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10:24 PM
My time more valuable than that of Adani, Ambani: Ramdev
Corporates use 99 per cent of their time on self-interest, while the time of a seer is for the good of all, Yoga guru Ramdev said. He also said the three days he was here was more valuable than the time of billionaire industrialists like Ambani and Adani.
10:05 PM
Facebook-owner Meta to roll out paid subscription service: Zuckerberg (AFP)
09:13 PM
13 families rendered homeless after massive landslide damages over dozen residential houses in remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district: Officials
09:03 PM
China mulling weapons for Russia in Ukraine war: US
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that China was considering providing weapons to Russia in its war against Ukraine, warning Beijing that any supplies would ’cause a serious problem.’
All political parties need to remain cautious in wake of EC’s decision of recognising faction led by Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde as real Shiv Sena
– Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray
08:41 PM
In 2024 Lok Sabha polls, win all 48 seats in Maharashtra: Union Home Minister Amit Shah to BJP and allies
08:35 PM
Maharashtra sees 10 COVID-19 cases
Maharashtra 10 COVID-19 cases, which took the tally to 81,37,398, while the death toll stood unchanged at 1,48,421, a health official said.Pune circle led with six cases, followed by four in Mumbai, he added.
08:20 PM
President Droupadi Murmu will visit Arunachal Pradesh from February 20 to 21. On Feb 20, the President will attend the 37th Statehood Day celebrations, and address the special session of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Feb 21
They are doing such low-level politics that they could even take away our ‘mashaal’ (flaming torch). They can steal the ‘bow & arrow’ but they can’t take out Lord Ram from the hearts of people
– Uddhav Thackeray
07:44 PM
Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis and State minister Chandrakant Patil offered prayers at Ambabai Temple in Kolhapur today
Before 2014, every minister in power considered themselves PM. There was high corruption. Pak terrorists used to butcher our army officers. Nobody had guts to take action against this terrorism. Law & order situation was worsening
– Amit Shah
07:06 PM
India’s Test squad for third and fourth Test against Australia
R Sharma (Capt), K L Rahul, S Gill, C Pujara, V Kohli, KS Bharat (wk), I Kishan (wk), R Ashwin, A Patel, K Yadav, R Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat: BCCI
07:00 PM
J&K: Rahul Gandhi chaired a meeting of party leaders of Kashmir
- Congress MP Rahul Gandhi along with party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today chaired a meeting of party leaders of Kashmir and expressed serious concern over the difficulties confronting people in absence of the democratic system in J&K
- Rahul Gandhi slammed the current eviction drive in J&K terming it BJP’s deliberate move to divert attention of the people from real issues especially rising unemployment, unprecedented price hike and other developmental issues concerning people
06:48 PM
Erode-East bypoll
Tamil Nadu: Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan campaigns for DMK-Congress candidate for Erode-East bypoll, EVKS Elangovan, in Erode
06:40 PM
India records over 15K organ transplants in 2022
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said for the first time, India has achieved more than 15,000 transplants last year with an annual increase of 27% in the number of organ transplants.
06:27 PM
Madhya Pradesh: 3.0 magnitude tremor hits western parts
A tremor of 3.0 magnitude hit some western districts of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday afternoon, but there was no report of any casualty and damage to property due to it.
06:20 PM
US State Secretary Antony Blinken embarks on visit to earthquake-hit Turkey
06:10 PM
Chennai: BJP announces a one-day hunger strike on Feb 21
Tamil Nadu BJP announces a one-day hunger strike and silent rally on February 21 in Chennai against the DMK government over the killing of an Army jawan in Krishnagiri. BJP State President K Annamalai to participate in the program
05:55 PM
No changes in Indian team for third and fourth Tests against Australia, KL Rahul retained despite repeated failures (PTI)
05:50 PM
Operation Dost: Final NDRF team returns from Turkey
Meghalaya has very poor people but rich politicians. It’s happening due to rampant corruption. HM Amit Shah has promised that if BJP comes to power, a probe will be conducted, which will be led by a retired SC judge & all corruptors will be jailed
– Rituraj Sinha, BJP National Secy
05:16 PM
Celebrations of Shivaji Maharaj’s birth anniversary in Agra Fort
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will attend the celebrations to mark the 391st birth anniversary of the great Maratha warrior on Sunday. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will attend the event virtually.
