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• 4 Feb 2022, 11:24:07 PM IST

  Punjab adds 1,379 new Covid-19 cases

  Punjab on Friday added 1,379 new cases of Covid-19, which pushed the caseload to 750,272. As many as 25 patients died and the toll has climbed to 17,392.

• 4 Feb 2022, 10:41:10 PM IST

  ‘Primary task is to defeat BJP’, says CPI(M)'s Sitaram Yechury

• 4 Feb 2022, 09:25:40 PM IST

  Rahul Gandhi to announce Cong's CM face in Punjab, says Harish Choudhary

  The Congress party's CM candidate in Punjab will be announced by Rahul Gandhi on February 6 during his visit to Ludhiana, reports ANI citing the party's Punjab in-charge Harish Choudhary.

• 4 Feb 2022, 08:15:43 PM IST

  Delhi reports 2,272 Covid-19 cases, 20 deaths in 24 hours

  Delhi reported 2,272 new Covid-19 cases and 20 deaths in the last 24 hours and the daily positivity was at 3.85%. 

  The active caseload stood at 11,716.

• 4 Feb 2022, 08:02:07 PM IST

  Maharashtra logs 13,840 Covid-19 cases, 81 deaths in the past 24 hours

  Maharashtra logs 13,840 Covid-19 cases, 81 deaths in the past 24 hours; Mumbai sees 846 new infections.

• 4 Feb 2022, 07:20:23 PM IST

  Karnataka eases Covid-19 restrictions: Gyms, cinemas, swimming pools, yoga centres allowed with 100% capacity

• 4 Feb 2022, 06:41:06 PM IST

  Reenat Sandhu appointed next ambassador to the Netherlands

  Reenat Sandhu, currently serving as a secretary in the ministry of external affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador to the Netherlands, reports ANI citing the ministry.

• 4 Feb 2022, 06:09:29 PM IST

  Rahul Gandhi promises new ‘Nyay Scheme’ to provide ₹6,000 per month to Goa's poorest citizens

  “We are taking a historic decision in Goa, a new 'NYAY Scheme' will be launched. ₹6,000 per month, i.e. ₹72,000 in a year, will automatically be transferred to Goa's poorest citizens,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said during a virtual rally.

• 4 Feb 2022, 05:59:09 PM IST

  Inpatient admissions, elective surgeries to resume at AIIMS Delhi

  Routine inpatient admissions including elective surgeries to resume at AIIMS Delhi with immediate effect, reports ANI. 

• 4 Feb 2022, 05:22:10 PM IST

  ‘Thankful that Owaisi is safe; home minister will give statement on Monday’: Piyush Goyal

  Union minister Piyush Goyal said that home minister Amit Shah will give a statement on Monday (February 7) on the shooting incident against Asaduddin Owaisi. 

  “The whole house is grateful and thankful to God that he (Owaisi) is safe and we wish him a long life. The state government has done an inquiry and have recovered some items. Home minister on Monday will give a full statement on this,” Goyal said. 

• 4 Feb 2022, 05:19:43 PM IST

  Owaisi rejects Z category security, demands UAPA on perpetrators

  “So I reject the Z category security but I demand UAPA on those people so that this kind of radicalisation can be stopped,” said Asaduddin Owaisi. 

• 4 Feb 2022, 05:15:22 PM IST

  ‘Dont want Z security, want to live with freedom’: Owaisi

  Asaduddin Owaisi said that he does not want the Z category security provided to him but wanted to live with “freedom”. 

  “I request you to see what they said about me in Haridwar, mathura, you have the IB report on that. I am not afraid of dying but I want to appeal to the government to see what was said. I don't want Z security, I want to live with freedom and not a stifled life but I want to be an ‘A-category’ citizen,” he said. 

• 4 Feb 2022, 05:13:38 PM IST

  Owaisi asks MHA to have special cell to tackle ‘radicalisation’

  “Who are these people who believe in bullets and not the ballot, who have so much hate. If this is the kind of politics we are going to see- of bullets being strewn at a tollbooth, we can see the kind of radicalisation. I appeal to you that you should have a special cell in MHA to tackle this kind of radicalisation,” said Asaduddin Owaisi in Parliament after attack on him. 

• 4 Feb 2022, 04:34:34 PM IST

  Bihar CM announces ₹2 lakh ex-gratia to families of 5 dead in Pune building collapse

• 4 Feb 2022, 03:25:02 PM IST

  Rajya Sabha adjourned till Monday hours after Opposition walks out over NEET Bill

  Rajya Sabha adjourned till Monday, 7th February, hours after the Opposition walked out in protest against the NEET bill. 

