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- Mar 06, 2023 10:54 pm IST
Twitter down for some users globally
Microblogging platform Twitter reportedly suffered a technical snag with netizens complaining of having encountered broken links.
According to DownDetector, there were 1,093 complaints from Indian users till 10 pm. Read more
- Mar 06, 2023 10:11 pm IST
Zila Parishads should work with honesty and transparency: Haryana CM Khattar
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday said Zila Parishads should get development works done with honesty and transparency and assured that there will be no shortage of funds for that, PTI reported.
- Mar 06, 2023 09:35 pm IST
Student injured while boarding school bus in Gurugram, driver booked
A 14-year-old student was injured when the school bus driver allegedly drove off the vehicle while the teen was trying to board the bus here on Monday, police said, PTI reported.
- Mar 06, 2023 09:09 pm IST
89 bridges to be demolished in Guwahati to ease water logging
As many as 89 bridges over a river along an approximately 8 km stretch in the city i will be demolished to ease water logging problems in a part of it, a government order said, reported PTI.
- Mar 06, 2023 09:06 pm IST
Sachin Pilot meets protesting widows of Pulwama martyrs: ‘Govt will have to…’
Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Monday interacted with the widows of soldiers who lost their lives in the Pulwama terror attack in 2019 - who are protesting against the “non-fulfillment of promises” made to them by the Rajasthan government. Read more
- Mar 06, 2023 08:32 pm IST
2.60 lakh imported cigarettes seized at Amritsar international airport
The customs department has seized 11 bags containing over 2.60 lakh pieces of super slim imported cigarettes worth around ₹29.5 lakh at Shri Guru Ramdas International Airport here, officials said on Monday, PTI reported.
- Mar 06, 2023 07:40 pm IST
Delhi court grants 4-day interim bail to Olympian Sushil Kumar
A Delhi court on Monday granted four-day interim bail to Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar, the main accused in the murder case of junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar, on humanitarian grounds for performing the last rites of his father, reported PTI.
Kumar has been in judicial custody since June 2, 2021.
- Mar 06, 2023 07:33 pm IST
Man arrested for setting wife on fire in Noida
The Noida Police has arrested a 33-year-old man for allegedly setting his wife on fire in an inebriated condition following an argument, officials said on Monday, PTI reported.
- Mar 06, 2023 07:23 pm IST
PM Modi chairs high-level meet to review preparedness for hot weather conditions this summer
PM Modi asked IMD to issue daily weather forecasts in a manner which can be easily interpreted & disseminated. It was also discussed that TV news channels & FM radio could spend few minutes daily to explain the daily weather forecast.
- Mar 06, 2023 06:53 pm IST
Delhi airport cleanest in Asia Pacific: ACI
Delhi airport has been adjudged as one of the best airports as well as the cleanest airport in the Asia Pacific region by international grouping ACI, PTI reported.
The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), operated by DIAL, has bagged the award for Airport Service Quality (ASQ) best airport for 2022 in the category of over 40 Million Passengers Per Annum (MPPA). It has also been named as the cleanest airport in the Asia Pacific region by the Airports Council International (ACI).
- Mar 06, 2023 06:28 pm IST
EOU lodges case against 4 for runnig fake videos on Tamil Nadu, 1 arrested
Economic Offences Unit (EOU) lodges case against four persons including two you-tubers for running fake videos related to Tamil Nadu, one arrested from Jamui.
- Mar 06, 2023 06:15 pm IST
Manik Saha selected as legislative party leader in Tripura
Manik Saha selected as legislative party leader in Tripura. He will take oath as Chief Minister for second time on March 8.
- Mar 06, 2023 06:11 pm IST
India can become 3rd largest economy with Youth's skills: PM Modi
- Mar 06, 2023 06:01 pm IST
Delhi metro services to remain shut till 2:30 pm on the occasion of Holi: DMRC
Delhi Metro services on the day of the Holi festival, March 8 will not be available till 14.30 hrs on all lines of Delhi Metro including the Rapid/Airport Express line. Services will resume at 14.30 hrs from terminal stations on all lines and will continue normally thereafter. In addition, Metro Feeder bus services will also resume after 14.30 hrs on March 8, 2023, DMRC said in a press release.
- Mar 06, 2023 05:48 pm IST
Schoolgirl gang-raped in UP’s Sambhal, 3 arrested
A 15-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly raped by five men in Sambhal district, police said.
The incident happened on Friday in Chandausi area when the girl was on her way home from school, reports PTI.
- Mar 06, 2023 05:14 pm IST
2020 Delhi riots: HC denies bail to accused in looting case
The Delhi High Court has denied bail to a man facing prosecution in a 2020 North East Delhi riots case in which the associates of former AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain allegedly looted valuables worth over ₹20 lakh from a godown, PTI reported.
- Mar 06, 2023 05:02 pm IST
China plans to create new regulator for data governance: Report
China is planning to create a new government agency to centralise management of the country's vast stores of data, in a bid to address businesses' data-security practices and streamline its regulatory structure, the Wall Street Joural reported on Monday.
- Mar 06, 2023 04:08 pm IST
Anti-corruption bureau files case against Uddhav Thackeray faction's leader
Anti-corruption bureau files a corruption case against Uddhav Thackeray faction's leader Yogesh Bhoir. ACB team reaches his residence in Mumbai's Kandivali for a search operation in the case.