- Shivaji Maharaj was born on February 19, 1630, at Shivneri Fort in Pune. The renowned Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s birthday is commemorated during the festival of Jayanti. The day’s major objective is to honour the great warrior’s contribution to the restoration of the Maratha Empire and to recognize his extensive legacy.
05:06 PM
NDRF fishes out bodies of three students from Government Medical College, Budaun, who had gone missing Saturday after venturing into deep water while bathing in Ganga
05:00 PM
Delhi’s AQI remains ‘very poor’
Delhi’s air quality index on Sunday remained into the ‘very poor’ category for the second consecutive day.According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the overall air quality index of the city was recorded at 312 this afternoon. However, the air quality is likely to improve from Tuesday onwards.
04:50 PM
West not willing to engage in Ukraine peace efforts: Kremlin
The Kremlin said that Western countries have not yet shown they are open or willing to engage in peaceful initiatives to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.
04:25 PM
Christian community members gather at Jantar Mantar against alleged “attacks on churches, violence and arrests” in different parts of the country
04:23 PM
Haryana: Government employees protest for restoration of Old Pension Scheme
Government employees protest near Haryana CM’s residence in Panchkula demanding restoration of Old Pension Scheme; a Large police force was deployed. Around 70,000 employees have gathered today to protest. In Rajasthan, the Old Pension Scheme has been implemented. This BJP govt doesn’t talk to the employees. We will continue our peaceful protest, said Praveen Deshwal, spox, Pension Bahali Sangharsh Samiti.
Jammu’s demography has changed. Where are the Dogras? Why isn’t our Governor (LG) from the Dogra community? Why aren’t those at important posts like DG and SP from the Dogra community?
– PDP Chief & former CM Mehbooba Mufti at Jammu
03:47 PM
J&K Police arrests drug peddler with 700 grams of Charas-like contraband substance
A drug peddler identified as Shakir Gulzar Bhat arrested, 700 grams of Charas-like contraband substance recovered from him. Case registered under NDPS Act in PS Kulgam: Police.
03:33 PM
Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on party’s Plenary session:
Chhattisgarh CM and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel said, only a few days left for the three-day Congress Plenary session. All arrangements are underway for ministers and delegates. I am obliged to the party for giving us this chance to our state to host this session.
03:31 PM
“He has to beef up his capital to reduce debt. I wish him good luck”: Indian real estate doyen KP Singh on Adani
03:11 PM
Delhi: NDMC and Traffic Police relaunch the Raahgiri Day program
NDMC and Traffic Police relaunched the Raahgiri Day program from 7 to 10 am at the Inner circle of Connaught Place. Contributing towards G20’s goal of ‘Creating Sustainable & Livable Cities” and sustainable mobility. “We have started this with the hope that the roads are for pedestrian & not vehicle-centric traffic approach. Our motive is also to honour ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’. When you go out every human’s dignity and life must be respected,” said SS Yadav Special Commissioner Traffic Delhi
03:08 PM
Andhra Pradesh: Five people including a 9-year-old girl killed in car accident
Andhra Pradesh | At least 5 people including a 9-year-old girl killed after a car collided with a lorry last night in the Bapatla district. Car was going from Medarametla to Guntur. A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway, said CI Roshaiah.
03:02 PM
First G20 Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meet on 24-25 Feb
First G20 Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting under India’s G20 presidency will be held in Bengaluru on 24-25 Feb. The meeting will be jointly chaired by Finance Minister & RBI Governor: Ajay Seth, Secretary, Dept of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance. A number of additional events have been planned for the Ministers, Governors and representatives attending these meetings including topics such as digital public infrastructure, policy outlook on crypto assets & role of national payment systems in cross-border payments.
03:00 PM
Congress’ KC Venugopal on agenda of Plenary Session:
On Feb 24 early session will start with a steering committee meeting which will take up solutions to the drafting committee and approval will be given to the steering committee. The agenda will be also finalised on Feb 24. Actual Plenary Session will start on Feb 25 early, said Congress’ KC Venugopal.
