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Not stepping down, I will be CM for next 10 years: KCR

08 Feb 2021 08:15 AM IST

Telangana Chief Minister and TRS President K. Chandrashekhar Rao made it clear that he is fit and healthy, and will continue to be Chief Minister for the next ten years, putting an end to speculation about a change in leadership in Telangana. He also asked the party cadre not to

Congress’ farm politics: Rahul to visit Rajasthan, Rawat Ghazipur border

08 Feb 2021 08:14 AM IST

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will be visiting Rajasthan next week to participate in the farmers’ agitation against the three farm laws and to support their demands to repeal the laws, a party leader said on Saturday. Rajasthan Congress in-charge Ajay Maken tweeted: “To fight for the interests of farmers

GOVT READY TO RESUME TALKS WITH FARMERS: PIYUSH GOYAL

08 Feb 2021 08:12 AM IST

Addressing a press conference, Goyal says that the Centre is sensitive towards the farmers’ concerns and is ready to resolve the issue through dialogue.

BRAND SHREE IS ALL ABOUT FASHION WITH FUNCTIONALITY

08 Feb 2021 08:11 AM IST

Shree—The Indian Avataar, a “Made in India” brand inspired, sourced, designed and created exclusively in India for the modern Indian woman, celebrates style, individuality, quality and comfort. Sheetal Kapoor and Sandeep Kapoor identified a lack of an everyday, ethnic fashion brand in the textile and garment sector that catered to

INHABITANTS OF ‘NAYA KASHMIR’ REDUCED TO LIVING CORPSES: MEHBOOBA

08 Feb 2021 08:08 AM IST

SRINAGAR: Sharply criticising police and administration in Kashmir, PDF chief Mehbooba Mufti said that the father of a young boy, who was recently killed in an alleged fake encounter, has been slapped with an FIR for the “crime” of demanding the body of his son. In a tweet, Mehbooba Mufti

Omar accuses BJP, J&K administration of facilitating defections

08 Feb 2021 08:07 AM IST

Former Chief Minister and National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah took to Twitter to take jibe on the BJP and the J&K administration as the J&K Apni Party despite not winning many seats got hold of DDC in Srinagar and Shopian. On Sunday Abdullah tweeted, “Shopian DDC election, even Srinagar

GUJARAT IS THE STATE OF GANDHI, NOT MODI-SHAH: OWAISI

08 Feb 2021 08:05 AM IST

Asaduddin Owaisi, the national president of AIMIM, launched the party’s campaign for the upcoming local body elections in Gujarat with a meeting in Bharuch. AIMIM and Chhotubhai Vasava’s BTP have formed an alliance in the state. Addressing the first meeting with BTP in Bharuch on Sunday, Owaisi slammed political leaders,

SHARAD PAWAR ADVISES SACHIN TO ‘EXERCISE CAUTION, RAJ THACKERAY BLAMES CENTRE

08 Feb 2021 08:03 AM IST

In today’s highly polarises times, even the gods don’t go away unscathed. Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar experienced the same when he tweeted against foreign interference in India’s affairs. Amid all this, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar urged Sachin Tendulkar to “exercise caution while speaking about any other field”. Pawar’s

SHAH SLAMS MAHARASHTRA GOVT, SAYS CM’S POST NEVER PROMISED TO SENA

08 Feb 2021 08:02 AM IST

Targeting the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), which comprises the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress, in Maharashtra, Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday called it a “three-wheel auto-rickshaw government which has failed on all fronts”, and disputed Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray’s claim that the BJP had promised the Maharashtra’s Chief

China pressurised Nepal to accept its Covid vaccine: Leaked documents

08 Feb 2021 08:00 AM IST

KATHMANDU: Leaked documents of correspondence between Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu show that Beijing had put pressure on the Himalayan country to accept its Covid vaccine without its efficiency and efficacy being established. Nepali media on Sunday published stories on the basis of the

NEW AGRICULTURE CESS WILL FUND FARM INFRASTRUCTURE: SITHARAMAN

08 Feb 2021 07:58 AM IST

Elaborating on the Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC), announced in the Union Budget 2020-21, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that this cess would help fund agricultural infrastructure activities. During an interaction with the media on the Union Budget 2021-22 here, Sitharaman said that money collected through

With 12,059 new cases, India’s Covid toll rises over 1.08 crore

08 Feb 2021 07:56 AM IST

India’s tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 1,08,26,363 with 12,059 new infections being reported in a day, while the daily deaths fell below 100 for the third time this month on Sunday. The death toll increased to 1,54,996 with 78 daily new fatalities, the lowest recorded after nine months. The