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• 28 Feb 2022, 11:10:36 PM IST

  Delhi Police arrests one for creating fake Insta accounts and posting nude images of women

  Delhi Police DCP (IFSO) KPS Malhotra said on Monday that one Mohit Sharma, an engineering/MBA graduate has been held for allegedly creating fake Instagram accounts and posting nude pictures of women, ANI reported.

• 28 Feb 2022, 09:16:32 PM IST

  Delhi logs 258 new Covid-19 cases on Monday

  Delhi logs 258 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, and zero deaths. Positivity rate stands at 0.71 per cent, according to health bulletin data.

• 28 Feb 2022, 07:32:38 PM IST

  Delhi govt orders discontinuation of discounts on MRP of liquor

  Delhi government on Monday announced in a fresh statement that it has discontinued discounts on MRP of liquor.

• 28 Feb 2022, 07:22:51 PM IST

  Maharashtra reports 407 new Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths

  Maharashtra reports 407 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, and four deaths. The total caseload of the state now stands at 7,865,705. In Mumbai, 73 fresh cases were logged in the last 24 hours. No new Omicron case has been recorded.

• 28 Feb 2022, 05:52:29 PM IST

  India’s GDP climbs 5.4% in October-December quarter of 2021-22

  India’s GDP climbs 5.4% in October-December quarter of 2021-22.

• 28 Feb 2022, 05:28:47 PM IST

  AMUL increases milk price by ₹2, will come into effect from March 1

  AMUL has increased the price of milk by ₹2. The prices will come into effect from March 1, reports ANI.

• 28 Feb 2022, 04:25:05 PM IST

  Maharashtra security corp MD Sanjay Pandey is new Mumbai top cop

  Managing director of Maharashtra State Security Corporation, Sanjay Pandey has been appointed as the Mumbai Police Commissioner. The current Mumbai top cop Hemant Nagrale has been appointed as the MS of the corporation.

• 28 Feb 2022, 03:27:15 PM IST

  North East Delhi Violence: HC issues notice to prominent politicians, others over alleged hate speech 

  The Delhi HC on Monday issued notices to several prominent politicians in connection with the north east Delhi violence and alleged hate speeches of political leaders, reports ANI.

• 28 Feb 2022, 02:58:30 PM IST

  Fire breaks out in  NG Royal Park area in Kanjurmarg of Mumbai

• 28 Feb 2022, 02:16:37 PM IST

  Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik brought back to ED office

  Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik was brought back to the Enforcement Directorate office on Monday after he was discharged from JJ hospital in Mumbai. 

• 28 Feb 2022, 01:46:00 PM IST

  Delhi riots: Politicians get court notices over cases against them

  The Delhi high court on Monday issued notices to several politicians including Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Kapil Mishra and Pravesh Verma over the cases registered against them  in the Delhi riots. 

• 28 Feb 2022, 01:24:25 PM IST

  India to play major role in 5th session of UN Environment Assembly: Minister 

  Union environment minister Bhupendra Yadav said on Monday that India will play a major role in the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly. 

• 28 Feb 2022, 12:47:29 PM IST

  AIADMK protests against arrest for former Tamil Nadu minister

  The AIADMK on Monday launched protests against the arrest of its leader and former Tamil Nadu minister D Jayakumar. 

• 28 Feb 2022, 11:40:47 AM IST

  Supertech's twin storey towers to be demolished by May 22: Noida authorities tell Supreme Court

  Noida authorities told the Supreme Court on Monday that Supertech's twin storey towers will be demolished by May 22. 

• 28 Feb 2022, 11:04:51 AM IST

  Around 11 crore farmers benefited from Atmanirbhar package, says Tomar

  Union agricultural minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Monday that around 11 crore farmers in the country benefited from the Centre's Atmanirbhar package.

• 28 Feb 2022, 10:40:29 AM IST

  PM GatiShakti will help Indian exports and make MSMEs globally competitive: Modi

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while DPIIT stakeholders' meeting on GatiShakti on Monday, said that the GatiShakti plan will help Indian exports and make the country's MSMEs globally competitive. 

• 28 Feb 2022, 10:09:57 AM IST

  Schools, colleges reopen in Shivamogga after Bajrang Dal activist's murder

  Schools, colleges reopened in Karnataka's Shivamogga after the murder of Bajrang Dal actvist Harsha. 

• 28 Feb 2022, 09:41:54 AM IST

  West Bengal civic polls: BJP workers clash with police in Balurghat

• 28 Feb 2022, 09:23:20 AM IST

  Markets open in Red: Sensex drops by over 640 points to 55,214, Nifty trades at 16,473

  In the opening session, Sensex dropped by more than 640 poinst to 55,214 while Nifty was trading at 16,473.

• 28 Feb 2022, 08:58:08 AM IST

  India's daily Covid tally drops below 10k with 8,013 new cases

  India's daily tally of Covid-19 went below the 10,000-mark on Monday after 8,013 infections were added in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health minsitry's dashboard. 

• 28 Feb 2022, 08:51:01 AM IST

  Maharashtra's Thane adds 43 new Covid-19 cases, 1 more death

  Thane district's caseload of Covid-19 climbed to 7,08,280 after 43 new infections were added in the last 24 hours. With one more patient sucumbbing to the viral disease, the total deaths in the district are at 11,875. 

• 28 Feb 2022, 08:06:53 AM IST

  Jammu-Srinagar national highway blocked at Dewal due to landslide

  The Jammu and Kashmir traffic police said on Monday that Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been blocked at Dewal due to a landslide. 

• 28 Feb 2022, 07:35:19 AM IST

  Delhi likely to see partly cloudy sky today

  The national capital is likely to see partly cloud sky on Monday and the minimum temperature is expected to be at 11 degree Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). 

• 28 Feb 2022, 07:28:19 AM IST

  Voting begins for phase 1 of Manipur elections

  Voting has started for the first phase of elections in Manipur. 

• 28 Feb 2022, 06:56:57 AM IST

  Delhi to lift all Covid-19 curbs from today

  The Delhi government will on Monday lift all Covid-19 related restrictions amid a decline in daily infections in the national capital.

• 28 Feb 2022, 06:22:15 AM IST

  PM Modi to address DPIIT stakeholders' meeting on GatiShakti

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday address participants on the vision of GatiShakti. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) will chart out a strategy for enhancing the country's logistics efficiency to carry forward the momentum on the GatiShakti plan. 

• 28 Feb 2022, 06:19:42 AM IST

  Belarus detains over 500 at Russia invasion protests

  More than 500 people were detained in Belarus on Sunday for protesting Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to a human rights group. The demonstrations against the war spanned at least 12 cities.