02:48 PM
Pushkar Singh Dhami on development of Nepal Bharat bridge
Uttarakhand CM, Pushkar Singh Dhami on the development of the Nepal Bharat bridge between India and Nepal said it will help in strengthening the relationship between the two countries. He also talked about the cheating issue prevailing in the country. He said, “whether it’s in Uttarakhand or the country, copying and cheating in exams is an important issue. Every state is worried. The anti-copying law in Uttarakhand will stop cheating in exams, and releasing exam papers in pen drives. “
Telangana CM KCR is a dictator, he is a tyrant, there is no Indian Constitution in Telangana, there is only KCR’s Constitution. Telangana is the Afghanistan of India and KCR is its Taliban.
– YSRTP Chief YS Sharmila
02:40 PM
Potential for growth in Indian market for wide-body, narrow-body planes: GE Aerospace Country Head for South Asia & Indonesia Vikram Rai
02:30 PM
India’s aviation sector has enough potential for recurring aircraft orders: GE Aerospace top official to PTI
We’ve made some mistakes due to which we are in this situation today, we will try to improve by focusing on our mistakes. This is just a game, sometimes there is success, sometimes there is disappointment.
– Bengal Cap Manoj Tiwari on team’s defeat in Ranji Trophy finals
02:26 PM
Chhattisgarh Police writes to Google India to prevent increasing Cyber Crime
“We’ve written to Google India to prevent increasing Cyber Crime & asked them to conduct a review of fake accounts through which fraud is done. Fake numbers are replaced with customer care numbers and victims are conned. We’ll take action against them,” said Balrampur SP.
02:18 PM
Arunachal Pradesh hit by 3.8 magnitude earthquake
An earthquake of 3.8 magnitude hit the western part of Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday afternoon, an official bulletin said. A report by National Center for Seismology revealed that the latest quake was recorded at 12.12 pm, epicentered at West Kameng, near Bhutan border, at a depth of 10 km. Tremors were felt in central-north Assam and eastern part of Bhutan.
02:09 PM
In his 100th Test, Cheteshwar Pujara finishes off the chase in a style
02:05 PM
IND vs AUS 2nd Test:
India beat Australia by six wickets in the second Test to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series.
01:58 PM
Ujjain sets new Guinness record on Kshipra banks
The Ujjain city in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday evening set a new Guinness world record by lighting 18.82 lakh diyas or earthen oil lamps. About 20,000 volunteers took part in the event which was staged mainly across the banks of the Kshipra river. Swapnil Dangarikar, Guinness World Records’ adjudicator, said the previous world record for the “largest display of oil lamps” was set at Ayodhya during Diwali 2022 when 15.76 lakh lamps were lit. The record has now been broken in Ujjain with 18.82 lakh oil lamps being lit on Saturday evening, he announced.
01:45 PM
Karnataka polls: BJP Leader HD Thammaiah joins Congress
HD Thammaiah, BJP Leader along with supporters joined congress at the Congress office in Bengaluru. DK Shivakumar welcomed Mr Thammaiah and his supporters.Many leaders of BJP met me voluntarily. They wanted a change in Chikkamagaluru, 12-13 members applied for tickets. We’re admitting all second-hand leaders. It is a trend now, they look at big leaders, we look at leaders that work at booth level, said Karnataka Cong Pres DK Shivakumar.
01:44 PM
Abnormal temperature recorded in Shimla, J&K: IMD
This time February has seen abnormal temperatures. The maximum & minimum temperature in Shimla was the highest ever recorded in February. Western Disturbance had more effect in J&K. The sky remained clear in Himachal, Uttarakhand: Dr Naresh, IMD Scientist.
It feels great, coming here and winning was important because the Bengal team was playing very well and it is important to come to Bengal and beat them. It’s the result of hard work of the team.
– Saurashtra’s captain Jaydev Unadkat at Eden Gardens, Kolkata
01:35 PM
Family of the Bhiwani incident accused alleges Police assaulted the accused’s, pregnant wife
“I don’t know who pushed the door, or who hit me but they came at night to investigate. Why did they come at night? They came to find my husband Srikant. They started breaking the furniture and other things in the house,” said wife of the accused in the Bhiwani incident.
This is a very sad incident. The Haryana Police & Rajasthan police are cooperating in the investigation. According to our facts, the Haryana police & Nuh police had no involvement in this: Varun Singla, SP Nuh.
