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- Nov 08, 2022 11:02 pm IST
UP: 2 children among 3 drown after boat carrying 20 people capsizes in Barabanki
At least three people, including two children, drowned when a boat carrying 20 people capsized in the Sumli river in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki on Tuesday.
- Nov 08, 2022 10:37 pm IST
Four feared dead as car plunges into river Chenab in J&K
Efforts to trace four people are underway after a private car carrying four persons accidentally plunged deep into river Chenab at Shibnot, midway between Thatri and Prem Nagar in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Tuesday.
- Nov 08, 2022 10:30 pm IST
PM Modi to visit poll-bound Himachal tomorrow to address election rallies
- Nov 08, 2022 10:20 pm IST
Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia tests positive for Covid-19
Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said he has tested positive for coronavirus. In a tweet, the minister said he got tested for coronavirus on the advice of doctors and the report has come positive.
- Nov 08, 2022 09:56 pm IST
Former PM Manmohan Singh stresses media needs to flag shortcomings of the govt
- Nov 08, 2022 09:32 pm IST
'Before 2024, India's road infrastructure will match America's': Nitin Gadkari
- Nov 08, 2022 09:16 pm IST
Anurag Thakur was seen pushing a bus that broke down in the middle of a highway
Union Minister Anurag Thakur was seen pushing a bus that broke down in the middle of a highway causing a traffic jam in Himachal's Bilaspur.
- Nov 08, 2022 08:40 pm IST
Gold biscuits worth ₹30 lakh found in West Bengal
- Nov 08, 2022 08:08 pm IST
‘Zero tolerance for greenwashing’: UN chief calls for stringent action against climate change
- Nov 08, 2022 07:39 pm IST
German Chancellor Scholz urges Egypt to release jailed Alaa Abdel Fattah who is on a hunger strike
- Nov 08, 2022 07:12 pm IST
54-year-old woman run over by Vande Bharat Express in Gujarat
54-year-old woman was run over by Vande Bharat Express train near Anand in Gujarat on Tuesday.
- Nov 08, 2022 06:55 pm IST
Karnataka High Court sets aside lower court order on INC Twitter handles
A division bench of the High Court of Karnataka has set aside an order of a designated economic court that ordered blocking of @INCIndia and @BharatJodo Twitter handles calling it "punitive action."
- Nov 08, 2022 06:26 pm IST
Cong president Kharge arrives in Himachal to address election rallies
- Nov 08, 2022 05:55 pm IST
Americans line-up to buy lottery tickets hoping to win $1.9 billion jackpot after company delays result
Americans lined up to buy Powerball lottery tickets, dreaming of defying astronomically long odds to win a jackpot that has jumped to a record-breaking $1.9 billion after repeated drawings failed to produce a winner, reports Reuters.
- Nov 08, 2022 05:26 pm IST
25-year-old killed in blast in Assam's Dibrugarh
A 25-year-old man was killed on Tuesday in a blast in his outhouse in the Dibrugarh district of Assam, PTI reported quoting police. "He was working in his outhouse godown when the blast took place. His body is very badly mutilated due to the impact of the explosion. We have called forensic experts to examine the site and look for evidence," the officer said.
- Nov 08, 2022 05:16 pm IST
India's first privately developed rocket to launch soon
- Nov 08, 2022 05:06 pm IST
PM Modi at launch of G20 website, theme and logo: ‘Everyone welcome to pour suggestions to make G-20 fruitful’
PM Modi at launch of G20 website, theme and logo said Tuesday that “everyone welcome to pour suggestions to make G-20 fruitful." He added that people can visit the G-20 website created by the government and send their suggestions which will be considered.
- Nov 08, 2022 05:03 pm IST
PM Modi at launch of G20 website, theme and logo says G-20 event an opportunity to showcase 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'
PM Modi at launch of G20 website, theme and logo said Tuesday that “G-20 presidency event is an opportunity for the country to showcase ‘its culture of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.’”
- Nov 08, 2022 05:00 pm IST
PM Modi at launch of G20 website, theme and logo: 'Our mission one earth, one family, one future"
PM Modi at the launch of G20 website, theme and logo on Tuesday said that “India is the mother of democracy….our mission aimed at establishing one earth, one family, one future."
- Nov 08, 2022 04:57 pm IST
PM Modi at launch of G20 website, theme and logo: ‘Symbol of lotus in logo representation of hope’
PM Modi at the launch of G20 website, theme and logo on Tuesday said that “the symbol of lotus in the logo is a representation of hope in these time.”
- Nov 08, 2022 04:54 pm IST
PM Modi unveils logo of India's G-20 presidency
- Nov 08, 2022 04:24 pm IST
CBI conducts raids at seven locations in connection with sub-inspector recruitment scam in J&K, reports PTI
CBI conducts searches at seven locations in connection with sub-inspector recruitment scam in Jammu and Kashmir, reports PTI cting officials.
- Nov 08, 2022 04:01 pm IST
Qatari World Cup ambassador calls homosexuality ‘damage in mind’ two week ahead of tournament
Khalid Salman, a former Qatari national soccer player and an ambassador for the World Cup in Qatar, has called homosexuality as a “damage in the mind two weeks before the opening of the tournament in the Gulf state, AP reported.
