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- Jan 19, 2023 10:59 pm IST
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- Jan 19, 2023 10:18 pm IST
Vinesh Phogat, Babita Phogat & other wrestlers arrive at Union min Anurag Thakur's residence
Protesting wrestlers arrive at Anurag Thakur's residence on Thursday night. (ANI) Babita Phogat, Sakshee Malikkh, Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and other wrestlers arrive at the residence of Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur in Delhi in connection with their protest and allegations against WFI, ANI reported.
- Jan 19, 2023 10:01 pm IST
Bollywood celebs at 'Gol Dhana' ceremony of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant at Antilia in Mumbai
- Jan 19, 2023 08:21 pm IST
Sports minister Anurag Thakur to meet protesting wrestlers
Union sports minister Anurag Thakur will meet protesting wrestlers demonstrating against WFI and its chief Brijbhushan Sharan Singh.
- Jan 19, 2023 06:36 pm IST
NDRF to form special teams to handle ‘forest fires’ in India
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) will form three special teams to handle incidents of forest fires across the country and the training of these teams will start from February 6 this year, ANI reported.
- Jan 19, 2023 06:32 pm IST
Calcutta HC order records ‘dissatisfaction’ over Visva-Bharati sacking professor
Calcutta high court on Thursday said in an order that "stigmatic aspersions" led to the summary termination of service of economics professor Sudipta Bhattacharya by West Bengal’s Visva-Bharati University in December. 261 academics including Noam Chomsky recent moved president Murmu on this issue.
- Jan 19, 2023 06:11 pm IST
Heroin worth ₹1cr, alcohol seized in poll-bound Meghalaya, 4 held
Two persons, including a woman, were arrested on Thursday after heroin worth over ₹1 crore was seized from their possession in poll-bound Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district, PTI reported.
- Jan 19, 2023 05:28 pm IST
PM Modi to distribute 71,000 job letters under ‘Rozgar Mela’
Prime minister Narendra Modi will distribute nearly 71,000 appointment letters virtually Friday under the ‘Rozgar Mela’ scheme for employment in government departments and organisations. In October last year - on the occasion of Dhanteras - Modi introduced the scheme, which marked the start of a campaign to create 10 lakh government jobs.
- Jan 19, 2023 04:38 pm IST
Shankar Mishra, Air India passenger who urinated on woman onboard flight, banned for four months, reports ANI citing airline official
Shankar Mishra - the Air India passenger who urinated on a co-passenger onboard a New York-Delhi flight in November last year - has been banned from the airline for four months, news agency ANI said Thursday citing AI officials
- Jan 19, 2023 04:00 pm IST
Govt revokes order restricting issuance of fresh arms license in J&K
In a big relief to the arms traders of Jammu and Kashmir, government on Thursday revoked an order restricting issuance of fresh arms license.
- Jan 19, 2023 03:52 pm IST
Telangana: Major fire in Secunderabad building, four rescued
Four people were rescued after a major fire broke out in a building in the Secunderabad district of Telangana on Thursday, ANI reported.
- Jan 19, 2023 03:23 pm IST
Sweden plans to send Archer artillery to Ukraine: PM
Sweden on Thursday pledged to send its Archer artillery system, a modern mobile howitzer requested by Kyiv for months, to Ukraine, the government said.
Speaking at a press conference, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said his government had taken a decision on a three-part military support package for Ukraine, including "the first decision on starting deliveries of the artillery system Archer to Ukraine".
- Jan 19, 2023 03:21 pm IST
Wrestlers arrive at office of Union Sports Ministry for meeting with officials amid wrestlers' protest against WFI
Ace grapplers arrived at the office of Union Sports Ministry in Shashtri Bhawan for a meeting with officials amid wrestlers' protest against WFI and its chief Brijbhushan Sharan Singh.
- Jan 19, 2023 02:36 pm IST
DCW chief Swati Maliwal dragged by car after hand got stuck in window, was reprimanding driver who was inebriated; driver arrested, says Delhi Police
Swati Maliwal, the chief of the Delhi Commission for Women, was allegedly dragged by a drunk driver for 15 metres on road in the early hours of Thursday, Delhi police said.
- Jan 19, 2023 01:15 pm IST
CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat joins wrestlers' protest in Jantar Mantar
CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat on Thursday joined the protest staged by top wrestlers against WFI, demanding its president to step down.
- Jan 19, 2023 12:48 pm IST
Mild intensity earthquake hits Jammu and Kashmir
Mild intensity earthquake of magnitude 3.2 hits Jammu and Kashmir
- Jan 19, 2023 12:23 pm IST
‘Crime is grave’: UP govt opposes bail plea of Lakhimpur Kheri case accused Ashish Mishra
The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday opposed in the Supreme Court the bail plea of Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son, Ashish Mishra, who is one of the accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, news agency PTI reported. Read more
- Jan 19, 2023 11:52 am IST
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi files defamatory case against DMK leader for his remarks
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Thursday filed criminal defamation suit in a Chennai court against now suspended DMK leader Sivaji Krishnamurthy over his alleged defamatory remarks against the Governor. (ANI)
- Jan 19, 2023 10:45 am IST
Wrestlers register their protest against WFI at Delhi's Jantar Mantar for second day
Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshee Malikkh, Bajrang Punia and other wrestlers sit on a silent protest at Jantar Mantar for the second day against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh against whom sexual harassment allegations were made. (ANI)
- Jan 19, 2023 10:44 am IST
Singapore-bound flight takes off ahead of schedule from Amritsar
Days after a Delhi-bound Go First flight took off from Bengaluru leaving behind 55 passengers at Bangalore airport, a similar incident was reported from Amritsar where a Singapore-bound flight took off hours ahead of schedule. The flight reportedly left behind 35 passengers at the Amritsar airport which led to massive chaos. Read more
- Jan 19, 2023 08:53 am IST
9 killed, 1 injured after truck collides with van on Mumbai-Goa highway
At least nine people were killed and a child was injured when a speeding truck collided with their van on Mumbai-Goa highway in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Thursday morning, police said. The accident took place at 4.45 am at Repoli village in Raigad, located more than 130 km from Mumbai. Read more
- Jan 19, 2023 08:24 am IST
‘Will remain careful’: West Bengal school board president on ‘Azad Kashmir’ question
President of West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) said on the matter of asking question on ‘Azad Kashmir’ school exam paper that six teachers and private book publishers who made question paper have been cautioned.
- Jan 19, 2023 05:29 am IST
BJP president JP Nadda to address public in West Bengal today
Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda arrived in West Bengal's Kolkata on Thursday. He will address the public in Nadia district and pay a visit to the ISCKON temple later.