Tue, 24 Aug 2021 20:07:45
Union minister Narayan Rane was arrested on Tuesday over his controversial remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, which triggered a political row and protests.
Rane had said that he would have slapped Thackeray over the latter’s ignorance of the year of India’s independence.
Rane was taken into custody by police in the coastal Ratnagiri district, where he is travelling
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Tue, 24 Aug 2021 20:04:43
Disgruntled Karnataka Minister Anand Singh on Tuesday said he has assumed charge as Minister for Environment, Ecology and Tourism, following assurance from the Chief Minister and state BJP President to look into his "appeal".
Singh has been sulking ever since Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai allocated him the Environment, Ecology and Tourism portfolios on August 7 and had not taken charge as the
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Tue, 24 Aug 2021 20:02:14
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, and the two leaders had a detailed discussion on the evolving situation in Afghanistan.
Modi tweeted, "Had a detailed and useful exchange of views with my friend President Putin on recent developments in Afghanistan. We also discussed issues on the bilateral agenda, including India-Russia cooperation against COVI
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Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:57:31
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake in the Bay of Bengal, over 300 km from here was reported on Tuesday, the National Center for Seismology said.
The quake, reported at 12.35 pm, was at a depth of 10 km in the Bay of Bengal and was about 296 km south-south east of Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh and 320 km east north east of Chennai, it said.
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Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:55:27
India on Tuesday brought back 78 people, including 25 of its nationals and a number of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus from Dushanbe, a day after they were evacuated from Taliban-besieged Kabul to the Tajik city.
The group along with three copies of the Sikh scripture, Guru Granth Sahib, was airlifted from Kabul to Dushanbe by a military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Monday.
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Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:54:02
Four Indian boxers entered the semifinals of the Asian Youth boxing championships being held in Dubai after a day of mixed results for the country.
The continental showpiece is being conducted simultaneously for the youth and junior boxers (both men and women) for the first time.
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Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:51:09
WhatsApp on Tuesday said the MyGov Corona Helpdesk on its platform will now allow users to locate their nearest vaccination centre and book their vaccine appointments.
On August 5, MyGov and WhatsApp had introduced the ability for users to download vaccine certificates from the chatbot; and so far, over 32 lakh certificates have been downloaded by users across the country.
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Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:35:11
Due to high Covid-19 positivity rate, the covid review meeting decided to start PU colleges across the district in a phased manner.
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Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:32:52
A medical practitioner became a victim of online fraud and lost Rs 67,650 in the name of Mudra loan in Shirva in the district.
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