- Nov 08, 2022 03:37 pm IST
IMD issues rainfall alert for Tamil Nadu
- Nov 08, 2022 03:10 pm IST
Assam CM inaugurates Northeast's largest ever cold storage facility at Chaygaon
- Nov 08, 2022 03:08 pm IST
Anand Marriage act to be implemented in Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann
On sacred occasion of Parkash purb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday paid obeisance at Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib and announced that Anand Marriage Act will be implemented in true latter and spirit.
- Nov 08, 2022 02:54 pm IST
In self reliance bid, Neem-coated urea production started in Jharkhand, tweets Mandviya
- Nov 08, 2022 02:32 pm IST
Myanmar's annual hot-air balloon festival resumes after 2 years
The annual Tazaungdaing light festival marks the end of the rainy season. The celebrations have not been held for two years because of the Covid pandemic and unrest following a military coup, AFP reported.
- Nov 08, 2022 02:09 pm IST
Rahul Gandhi pays floral tribute to party member who died during Bharat Jodo Yatra earlier today
- Nov 08, 2022 01:41 pm IST
K'taka: 1 held for allegedly running over former intel officer
1 person arrested for allegedly running over former intel officer in Karnataka.
- Nov 08, 2022 01:24 pm IST
Delhi Metro Red Line to get 8-coach trains to ease passenger traffic from today
To help cater to an increase in passengers, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is set to run its first set of two 8-coach trains on Tuesday. This will be introduced first on the Red Line (Line-1, i.e.. Rithala to Shaheed Sthal New Bus Adda) and be gradually rolled out on all routes, news agency ANI reported.
- Nov 08, 2022 12:29 pm IST
LIVE -Police in Pakistan's Punjab province register FIR in Imran Khan assassination bid
Police in Pakistan's Punjab province on Tuesday registered an FIR in the assassination attempt on former Prime Minister Imran Khan, days after the incident, and named the assailant who was taken into custody as the prime accused in the case.
The move comes after the Supreme Court on Monday ordered the provincial government to file an FIR in the assassination bid on Khan within 24 hours.
- Nov 08, 2022 11:42 am IST
ED, CBI working at BJP's behest: Chidambaram
ED, CBI working at BJP's behest; 95 pc of those arrested by such agencies are opposition politicians: Chidambaram.
- Nov 08, 2022 11:18 am IST
BJP leaders greet Advani, party's longest serving president, on birthday
BJP leaders on Tuesday greeted L K Advani, considered the architect of the party's rise as a major national force in the 90s, on his birthday.
- Nov 08, 2022 10:41 am IST
Guangzhou's Covid outbreak deepens as more lockdowns loom in China
New locally transmitted infections climbed to 7,475 nationwide on Nov. 7, according to China's health authority, up from 5,496 the day before and the highest since May 1.
Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, reported 2,377 new local cases for Nov. 7, up from 1,971 the previous day. - Nov 08, 2022 09:58 am IST
Rahul Gandhi resumes Bharat Jodo Yatra after visiting gurdwara in Nanded
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi resumed his Bharat Jodo Yatra in Maharashtra on Tuesday morning after visiting a gurdwara in Nanded district as the foot march entered into its 62nd day.
The Congress MP visited Gurdwara Yaadgari Baba Zoravar Singh ji Fateh Singh ji on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti a few hours after the yatra entered Maharashtra Monday night from neighbouring Telangana. - Nov 08, 2022 09:31 am IST
India sees lowest daily tally in over 7 months
With 625 fresh Covid cases, India sees lowest daily tally in over 7 months.
- Nov 08, 2022 08:44 am IST
Trump says making 'very big announcement' on Nov 15
Donald Trump said Monday he would be making a "very big announcement" next week, with the former president expected to jump into the race for the White House in 2024.
"I'm going to be making a very big announcement on Tuesday, November 15 at Mar a Lago in Palm Beach Florida," he told a cheering crowd in Ohio.
- Nov 08, 2022 07:48 am IST
Former Afghanistan President slams Pakistan for mistreating Afghan refugees
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai attacked Pakistan for 'mistreating' the Afghan refugees who crossed the border after the Taliban took over the country, Khaama Press reported on Monday.
Karzai expressed his concerns over the mistreatment of the refugees by the Pakistan government. He also urged the Pakistan administration to treat the refugees as per international laws and human rights values.
ANI - Nov 08, 2022 07:28 am IST
Elon Musk says that Twitter usage is ‘at an all-time high LOL’
Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of Twitter Inc., said that usage on the social media platform is “at an all-time high,” without providing evidence or explaining how he defines usage.
He added “lol” at the end of the tweet, using the initialism for “laughing out loud.”
In another tweet he added, “I just hope the servers don’t melt!”
- Nov 08, 2022 06:48 am IST
Biden tells Americans midterms are 'your moment to defend' democracy
President Joe Biden told Americans that democracy is at stake in Tuesday's midterms elections and "this is your moment to defend it."
"We know in our bones that our democracy is at risk and we know that this is your moment to defend it," he told a cheering crowd of Democratic supporters at an election eve rally Monday in Bowie, Maryland.
"We'll meet this moment," he said.
- Nov 08, 2022 06:03 am IST
N.Korea denies arms dealings with Russia, says it has no plans to do so
North Korea said on Tuesday it has never had arms dealings with Russia and has no plans to do so, its state media reported, after the United States said North Korea appears to be supplying Russia with artillery shells for its war in Ukraine.
White House National Security spokesperson John Kirby said last week the United States has information that indicates North Korea is covertly supplying Russia with a "significant" number of artillery shells.