Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday reviewed the progress of the planned disinvestment of the country’s largest insurer LIC. The initial public offering (IPO) of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), touted to be the biggest ever in the country’s history, is expected to hit the markets by March. “Union Finance...
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The third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic across all states is being driven by the fast-spreading Omicron variant, official sources said on Saturday, citing the latest data. Till a few days ago it was only in the western region of the country that the surge in Covid cases was due to Omicron, while in the northeastern states,...
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New Delhi: Delhi is under a 55-hour-long weekend curfew which kicked in at 10 pm on Friday. The two-day curfew was announced to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Delhi is expected to report around 20,000 fresh cases today, state Health Minister Satyendra Jain said, a day after the fresh Covid...
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New Delhi: Delhi is under a 55-hour-long weekend curfew which kicked in at 10 pm on Friday. The two-day curfew was announced to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Delhi is expected to report around 20,000 fresh cases today, state Health Minister Satyendra Jain said, a day after the fresh Covid...
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Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said the Congress should sack Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi over the security lapse during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Ferozepur. Congress veteran Digvijay Singh attacked BJP over PM security breach and said that BJP workers breached security...
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Even as the Punjab government maintains that the alleged security lapse during PM Modi’s visit to the state occurred due to last moment change in travel plans, a 32-page report has surfaced which shows that the administration had already prepared alternate security cover and route plan. The internal document...
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Coronavirus Omicron LIVE Updates | India saw a single-day rise of 1,41,986 new coronavirus cases, raising the tally to 3,53,68,372, which included 3,071 cases of Omicron variant reported across 27 states and union territories so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. Of the 3,071 cases of Omicron variant, 1,203...
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Assembly Election 2022 (Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab Latest News Election): The Election Commission of India will announce the assembly poll dates for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur at 3.30 pm today. As the elections inch closer amid Covid, most of the parties have moved their rallies...
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New Delhi: The FCRA licence for Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity was restored Saturday, according to an entry in the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act website, two weeks after the Home Ministry cited “adverse inputs” to refuse a renewal request by the Kolkata-based organisation. The loss of the license –...
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Assembly Election 2022 LIVE Updates: The Election Commission of India will announce the assembly poll dates for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur at 3.30 pm today. As the elections inch closer amid Covid, most of the parties have moved their rallies online, including Congress and AAP, who are...
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