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BJP names Shahnawaz Hussain its MLC candidate from Bihar

In the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, he had held the civil aviation portfolio among other charges.

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shahnawaz Hussain addressing a press conference in Srinagar. File

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Man who got first Covid jab in Delhi says he volunteered as colleagues were scared

He was inoculated during the launch of the nationwide vaccination programme at AIIMS in the presence of Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.

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Manish Kumar said he was not at all nervous and was "proud of getting the vaccine".

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Budaun gang rape | Betrayed by blind faith

The alleged rape and death of an Anganwadi helper in Budaun has once again highlighted the lapses on the part of the Uttar Pradesh administration in investigating crimes against women. Anuj Kumar reports on the brutal death of a woman who was the lifeline of her family, involving a temple priest and his aides

Police personnel stand guard near the temple where the alleged gang rape occurred at Mevli village in Budaun, U.P.

Launch of COVID-19 vaccine a revolutionary step: Maharashtra CM

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday termed a "revolutionary step" the launch of the COVID-19 vaccination drive and recalled

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Dr. Madhuri Patil gets first dose of COVIDSHIELD vaccine in presence of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray at BKC vaccination centre on Saturday.

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shahnawaz Hussain addressing a press conference in Srinagar. File

BJP names Shahnawaz Hussain its MLC candidate from Bihar

Manish Kumar said he was not at all nervous and was "proud of getting the vaccine".

Man who got first Covid jab in Delhi says he volunteered as colleagues were scared

Police personnel stand guard near the temple where the alleged gang rape occurred at Mevli village in Budaun, U.P.

Budaun gang rape | Betrayed by blind faith

Dr. Madhuri Patil gets first dose of COVIDSHIELD vaccine in presence of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray at BKC vaccination centre on Saturday.

Launch of COVID-19 vaccine a revolutionary step: Maharashtra CM

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51-year-old Biranchi Naik, a sanitation workerat Capital Hospital, was given the first COVID-19 vaccine as the Odisha government began its mass vaccination drive at 161 centres across the State here on January 16, 2021.

Sanitation worker gets first COVID-19 vaccine shot in Odisha

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Children enjoy on a frozen part of the Dal Lake, in Srinagar.

Cold wave intensifies in Kashmir as minimum temp dips further

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Rajasthan dalit groups seek quota in CM’s Jan Awas Yojana

Special Correspondent ‘Woman denied house because of caste’

Union Home Minister Amit Shah with party president J.P. Nadda. File

BJP top brass to keep up pressure on Trinamool Congress

Special Correspondent Party to take call on accommodating more defectors

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Disgruntled leaders keep Trinamool on tenterhooks

Special Correspondent A number of Trinamool Congress heavyweights, including Suvendu Adhikari, had joined the BJP last month.

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Renuka Shahane’s family drama on Netflix has its intentions in the right place, but falls short of expectations

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Regina King’s directorial debut and Saif Ali Khan’s political thriller are among the highlights of the week

‘Tandav’ review: A lackadaisical attempt at portraying India’s diverse polity

This Saif Ali Khan drama series is riddled with cliched troupes and larger-than-life figures, that only provides a glimpse at the project’s lost potential

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Water birds make a beeline to Punjab’s Harike wetland

BJP names Shahnawaz Hussain its MLC candidate from Bihar

Fresh FIR against former BJP functionary after another boy comes forward to report sexual abuse

Palghar mob lynching case: Court grants bail to 89 accused in, fixes date of next hearing on Februrary 15

Launch of COVID-19 vaccine a revolutionary step: Maharashtra CM

Cold wave intensifies in Kashmir as minimum temp dips further

Budaun gang rape | Betrayed by blind faith

The alleged rape and death of an Anganwadi helper in Budaun has once again highlighted the lapses on the part of the Uttar Pradesh administration in investigating crimes against women. Anuj Kumar reports on the brutal death of a woman who was the lifeline of her family, involving a temple priest and his aides

Rajasthan dalit groups seek quota in CM’s Jan Awas Yojana

‘Woman denied house because of caste’

‘Over 4 lakh migrants sent home during lockdown’

More than 4 lakh migrant workers and labourers were sent back to their home States in special trains and buses under “Operation Samvedna” during the

BJP top brass to keep up pressure on Trinamool Congress

Party to take call on accommodating more defectors

West Bengal Assembly elections | Disgruntled leaders keep Trinamool on tenterhooks

A number of Trinamool Congress heavyweights, including Suvendu Adhikari, had joined the BJP last month.

54 arrested in U.P. under unlawful conversion ordinance so far

An overwhelming number of them are Muslims

Congress stages protest march in Chandigarh, Shimla

Party observes nationwide protest under ‘Kisan Adhikar Diwas’ against the Centre’s farm laws.

BSP to contest UP, Uttarakhand polls on its own: Mayawati

The Bahujan Samaj Party will contest all assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on its own and would not forge a poll alliance with any

NCP will wait for probe outcome in case against Munde: Sharad Pawar

Mr. Munde, the Social Justice Minister and NCP leader, has been accused of rape by a Mumbai-based woman, a charge he has strongly refuted and termed it as a blackmail attempt.

