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• 20 Jan 2022, 08:24:48 PM IST

  Tamil Nadu records 28,561 new cases, 39 deaths

• 20 Jan 2022, 07:52:32 PM IST

  Delhi caps RT-PCR cost; ₹300 at private labs, ₹500 for home samples

• 20 Jan 2022, 07:24:53 PM IST

  Mumbai reports 5,708 new Covid-19 cases, 12 deaths and 15,440 recoveries

• 20 Jan 2022, 06:56:06 PM IST

  J&K reports 5,992 new Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths

• 20 Jan 2022, 06:45:56 PM IST

  Maharashtra: IPS officer BK Upadhyay appointed as DG, Home Guard

• 20 Jan 2022, 06:31:30 PM IST

  Delhi’s daily Covid-19 cases further dip to 12,306; positivity rate 21.48%

• 20 Jan 2022, 06:04:24 PM IST

  Kerala reports 46,387 new Covid-19 cases, 32 deaths

• 20 Jan 2022, 05:07:55 PM IST

  Air India to resume US flight operations from midnight

• 20 Jan 2022, 05:06:19 PM IST

  Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to contest UP elections from Karhal, reports ANI

• 20 Jan 2022, 04:56:25 PM IST

  India-assisted metro station in Mauritius to be named after Mahatma Gandhi, says country's PM

• 20 Jan 2022, 04:55:31 PM IST

  Andhra Pradesh reports 12,615 new Covid-19 cases; 3,674 recoveries

• 20 Jan 2022, 04:40:47 PM IST

  Ex-Maha home minister Anil Deshmukh's judicial custody extended by another 14 days

  Maharashtra's ex-Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's judicial custody extended by another 14 days. He was arrested by ED on November 2nd, 2021 in connection with extortion and money laundering allegations against him.

  He is currently lodged at Arthur road jail in Mumbai.

• 20 Jan 2022, 04:28:54 PM IST

  Covid-19: Severe illness, deaths could be avoided in India due to high vaccination uptake, says DG ICMR

• 20 Jan 2022, 04:16:12 PM IST

  Covid-19: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh are among ‘states of concern’

• 20 Jan 2022, 03:48:48 PM IST

  Mumbai court refuses bail to all three accused held in Bulli Bai case

  A Mumbai court on Tuesday rejected the bail applications of Vishal Kumar Jha, Shweta Singh, and Mayank Rawat – all of them arrested in the 'Bulli Bai' case.

• 20 Jan 2022, 03:42:00 PM IST

  Punjab elections: AAP CM candidate Bhagwant Mann to fight from Dhuri

  Aam Aadmi Party’s chief ministerial candidate and Punjab unit president Bhagwant Mann will fight the February 20 election from the Dhuri assembly constituency. Read More

• 20 Jan 2022, 03:22:06 PM IST

  UK: Boris Johnson rolls back Covid-19 measures including mandatory face masks, vaccine pass

  British prime minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday (local time) announced the end of Covid-19 measures including mandatory face masks in England. “Our scientists believe that is likely that Omicron wave has now peaked nationally. From now on, Govt is no longer asking people to work from home,” he said. Read More

• 20 Jan 2022, 02:51:09 PM IST

  Seema Kushwaha, lawyer of '2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case Delhi', joins BSP

• 20 Jan 2022, 01:51:57 PM IST

  Maharashtra CM allows all schools to conduct offline classes from Monday

  Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has given consent to reopen offline schools for classes 1 to 12. Wherever Covid cases have reduced, the schools will reopen from January 24. However, Covid appropriate behavior and SoPs issued by the government must be followed, announced state education minister Varsha Gaikwad.

  Till now, pre-primary schools too were shut. But we have decided to reopen pre-primary schools as well, she said.

• 20 Jan 2022, 01:15:25 PM IST

  In Delhi riots case, court sentences Dinesh Yadav to 5 years jail term

  Delhi court sentences five years jail term to Dinesh Yadav, the first person convicted in connection with February 2020 North East Delhi riots.

• 20 Jan 2022, 12:44:00 PM IST

  UP assembly polls: Bhim Army chief to contest from Gorakhpur against Yogi Adityanath

  Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad to contest from Gorakhpur urban seat against Yogi Adityanath.

