Highlights: We saw game of 'two boys' earlier too, says PM on UP power dynamics

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• 9 Feb 2022, 10:29:24 PM IST

  Hijab issue created by BJP as it is losing its base in Karnataka: DK Shivakumar

  The entire issue took place because BJP is losing its base in Karnataka. I think in the upcoming election, they will not be able to get more than 50-60 seats. They are trying to create such issues that will burn Karnataka: Congress's state president DK Shivakumar on hijab row

• 9 Feb 2022, 10:27:11 PM IST

  Lok Sabha proceedings extended

  The Lok Sabha proceedings have been extended till 11pm tonight.

• 9 Feb 2022, 10:05:37 PM IST

  PM Modi: BJP will win all 5 states, fake Samajwad denotes Parivarvad

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi exuded confidence in the BJP winning Assembly elections in the five poll-bound states. Read more

• 9 Feb 2022, 07:50:42 PM IST

  We saw game of 'two boys' earlier too: PM on power dynamics in UP

  We saw game of 'two boys' earlier too. They had such arrogance that they used the words 'Gujarat ke do gadhe'. UP taught them a lesson. Another time there were 'two boys' & a 'bua ji' with them. Still, it didn't work out for them..: PM Modi on political dynamics in UP as Assembly election approaches

• 9 Feb 2022, 07:29:03 PM IST

  Delhi's daily Covid tally rises marginally with 1,317 new cases

  Delhi's daily Covid-19 tally on Wednesday rose marginally with 1,317 new cases of the disease, taking the positivity rate to 2.11 per cent.

• 9 Feb 2022, 07:02:33 PM IST

  CBSE second-term board exam for classes 10 and 12 to be held in offline mode

  Second-term board exam for classes 10 and 12 to be conducted in offline mode: CBSE Examination Controller

• 9 Feb 2022, 06:30:07 PM IST

  Jaishankar unveils foundation stone of new Embassy complex in Doha

  External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar unveiled the foundation stone of the new Embassy complex in Doha in presence of his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani.

• 9 Feb 2022, 04:10:57 PM IST

  AIIMS Delhi to discontinue routine Covid-19 testing prior to surgeries/hospitalisation

  The All India Institute Of Medical Science (AIIMS) Delhi on Wednesday announced to discontinue routine Covid-19 testing prior to inpatient hospitalization and surgeries.

• 9 Feb 2022, 04:03:36 PM IST

  Hijab row: Karnataka HC refers petitions challenging ban to larger bench

  The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday transferred the petition challenging ban on hijab in college to a larger bench, news agency ANI reported. Read more

• 9 Feb 2022, 03:13:33 PM IST

  Prescribed uniform in schools/colleges should be followed: Aaditya Thackeray

  Amid the ongoing hijab row in Karnataka, Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday said if there is a prescribed uniform in schools/colleges it should be followed. 

  “Only education should be the focus at centers of education. Religious or political issues should not be brought to schools/colleges,” he added.

• 9 Feb 2022, 02:00:24 PM IST

  UP election manifesto: Congress announces farm loan waiver, Godhan Nyay Yojana

  Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday announced the party's election manifesto in which the party announced sops for farmers, covid warriors, teachers and medium scale enterprises. Read More 

• 9 Feb 2022, 01:29:22 PM IST

  Congress launches its manifesto for UP elections

• 9 Feb 2022, 01:07:11 PM IST

  Jaishankar's Afghan agenda in Doha, Indo-Pacific in Manila

  Before heading to Quad foreign ministers' meeting in Australia on Friday, external affairs minister S Jaishankar today will be engaging with his Qatar counterpart on Afghanistan, bilateral investments, and comprehensive energy partnership. Read More

• 9 Feb 2022, 12:24:48 PM IST

  Malayalam news channel MediaOne moves division bench against Kerala HC order upholding I&B ministry ban

  Madhyamam Broadcasting Ltd, parental company of Malayalam news channel 'Media One' files appeal to Kerala HC's Division Bench against its order which upheld the order of IB Ministry to revoke license of the channel from the list of permitted news channels citing security reasons.

• 9 Feb 2022, 11:53:05 AM IST

  SC notice to Future group on plea of Amazon

  The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Future group on an appeal of US e-commerce major Amazon against the January 5 order of the Delhi High Court staying the ongoing arbitration proceedings before an arbitral tribunal over Future Retail’s ₹24,500-crore merger deal with Reliance.

• 9 Feb 2022, 10:54:07 AM IST

  First nasal spray for treating adult Covid-19 patients launched in India

  Mumbai based innovation-driven global pharma company Glenmark has launched Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray (FabiSpray) in India, in partnership with SaNOtize, for treatment of adult patients suffering from Covid-19.

• 9 Feb 2022, 10:27:57 AM IST

  Instagram reactivates Chinar Corps account after one week

  The Instagram account of the Indian Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps has been activated today after being suspended for more than a week. Facebook and Instagram accounts of the Corps had been suspended more than a week ago: Army officials

• 9 Feb 2022, 09:22:03 AM IST

  India's Covid-19 tally rises by 71,365

  India adds 71,365 fresh cases to its Covid-19 tally. The daily positivity rate  is at 4.54 per cent, according to the Union ministry of health affairs. 

• 9 Feb 2022, 09:17:24 AM IST

  Army rescue team reaches Kerala mountaineer trapped in a hill in Palakkad

  Army mountaineering team reaches 23-year-old R Babu finally. Given water. Officer said they crawled four hours to reach the trapped trekker.

• 9 Feb 2022, 09:00:03 AM IST

  Rescuers 200m away from trapped Kerala trekker, para troopers could be deployed

  The Indian Army, Navy and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have launched one of the biggest operations to rescue a trapped trekker in Kerala’s Palakkad. The rescuers are just 200 metres away from 23-year-old R Babu, who is trapped in a hill cleft in Palakkad's Malampuzha village since Monday. Read More

• 9 Feb 2022, 08:11:25 AM IST

  Travelling to Canada? Read Indian embassy's advisory on anti-mandate stir

  As protests against the Canadian government's vaccine mandate continue in the country's capital, Ottawa, the city-based High Commission of India has issued an advisory, as well as a helpline number, for Indian citizens who are in Canada or scheduled to visit the country. Read More

• 9 Feb 2022, 07:36:46 AM IST

  Hijab row: Maintain peace, says Karnataka high court as tempers flare

  Observing that only a “mischievous section will keep the issue burning,” the Karnataka high court on Tuesday appealed to students and the public at large to maintain peace as the hijab row escalated in various parts of the state. Read More

• 9 Feb 2022, 06:42:55 AM IST

  Quad focused on action, not talk, says O’Farrell on grouping meet in Melbourne

  The Quad is a permanent body “focused on action, not talk” and the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines across the Indo-Pacific is expected to be one of the key issues to be discussed when foreign ministers of the grouping meet in Melbourne this week, Australian high commissioner Barry O’Farrell has said. Read More

• 9 Feb 2022, 06:33:13 AM IST

  Early morning showers in Delhi

  Rain lashed parts of the national capital in the early hours of Wednesday.

  Earlier in the day, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain in the national capital and its adjoining areas.