Gujarat govt. studying anti-conversion laws of U.P., M.P.

State govt. has received representations from different organisations and people, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said.

Questions about law and order infuriates Nitish

“Your questions are completely wrong and inappropriate,” he tells mediapersons

Night curfew to continue for 15 more days in four Gujarat cities

Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani said the viral infection has come under control due to the night curfew imposed in November, 2020, in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot.

BSP to contest alone in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand Assembly elections: Mayawati

‘Our party will contest alone on its own strength in all Vidhan Sabha seats in these two States with full preparation and force,’ says party supremo.

Mercury settles several degrees below freezing point in Kashmir

Kashmir reeled under intense cold wave conditions on Friday as mercury stayed several degrees below the freezing point, resulting in freezing of

PM speaks to Shripad Naik; Vice-President Naidu visits him in hospital

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to Union minister Shripad Naik, who is recuperating at the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) near

BJP, TMC in war of words over number of legislators seeking to change sides

BJP national general secretary and its Bengal minder Kailash Vijayvargiya claimed in Indore that 41 MLAs of the TMC are in touch with the saffron party

Top EC official reviews poll preparations in Bengal, says law & order bad

West Bengal has witnessed political turmoil and frequent clashes between the ruling TMC and challenger BJP over the last couple of years

Allahabad High Court bars Amethi Police from taking coercive action against interfaith couple

The couple married three years ago and have a child.

Rebel outfit member held in Manipur, guns seized

A combined team of 29 Assam Rifles and the Manipur Police commandos arrested a man alleged to be a member of the United National Liberation Front in

Manipur Police destroy seized drugs in Imphal

Manipur Police destroyed a huge quantity of seized narcotics drugs including heroin and marijuana worth nearly ₹35 crore on January 14 in the

Centre releases ₹90.56 crore for second Integrated Check Post in Tripura

The Union Home Ministry approved a project to set up Tripura’s second ICP at Sabroom in 2018.

Comedian Faruqui, in jail for two weeks, seeks bail

Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, arrested by Indore police nearly two weeks ago for allegedly hurting religious sentiments during a show, has now

PDP leader Naeem Akhtar found unconscious in Srinagar sub-jail room, hospitalised

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former minister Naeem Akhtar, 68, was found unconscious in a sub-jail room in Srinagar and was shifted to a

IAS officer who worked closely with PM joins BJP in Lucknow after voluntary retirement

An 1988 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre, Arvind Kumar Sharma held the post of Secretary in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Dal Lake partially freezes, Srinagar records coldest night in 30 years

The lowest temperature ever recorded in Srinagar was minus 14.4 degrees Celsius in 1893.

Padma Shri D. Prakash Rao dies in Odisha, tributes pour in

He was known for his contribution towards imparting education to slum and orphan children in Cuttack.

Education boards get BMC nod to hold exams

Civic body allows schools to conduct tests in Mumbai from January 18

Haryana govt. has lost trust of people and MLAs, says Hooda

‘Coalition regime will fall due to burden of its own failures’

Rajasthan Congress executive reconstituted after five months

Seven vice-presidents, eight general secretaries and 24 secretaries approved after protracted consultations

Consider Rao’s age, health: HC to NIA

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said the National Investigation Agency and the State government should consider the age and health condition of

Rajasthan gets its first vaccine consignment

First batch comprises 20,000 doses

Coronavirus | More COVID-19 vaccine vials required than those received: Maharashtra Health Minister

Maharashtra reports 3,556 fresh cases, 3,009 recoveries; death toll rises to 50,221

Several houses gutted in Baghbazar slum blaze in Kolkata

Parts of Ma Sarada’s house damaged

West Bengal minister’s protest over farm laws stalls vaccine convoy

COVID-19 deaths in State near 10,000

Supreme Court asks Meghalaya to respond to journalist’s appeal

Charges of hate crime were levelled against Patricia Mukhim over a Facebook post.

COVID-19 vaccine doses arrive in Gujarat

Healthcare and frontline workers will be covered in the first phase.

23 arrested for running fake call centres in Srinagar

They duped many persons by impersonating as executives of e-commerce companies, say police officials

District headquarters in Rajasthan to be developed as green energy cities

State will install 30,000 MW power production capacity through solar energy by 2024-25, says Minister.

BSF unearths tunnel in Jammu

The 150 metre tunnel’s direction is towards International Border.

U.P. court to hear Somnath Bharti's bail plea tomorrow

He was arrested for criminal intimidation and promoting enmity between groups, police said.

BJP MP Pragya Thakur refers to Nathuram Godse as a ‘patriot’, yet again

In May 2019, during the Lok Sabha polls, Ms. Thakur kicked up a huge row by calling Godse a patriot, but apologised for it later and withdrew the statement.

In Haryana, JJP under strain from protesting farmers

The BJP’s ruling alliance partner could ‘face farmers’ anguish and backlash’, feels a section within the party.

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A medic fills a syringe with COVAXIN before administering it to a health worker during its trials, at the Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society in Ahmedabad on November 26, 2020.

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