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• 7 Feb 2022, 11:42:42 PM IST

  UP polls: ‘When bodies were floating in the river…’ Kejriwal, Yogi exchange barbs on Twitter

• 7 Feb 2022, 10:43:50 PM IST

  UP Polls: AIMIM declares ex-state minister Kushwaha as CM face 

  AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday declared former state minister Babu Singh Kushwaha as the chief ministerial candidate for the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. 

• 7 Feb 2022, 09:50:23 PM IST

  India's vaccination coverage crosses 170-cr mark

• 7 Feb 2022, 08:17:18 PM IST

  Maharashtra sees 6,436 new Covid cases, 24 deaths; Mumbai adds 356 fresh infections

  Maharashtra on Monday saw a sharp decline in its daily tally of Covid-19 after 6,436 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours. Mumbai's new cases also dropped with 356 people testing positive for Covid-19 on Monday. 

• 7 Feb 2022, 07:55:34 PM IST

  Awantipora encounter update: 1 terrorist killed

• 7 Feb 2022, 07:12:27 PM IST

  Delhi's daily Covid tally further falls with 1,151 new cases, positivity rate at 2.62%

  The national capital's daily tally of Covid-19 continued to decline with 1,151 new cases recorded on Monday, according to the health department's bulletin. The positivity rate on Monday stood at 2.62%. 

• 7 Feb 2022, 07:05:05 PM IST

  Encounter breaks out in J-K's Awantipora area

  On Monday evening, an encounter broke out in Jammu and Kashmir's Awantipora area. Police and security forces are on the job. 

• 7 Feb 2022, 06:21:06 PM IST

  Kerala records 22,524 fresh Covid-19 cases, 860 more deaths

  Daily Covid-19 cases in Kerala continued to drop with 22,524 fresh infections added on Monday, taking the tally to nearly 6.3 million. As many as 860 more patients died and the toll is over 59,000. 

• 7 Feb 2022, 04:28:03 PM IST

  33 cases of Dengue reported in Delhi since start of 2022

  Since the beginning of 2022, the national capital has reported 33 cases of Dengue. Ten of these cases have been reported in February in the last one week

• 7 Feb 2022, 04:06:03 PM IST

  SC orders demolition of Supertech twin towers in Noida within 2 weeks

  The Supreme Court on Monday ordered that the demolition of twin towers of Supertech's Emerald Court in Noida within two weeks. 

• 7 Feb 2022, 03:49:42 PM IST

  Iran nuclear deal talks to resume in Vienna on February 8

  The eighth round of the Vienna talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal will resume on Tuesday, the European Union said on Monday. 

• 7 Feb 2022, 03:01:48 PM IST

  Russia sees slight dip in daily Covid tally with 171,905 cases

  Russia saw a slight reduction in its daily tally of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) after 171,905 cases were reported in the last 24 hours. On Sunday, the country recorded 180,071 cases. 

• 7 Feb 2022, 01:50:54 PM IST

  NGT asks Panel to submit legal framework report on noise norms by April 30 

  The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has granted time till April 30 for an assigned panel to submit its report on preparation of legal framework for effective implementation of the noise norms in the national capital, reports news agency IANS.

• 7 Feb 2022, 12:24:17 PM IST

  Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim granted furlough for 3 weeks

  Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, currently in jail for raping his disciples, granted furlough for 3 weeks.

• 7 Feb 2022, 12:14:04 PM IST

  PM Modi's Bijnor visit cancelled due to weather conditions

  PM Modi has cancelled his visit to Binjor, UP. Due to weather issues, he will now address the people of UP virtually at 12:30 pm today.

• 7 Feb 2022, 12:10:12 PM IST

  Union health minister launches Intensified Mission Indradhanush 4.0

  Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya launches the Intensified Mission Indradhanush 4.0, reports news agency ANI.

• 7 Feb 2022, 11:56:59 AM IST

  Two Bharatiya Janata Party legislators in Tripura resign from Assembly, quit party

  BJP MLA Sudip Roy Barman and his close associate Asish Kumar Saha have resigned from Tripura Legislative Assembly. They also resigned from the primary membership of the BJP, according to the news agency ANI. 

• 7 Feb 2022, 11:46:32 AM IST

   Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit appointed as new vice-chancellor of JNU

  Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit a professor at Savitriphule Phule Pune University has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of JNU. She is the first female VC of JNU.

• 7 Feb 2022, 11:43:49 AM IST

  Kerala high court grants anticipatory bail to actor Dileep in assault case

  Actor Dileep gets anticipatory bail in assault case. The Malyalam actor is named as the first accused in the actress assault case for alleged conspiracy. The case pertains that an actress who worked in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu films was allegedly abducted and molested inside her car by a group of men who had forced their way into the vehicle on the night of February 17, 2017.

• 7 Feb 2022, 10:11:22 AM IST

  ICSE, ISC Term 1 result 2021 declared

  All the concerned candidates who have appeared for the examination can check their ICSE, ISC semester 1 examination result on the official website of CISE at cisce.org or results.cisce.org.

• 7 Feb 2022, 09:01:22 AM IST

  Daily Covid-19 tally falls below 1-lakh mark

  India's daily Covid-19 tally fell below 1-lakh mark as the country reported  83,876 new cases in the last 24 hours. 

• 7 Feb 2022, 08:41:24 AM IST

  Case registered against SAD chief for violation of EC's guideline

  Case registered against Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, SAD candidate from Faridkot, Parambans Singh Romana and others for violation of EC's guideline of maximum 1000 people at physical rallies. As per Returning Officer's report, over 6000 people gathered at the rally.

• 7 Feb 2022, 08:36:08 AM IST

  UK seeks answers about 'disappeared' Afghan activists

  The United Kingdom on Sunday shared concern over the disappearance of women activists in Afghanistan. "Full support to Special Representative of the Secretary General . @DeborahLyonsUN in expressing the deepening concerns of the international community and seeking answers about 'disappeared' activists," said Hugo Shorter, Charge d'Affaires, UK Mission to Afghanistan.

• 7 Feb 2022, 06:55:51 AM IST

  Asaduddin Owaisi car attack: Amit Shah to make statement in Parliament today

  Union home minister Amit Shah will today make a statement in both Houses of Parliament regarding the attack on the convoy of All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi in Uttar Pradesh last week. Read More

• 7 Feb 2022, 06:27:48 AM IST

  SC panel begins probe into PM security breach

  A committee appointed by the Supreme Court arrived in Ferozepur city on Sunday to investigate the security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab on January 5.