Mon, 22 Feb 2021 18:30:59
The Bombay High Court on Monday granted interim bail for six months to ailing poet Varavara Rao on medical grounds.
Rao, 82, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case being probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), is currently undergoing treatment in the Mumbai-based Nanavati Hospital where he had been admitted by the Maharashtra government following the high court's interve
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Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:37:37
In wake of a spike in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday informed that the coming eight days will decide whether there will be a lockdown in the state.
In a video address, Thackeray said, "Do you want lockdown? The next eight days will decide. Maharashtra has reported around 7,000 COVID cases today. If the COVID-19 situation deteriorates, then we have to im
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Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:34:23
Amid political turmoil in Puducherry, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) politics of money and muscle power are a threat to the future.
When asked about the political crisis of Puducherry, Nath told media, "BJP's politics of money and muscle power are a threat for the future. Earlier the bypolls used to happen when there was a
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Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:27:36
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday advocated dialogue with Pakistan to end terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, saying friendship holds the key to development in the region.
"Terrorism is still prevalent (in Jammu and Kashmir) contrary to their (BJPs) claim that we have finished it. If we want to finish it, we have to talk with our neighbour," Abdullah said.
Talking to report
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Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:24:53
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said he will soon be visiting Gujarat to drum up support for the movement against the Centre's contentious farm laws.
He said this as he met visiting groups of supporters from Gujarat and Maharashtra at Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border where he has been camping along with his supporters since November.
The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) national s
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Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:23:02
Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday reiterated that the Centre was ready to talk to the farmers protesting against the new agriculture laws, and said that mere gathering of crowd does not lead to revocation of legislations.
He urged the agitating farm unions to tell the government which provisions in these new laws they find anti- farmers.
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Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:20:27
LUCKNOW: Taking a jibe at the BJP over the price rise, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said what did not take place in 70 years, the ruling party did that in one year.
In a statement issued here, Akhilesh Yadav said, "In the tenure of the BJP government, prices of petrol and diesel have soared so much that people living in the border areas of Gorakhpur-- the home district of Chie
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Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:11:49
Amid rising political temperature in poll-bound West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Sunday that she is not afraid of anyone and cannot be intimidated with jail or anything else.
She asserted that her mother tongue Bangla has taught her to fight like a tiger and not to be afraid of rats.
Holding out a challenge without naming any one or political party as the state prepares to
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Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:03:52
Karnataka will host the second Khelo India University Games (KIUG) later this year, state chief minister BS Yediyurappa and Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju announced on Sunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Games to be held in the city-based Jain University and other venues, Rijiju told a press conference here.
"We have decided that the second edition of Khelo India Uni
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