Mon, 03 May 2021 13:10:06
A fire broke out at a coal handling plant of the Chandrapur thermal power station in Maharashtra, but there was no report of any casualty, an official said on Monday.
The incident took place around 11 pm on Sunday when a conveyor belt at the coal handling plant caught fire, probably due to a short-circuit, an official of the Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MAHAGENCO) told PTI.
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Mon, 03 May 2021 13:08:30
The Supreme Court on Monday said it does not want to demoralise high courts as they are vital pillars of democracy, and observed that critical remarks like those made by the Madras High Court against the Election Commission are often made in an open dialogue between the bar and bench.
A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud made the observation while hearing a plea filed by the Election Commi
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Mon, 03 May 2021 13:06:13
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on the Election Commission's plea against Madras HC remarks holding its officials responsible for the surge in COVID-19 cases and fastening them with murder charges.
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Mon, 03 May 2021 13:03:24
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday congratulated "Bengal tigress" and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee for "single-handedly" leading her party to victory in the West Bengal Assembly polls.
The TMC was leading in over 200 of the 292 seats that went to polls in the eastern state.
In a statement, Thackeray said Banerjee led the fight for Bengal's self-respect single-h
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Mon, 03 May 2021 13:00:03
Leaders of 13 Opposition parties Sunday urged the Centre to launch a free mass vaccination drive across the country in view of the unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases.
In a joint statement, they also called upon the Centre to ensure uninterrupted oxygen supply to all hospitals and health centres as they manage the staggering patient loads in view of the rising cases.
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Mon, 03 May 2021 12:57:14
Trinamool Congress vice-president Yashwant Sinha on Sunday demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah following the outcome of West Bengal assembly poll.
He also demanded the resignations of BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and its Bengal president Dilip Ghosh.
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Mon, 03 May 2021 12:51:49
The daily COVID-19 cases in India showed a slight dip with 3,68,147 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, taking the total tally of cases to 1,99,25,604, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.
The death toll increased to 2,18,959 with 3,417 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
While the country recorded 4,01,993 new cases on May 1, it h
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Mon, 03 May 2021 12:46:58
In a historic victory, the Communist Party of India (M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) retained power in Kerala by winning 99 seats against 41 seats of Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in the Assembly polls.
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Mon, 03 May 2021 12:45:00
Following Trinamool Congress' thumping win in assembly elections in West Bengal, Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Monday said "arrogance, might, money power and using Jai Shri Ram for politics" lost the polls in the state.
Sibal also hailed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who is all set to continue her third term in West Bengal.
"In West Bengal, who los
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