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Rajnath Singh to perform Shastra Puja with soldiers in Sikkim on Sunday
Defence minister Rajnath Singh will perform Shastra Puja - worshipping of weapons - on then occasion of Dussehra on Sunday with the soldiers of the Indian Army. Singh will perform the puja with one of the local units deployed in Sikkim near the China border. Read more
‘Not anti-national or religious fight’: J&K mega alliance vows to expose ‘lies’
Members of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration held a meeting in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar on October 24. The meeting was held at PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s residence, and attended by her former rivals Farooq and Omar Abdullah. Watch here
Watch: Donald Trump casts early vote, repeats mail-in fraud charge | US polls
US President Donald Trump cast an early vote ahead of elections. Trump voted at a library serving as a polling centre in Florida. Trump was seen wearing a mask which he removed during media briefing. Watch here
Tweet on ‘pets’ people want but can’t have sparks an interesting thread
Every now and then, YouTube India takes to Twitter to share all sorts of posts. Ranging from funny to emotional, their tweets are varied and thoroughly entertaining. Just like this share which details the pets that people may want but can’t have. Read more
Many happy returns: As more ancient artefacts make their way home, a look at a top 10
For hundreds of years, India has been losing ancient artefacts to theft, foreign invasion and colonisation. Some of these artefacts are nearly 2,000 years old. Many have ended up in private collections; some sit on display in museums around the world. Read more
Footfairy movie review: Gulshan Devaiah-starrer murder mystery aims big, achieves little
Footfairy, with the unfortunate rhyming with tooth fairy, is a rather straightforward story of a monstrous ‘fairy’ who takes away only the most beautiful feet it finds. After killing the unfortunate victim first, of course. Read more
Joe Root names the ‘most complete player’ in Virat Kohli, Steve Smith and Kane Williamson trio
Kohli often faces comparisons from former Australia captain Steve Smith, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and England captain Joe Root - who all together are regarded as ‘The Big four’ of cricket. Read more
Supreme Court to begin limited physical hearing on trial basis from March 15
- In January this year, Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde ruled out any reopening of courts for the present.
Nepal Police hand over body of Indian man killed in firing in Pilibhit
AIADMK, DMK yet to close deal with key allies for Tamil Nadu assembly polls
At top commanders’ meet, PM Modi calls for army to become 'future force'
Punjab reports over 1,000 daily new Covid-19 cases for second time in March
NIA files chargesheet against 3 Bodo militants for killing Assam police officer
- The chargesheet was filed on Friday before a special NIA court against the accused persons-Bishnu Narzary, Nitul Daimary and Runiluish Daimary under several sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Indian Penal Code and Arms Act.
Over ₹25,000 million collected for Ram Temple’s construction: VHP
- Rai said that door-to-door collection of funds for the Ram Temple construction has also been stopped.
Amid surge in Covid-19 cases, these states have imposed fresh restrictions
- The central government has also rushed high-level multi-disciplinary public health teams to Maharashtra and Punjab in view of the increase in the number of daily new Covid-19 cases being reported by these states.
‘Will modify Covid travel restrictions with Kerala’: Karnataka govt to HC
News updates from HT: Covid-19 vaccination for Army veterans to begin next week
Vaccination centre for eligible MPs set up inside Parliament complex
- Nearly half or 366 out of 777 MPs are eligible for Covid-19 vaccines in the category of elderly people. 47% of MPs are above sixty years of age and meet the criteria for elderly people who can get vaccinated in the current phase.
Covid-19 vaccination for veterans to begin at service hospitals next week: Army
- There are more than 3.2 million ex-servicemen (ESM) in the country, and many of them have been waiting to get vaccinated at service hospitals.
Gujarat health official tests positive for Covid-19 after two doses of vaccine
Protesting farmers block expressway in Haryana as agitation completes 100th day