“As the allegations are serious we have asked Additional SP for the investigation. Whatever leads he is getting via social media for the incident and allegations will be fixed. We will take action if there is any negligence from our side and our team,” he said.
01:32 PM
Congress Preliminary Session to be held on Feb 26 in Raipur
85th Preliminary Session of Congress will be held on 26 Feb in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. This session will be called ‘Haath Se Haath Jodo’. Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra & Sonia Gandhi will be present. This session is also a preparation for the upcoming 2024 election: Congress
01:23 PM
South Korea, U.S. stage combined air drill in response to North Korea missile launch
01:13 PM
NCP chief Sharad Pawar after meeting with Amit Shah in Cooperative Council meet
NCP chief Sharad Pawar yesterday inaugurated the Cooperative Council meeting. “We have no differences in the issues raised by him, our policy issues were discussed, and HM Amit Shah issues seemed appropriate. I do not want to say anything about the issue of bow and arrow that is going on at present, that is a separate topic. I had already put my views on that the day before yesterday”, Pawar said.
01:08 PM
No new date announced: CBI after Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia skips summons in excise policy case
12:49 PM
Pregnant women are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes later in life: Study
According to studies, a pregnant woman who has gestational diabetes is more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes later in life. Gestational diabetes is another common cause of large-for-gestational-age neonates (LGA). Infants who weigh more than 90 per cent of all infants of the same gestational age are considered to be LGA. LGA newborns had a higher likelihood of being admitted to the neonatal critical care unit and later developing health issues, such as obesity and Type 2 diabetes.
12:47 PM
Popular Tamil comedian R. Mayilsamy passes away at 57
Popular comedian of Tamil movies, R. Mayilsamy passed away in Chennai early morning. He was 57. The Tamil comedian complained of uneasiness while dubbing for a movie. Mayilsamy acted in more than 200 movies in a carrier spinning 39 years. The Tamil comedian had recorded for his latest film, ‘Glassmate’ before his death. Actors M.S. Bhaskar and Parthipan visited his residence to pay their last respects.
12:32 PM
Temperatures hover above normal in Haryana and Punjab
The minimum temperatures hovered above normal in the states of Haryana and Punjab today. For the past few days, both the two states have registered a rise in their maximum temperatures, according to MeT department. The minimum temperature in Chandigarh settled at 14.2 degrees Celsius. In Haryana, Ambala recorded a low of 13.4 degrees Celsius, Rohtak 11.2 degrees Celsius while Bhiwani recorded a minimum of 12.6 degrees Celsius.
12:29 PM
US, Argentina and Peru eager to invest in Manipur: CM Biren Singh
CM Biren Singh, while speaking to ANI said that as a minister of state, it is his duty to make sure that the delegates coming to his state are happy and feel welcomed.
“It is my duty to give maximum happiness and feeling of freedom to the delegates who are visiting from India and abroad. 50 delegates from foreign countries have already arrived. Together 115 delegates are here in the state,” Manipur CM added.
“So far, the reaction I have received shows that they are pleased. This is a first of its kind in entire India. 34 tribes are performing dance in traditional attires and jewellery,” he added.
12:05 PM
Chandrababu Naidu pays tribute to actor Nandamuri Taraka Ratna
Former Andhra Pradesh CM & TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu arrived at the residence of Telugu Actor Nandamuri Taraka Ratna, who passed away last night in Bengaluru, to meet his family and pay tribute.
11:51 AM
Amit Shah attends the inauguration of Shiv Srishti, Shivaji Maharaj theme park in Pune
Union Home Minister Amit Shah attends the inauguration ceremony of the first phase of Shiv Srishti, a theme park based on the life of Shivaji Maharaj, in Pune. During this, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde & Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis were also present with him.
11:44 AM
Ranji Trophy: Saurashtra win Ranji Trophy title beating Bengal by 9 wickets in final
Left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat claimed a match haul of nine wickets, including 6/85 in the second innings, as Saurahstra thrashed Bengal by nine wickets in the Ranji Trophy final here on Sunday. Having given away a big first inning lead of 230, Bengal, who was overnight 169/4 in their second essay, folded for 241, handing the visitors a mere 12 runs’ target.