In a big jolt to the BJP and Yogi Adityanath just before the Uttar Pradesh election, senior leader Swami Prasad Maurya today quit as minister and joined rival Samajwadi Party of Akhilesh Yadav. Moments after he posted his resignation letter on Twitter, another MLA, Roshan Lal Verma, announced his...
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New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh BJP leader Keshav Prasad Maurya, apparently furious at questions on hate speeches at the Haridwar Dharma Sansad, stopped an interview midway, snatched the reporter’s mask and forced the crew to delete footage, BBC has said. Mr Maurya, the Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister, later called it an...
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New Delhi: India recorded 1,68,063 new Covid cases today, 6.4 per cent lower than yesterday, which included 4,461 cases of Omicron variant. The country also reported 277 deaths in the last 24 hours due to coronavirus. Here are the top 10 updates on coronavirus in India: The daily positivity rate...
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From adjusting capital-markets rules to sending phone messages and publishing newspaper advertisements, authorities and executives are leaving no stone unturned in trying to ensure Life Insurance Corp. of India’s record initial public offering is a success. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has the IPO — which could raise between ₹ 40,000...
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The Centre on Monday, January 10, 2022, directed the States and the Union Territories to keep a daily watch on the number of active COVID-19 cases, those under home isolation, hospitalised cases, occupied oxygen and ICU beds and those on ventilatory support, saying the the “situation is dynamic and may...
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New Delhi: All private offices in Delhi will send employees into Work-From-Home in new Covid rules to tackle the surge in cases. Only offices considered essential services will be exempted. Till now, offices had been asked to function with half their employees in office and the rest at home. Government offices...
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New Delhi: Telecom operator Vodafone Idea on Tuesday said that the government will own around 35.8 per cent of the country’s third-largest wireless phone operator after its board approved the conversion of dues into equity. Voda Idea’s board approved the conversion of the full amount of interest related to spectrum...
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New Delhi: A BJP leader has offered a curious mathematical breakdown for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s “80 vs 20” comment in which he said 80 per cent people in the state support BJP while 20 per cent oppose it – a comment widely seen as pitting the...
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New Delhi: A BJP leader has offered a curious mathematical breakdown for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s “80 vs 20” comment in which he said 80 per cent people in the state support BJP while 20 per cent oppose it – a comment widely seen as pitting the...
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New Delhi: Actor Sonu Sood’s sister, Malvika Sood, will contest the Punjab polls representing the Congress party. Punjab will vote in a single phase on February 14. The votes will be counted on March 10. The actor, whose work during the Covid crisis has earned him rich praise, said...
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