• 20 Jan 2022, 12:43:03 PM IST

  Goa CM Pramod Sawant to contest from Sanquelim

  BJP announces candidate list for Goa assmebly polls. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to contest from Sanquelim.

• 20 Jan 2022, 12:38:20 PM IST

  BJP announces list of candidates for Goa assembly election

   The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announces list of candidates for Goa Assembly Election. Read more

• 20 Jan 2022, 12:36:32 PM IST

  BJP has given stability in Goa, says Devendra Fadnavis

  “BJP has given stability in Goa and is fulfilling the goal of development envisioned by late former CM Manohar Parrikar...No serious law and order issue in Goa since BJP took charge,” says BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis in Goa.

• 20 Jan 2022, 12:20:04 PM IST

  Bulli Bai app case: Mumbai Police arrests one more person from Odisha

  Mumbai Police arrested one more person in the matter, from Odisha today.

• 20 Jan 2022, 12:16:26 PM IST

  AAP Punjab CM candidate Bhagwant Mann to contest from Dhuri, reports ANI

  Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief minister candidate Bhagwant Mann to contest from Dhuri, Sangrur district, reports ANI.

• 20 Jan 2022, 11:50:47 AM IST

  Raebareli Sadar MLA Aditi Singh resigns from Congress

• 20 Jan 2022, 11:32:58 AM IST

  India testfires latest version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile off Odisha coast

  Today India successfully testfired a new version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile off the coast of Odisha in Balasore. The missile was equipped with new technological developments which were successfully proven, defence sources told news agency ANI.

• 20 Jan 2022, 10:28:34 AM IST

  5G rollout: Air India gets technical clearance for B777 flight operations in US

  “After approval from the US authority, Air India has resumed B777 operations to the US today… Due to 5G rollout, Air India had so far canceled more than 8 flights to the USA. Boeing has cleared AI to operate in USA on B777.

  Accordingly, first flight has left this morning to JFK. Other flights leaving in the day are to Chicago & SFO Arrangements to carry stranded pax are being worked out. Matter regarding B777 flying into USA has been sorted,” Air India said in a statement.

• 20 Jan 2022, 10:01:47 AM IST

  Delhi's air quality in 'very poor' category

  The national capital's air quality on Thursday in the 'very poor' category with the air quality of index (AQI) at 318. The concentrations of PM 2.5 and PM 10 were recorded at 143 in the 'very poor' and 246 in the 'moderate' category respectively. 

• 20 Jan 2022, 09:10:17 AM IST

  India sees sharp spike in daily Covid-19 tally with 317,532 cases

  India's daily tally of the coronavirus disease rose sharply on Thursday after 317,532 cases were reported in the last 24 hours, pushing the caseload to 38,218,773, according to the Union health ministry's data. 

• 20 Jan 2022, 08:37:55 AM IST

  DVAC raids 57 places linked to ex-Tamil Nadu minister

  The DVAC officials is carrying out raids in 57 places linked to AIADMK leader and former Tamil Nadu higher education minister KP Anbalagan. 

• 20 Jan 2022, 07:56:21 AM IST

  PM Modi to flag off 7 initiatives of Brahma Kumaris today

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday flag off seven initiatives of Brahma Kumaris including My India Healthy India, Aatmanirbhar Bharat: Self Reliant Farmers, Women: Flag Bearers of India, Power of Peace Bus Campaign among others. 

• 20 Jan 2022, 07:44:54 AM IST

  Mizoram adds 984 new Covid-19 cases

  Mizoram's caseload of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) surged to over 156,000 after 984 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours. 

• 20 Jan 2022, 06:33:08 AM IST

  BMS to hold nationwide protests outside EPFO offices to demand hike in pension

  The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) will on Thursday hold a nationwide protest outside the offices of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), demanding a hike in EPS95 pension. Read more

• 20 Jan 2022, 06:23:05 AM IST

  6, including Taliban commander killed in Afghanistan's Kunar

  Six people, including a Taliban commander and his son, were killed in gunfire in Afghanistan's Kunar on Wednesday. According to a reports, the gunfire happened as a result of personal enmity.