- Mar 06, 2023 03:52 pm IST
Irked with son, 80-year-old man donates property worth ₹1 crore to UP governor
Upset over alleged ill-treatment by son and daughter-in-law, an 80-year-old man donated his property worth ₹1 crore to the Uttar Pradesh governor and willed that a school or a hospital be built on it. Read more
- Mar 06, 2023 03:17 pm IST
PM Modi, Australian PM Albanese to watch day 1 of Ind vs Aus Final test match in Ahmedabad
PM Narendra Modi and Australian PM Anthony Albanese to watch day 1 of the final test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Ahmedabad starting March 9, reports ANI.
- Mar 06, 2023 02:51 pm IST
Imran Khan banned from airwaves by Pakistan media watchdog
Pakistan TV stations have been banned from broadcasting speeches by former prime minister Imran Khan, the state media watchdog said, the latest hurdle facing the politician as he campaigns for early elections, reported AFP.
- Mar 06, 2023 02:13 pm IST
Manish Sisodia sent to judicial custody till March 20 in Delhi excise policy case
Rouse Avenue Court sends Delhi's former Deputy Chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia to judicial custody till March 20, in the case pertaining to Delhi excise policy case
- Mar 06, 2023 01:56 pm IST
AAP leader Manish Sisodia brought to Delhi court today
AAP leader and former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia brought to Rouse Avenue Court at the end of his CBI remand, in Delhi excise policy case.
- Mar 06, 2023 01:36 pm IST
HC cancels order for FIR against BJP’s Shahnawaz Hussain, brother in rape case
The Delhi high court has set aside an order by a city court in May last year to register a first information report (FIR) against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain and his brother Shahbaz in a rape case and remanded the case back to the sessions court for a fresh decision. Read more
- Mar 06, 2023 01:03 pm IST
Delhi CM Kejriwal inaugurates Ashram flyover extension today
Commuting between Delhi and Noida is set to become hassle-free as chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday inaugurated the Ashram flyover, which was closed since the beginning of this year. Read more
- Mar 06, 2023 12:58 pm IST
Suicide bombing in Pakistan's Balochistan; 9 policemen killed, 11 injured
At least nine policemen were killed and many injured on Monday after a suicide bomber rammed a motorcycle into a police truck in southwestern Pakistan, reported news agencies. Read more
- Mar 06, 2023 12:17 pm IST
Amitabh Bachchan meets with accident during movie shoot
Actor Amitabh Bachchan has revealed that he met with an accident in Hyderabad while shooting for his upcoming film, Project K. Read more
- Mar 06, 2023 11:59 am IST
NAAC chairperson resigns to ‘safeguard the sanctity’ of the post
Chairperson of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous body under the University Grants Commission (UGC), resigned on Sunday to “safeguard the sanctity” of the post, days after he alleged that some higher education institutions were obtaining grades through unfair means.
- Mar 06, 2023 11:22 am IST
CBI reaches Rabri Devi's Patna home over land-for-job ‘scam’
A CBI team arrived at the residence of former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi's home in Patna in connection with the alleged land-for-job ‘scam’. Read more
- Mar 06, 2023 10:42 am IST
Meghalaya BJP chief accuses TMC, Congress running ‘anti-Christian propaganda’ against his party
Meghalaya Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Ernest Mawrie on Monday accused the Trinamool Congress and Congress of running a propaganda by framing his party as an anti-Christian party. (ANI)
- Mar 06, 2023 10:15 am IST
Newly-elected Meghalaya MLAs to take oath today
The newly-elected MLAs in Meghalaya are prepared to take the oath of office days after the election results.
- Mar 06, 2023 10:07 am IST
Former Delhi dy CM Manish Sisodia to be produced in court today
Former deputy chief minister of Delhi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia will be produced in court today after his CBI custody was extended for two days.
- Mar 06, 2023 09:08 am IST
Accused in Umesh Pal murder case in Prayagraj killed in UP Police encounter
An accused in Umesh Pal murder case was killed in an encounter by a Prayagraj police team in the early hours of Monday, officials said. Read more
- Mar 06, 2023 08:20 am IST
2 dead, 6 injured in Georgia house party shooting
Two people were killed and six others were injured in a shooting at a house party in Georgia's Douglas County, according to CNN as cited by ANI.
- Mar 06, 2023 07:59 am IST
Earthquake of 5.0 magnitude hits Nicobar Islands region
An earthquake of 5.0 magnitude hit the Nicobar Islands region on Monday around 5 am, according to the National Centre of Seismology (NCS). Read more
- Mar 06, 2023 07:13 am IST
South Korea to announce plans to resolve forced labour dispute with Japan
South Korea is expected announce plans on Monday for resolving a dispute over compensating people forced to work under Japan's 1910-1945 occupation of Korea, officials and activists in Seoul said, although victims groups have expressed doubts.
The disagreements over labour and women forced into Japanese military brothels have bedevilled ties between the two pivotal U.S. allies for years, but South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has made a push to repair the relationship. (Reuters)
- Mar 06, 2023 05:16 am IST
Fresh clash between Azerbaijan, Armenia over Karabakh. 5 dead
Five people have been killed in clashes between Azerbaijani troops and Armenian police in the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh.