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• Oct 19, 2021 11:12 pm IST

  ‘Situation in Garhwal is almost under control, Char Dham to resume from Wednesday' says DGP

  Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar said the "situation in Garhwal is almost under control, routes have been reopened & 'Char Dham Yatra' will be resumed from tomorrow", reported ANI.

• Oct 19, 2021 10:38 pm IST

  Plane crash in Texas, all 21 on aboard survive
Oct 19, 2021 10:12 pm IST

Amarinder Singh says he will launch his own party soon

Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh told PTI that he will launch his own political party soon. Singh, a Congress veteran, was replaced by Charanjit Singh Channi, following which a war of words ensued between him and other party members. 

Oct 19, 2021 08:52 pm IST

PM Modi extends condolences to those who died in Uttarakhand rainfall

Oct 19, 2021 07:55 pm IST

Death toll due to rain rises to 34 in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said 34 people have lost their lives due to rain related incidents in the state and five are feared missing, reported ANI.

Oct 19, 2021 07:24 pm IST

Russia orders first Covid-19 restrictions in Moscow since summer

Oct 19, 2021 07:01 pm IST

22 people have died due to recent heavy rain in Uttarakhand

Oct 19, 2021 06:45 pm IST

Nira Radia, her sister summoned in alleged Yes Bank siphoning case

Lobbyist Nira Radia and her sister have been summoned by Delhi Police in connection with an alleged siphoning off a ₹300 crore Yes Bank loan.

Oct 19, 2021 05:47 pm IST

12 arrested for attempting fraudulent withdrawal from NRI account

DCP Delhi said 12 people, including three HDFC Bank employees, were arrested for attempting a fraudulent with account from an NRI account, reported ANI.

Oct 19, 2021 05:14 pm IST

Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra file defamation suit against Sherlyn Chopra

Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra have reportedly filed a ₹50 crore defamation suit against actress Sherlyn Chopra, reported ANI. Chopra had filed a complaint against Shetty and Kundra alleging sexual harassment, cheating, and criminal intimidation. 

Oct 19, 2021 04:42 pm IST

Bengal VHP writes to Bangladesh deputy high commissioner over 'violence on Hindu community'

Bengal unit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) wrote to the deputy high commissioner of Bangladesh in Kolkata on Tuesday over the recent “violence” against the Hindu diaspora there, reported ANI.

Oct 19, 2021 04:23 pm IST

6 people from Gujarat stranded in Badrinath & Kedarnath, says minister 

6 people from Gujarat are currently stranded in Badrinath and Kedarnath and due to incessant rainfall rescue helicopters cannot reach them, state disaster management minister told ANI on Tuesday.

Oct 19, 2021 03:45 pm IST

200 people stuck in Uttarakhand resort evacuated

200 people stuck in Lemon Tree resort along Ranikhet-Ramnagar route have been evacuated in Uttarakhand, news agency ANI said citing DGP Ashok Kumar. 

Oct 19, 2021 03:40 pm IST

Nainital flash flood death toll reaches 17, many feared missing

Death toll in Nainital flash flood reached 17 on Tuesday, and many more people are feared missing. Nainital was cut off from the rest of the state with three roads leading to the popular tourist spot blocked due to a series of landslides.

Oct 19, 2021 02:58 pm IST

Uttarakhand CM conducts aerial survey of flood hit areas 

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami conducted an aerial survey of flood hit areas on Tuesday. “Did an aerial survey of the areas affected by excessive rain and reached Rudraprayag to take stock of the damage caused by the disaster. Instructions have been given to the administration to extend all possible help to the people affected by the disaster,” he tweeted.

Oct 19, 2021 02:52 pm IST

MoS health visits Serum Institute of India in Pune

Oct 19, 2021 01:42 pm IST

Congress to field 40% women candidates in UP assembly polls

40% of Congress' candidates for the upcoming UP assembly elections will be women, announces Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. 

Oct 19, 2021 01:15 pm IST

Babul Supriyo resigns as Lok Sabha MP

Former Union minister Babul Supriyo meets Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in Delhi, formally resigns as MP.

Oct 19, 2021 12:55 pm IST

Delhi woman stabbed to death allegedly by jilted lover

22-year-old woman stabbed to death by a man, who is suspected to be her jilted lover, in Bindapur area of Dwarka district.

Oct 19, 2021 12:18 pm IST

‘My heart is heavy as I began my political career with the BJP’

My heart is heavy as I began my political career with the BJP. I thank PM Modi and home minister Amit Shah for showing confidence in in me. I left politics wholeheartedly. I thought that if I'm not a part of the party, I shouldn't keep seat for myself: Babul Supriyo after meeting Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

Oct 19, 2021 11:50 am IST

India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage tops 99 crore

“We are at 99 crores. Go for it India, continue to rapidly march towards our milestone of 100 crore #COVID19 vaccinations,” tweets Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya.

Oct 19, 2021 11:22 am IST

Planning 1-day protest for victims of violence in Bangladesh, says ISKCON

Protests are going in many parts of the world. We are planning a one-day protest and prayer meetings for the victims in Bangladesh, on 23rd October, all over the world (in almost 150 countries) at all ISKCON centers and also at different locations: Radharamn Das, vice president, ISKCON, Kolkata

Oct 19, 2021 10:53 am IST

NCP leader Eknath Khadse's wife appears before ED

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Eknath Khadse's wife Mandakini Khadse appears before Enforcement Directorate for inquiry in a case related to Pune land scam.

Oct 19, 2021 10:23 am IST

NIA to probe J&K civilian killings

National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over probe in killings of civilians in Kashmir, will look at "larger conspiracy."

Oct 19, 2021 09:58 am IST

PM Modi speaks to Uttarakhand CM over rain situation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami and state minister Ajay Bhatt, and takes stock of the situation there due to heavy rains.

Oct 19, 2021 09:15 am IST

India records 13,058 new Covid-19 cases and 164 deaths

India's Covid-19 tally reaches 34,094,373 with 13,058 new Covid-19 cases. Toll at 452,454 with 164 fresh fatalities. In the last 24 hours, Kerala reported 6,676 new cases and 60 deaths.

Oct 19, 2021 08:50 am IST

PM Modi extends greetings on Eid-e-Milad

“Milad-un-Nabi greetings. Let there be peace and prosperity all around. May the virtues of kindness and brotherhood always prevail. Eid Mubarak!” tweets Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Oct 19, 2021 08:10 am IST

President Kovind greets nation on Eid-e-Milad

Good wishes to all fellow citizens, especially to our Muslim brothers & sisters on Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad. Let us take inspiration from Prophet’s life and ideals and work for the prosperity of society and promotion of peace and harmony in the country: President Ram Nath Kovind

Oct 19, 2021 07:40 am IST

Owaisi takes jibe at PM Modi over upcoming India-Pakistan match

PM Modi never speaks on two things: rise in petrol and diesel prices and China sitting in our territory in Ladakh. He is afraid of speaking on China. Our nine soldiers died in J&K, but on October 24 India-Pakistan T20 match will happen: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, in Hyderabad

Oct 19, 2021 06:58 am IST

North Korea fires ‘unidentified' projectile: Report

North Korea fires 'unidentified projectile', reports AFP citing South Korean military.

Oct 19, 2021 06:27 am IST

US special envoy for Afghanistan resigns

Zalmay Khalilzad, the US' special representative for Afghanistan, steps down. Thomas West to succeed Khalilzad, announces secretary of state Antony Blinken.