• 4 Feb 2022, 03:12:04 PM IST

  Rajasthan lifts night curfew, to allow upto 250 people at gatherings from tomorrow

  Rajasthan state government revised the Covid-19 rules in the state following which decided night curfew will be lifted and a maximum of up to 250 people at private and public gatherings would now be allowed, reports PTI. 

  The new rules are set to come into effect from Saturday (February 5). 

• 4 Feb 2022, 03:09:52 PM IST

  ‘Not advisable to go ahead’, BJP delegation tells Railway minister on Kerala's proposed rail project 

  “We have presented before him that in the present form, it is not advisable to go ahead with it. He agrees with us and will give the necessary directions,” said Union minister V Muraleedharan after meeting Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw over the Kerala state government's proposed semi high-speed rail project. 

• 4 Feb 2022, 02:07:19 PM IST

  JNU VC Jagadesh Kumar is new UGC chairman

  JNU Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar appointed as the chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC).

• 4 Feb 2022, 01:29:47 PM IST

  R-Day parade 2022: UP adjudged best tableau

  Uttar Pradesh selected as best state tableau of Republic Day parade 2022, while Maharashtra wins in the popular choice category; CISF named best marching contingent among CAPF: Defence ministry

• 4 Feb 2022, 12:58:01 PM IST

  UP polls: CM Yogi files nomination

  Yogi Adityanath files nomination from Gorakhpur Urban assembly constituency, from where he will contest the upcoming state polls.

• 4 Feb 2022, 12:35:25 PM IST

  DDMA meet: Schools, gyms to reopen in Delhi

  Schools for classes 9-12 to open from February 7, night curfew to begin from 11pm, instead of 10pm. Offices to function with 100% attendance, single drivers in cars to be exempted from masks and gyms to open with restrictions.

• 4 Feb 2022, 12:00:38 PM IST

  Centre gives ‘Z’ category security to Owaisi

  Centre gives ‘Z’ category security cover of CRPF to AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, a day after firing at his convoy in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.

• 4 Feb 2022, 11:33:11 AM IST

  ‘Netaji hologram switched off because of bad weather’

  No question of any politics, the Netaji hologram was switched off because of extreme weather conditions as per standard international practice. It was switched on at midnight yesterday: Culture ministry

• 4 Feb 2022, 10:45:10 AM IST

  Haryana moves SC against quota law stay

  Haryana government moves Supreme Court against Punjab and Haryana high court order staying the state law providing 75% reservation in private sector for local candidates.

• 4 Feb 2022, 10:40:18 AM IST

  NEET PG exam, scheduled for March 12, postponed 

  Union health ministry postpones NEET PG exam 2022 by 6-8 weeks.

• 4 Feb 2022, 10:01:32 AM IST

  UP polls: Yogi Adityanath to submit nomination papers shortly

  CM Yogi Adityanath performs puja at Gorakhnath temple before filing nomination for Gorakhpur urban assembly seat.

• 4 Feb 2022, 09:28:15 AM IST

  India records 149,394 new Covid-19 cases and 1072 deaths

  India logs 149,394 new Covid-19 cases, 246,674 recoveries and 1072 deaths. Total case count rises to 41,952,712.

• 4 Feb 2022, 08:34:25 AM IST

  ED raids: Punjab CM's nephew arrested

  Enforcement Directorate arrests Bhupinder Singh Honey, the nephew of Charanjit Singh Channi, under money laundering charges, in illegal sand mining case.

• 4 Feb 2022, 08:04:36 AM IST

  Mizoram logs over 1900 new Covid-19 cases

  Mizoram reports 1956 new Covid-19 cases as total case count rises to 181,696. Total 165,447 recoveries, 15,632 active cases and 617 deaths thus far.

• 4 Feb 2022, 07:14:17 AM IST

  Pune building mishap: PM Modi condoles deaths

  Pained by the mishap at an under-construction building in Pune. Condolences to the bereaved families. I hope that all those injured in this mishap recover at the earliest: PM Narendra Modi

• 4 Feb 2022, 06:38:36 AM IST

  Germany's daily Covid-19 cases at record high

  Germany logs 236,120 new Covid-19 cases, its highest thus far, with the surge driven by the more-infectious Omicron variant of the coronavirus.