Rumita Patel
After a spectacular victory in the recently concluded Bihar assembly elections, in which the BJP managed to secure 74 seats in the 243-member chamber, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that people in various states to He often voted on the basis of the local government of the incumbent government when it comes to…
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Bihar reintroduced curbs, limiting wedding guests to 100 and “shradh” (death) guests to 25, while allowing offices to run with just 50% of its workforce in six districts including Patna, as his worst fears of a spike in coronavirus cases after the festival season seemed to be coming true, with the case positivity rate rising…
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JAMMU: An Army Junior Officer (JCO) was killed and a civilian injured when Pakistani troops shelled and fired at outposts and villages along the Line of Control in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, they said. The authorities. The unprovoked violation of the ceasefire took place in the district’s Qasba and Kirni…
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Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said Thursday that India’s response to terrorism has undergone a paradigm shift and that the country’s defense mechanism now includes not only the investigation of terrorist activities internally but also externally. Singh reiterated that India is no longer an easy target for terrorists and some of our neighbors may have to…
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NEW DELHI: India’s leading Serum Institute for Vaccines said Thursday that the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford is safe and effective, and that Indian trials are progressing smoothly with strict adherence to all protocols. The comments came after AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford acknowledged a manufacturing error that is…
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Here are the top trends of the day that capture the buzz on social media. Find out all about the trending topics and related news updates from Hindustan Times. #Never forget never forgive The 12th anniversary of the 11/26 terrorist attacks in Mumbai was celebrated on Thursday as the nation remembered the martyrs. Social media…
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Delhi on Thursday recorded 5,475 new coronavirus (Covid-19) infections and 91 related deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the state health department bulletin. The 551,262 total cases include 38,734 active cases, more than 500,000 recoveries and 8,811 deaths, it added. This is the second day in a row that daily deaths due to…
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NEW DELHI: Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday that India will play a leading role in rebuilding the economy in the post-Covid era and how the country’s scientific community met the challenge of the pandemic is a testament to this. Addressing the Global R&D Summit-2020, hosted by FICCI and the Department of Science and…
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Father Stan Swamy’s lawyer filed a new application Thursday requesting instructions from prison authorities to allow him winter clothing and a straw and a sip in prison. Swamy, 83, a Jesuit priest, was arrested on October 8 at his home in Ranchi for his alleged role in inciting mob violence in Bhima Koregaon near Pune…
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NEW DELHI: With nightly rains and cold winds, thousands of protesting farmers gathered Thursday at various locations along Punjab’s Haryana borders amid mounting tension. The protesting farmers were met with a heavy deployment of security at various entry points into the capital, sparking fights between police and protesters. Here’s a look at the main developments…
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