway with more than 3.48 lakh candidates in the fray for over 2.23 lakh posts

Remdesivir boxes come from Maharashtra, MP airlifts them to districts

The Madhya Pradesh government air-lifted 12,000 vials of Remdesivir, a key medicine in COVID-19 treatment, from Indore to various districts amid a

Coronavirus | Rajasthan government orders closure of offices, markets till May 3

The sale of fruits and vegetables will be allowed till 7 p.m. Those entering Rajasthan will have to show a negative RT-PCR report issued 72 hours prior to the travel.

Coronavirus | Mass testing raises Kerala tally by over 18,000 cases

Karnataka battles virus, logs 81 deaths, nearly 20,000 cases

BJP, Cong. spar over worship of oxygen tanker in M.P.

The ruling BJP and Congress on Sunday lashed out at each other after a video went viral of a State Minister and his supporters breaking coconuts and a

Coronavirus | Jharkhand wants Remdesivir from Bangladesh

In a surprise development, Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren wrote to the Central government on Sunday seeking permission to import a large

COVID-19 deaths in Gujarat far exceed government figures

Many hospitals don’t mention the viral infection as the cause of death

BJP candidate shot at in Malda, hospitalised

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Malda, Gopal Chandra Saha, suffered bullet injuries late on Sunday evening. Mr. Saha was shot at from a

Respond to plea on wrong photo of Hathras victim: Delhi High Court

HC seeks details from Facebook, Twitter

Coronavirus | Ensure uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen, says Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh recorded 30,596 new cases and 129 deaths over the last 24 hours, as per the health department.

Former Assam CM Bhumidhar Barman passes away

He was chief minister for 23 days after the death of his predecessor Hiteswar Saikia

Coronavirus | Lingaraj Temple closed for general public

Municipal authorities restricted entry to the second most visited temple in Odisha after priests tested positive

Coronavirus | Bihar slaps night curfew; closes all schools, public places till May 15

CM Nitish Kumar meets officials after all party meeting

Coronavirus | Mamata writes to PM on surge in cases amid vaccine shortage

Reiterates that States be allowed to buy vaccines directly

Coronavirus | Bed requirement for COVID-19 patients more than our capacity: Gujarat Dy. CM

Though we are adding new facilities and beds at regular intervals, it falls short against the demand as the inflow of coronavirus patients is much higher, says Nitin Patel

Coronavirus | Gunny, water drip system keeps temperature low in COVID-19 isolation coaches in Maharashtra

The isolation coaches, which were deployed last year in only some States as COVID care centres, are now being put to use again

Meghalaya records India’s first bat with sticky disks

Eudiscopus denticulus was recorded from the Lailad area near the Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary, about 1,000 km west of its nearest known habitat in Myanmar

Voting for second phase of Uttar Pradesh Panchayat polls to be held on Monday

Voting will be held from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. with over 3.23 crore voters eligible to exercise their franchise

6 COVID-19 patients die due to low pressure oxygen in Madhya Pradesh hospital

The incident took place at the Government Medical College Hospital in Shahdol on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday

Coronavirus | Bihar facing a severe shortage of oxygen

NMCH Superintendent Vinod Kumar Singh wrote in a letter ‘despite my several reminders, the hospital is not being provided adequate oxygen supply which has put lives of dozens of patients in danger’.

Polling for Pipili by-election on May 13, says official

Though the notification in this regard is yet to be published, only the Congress party will be allowed to replace its candidate, the official said.

Vehicles to be colour coded to limit movement in Mumbai

Six-inch stickers will be made available at toll nakas for free

Coronavirus | Mandatory tests, 14-day quarantine for Kumbh Mela returnees in Odisha

ASHA and Anganwadi Workers will regularly visit the symptomatic returnees at home or TMCs to monitor their health conditions.

Coronavirus | Tripura CM recovers, wife also tests negative

Biplab Kumar Deb will soon join office, says official

Not quite a fair deal for farmers

Though farmers at Sohna are happy that they are getting Minimum Support Price, they complain about delayed payment from the Haryana govt. and lack of amenities at mandis

Coronavirus | U.P. government dismisses rumours on COVID-19 testing

‘False rumours are being spread that private labs are not testing samples’

Resume talks with farmers, says Dushyant Chautala

Set up a team of senior Cabinet Ministers: Haryana Dy. CM

Over 56% turnout in three Rajasthan Assembly constituencies

Congress and BJP are locked in direct contest in the seats

Coronavirus | Shiv Sena blames Centre, EC for second wave of COVID-19 in India

From West Bengal, BJP workers are going back to their homes in different parts of the country with COVID-19, the Shiv Sena said

Coronavirus | Maharashtra’s restrictions could be extended beyond May 1: State Health Minister

Speaking to reporters in Jalna, over 400 kilometres from here, Mr. Tope said people have been supportive of the restrictions

Withdraw advisory on live reporting J&K encounters: Editors Guild

Security forces trying to escape scrutiny, it says

Nagaland forms panel on listing indigenous inhabitants

The NRC-like exercise seeks to filter out the non-original residents of the State

Fodder scam: Lalu Prasad gets bail in Dumka treasury case

Paves the way for his release from prison after 39 months

COVID-19 surge: All-party meet in Bihar today, Assembly Secretariat shut after 44 staff test positive

Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha has ordered complete closure of Assembly Secretariat till April 25.

COVID-19 surge: Odisha CM wants vaccine in open market, priority to big cities

In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Naveen Patnaik cautions against lockdown in metropolises that would have a cascading impact on other areas.

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